Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer script by Faith Erin Hicks and art by Peter Wartman
Iroh's tea shop in the Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se is a popular spot, though some of the locals still resent his leadership in the siege of the city in the hundred years' war. He tries to smooth over the conflicts when an old acquaintance, June, shows up. She's a bounty hunter who helped Zuko track down the Avatar during the war. Now she is here to take Iroh since he has a bounty on his head. She doesn't want to talk about the situation. Iroh's patience and persistence makes him easy to transport though their destination is not something June will to admit to. She wants to be a loner and keep to her old job even though the world has changed so much. She finds out how much when they get to their destination.
The story develops the theme of adapting to new circumstances, reaching all the way back to Iroh's abandonment of the siege of Ba Sing Se during the war. Many different characters (not just the title two) are confronted with the changing world and have to decide how or even if they want to change with it. The story makes for interesting reading even if it wears its theme on its sleeve.
Recommended--highly for fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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