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Avatar: The High Ground Volume 1

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Avatar: The Way of Water finally tells the next chapter in James Cameron’s ambitious saga. But a lot has changed in the 13 years since Avatar released, and we don’t mean the higher fidelity of Pandora’s lush scenery and bioluminescent creatures. The Way of Water briefly touches on The High Ground — Cameron said the latter takes place between “minute four” and “minute five” of the opening prologue — but a few pieces of The High Ground survive in the movie. “[We found] a way to restructure the elements that we needed to distribute across the first two of the sequels, and relaunched it in a completely different way,” Cameron said to Total Film.

Story: Jake Sully knows that the RDA will return - and in greater numbers and strength. But he has lived 15 years of peace, started a family, and adopted two orphans from the original war. He has a family now and is even more determined to protect them and their world. But his boys are overeager to prove themselves, his adopted human son is despised by his Neytiri, and the kids have trouble staying out of danger. When the RDA finally does arrive, it is worse than feared: Sully will have to put his years-long plan into action if he hopes to save those he loves.Hale and her team, along with Max, then arrive at the tree to the dismay of Artsut. Hale is uncomfortable being there and Mo'at explains that she and the other humans may be the only ones that can save Jake. She is confused as to how Jake is surviving poison that would've otherwise killed a Na'vi, and Max explains that it must be because Jake's avatar is not fully Na'vi. Mo'at then tells the humans that a flower needed for the antidote to the poison can only be found in a cave system with an opening too large for an adult Na'vi to access; only a child or a human could get through. Ateyo and Ka'ani both protest as the cave is a sacred area that humans should not trespass in, and that doing so would destroy the goodwill between humans and the Omatikaya, but Norm argues that it won't matter if Jake dies. But that’s exactly why the graphic novel is the perfect medium to explore ideas like this. It’s perfect, low-stakes, over-the-top AU fun. In addition, the art was gorgeous, though it wasn’t always easy to tell the children apart; they didn’t resemble their film counterparts as closely as their parents did, but that was my only gripe. The landscapes, flora and fauna were all distinctly and recognisably Pandoran, and the dialogue was fine, though not as tight, natural, and imbued with character as James Cameron’s is. To Landau, The High Ground told a good story and has its own winning qualities. “It was more focused in its breadth and its scope,” he says.

This first book gives us an update on how Sully has grown his family and the politics of the Na'Vi as they reestablish themselves. Many do not wish to heed Sully's warnings but Sully knows it is only a matter of time. Neytiri will always support him but she now has daughters and sons to protect as well. Especially concerning is one human child the family has adopted but who worries Neytiri greatly for his human tendencies. Also, I’m just conflicted because it says it’s based on the actual screenplay by James Cameron himself. Does it mean this is canon? At night, the exiled family stops to rest. Artsut admits that everything worked out for the best: the Mangkwan Clan will accept them. Arvok, however, states that he will not join his parents for the rest of the journey as every path he follows with them only leads to ruin. Ateyo is distraught, begging Arvok not to leave, but Artsut seems indifferent, saying that Arvok was only slowing them down anyway. Arvok leaves his parents on his direhorse, whereafter his fate is unknown. I think I really only started enjoying comics and graphic novels when, like anime, I realised that the inherent ridiculousness is part of their charm - and embraced that aspect, rather than expecting comic tie-ins to be tonal extensions of their parent media. And besides that, why did the Na'vi become so very human-like. Why, after 14 years being Na'vi does Jake act like he's in his first 2 months of being Na'vi.

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It has been over a decade since the humans were forced to leave Pandora—but now they’re returning—with an armada of heavily-armed starships! After years of peace, Jake Sully has settled down with Neytiri and raised a family, so for him, the stakes are even higher than when he first went to war against the corporate might of the RDA. I didn’t like Jake being so obsessed with war before the humans returned. That’s not the vibes I got from the movie (ATWOW). I mean, I get he may be concerned, but seriously they made him sound so paranoiac here. Issue 1 [ ] "Jake Sully maintains his position as leader of the Omatikaya Na'vi clan, but with their homeland in ruins, he begins to doubt his place among them. As the Na'vi and human feud persists, tensions between the tribes begin to escalate as longstanding family rivalries ignite--spawning treachery and betrayal!"

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