Avatar: The Last Airbender and Star Wars: The High Republic are both getting brand-new Free Comic Book Day stories from Dark Horse Comics.

Dark Horse Comics announced it would be releasing Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures/Avatar: The Last Airbender on May 6, 2023, as part of Free Comic Book Day. The entry set in a galaxy far, far away comes from writer Daniel José Older and artist Harvey Tolibao, while the story reuniting fans with Aang and the four nations is by Amy Chu, Kelly and Nichole Matthews.

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Dark Horse teased of the Free Comic Book Day release, "In Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, the galaxy-wide conflict between the Jedi Order and the dangerous marauders known as the Nihil intensifies, and a shuttle full of younglings gets caught in the crossfire. This lost tale set during the fall of Starlight is written by New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older and is illustrated by Harvey Tolibao, who also provided the cover art for this issue. Colors are by Michelle Madsen and letters provided by Comicraft’s Tyler Smith and Jimmy Betancourt.

"In Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang and his friends come across a village decimated by the Fire Nation. One survivor--a young child named Luumi—refuses to open up to anyone except fellow Earth Kingdom native, Toph. This comic is written by Amy Chu, with art by Kelly and Nichole Matthews, and is lettered by Richard Starkings and Comicraft’s Jimmy Betancourt."

Other Titles Arriving on Free Comic Book Day

Dark Horse Comics also previously announced it would be putting out new Umbrella Academy and The Witcher stories on Free Comic Book Day in FCBD 2023 Umbrella Academy & Witcher. The synopsis reads, "Presenting fan-favorites for FCBD: a squad of superpowered siblings and the infamous monster hunter! In The Umbrella Academy "Safe," Hargreeves and Abhijit embark on an interdimensional journey and find a cosmic horror that will have repercussions for our heroes and the universe. Then, in The Witcher "Frog Kiss," Geralt must uncover why the young women in Novigrad are turning into frogs!"

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Marvel Comics, meanwhile, is putting out new stories that will show of Spider-Man's new suit, introduce a new villain for Ironheart and more, while DC Comics will publish a special Dawn of DC release. Other Free Comic Book Day stories include a new Power Rangers entry from BOOM Studios, the beginning of a new Star Trek entry from IDW Publishing, the introduction to Titan Comics' new Conan the Barbarian series and much more.

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures/Avatar: The Last Airbender arrives on May 6, 2023, for Free Comic Book Day.

Source: Dark Horse Comics