Avatar: The High Ground

Avatar: The High Ground
Book Information
Author	James Cameron Sherri L. Smith
Country	USA
Language	English
Genre	Fiction, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Release date	* October 12 (issue 1) December 6 (issue 2) December 20 (issue 3)
Media type	Graphic Novel
Issues	3
Pages	96
ISBN	1506709095
ISBN-13	978-1506709093

Avatar: The High Ground is an unreleased three volume graphic novel series from Dark Horse's Avatar comic line.

The series is based on James Cameron's original screenplay for Avatar: The Way of Water before rewrites. The High Ground will serve as a direct prequel to Avatar: The Way of Water.

Plot

Synopsis

It has been almost a decade since the humans were forced to leave Pandora - but now they're returning - with an armada of heavily-armed starships! After years of peace, Jake Sully has settled down with Neytiri and raised a family, so for him, the stakes are even higher than when he first went to war against the corporate might of the RDA.

Delays

The first volume, Advent to War was listed on Amazon in late 2019 with a release date of January 23rd, 2020, and no announcement. Publishing metadata was released around this time as well. The item was taken down shortly afterward without wide release. The item listing offered a little background information including that it was based on an early screenplay for Avatar: The Way of Water that was not used, and that it would be released in three volumes.

With some publishing metadata such as an ISBN remaining in place, the status of the book remained unknown. Dark Horse's next release in the franchise was Avatar: The Next Shadow on January 6th, 2021, a year after the supposed release date of The High Ground.

As of 2022, the 3 issues of the series have resurfaced on book dealership sites. They are slated for release on October 12, December 6, and December 20 respectively and are available for preorder, although the preorder period has not been publicized.