The Entire ‘Avatar’ Franchise Explained in 10 Interactive Infographics

Since the release of the original Avatar in 2009, James Cameron’s epic interstellar franchise has taken over popular culture with the brute force of an RDA battalion invading a distant moon. It has grown from a single movie into an omni-franchise—a $10 billion entertainment ecosphere that includes three feature films, two AAA video games, seven primary comic book series, a Disney theme park, and even a Cirque du Soleil show.

Given the movies’ collective nine-hour runtime and a 150-year internal timeline, keeping track of the lore of Pandora can be a lot; Cameron’s world-building is famously obsessive, involving everything from a fully functional alien language to scientifically plausible moon-botany. To make sense of it all, I’ve boiled the Avatar universe down to 10 essential interactive infographics, covering the past, present, and future of the franchise. 

Biological differences between human and Na’vi

The differences between human and Na’vi bodies goes deeper than blue pigment.

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