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Description It's going to go a bit slow paced for a while, sorry about that... Just know that a lot of what is shown can have future impacts.

Page original size 5,5" X 8".
Rough pencils. Grey shading, lettering and word ballons done in Photoshop
These pages done for fun, and also as a good exercise in storytelling and planning on such a long scale, which I had not really done before.
I am not planning on inking, cleaning more or coloring them. I simply do not have the time.

The Avatar universe belongs to Mike, Bryan, Nickelodeon-Viacom-MTV.
All the characters belong to them, but a few of the extras are my own creation.
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Comments: 29

doomboy911 [2013-11-24 23:03:35 +0000 UTC]

With art this great it's worth the wait.

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MountainLygon [2013-08-01 06:39:56 +0000 UTC]

That man is a total bookworm. Β Too bad he tends to burn libraries he borrows from.

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treena-ivy-carter [2011-08-01 13:48:58 +0000 UTC]

Everyone has something against him don't they?

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twimoonclips [2011-02-10 03:57:34 +0000 UTC]

LOVE HIS FIRE NATION CLOTHING! AAH~~ !! I would put him in my family

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RosieGurrl [2010-08-25 06:22:25 +0000 UTC]

He looks so sad...I just wanna huggle him.

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SilverLady7 [2010-08-22 17:35:37 +0000 UTC]

Hmm... so Zhao was considered dishounoured because of his defeat and Ozai had his name wiped out? That Fire Lord didnΒ΄t forgive even the ones who supposed to be dead, tsc.

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Makosharkman [2009-06-22 01:50:53 +0000 UTC]

in my fanfiction of how Zhao was raised Zhao mother died giving birth to Zhao and when did Zhao older brother die and why is Zhao croos out of his Family Documentry?

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Omnipotrent [2009-05-10 02:32:35 +0000 UTC]

Conspericy!!!

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AsjJohnson [2009-04-15 03:46:32 +0000 UTC]

I like how that's done... It feels like time's passing, and you have interesting stuff, too. And he feels sad. Or at least... uh... I don't know what the emotion's called. ^_^"

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WizardAngst101 In reply to AsjJohnson [2009-06-04 19:48:20 +0000 UTC]

Angst?

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pinksy456 [2008-08-26 22:21:51 +0000 UTC]

wait.didn't the inn he was staying at ask for his name and such?

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rufftoon In reply to pinksy456 [2008-09-08 18:47:57 +0000 UTC]

Maybe. But inns in the Avatar world may not work the same as ours in our time.

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pinksy456 In reply to rufftoon [2008-09-12 21:04:30 +0000 UTC]

very true

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Ary-Capricat [2008-06-15 06:32:48 +0000 UTC]

Y'know, I've noticed that Zhao's fire nation outift is kinda simular to his water tribe one. Minus the fur coat and things

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rufftoon In reply to Ary-Capricat [2008-06-16 07:38:09 +0000 UTC]

He went for something he felt comfortable with. He's not a fashion man, especially if he has to dress like for a different culture (one he forgot anyway).

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swan-swan [2008-02-12 21:20:12 +0000 UTC]

Damnatio Memoriae? Interesting....

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ORDinaryDreamer [2008-02-05 04:29:47 +0000 UTC]

Uhoh, I smell a Sirius Black...if you get the reference. Then again there are people like my best friend who just won't read Harry Potter. But still, his name crossed on every document? Foreboding.

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rufftoon In reply to ORDinaryDreamer [2008-02-05 04:55:48 +0000 UTC]

I did read the HP book, but the reference is a bit too far in my memory. Hmmm.
Some people definitely don't want Zhao back.

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explosive-toaster [2008-01-30 00:31:20 +0000 UTC]

Hm.... suspicious...
Aw, god these are so addicting.

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citizen17 [2008-01-29 16:46:57 +0000 UTC]

Great panels.
I like the walking Zhao.

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rufftoon In reply to citizen17 [2008-01-29 16:56:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
I'm starting to slowly make progress with making characters look good walking. They sometime look off balance or stiff or what not...

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Katara2102 [2008-01-29 06:23:49 +0000 UTC]

That girl reminds me of Mang.When she was all obsessed with Aang
Hm,very interesting.
He seems to be slightly missing the Water Tribe?
Aw he needs a hug

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rufftoon In reply to Katara2102 [2008-01-29 16:55:58 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha, but this girl is mostly interested in his exoooootic side!
Is he missing the Water Tribe? Maybe. Mostly, he's disappointed of not finding anything familiar in what is his homeland.

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cReBz-wUrlD [2008-01-29 05:56:29 +0000 UTC]

rats, i was hoping we would get to see the process of the haircut xD btw, i enjoy slow pages. it sets a nice pace after all that action packed art before

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rufftoon In reply to cReBz-wUrlD [2008-01-29 16:54:42 +0000 UTC]

Nah, enough of Zhao getting all prettied up.
Thanks- I always wonder if slower pages are boring to people. So I at least try to make them relevant a bit.

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WizardAngst101 In reply to rufftoon [2009-06-25 18:32:34 +0000 UTC]

Slower parts can be even more interesting than the fight scenes. A lot of mindless violence would just be boring.

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KartoonKween [2008-01-29 04:44:24 +0000 UTC]

Aww. I love how that girl keeps giving him "the eye".

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rufftoon In reply to KartoonKween [2008-01-29 04:56:53 +0000 UTC]

Well, you know...he's "exotic"!

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Revolations In reply to rufftoon [2012-04-08 01:48:12 +0000 UTC]

lol. in the water tribe he's exotic. in the fire nation he's exotic.

this guy is "tragic" in the way people used to describe mixed people a long time ago when the "races" literally were drawn along terms of "black" and "white" except zhao's case is even more confounded and confusing

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