The Avatar Television Franchise: Storytelling, Identity, Trauma, and Fandom - Paperbackby Francis M. Agnoli (Author), Francis M. Agnoli (Editor) Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender(2005 08) and its sequel The Legend of Korra(2012 14) are among the most acclaimed and influential U. S. animated television series of the 21st century. Yet, despite their elevated status, there have been few academic works published about them. The Avatar Television Franchise: Storytelling, Identity, Trauma, Fandom and Reception remedies this gap by