Avatar: The High Ground Volume 2 (Avatar, 2)

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Downgraded to a 3 though because much of this takes place in space and it's hard to follow the action in the 2nd half of this. The good thing, is Neteyam is Neteyam, and once in the mission, he does as he was told (most of the time). After years of peace, Jake has settled down with Neytiri and raised a family, consisting of Neteyam, Lo'ak and Tuktirey, as well as their adoptive children Miles Socorro and Kiri. The series has different illustrators, giving the entire comic series a rather inconsistent art style.

It was interesting seeing them "pre" Avatar 2 and added another layer/depth to the story/characters. feels distinctly vital to the broader “Avatar” story, serving to fill in blanks between the events of the first and second films in a way that doesn’t feel shoehorned, but rather, genuinely important and interconnected, as if it was ALWAYS a part of James Cameron’s broader story for the franchise (which, to be fair, it kind of was: the entire “The High Ground” trilogy is an adaptation of an un-filmed script that Cameron wrote – hence why so much of this feels like a direct prequel to TWOW. Knowing this day would come, Jake has trained his Na’vi warriors with a plan that should make it too costly for the humans to try again… if the plan works.After a large battle in space, Jake and Neytiri manage to get away, though Ardmore refuses to give up and proceeds to follow. Lo’ak here is younger, so, yeah, no doubt why he’s the rebel one in The Way of Water, he’s just doing like Neteyam and Kiri. Some of the characters have strange/goofy expressions or do not resemble like their film counterparts very much.

Smith (The Toymaker's Apprentice, Orleans) and illustrated by Diego Galindo (Stranger Things: The Tomb of Ybwen, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers).Kiri later comes across Mo'at who tells her that change is a part of life and is what someone makes of it. Jake tries to motivate the humans, but Mary tells Jake that they're not guerilla fighters, that they don't have avatar bodies, that it is challenging to expect their children to grow up wearing masks their whole lives, and that re-integrating back into human society is tempting.

Jake tries to talk to Pentyaru about the matter, but Neytiri insists they just enjoy themselves for tonight. Just doesn't seem to bother with character growth and for God's sake, why are the kids captured AGAIN here? However, the comic's art has been somewhat criticized because of its constantly changing art styles, leading to some thinking the art was rushed.Knowing this day would come, Jake has trained his Navi warriors with a plan that should make it too costly for the humans to try again . Avatar High Ground takes you on a journey full of action and adventure again which we witnessed in the movie. Akwey supports Jake's choice, though before the group can continue debating, it is noticed that Jake's children are gone, with the exception of Neteyam. A widespread message from Frances Ardmore is heard, offering amnesty for those "illegally" occupying Hell's Gate while threatening death if they attempt to resist and fight back. It also didn’t play enough by Avatar rules, which is to connect us to the dream world, that which has a spiritual component that we can’t even quite quantify in words.

But, any chain of events is only as strong as the weakest link, and in this case the weak link is human nature.Through flashbacks, it is revealed that Spider's mother Paz Socorro had died during the assault on Hometree. Despite this, Joshua Izzo clarified that all three issues of The High Ground are indeed canon, even mentioning, "James Cameron (my boss) says it's canon. Meanwhile, Kiri and Spider head to the RDA's lab where they watch Jake's video logs from when he was a human. I liked Volume 2 more than Volume 1, I liked the story, and I think it would have been great to see it on the big screen, but at the same time, Na’vi in space is too much right now for me. This felt closer to a filmic prequel, setting up the RDA’s most recent conflict with Jake and the Na’vi.