‘AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER—THE RIFT LIBRARY’ HITS #1 ON ‘NY TIMES’ BESTSELLER LIST!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—Just like its paperback counterpart, Dark Horse Comics’ Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Rift Library Edition soared to the top of the New York Times bestseller list last week! Written by Gene Luen Yang (author of the National Book Award–nominated American Born Chinese), Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Rift Library Edition is the official continuation of Airbender from its creators and the perfect companion to The Legend of Korra! Avatar Aang and friends honor an Air Nomad holiday that hasn’t been celebrated in over one hundred years, but when cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen lead Aang to a refinery operating on land sacred to the Airbenders, they soon find themselves in peril as a dangerously powerful ancient spirit awakens with vengeance and destruction on its mind! Collects The Rift Parts 1–3. Features annotations by Eisner Award–winning writer Gene Luen Yang, series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and artistic team Gurihiru—and a brand-new sketchbook section! The library editions of Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Promise, The Search, and The Rift are must-have stories for any Airbender fan! This is the latest release in an ongoing partnership between Nickelodeon and Dark Horse to bring you the very best in Airbender books. Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Rift Library Edition is available in bookstores everywhere. Also available: Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Promise Library Edition HC Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (W), Gurihiru (A) $39.99, 978-1-61655-074-5 Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Search Library Edition HC Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (W), Gurihiru (A) $39.99, 978-1-61655-226-8 Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Rift Library Edition HC Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (W), Gurihiru (A) $39.99, 978-1-61655-550-4 ### About Dark Horse Founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent, such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, and Guillermo del Toro, and comics legends, such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties, such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, EVE Online, Halo, Serenity, Game of Thrones, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material. About Nickelodeon Consumer Products Nickelodeon Consumer Products manages the world’s number-one TV-based licensing business, representing leading properties such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer, and managing merchandising for Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTVN International, and Spike TV. Nickelodeon is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 16 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).