Freelance Talents Presents Indian Comics Fandom (Volume 7) In this Issue:

*) Reviews: Negatives (Raj Comics), Yugandhar (Raj Comics), The Caravan (Yali Dream Creations), Ravanayan Finale # 1 (Holy Cow Entertainment). *) Interview: Abhishek Gautam (Artist-Colorist). *) Articles, Updates, Photos, Previews & Ads from Amar Chitra Katha, World Comics India, Meta-Desi Comics, Raj Comics, DI Comics, Holy Cow Entertainment, Aryan Creations, Vimanika Comics, Freelance Talents, Comic Con India, Pop Culture Publishing, Tricolor Books Lotus of Saraswati, Manta Ray Comics and Graphic India. Owners retain copyright to their respective works. *) Featured Artist Mr. Rahul Sharma *) Fan Fiction Shakti 2563 AD by Mr. Himanshu Singhal
Freelance Talents & Mohit Sharma. All rights reserved. Owners retain copyright to their respective works. *Cover Master Ryan with Mixtape (Manta Ray Comics)

*) NROER

Logo Designed by Mr. Aman Rawat

National Repository of Open Educational Resources (NROER) is a collaborative platform, involving each and every one of us interested in children, teachers and education. The Repository will endeavour to bring together all digital and digitisable resources.

Report
The HRD Minister Dr M M Pallam Raju recently launched the National Repository of Open Education Resources (NROER). Addressing the Conference on ICT for School Education in New Delhi, he said that the school education has in the recent times witnessed immense growth. Having promised our children the right to education, leveraging technology is important to expand school system. The National Repository is a collaborative platform which proposes to bring together the best of digital resources for different subjects domains, across different stages of the school system and in different languages. The Minister of State for HRD, Dr Shashi Tharoor said that Ministry of Human Resource Development is continuously working towards inclusiveness of Education. In order to make education inclusive, the use of ICT would be quite beneficial. Although technology may not replace the teacher yet it will make teaching more attractive. The Secretary for Higher Education Mr Ashok Thakur said that ICT initiative is not only promoting school but teachers as well as

students also. He said that at present we are connecting 400 Universities and 20,000 Colleges through ICT highways. The Secretary for School Education and Literacy Mr Rajarshi Bhattacharya said that ICT which is developed by NCERT will improve teaching quality at school level. Over 200 delegates from the Government, NGOs and the private sector participated in the two-day Conference organised by MHRD and NCERT. The National Conference brought together a variety of stakeholders- policy leaders, practitioners, researchers, implementation agencies and developers of content to examine the policy in the light of their insights and impressions, identifying gaps in the system and suggesting a roadmap for implementing the policy.

The Conference aimed to evolve a roadmap for using ICT into schools and help teachers and children make best use of the opportunities that ICTs provide. Based on National Curriculum Framework, the ICT Curriculum for teachers and students intends to provide a holistic introduction to ICT in education.

*) Book Launch, Discussion on Terrorism & Communalism

Our book Terrorism Explained' is a comic book, which deals with the theme of Terrorist Violence, globally and locally. It narrates some of the major events related to terrorist acts, goes on to discuss the stereotypes associated with terrorism, takes up the genesis of global terror with politics of oil, takes up Hindutva terrorism and the ideology guiding that. This the theme unfolds with illustrative cartoons. This book is a sequel to our earlier Communalism Explained. - Ram Puniyani, Sharad Sharma.

*) - Tinkle Junior Series Birds & Aqua

Flying, floating, diving, soaring creatures that inhabit the sea and the sky are unique. In Ask about Birds and Aquatic Animals, children get answers to their 'whys' about penguins and pelicans, otters and whales and so many others. But not before some imaginative replies. Why does a dolphin jump? Is it.. ..because he wants to show some gymnastics? ..because he wants to fly in the sky? Funny answers but not quite correct! In an easy-to-understand format, children are taught animal facts. But only after giving them a chance to guess the right answer! Designed for children in the age group 3 to 7 years, the episodes are simple, animated, highly informative and full of laughs! 13 episodes that take your child on a learning voyage into sky and sea.

Forest Animals

Forest animals are fascinating but too far away to be familiar. In Ask about Forest Animals, the lion, the hippo he elephant and other such animals interact with children and help to answer all their "whys". Why does the lion have a mane? Well, is it.. ..so that we know where his face is? ..so he can tie ribbons in his hair? Funny answers but not really correct! In an easy-to-understand format, children are taught animal facts. But not before giving them a chance to guess the right answer! Designed for children in the age group 3 to 7 years, the episodes are simple, animated, highly informative and full of laughs! 13 episodes that bring the wild to your doorstep.

