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A trilogy of [[Graphic Novel]] digests published in 2012 by [[Dark Horse Comics]], acting as an [[Interquel]] between ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' and its [[Sequel Series]], ''[[The Legend of Korra]]''. The story is written by Gene Yang (''[[American Born Chinese]]'') with input from series' creators [[Michael Dante Di Martino]] and [[Bryan Konietzko]], and drawn by Gurihiru.
 
After Ozai was defeated and the war ended, Team Avatar and the world's governments set to work restoring balance to the world. Zuko, worried that he might go mad with power like his father, makes Aang promise to kill him should he ever become a threat. One year later, a dispute breaks out over the Fire Nation colonies in the Earth Kingdom, and war may break out yet again. Worse yet, Zuko is taking the colonies' side, making the conflict worse and forcing Aang to accept that he may have to fulfill that promise after all.
 
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The first volume was released on January 25, 2012 and the second on May 30, with third due on October 9.
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=== Tropes in The Promise Comic ===
* [[Eighties Hair]]: Early preview images showed Zuko sporting a sort of mullet. The ensuing negative fan reaction led to Zuko being redesigned.
* [[Action Girl]]: Kori.
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** Ozai implies that the Fire Lord ''has'' to be a badass in order to deal with the job - and that he thinks Zuko's not up to the task.
* [[Badass Cape]]: Part of Zuko's new wardrobe.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Being compared to his father is one for Zuko, but what really pushes him over the edge is being considered a traitorcoward and cowarda traitor to his nation.
** Katara's can be summed up in eight words: [[Punctuated Pounding|"STOP...TRYING...TO...SET...MY...BOYFRIEND...ON...FIRE!"]]
* [[Big Entrance]]: Toph uses Earthbending to leap into Appa's saddle mid-flight.