The Last Airbender Prequel: Zuko's Story is a graphic novel written by Dave Roman and and illustrated by Nina Matsumoto. It is a prequel to the 2010 The Last Airbender film, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and was released on May 18, 2010. It is set before the events of The Last Airbender and centers around the character of Zuko immediately following his banishment. The characters were drawn to look as they do in the film, but characters who weren't in the film—such as Mai and Ty Lee—were drawn according to their original designs from the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series.