Other Comic Books in the Series Exotic Animals, Neighborhood.

*) - Brainwave Magazine

Brainwave is filled with new topics and Science fun-das every month! Plus it has comics, stories, fascinating facts and AMAZING PRIZES to be won!

August 2013 Issue All About Physics: In which we travel in an alien's spaceship deeper into the universe, know why Einstein wanted to be a plumber, discuss why the chicken crossed the road, and simply learn to love physics...

*) - The Essence of India Collection (Amar Chitra Katha)

ACK - THE ESSENCE OF INDIA - THE BEST OF INDIAN HISTORY MYTH AND FOLKLORE This Pack includes the following 24 single Titles and 2 special issues. Click on the view list tab for the list of titles in this pack.

*) - The Story and the Song

What happens to stories that dont get told? What happens to songs that dont get sung? Are they forgotten or do they emerge some day? Parvathi knows a story and a song, but she keeps them to herself. The story and the song, however, are determined to escape! This Tamil folktale adapted for children by Manasi Subramaniam is illustrated by Ayswarya Sankaranarayanan. ISBN 9788181902733 Price Rs. 95

*) - Interview with Abhishek Gautam (Aashu) : ColoristIllustrator

Interviewer Mohit Sharma April 2009

Mr. Abhishek Gautam is a talented colorist, special effects-image editing artist. He worked for Raj Comics (parts of Nagayan series and reprint comics of various series) and few Indian comic publications, magazines.

Q - Aapki pasandida comics? Aashu - Khooni Khilone, kirigi ka kahar, Kohram, chumba ka charkaview, jahar , naagpaasha, vishkanya, vinaash, pralay,samri ki jwala, jung, jigsaw, bheriya, takkar, gundakar, typhoon, tanashah,kobi aur bheriya, kaher, curfew, yeh hai doga,

main hoon doga, junglistaan. Wulfa crorepati. Guru Bhokaal Kobi Dakshina abhi aur bhi hai......

Q - Aapki favorite series? Aashu - Khazana Series, maine maara dhruv ko Series , Hatyari Rashiya waali series, ab marega parmanu series, mahayudh Series, Tantra Series, Gold heart mini Series, anupam sir waale fighter toads ki saari comics bahut acchi lagti hai.

Q- Aapke favorite characters? Aashu - Super Commmando Dhruv, Nagraj, Doga(uska origin bahut accha laga), Parmanu, Ashwraaj , Yodha , purana waala bhokaal, pradeep saathe ji waala Gamraaj , Q - Aapke favorite foreign characters? Aashu - main foreign characters ki comics nahi padi hai main unko animated series ke dwara hi dekha hai . Batman Spider-man Avatar: the Last air Bender Prince Of persia Tom and Jerry Ben 10 He-Man Tin Tin

Q - Aapne kitne saal mey art banana shuru kiya? Aashu - Main artist nahi hoon. main school time pe drawing karta tha, ab nahi karta. school time mein meri drawing kafi acchi thi aur drawing mera fav. subject bhi tha. Q - Aap kab se comics padh rahe hai? Aashu - Comic books toh main chote se hi pad raha hoon. us time rent par comics padta tha .black cat waale set maine comics collect karna shuru kiya tha. us set se Nagraj aur dhruv ki comics

main regular pad/collect kar raha hoon. baaki character ki comics main select kar karke hi padi hai. year 2000(super commando dhruv comics aayi thi) se mein maine comic padna band kar diya tha. Maine dubaara comic book padna November 2006 se shuru kiya hai. Q - Aapki pehli comic? Aashu - yeh toh theek se yaad nahi shayad chacha choudhary , billu ki thi. lekin RC ki meri comic jo kharid kar padi thi Toofan ju, Shankar Shahenshah , Mujhe Maut Chaiye thi. Q- Comic kay alawa kaun si magazines pasand karte hai? Aashu - Digits, Chip. movies ke articles . Q - Aapki hobbies kya hai? Aashu - movies dekha, gaane sunna , Tv dekha, coloring bhi karna . Q - Aapki age? Aashu - 26 Years. Q - Apne real life friends kay baare mey kuch bataiye? Aashu - mere kuch school ke , college ke aur kuch forums ke friends hai. abhi toh school waale friend jayda touch mein hai . forum waale friends se bhi baat hoti rehti hai.

Q - Ghaziabad kaisa shehar hai? Aashu - acha shehar hai ghaziabad. yaha par facility saari 90 percent tak available hai. ek saal baad yaha par metro bhi aa jayegi. yaha par mall bhi kaafi jyada hai. Ghaziabad delhi ke NCR mein aata hai. ghaziabad se delhi aur noida paas parte hai. ab ghaziabad ko hot city bhi kehta hai.

