The Endangered Optimist

michaeldantedimartino:

korranation:

Book 1 on DVD & Blu-Ray is available for pre-order! Check out the amazing exclusives: 

• Audio commentary from Mike & Bryan for all 12 episodes
• 8 animatics of M&B’s favorite scenes
• A new Puppetbender original short, “The Making of a Legend: The Untold Story”

WE. CAN’T. WAIT.

Pre-order here. Full article here.

Book one of Korra will finally be released on July 16.  And it’s on Blu-Ray!  

OH-EM-GEE! 

SWEEET!

bryankonietzko:

For some reason, this “tight rough” for the second piece of press art we released didn’t make it into the Korra art book, but I like it so I’m posting it here. I based it off of a storyboard panel of Joaquim’s from the premiere episode, and he did some further revisions on top of my drawing, which are included here in what you might call a “jam.” I wouldn’t call it that. Without wincing.

Sorry again for the lack of posts! Our production schedule is simply brutal as we are working on Books 2, 3, and 4 simultaneously, and I have little time for anything else once I try to fit “being a human being” in there. Such is the nature of TV production and its protracted, overlapping schedules… Despite the absence and the delays (which are all symptomatic of The Difficulty of Making Animation and little or nothing else), I would (as I have in the past) humbly ask you for your continued patience: It is a good year to be a Korra fan, and a lot of great stuff is coming down the pipeline that we are excited to announce (when we are permitted to announce it) and to share with you all. Thanks, sincerely!

::fangirl squeal::

To quote Katara: “Please land on community service…please land on community service…please community service…”

To quote me: “Please let it be a full-length animated Avatar movie for the big screen…please let it be a full-length animated Avatar movie for the big screen…please let it be a full-length animated Avatar movie for the big screen…”

Mike and Bryan pitched an animated movie idea about Lady Ursa to Nickelodeon and they turned it down?!?

What the…?

Hmmm. I can’t decide what’s more interesting here—the fact that Mike and Bryan were “willing” to do an animated movie project in the first place or the fact that Nickelodeon felt the need to pass on it?

::contemplates the possibilities::

But where there’s a will, there’s always a way…

michaeldantedimartino:

The Search hits comic book stores today. You will soon find out what happened to Zuko’s mom. And that makes me a little anxious. Read about it on my blog.

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Oh so very awesome. BK rocks.

bryankonietzko:

SOUTHPAW CROSS

makorra-moments:

At least they pronounced the names right.

So filled with epic truth it actually hurts.

(Source: the-1st-child)

Bryan Konietzko=A Most Excellent Human Being

korra-the-leaf:

I think I’m going to start with my favorite picture of the con. 
After I finished getting everyone to sign everything at Dark Horse, I wanted a group picture of them busy signing. Except for Bryan. Bryan caught me with my camera and smiled for it. 
Probably made my day honestly. They really are super cool in person. :)  

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