Attention Avatar the Last Airbender fans!

It's official! Avatar: The Legend of Korra will premiere in 2011!

The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ and follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang – a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenaged girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra.

Korra’s quest eventually leads her to Republic City–the epicenter of the world of “Avatar.” A metropolis powered by steampunk-type technology, the city is inhabited by people from all nations. Korra finds that Republic City suffers from rampant crime and is also dealing with an anti-bender revolt. Korra is tutored by Aang’s son, Tenzin, is the ways of airbending. [Link]

A badass female lead? A waterbender from the Southern tribe? Steampunk?

Bestill my heart!

With the original creators behind this work, I have a lot of hope that they'll continue their awesome work. Hurry up and get here, 2011!

ETA: More from the the official press release:

The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang – a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenaged girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water, and Fire), Korra seeks to master the final element, Air. Her quest leads her to the epicenter of the modern "Avatar" world, Republic City – a metropolis that is fueled by steampunk technology. It is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. However, Korra discovers that Republic City is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip it apart. Under the tutelage of Aang's son, Tenzin, Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.

Compare and Contrast

If you watched the new Star Trek movie in 2009, you saw Chris Hemsworth's performance as George Kirk. If you need a reminder as to what he looked like, here's a picture:



Pretty standard look for a Starfleet captain. Now, that same actor is playing Thor in the upcoming Marvel Comics movie of the same name. To prepare for the role, Hemsworth beefed up, and I do mean he beefed up.

( Picture underneath the cut due to size, and I'm not just talking pixels here. )