Q - RC Forums kaisa lagta hai....iski khoobiyan, kamiyan? Ashu - khoobiyan -> RC ka forum section badiya chalta hai. kamiyan -> RC ka home pages organize theek se nahi hai. RC ke charcters ke baare mein site par information kam hai. images bhi bahut purani lagi hui hai.

Q - RC Website mey kaise sudhar ho sakte hai? Aashu - Home page heavy hai , der mein load hota hai . home page par user online waale section ko move karke sabse neche laana chaiye. aur flash ad joh site load hone se pehle aata hai uss hata dena chaiye. Home page ka color kaafi samay se black

isko bhi change karna chaiye.

Q - Ab aap forums par kum kyu aate hai? Aashu - thoda samay kam mil raha hai.

Q - Coloring kab shuru ki? Aashu - saket bhai ko maine nagraj ka title cover apne style mein banane ke liye req. kiya tha.unhone banakar forum par post kiya tha. ussi art ko sabse pehle digital color kiya tha. uske saath ek parmanu ki art jo main thoda trace karke banaya tha , woh bhi color kiya tha .

Q - RC kay liye coloring karne kay mauka kaise mila....apna pehla kaam karke kaisa laga? Aashu - Jab bhi Himanshu sanjay sir se milne Rc jaata tha, toh

main bhi uske saath chala jaata. Tabhi ek baar sir ne terminatarr ka ad effect karne ke liye diya tha. karke bahut acha laga tha. teen sikke ka last mera first printed page tha joh edited hokar us hua tha. uske baad Dr. Virus ki hai. dekte hai aage kya hota hai.

Q - Kya aage bhi RC kay liye kaam karna chahenge? Aashu - haan bhai. aur abhi paper ke wajah main kuch nahi kar pa raha hoon . kuch pages main RC se lekar aaya tha , bas yeh paper ki tension khatam ho jaaye uske baad main unpar haath acchi tarah saaf karunga. Q - Kis field mey career banane ki soch rahe hai? Aashu - govt. jobs main try kar raha hoon. Q - Kya RC ko kisi doosre shehar mey apni branch kholni chahiye? Aashu - branch honi toh chaiye lekin abhi RC ko apni comics har saher ke shops( railway station ke alawa ) mein available karani chaiye.

Q - Nagraj ki animated movie aur Doga par bollywood movie....kis kay baare mey aap zyada utsahit hai? Aashu - abhi doga ki movie se zyada utsahit hoon.

Q - RC videsho mey apna market kaise grow kar sakti hai? Aashu - agar unhe international market jaana/grow karna hai toh karana chaiye. waise abhi RC ko india mein aur bhi jagaho par grow karna hai.

Q - RC mey aapke favorite artists? Aashu - Manu ji Lalit Sharma/Singh Anupam sir(Pehle waale artwork Anupam sir ka ).

Q - RC mey favorite writer? Aashu - RC mein writers aaj bhi wohi hai joh pehle bhi comics likha karte they. lekin abhi bhi aaj ki comics se purana waali comics jyada acchi hai.

Q - Koi message ya baat aap sabhi se kehna chahte hon? Aashu - comics ke chitra kamjor hote ja rahe hai background detail kam dikti hai aur charcter par bhi ab detailing kam hoti jaa rahi hai. aur jinartwork mein detailed hote woh saaf nahi hote hai. kprisya es par dhyaan dijiye.

*) - Meta-Desi Comics

Creating stories - comic or otherwise - has always been something dear to me and as a result, the past couple of years of getting to do what I love and interact with and see fans enjoy the ever-growing Indian Comics Industry, well it's been insane. What did become clear however, was that while the publishers are all dedicated and have worked immensely hard to produce as much great content as possible everyone has limitations. Thus GROUND ZERO was born! What is 'Ground Zero' you ask? Well the term refers to the place closest or at the centre of a nuclear blast - which is what we want this project to become, a centrepoint for talented folks to showcase their work and get a chance to shine.

In this anthology, you will find a place where different artist with different styles

and sensibilities will bring you a set of stories of varying genres - something for everyone is our motto! - and in doing so, take the first steps in hopefully creating a hub for the many talented writers and artist who are struggling to find an outlet. Some of our tales will be short and sweet and be completed in this volume, others will continue in future volumes in the true spirit of anthologies like the legendary 2000AD and Heavy Metal. You've got some early artwork already on the page and soon we'll be sharing more details on the various stories you'll get to enjoy and on the talented creators behind them.

