Dark Horse Comics, 20th Century Studios 
and Lightstorm Entertainment invite fans of James Cameron’s AVATAR films to fill in the gap year with an all-new story, Avatar: The Gap Year—Tipping Point. Set to debut in October 2025, this 6-issue series will bridge the narrative between Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water and features new villains facing down familiar heroes. Writer Ethan Sacks (Star Wars Hyperspace Stories: Codebreaker, Marvel’s Old Man Hawkeye) lends his adventurous creative touch to the world of the Na’vi alongside artist Salvatore Porcaro (Dragonero, CCTVYLLE), colorist Michael Atiyeh (Star Wars Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora–So’lek’s Journey), and letterer Michael Heisler (TexArcanum, Avatar: Adapt or Die). The artistic team of Porcaro and Atiyeh create the covers for the series which brings the Academy Award–winning world of the films to the page.
“As a fan of James Cameron and his films ever since the Terminator terrorized my 11-year-old imagination, working on this saga has been one of the great professional honors of my lifetime,” confided Sacks. “That this story is part of the official canon that bridges the gap between Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water makes it all the more special. The result is a labor of love by everyone involved and you’ll feel that passion in every panel and on every page.”
In Avatar: The Gap Year—Tipping Point:
After defending their home of Pandora and sending the RDA packing back to Earth nearly fifteen years ago, the Na’vi returned to their peaceful lives. Former Marine Jake Sully, now accepted as Na’vi himself in an Avatar body, has started a family with Neytiri. Despite more than a decade of peace, Jake knows the RDA isn’t done with Pandora yet. And now he’s proven right as they return in force. With his adopted people and his children at stake, Jake will need to lead the Na’vi into war once again, this time facing more firepower and advanced weapons, with new enemies who have just as much to fight for.
“For me, it’s a true honor to draw this amazing series, and I’m really excited to be part of it,” said Porcaro. ”It’s a story full of emotion, fascinating characters, and unexpected twists: working on it is both a stimulating challenge and a huge satisfaction. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I enjoy illustrating it.”
“Dark Horse has a long history working with film legend Jim Cameron, and we continue that relationship with Avatar: The Gap Year–Tipping Point,” said Dark Horse founder and CEO, Mike Richardson. “Between Ethan’s incredible storytelling and James Cameron’s vision and immersive world building, these new stories are nothing short of breathtaking.”
Get ready for an adventure directly tied to the hit film Avatar: The Way of Water when Avatar: The Gap Year—Tipping Point #1 (of 6) arrives in comic shops on October 22, 2025, for $4.99. Visit Comic Shop Locator for more details and stores near you.
Praise for other James Cameron’s Avatar Comics:
“Michael Heisler seems to be having a lot of fun with this comic’s lettering. As I said, the sound effects that he does sometimes have to do the heavy lifting in conveying what’s happening, but sometimes… they’re just fun.”—Gate Crashers on Avatar: The High Ground
“The artwork here is really clean and lovely. The colors of the forest are vibrant, and the few pages we spend in the human compound are juxtaposed nicely with that. The cover artwork is really gorgeous.”—Fanbase Press on Avatar: Adapt or Die #1
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About Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson with the goal of creating a welcoming environment for comics professionals. The company strives to be an example of how integrity and innovation can broaden a unique storytelling medium and transform a company with humble beginnings into an industry giant. Dark Horse has published modern masters such as Yoshitaka Amano, Margaret Atwood, Brian Michael Bendis, Paul Chadwick, Geof Darrow, Colleen Doran, Janet Evanovich, Dave Gibbons, Faith Erin Hicks, Kazuo Koike, Matt Kindt, Jeff Lemire, Kentaro Miura, Moebius, Chuck Palahniuk, Eric Powell, Stan Sakai, and Gerard Way, as well as Hall of Fame legends Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Richard Corben. The company also set the industry standard for quality licensed comics, graphic novels, collectibles, and art books, based on properties such as Star Wars, Stranger Things, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Minecraft, The Legend of Zelda, Dragon Age, James Cameron’s Avatar, Game of Thrones, Mass Effect, The Witcher, and Halo. Dark Horse established an entertainment division in 1989, finding success with company-owned projects The Mask and TimeCop. Current hits from Dark Horse Entertainment include The Umbrella Academy on Netflix and Resident Alien on SyFy. Additionally, Dark Horse has a long tradition of establishing new creative talent throughout all of its divisions.
In 2022, Dark Horse Media, LLC was established as the parent company of all three divisions, and became part of Embracer Group AB, strengthening the company’s transmedia capabilities.
