Avatar's Toph Metalbending Academy Gets Free Mini-Movie
Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy, the 2021 Dark Horse graphic novel, is now a free seven-minute mini-movie on the Avatar Legends YouTube channel.
Avatar: The Last Airbender fans have a new way to revisit one of the franchise's most beloved characters. Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy, the graphic novel published by Dark Horse Books in 2021, has been adapted into a free mini-movie released on the Avatar Legends YouTube channel on September 21.
The short runs about seven minutes and is billed as a Full Comic Book Mini Movie, bringing the comic's pages to life in animated form.
The original graphic novel was written by Faith Erin Hicks, drawn by Peter Wartman, and colored by Adele Matera. It holds a 4.1/5 rating on Goodreads from more than 5,500 reviews.
Set after the events of the original animated series, the story follows Toph as she builds a school dedicated to her unique style of Earthbending.
Across the franchise, Toph has been voiced by Dionne Quan in the animated feature Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender and portrayed by Miya Cech in Season 2 of Netflix's live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender. The news was first reported by cbr.com.
Quick answers
Where can I watch the Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy mini-movie?
It was released for free on the Avatar Legends YouTube channel on September 21.
How long is the mini-movie?
It runs about seven minutes and is listed as a Full Comic Book Mini Movie.
Who made the original graphic novel?
It was written by Faith Erin Hicks, drawn by Peter Wartman, and colored by Adele Matera, and published by Dark Horse Books in 2021.