Mr. Akshay Dhar at Bangalore Comic Con (June 2013)

We aim to bring you the maximum comic-bangs for your bucks so stick around folks! Cheers! Akshay Dhar

*) - The Caravan

The Caravan is a classic horror/action/adventure in the trend of 'From Dus k till Dawn' and '30 Days of Night' copiously coated with spicy Bollywood masala that will make you smack your lips with the taste of bloody curry! Pages 88 Publisher Yali Dream Creations ISBN - 9780989757409 By Mr. Shamik Das Gupta & Mr. Bikash Satpathy Reviewer - Mr. Srijit Bhattacharya Rating 4/5

Lurid, loud and lewd, The Caravan is best read with a cutting chai and some hot singaras. The mood is set from the start. You have an ominous dust cloud and the jingle of music, and mysteriously materialising out of the sandstorm a roaming band of garishly dressed banjarans. Cinematically, this is quite exciting, as after the rumble of the sandstorm, you hear soft flute music wafting through it. What follows is pure mayhem. What you have here is homage to all the years of Ramsay horror movies, the khooni aatmas and the saamris. No corner has been spared - it is choc-a-bloc with beautiful maidens who transform into vicious creatures of the night. And I could recognise, Koena, Vidya and perhaps a few others. Blood and guts flying everywhere The writing is very very contemporary with some very "non-veg" jokes thrown in, but then, this wasn't going to be a walk in the park. The best one is when Asif wonders how anyone can kill the monsters, especially when there is no Christian among them! This was a very interesting twist and leaves you hanging over a ledge. The setting, as you have it, is India. And within that, a vampiric story of this scale has never really been done. Gypsies, or nomads, are still a mysterious culture with little actual evidence available on their quirky familial ties, culture and belief systems. Thus, as a mystery, its a perfect setting. Bikas Satpathy's art is excellent. The women are very very pretty and well-drawn; especially, Durga. As one would expect in such stories that the woman is a weak and helpless victim - but Durga, is a complete antithesis of that. In fact, she is the strongest of them all with her beauty and rage. The male characters are tough too, but props, except, of course for Asif - who is, without a doubt the wisecracking hero of the book. Finally, the theme of communal harmony, of two souls brought together through a common purpose and rising above their petty religions is wonderfully wrought as they walk off into the sunset.

*) - Review : Negatives (Raj Comics)

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*) - Review Yugandhar (Raj Comics) Pages - 96

Authors Mr. Tarun Kumar Wahi, Mr. Nitin Mishra Artists Mr. Lalit Singh, Mr. Nitin Mishra Colors Mr. Bhakt Ranjan, Mr. Abhishek Singh Reviewer Mr. Saurabh Agrawal Rating 7/10

My first and foremost view about the issue is that narrative as well as language was not very reader-friendly, especially Prastavna part. Dimag ka dahi ho jata hai padhte padhte, especially agar aap kaam se thak kar aaye ho, khana kha kar rat ko padhne baithe ho. Mujhe kahani ka pehla half thoda boring laga. Main neend ki jhapkiyan lete hue padh raha tha. Pata nahi mujhe neend aa rahi thi isliye kahani

boring lagi ya kahani boring thi isliye neend aa rai thi. Agli rat maine fir baki half padha. 2nd half achcha laga. Pata nahi, kahani achchi thi isliye neend nahi ayi ya neend nahi ayi isliye kahani achi lagi.

Sabse pehle teeno hero ki kahaniyon ki bat karun toh Adig ki kahani sabse interesting lagi. Naye hero Adig ko uski freshness ka fayda mila. Saare danav jo paashan daanav ban gaye, lag raha hai ki shayad yehi wo paashaan danav hain jinhone sare heroes ko peet peet kar Yugam k paas bheja hai. Shiromani Yoddha ki dwapar yug ki kahani ko sabse jyada page mile, par shayad cmx ke 3 prime heroes me se sabse chhota role bhi usi ka tha. Dwapar yug ki kahani ko mainly Devon-asuron ki pratiyogita ne dictate kiya. Aisa laga jaise kahani rasta bhatak rahi hai. Yoddha ke Yugam tak pahuchne se jyada ye kahani Swarg ki sthapna ko dedicated lag rahi thi. Yoddha ka to pata nahi, par Rahu-Ketu ko jarur reboot mil gaya. Unki origin story hi change ho gayi. Bhokal ka part mujhe sabse weak laga. Uske fight sequences kuch khaas interesting nahi the. Haan, Yuddheshtveer mujhe bahut badhiya character laga. Actually, meri nazar me kahani Yuddheshtveer aur Mahaguru Bhokal ke yuddh se pick-up hui. Uske pehle kahani thodi dheeli chal rahi thi. Thode continuity errors bhi lage kahani me. Sadly maine parirakshak Bhokal series nahi padhi hai, isliye shayad mera kuch kehna galat hoga par misaal k taur par kahani me yeh dikhaya gaya ki Yuddheshtveer ko Mahaguru Bhokal se yuddha karte waqt Brahmashya ne kaid kar liya tha. Isme khud Mahaguru ka koi talent nahi tha, lekin shavmitra ne bhokal se kaha ki Yuddheshtveer jis kaid me hai usme use pahuchane ke liye Mahaguru ko kayi charan paar karne pade. Besides, Bhokal ne brahmashya ka tilism tod diya hai, to fir uske pita mile kyu nahi? Shayad main kuch miss kar raha hun. Soch raha hun ki ab 'Parirakshak Bhokal' series bhi padh hi lun.

