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Aug 2014
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Legend of Korra / Avatar: The Last Airbe...

Ben Blacker
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Creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino talk about bringing their adventure/action/comedy/coming-of-age animated series to the screen, finding a new process for producing animated television, their non-cancelation, the big screen adaptation, and lots more.

The Book 3 finale is available this Friday at http://www.nick.com/legend-of-korra/videos/ and on many other platforms!


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