Shavmitra se ek bat yad ayi, usne Tiranga ki kami ko poora karne ki koshish ki, but not even half as good as Tiranga's poetry. Bakwaas poetry thi. Poetry se yad aya.. Language. Kuch jyada hi ajeeb hindi ka prayog kiya. 'Prapita'.. aisa word maine pehle nahi suna.. haan, shayad 'Parampita' ko aj ki sms generation short me prapita hi kahegi. Bhaasha ko bematlab complicate karne ki koshish ki gayi. For ex.

Chandrama roopi Cheenak ne zabardasti devon ko 'he Aadityon' keh kar sambodhit kiya. Aaditya to sirf ek hai, Surya. Simply 'he devon' keh sakta tha par writer ka mann kiya language ko unnecessarily complicate karne ka. Ab ye dekhna hai ki Yugam ka maksad kya hai dono groups ko ladane ka.. I hope koi genuine reason ho, sirf apne time pass k liye aisa na kar raha ho.

Artwork bas average hi tha. Cmx ke initial page par hi Ashwaraj, gojo, Bhokal, Yoddha sab k chehre feminine lag rahe hain. Kahani ka ek prime character Yoddha, kahani ke 55th page me apni entry ke 1st frame me hi itna bekar draw hua hai ki uski aankh, naak, muh appreciate hi nahi ho rahe. Sab ek dusre me mil gaye hain, Jaise inking par koi mehnat hi nahi ki gayi ho. Anthony aur bhediya ki shakal dekh kar to hasi hi chut rahi hai.

Mera review padh kar kisi ko lagega ki mujhe cmx pasand nahi ayi, par aisa nahi hai. Cmx mujhe decent lagi, bas mera review dene ka style hi aisa hai. 'Sarvayugam' ka intezaar hai. Shayad wo Yoddha, Adig aur Shukraal par centered hogi. Bas ek shikayat hai, kam se kam Sarvayugam ka ek teaser ad to dete Yugandhar ke sath. Sath hi ek landmark series ki starting issue ke sath green page toh hona hi chahiye tha, series ke planning aur origin tak ka safar aur series ke future ko discuss karte hue.

*) - Holy Cow Entertainment

Here you go, the biggest news in the history of HCE. "WE ARE GOING MONTHLY FROM JAN. 2014!!!" yeah, you heard it right! "We call it our 12 on 12 Initiative", 1 book every month from Jan 3 - 2014 onwards. The The Aghori will be back with a 2nd arc containing 6 issues and 6 issues of Holy Cow Presents "Showcase". You have already tasted Aghori series and the 1st issue of Showcase - Sheshnaag (published insideRavanayan finale) If you like what you have read then go for it Join the monthly revolution by subscribing all 12 issues at great price in the given subscription

form below. For further inquiries, you can send mail to subs@holycow.in. Online transfer facility also available. GO..GOGO!!

Our break out release Ravanayan finale - part 1 (withHoly Cow Presents "Showcase" book 1 Sheshnaag, which also happen's to have an uncanny connection with Ravanayan part 1) is now well in stock with#homeshop18 and #infibeam. For those who will be proceeding now for the book can get them here easily.

*) - Project Showcase
Its time now for "Phase 3" of Holy Cow Ent. as today we introduce you guys to our brand new series Project - "Showcase". A 7 issue series focusing on 14 lesser known gods and demi gods who played pivotal roles in Ramayan and Mahabharat but are not very well known to the hindu masses. Also, the stories are not regular birth to death ones but we have picked some moments/hours/days in time from their respective lives and focused on them thereby giving the characters a whole new perspective. Now combine that with the kickass art HCE always provides you, its gonna be a complete visual treat!!! Spinning from the pages of the critically acclaimed Ravanayan series - we give you Project "Showcase"!!! Giving your Holy Cow's biggest collaboration bet. 7 writers and 8 artists!

*) Review - Ravanayan Finale (Book 1)

Author Mr. Vijayendra Mohanty Artist Mr. Vivek Goel Reviewer - Mr. Tanmay Kumar

No more talk just fight and fight for your own good. Ravanayanss this final installment got broke into two pieces book 1 and book 2 and now we are having Ravnayan final book 1. Book is all about how the last fight was fought between Raama and Ravanaa, those thing which we already know from a long time ago. But still there are few characters that were taken a very important role in that fight, but yet they do not get value of their name in our mythological history. This book tried to highlight those names and characters and tried to pull them somehow in lime light, as we all know this is universal truth that whenever a real war fought theres no room for much conversation there. Books story is good and it will connect you directly to that Ramayanas war ground. Where Lamxna got hit by Indrjeet (son of ravanaa) and then hanuman (pwanputra) will go for the search of sanjivani buti. But the twist is there that what was going on at that particular time with laxman, when he was attacked by Indrjeet, because at that time he was not alive neither dead. If I say it in todays word, he was in coma state. This mystery also got revealed in this books, as a new parallel books series attached inside it named Project Showcase where it was sown well that in that state of heath Laxmans soul was drove by sheshnaag into the cheer sagar, where laxman got many information about this universe and about different eras and about life cycle. And from now this series will continue with each issue of Ravnayan. Over all this entire book is good. But disappointing point of this book is page count as told by holy cow entertainment earlier that it will be 60+ pages in it only for Rvanayan final, but originally it is somehow 31 pages for Ravanayan final and rest pages are of Project showcase along with 2 or 3 pages of writers desk page. Still it is a 60 pages book in total if we also include it's covers. But still it was a great book to have; as it is a final book, anybody who is following this series should have this issue. Artwork is good but not the best artwork compared according to Ravanayans previous issues. But yes few frames where very much mesmerizing. Books rating based on 10 Story: - 6/10, Artwork: - 8/10

*) DI Comics

Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The official home to the exclusive new range of comics from Digitally Inspired Media. Mission : DI comics was born with the aim to propel the comic scene in India to a whole other level, to reach out to existing fanbase, while bringing new followers to the country's exponentially growing comic book realm. Description : DI comics was founded on a slushy monsoon evening in the backalleys of Chetpet, Chennai. A brand new #inspired idea from Digitally Inspired Media, DI comics is everything that you would expect from a comic book, and everything you wouldn't. With the credibility and quality of an international standard, its core is quintessentially Indian. We at DI comics believe that there are no boundaries to storytelling. The stories are all around us, in every universe, in every city, in every street, in every mall, in every tea shop and in every passing daydream. It takes a single figment of an idea to tell a story, and these are the stories we want to tell. What a better place than here, what a better time than now.Welcome to DI Comics.

Product Alien Raja by Mr. Vineed Vijayan Richie

*) - Manta Ray Comics

For the first time in 3 years, Manta Ray is traveling to Kochi for an evening of comics, stories and storytellers... > Launch of MIXTAPE 2 - our latest collection of stories. > Making a comic - LIVE... with these awesomely talented creators > Anil, Gokul, Kishore, Manoj, Praveen,Pratheek, Roshan, Rupesh, Sinu, Tina and Vivek > Art showcase of many of the comics and stories we've created... > And of course, there will be our books too! That's a ton of stuff happening over one evening!!:) If you're in Kochi on SEP 22, do come to Cafe Papaya and say Hi!

Mr. Prateek Thomas introduces Manta Ray Comics on the first day of Anifest in Mumbai. We completed TWO YEARS of the The Small Picture on Aug 31 2013!! A big Thank you to everyone... who read some, many and all of these one-page comics, shared it with your friends and wrote to us about them; and even collected them every week and showed it to us at the Comic Cons... it's been such an exciting journey for us.

*) - The Small Picture (Weekly Web Comic Series by Manta Ray Comics)

In last week's Small picture, Gaurav Ogale shares his experience of encounter with a monk whom he taught in Dharamsala. The story is set in Tibet - you'll see the monks, the mountains and valleys, the monasteries and of course, the momos here! 'Conversations with Samten'

*) - Vimanika Comics

Mr. Animesh Pathak at Vimanika Flagship Store - Samatadeep society 25 th Road opp Mickey Mehta yoga center ,near Tavaa and Sigdi Off Linking Road Bandra West.

Mr. Sumit Sinha with Mr. Amit Tayal

*) - The V Tee Quote Contest

And here it begins with Kali Maa from our Hit Title Shiva The Legends of the Immortal!! Vimaniks, our hugely popular T-shirt contest is back and it's a lot bigger this time around! Rules: 1) You have to come up with a word/phrase that you think will be a perfect tagline for the Tshirt you see in the picture. 2) No copied material. The shorter, the better. The more original, the better & dont forget the word respect too for our Gods & goddesses keep that in mind and lets see how creative you can be. The most exceptional entries will be selected and one of them will go up on the T-shirt itself! Also, winners are eligible for prizes worth over Rs. 1000 and their name and photo will be published in one of our future issues!!! So what do you await Young Balak/Balika!!

*) Comic Con Hyderabad (September 2013)

About 10,000 people turned up to catch the city's first ever Comic Con Express at Hitex Grounds on Saturday. Marking its debut in Hyderabad, its fourth stop since its inception in India in 2011, day one of the festival was dominated by a heady mix of comics, movies and pop art. Desi - videshi liaisons were seen everywhere as Batman and the oh-so incredible Hulk shared the dais with our very own Chhota Bheem and Shikari Shambu, much to the delight of comics enthusiasts in Hyderabad. In addition to interactive sessions with Indian as well as international artists, the convention had a book and merchandise fair as well featuring graphic publishers from across the globe. Legends from the world of comics were all over the merchandise-from grim wall paintings of The Joker and paper mache coasters with characters from the Asterix comics to alarm clocks with Marvel's superheroes and superhero T-shirts. Adding a dash of Hyderabadi flavour to the products were T shirts with taglines such as 'Proud to be a Cyberabadi', 'Andhra or Telangana, I love Hyderabad' and the popular 'Biryanibad'.

"I was eagerly waiting for Comic Con to come to Hyderabad and I am not disappointed by what I have seen here. There is a perfect blend of local and international superheroes, all of which we have grown up reading," said a visibly excited Nishant Sharma, a student at JNTU. Amongst the several sessions held, the meet with the Hyderabad-based creator of one of India's favourite superheroes, Chhota Bheem, Rajiv Chilaka, got the most hits. The much-awaited Cosplay session received close to 100 entries as people paraded in the guise of their favourite fictional characters. A clutch of local artists too lapped up the opportunity to showcase their talent. "I wasn't planning to sell any of my art work here today but only put them on display. The response from the crowd has been so phenomenal that I might just change my mind at the end of the day" said Aditya Chilmula, all of 17, and a pro at Charcoal Art. Aditya's charcoal sketch of the feared yet revered Joker was a crowd-puller. Nevertheless, local aspiring graphic designers, while glad to get a platform to display their work, rued that the city lacks a 'design culture'. "There needs to be more visibility of graphic design in the mainstream art sector. The city has a lot of talent in terms of design, which needs to be further nurtured and honed," said Raviteja Govindaraju, founder of folktales.in. The comic carnival ends on Sunday.

*) - Money Control Article by Sonali Chowdhury

For teens transported into the world of zombies or for those who identify with young superheroes, comics are no laughing matter. These modern, contemporary stories are courtesy Level10 Entertainment founded by Shreyas Srinivas and Suhas Sundar. Launched in 2010 under the then name Level10 Studios, the Bangalore-based company began by publishing Comic JUMP, a comic book aimed at youngsters. Their own story has since evolved, and many sequels later, the start-up's focus has shifted from comic book 'stories' to 'generating content' for the digital and television mediums, specifically the young Indian urban male. Awww, did our very own 'superheroes' finally grow up? Before we reveal the exciting tale spun by our superheroes-in-the-making, first a flashback. Magical World Of Comics Friends and former college-mates, Sundar and Srinivas had always been very passionate about comics. After they graduated from engineering college in Bangalore, they scripted their own stories, where Sundar was a software professional and Srinivas, a manager in a multi-national consumer goods company. But, the tale goes, both of them felt helplessly drawn to the magical world of comics, till, one day, they quit their corporate jobs and succumbed to the extraordinary power that had them in its grip. Together, they incorporated Level 10 Studios in 2010, with a seed capital of Rs 20 lakh raised from their personal savings. "We wanted to do something no one else had done in India. We didn't stick to any particular genre, especially not mythology, which other publishers were doing. Instead, we wanted to create unique content targeting the older audience aged between 18 and 30," reveals Sundar. Jumpstart Into Comics Comic JUMP first ventured into the realms of sci-fi, horror and fantasy. "We were looking at content that was not inspired by public domain characters such as Ram, Bheem and Hanuman. We wanted to create unique Indian properties that were completely owned by us in terms of intellectual property but could resonate with an Indian audience," says Srinivas. The company also started creating content for children's animation series after collaborating with a Japanese partner in October 2010. The first series, on zombies, was successful in creating the right noises and attracted a lot of readers and fans. Some of the popular titles from the Comic JUMP stable are zombie thriller

The Rabhas Incident, superhero epic Shaurya, fantasy series Batu-Gaiden and dark-hero titles Daksh and Odayan. Folding Up Publishing Comic JUMP's titles cast a spell over fans and initially readership grew by word-of-mouth publicity. Why, their Facebook page had nearly 50,000 fans. The first twist in the tale came when the founders realised that magazine publishing was not a profitable business and they folded up Comic JUMP in December 2011. Alas, Sundar and Srinivas felt less like 'superheroes' now! But a new and challenging chapter was about to be scripted. The founders received angel funding from Seedfund and Mumbai Angels, but they had to reinvent themselves. Donning a new avatar -- Level10 Studio was renamed Level10 Entertainment -- they shifted their content online to create digital editions and graphic novels of Comic JUMP. They also began to partner with broadcast television channels such as Cartoon Network and publishers such as Westland and Pop Culture Publishing and, in Japan, Zero Sum Wireless and Thanks Lab. Foray Into Television With renewed vigour, Sundar and Srinivas now focused on the animation space. "It took us around a year before we partnered with Cartoon Network," reveals Sundar. Things took a turn for the better and, Batu-Gaiden, a property the company had developed in collaboration with their Japanese partners, aired on Cartoon Network in April this year. Cartoon Network also picked up Ninja Nontu, another comic book story aimed at the 10-15 year age group. This series will air this year. And there's more good news. Flying high, our 'superheroes' received an award from Comic Con India for their story Odayan, while Pop Culture Publishing will publish the title as a graphic novel in October. Revenue Model Level10 Entertainment's revenue comes largely from selling broadcast rights of its animated shows to television networks. The company plans to publish graphic novels through publishers, but content which is not in print will be sold free in the digital editions. The start-up is yet to break even but hopes to this year. Key Learnings: Talent Hunting: No one said being a superhero was easy and Sundar and Srinivas have had to call upon extraordinary powers whenever the going got tough. "Talent hunting is the biggest challenge," reveals Sundar, who co-scripted the Batu-Gaiden movie. The company engages creative talent on a project basis by hiring freelancers across India. "We keep our in-house team very lean and currently have 35-odd employees," he says. Know Your Domain: Since both founders had no idea about publishing, the journey into animation was also rough. "Putting our own money into a business about which we had no

knowledge was not the smartest thing to do. But we are learning every day, not to mention the help we receive from our directors," confesses Sundar. Monetizing digital content continues to remain a key challenge and the start-up has only just begun to make a foray into this space. Money Doesn't Solve Problems: And how about their biggest lesson -- launching and then folding up Comic JUMP? "Our vision has always been to create intellectual property that can be exploited in multiple mediums and comics was an effective and low-cost visual medium for us to begin with. Comic books were a way of testing whether our property would be accepted. And if it was, we would leverage it through different mediums," says Sundar. But, he confesses, an entrepreneur has to first research the market before launching a product. "There is no substitute for due diligence because simply throwing money at a problem doesn't solve the issue."

Indian Comics Fandom Note - Some of the leading participants in the Comic Con Express Hyderabad were Amar Chitra Katha, Campfire Graphic Novels, Scholastic India, DC Comics by Random House, HarperCollins India, Pop Culture Publishing, Holy Cow Entertainment, Mario Miranda Gallery, Level 10 Studios, Chariot Comics, Myntra.com and Green Gold Animation - Chotta Bheem Comics. Never did the comics community in India have a platform where they could meet and interact. Now they do! Comic Con India is a unique event celebrating the illustrated medium, which brings together the whole comics industry and related fields such as Merchandise, Toys, Games, Films and Animation, along with fans of this culture from all age groups. Comic Con Express Hyderabad saw the launch of over 10 titles at this convention. One of India's best comic book publishers Campfire publishing, released their graphic novelization of Pride & Prejudice. Also, the famous graphic novel titled ODAYAN written by Suhas Sundar, which went out of Print, was re-launched by Pop Culture Publishing in partnership with Level 10 comics. Holy Cow Publishing launched their finale comic to their best selling series, Ravanayan Finale & Pop Culture publishing launched Satya Police - A graphic novel by the the winners of the first Comic Con India grant given at 1st Comic Con India Awards! With all the merchandise madness at the convention, Amar Chitra Katha for the first time ever brought out merchandise around its popular comics and characters, exclusively at Hyderabad.

*) - Graphic India & Filmkraft Launch Krrish Comics

Rakesh Roshan & Hritik Roshan with Krrish 3 Comic and Merchandise Image Courtsey The Indian Express

As the release date for the latest installment in the Krissh series grows near, the makers of the film are pulling out all stops to promote it in unusual ways. This time around, Graphic India andFilmkraft Productions (I) Pvt. Ltd (the producer of Krissh 3) have collaborated to launch an original digital comic series and comic magazine called Krrish: Menace of the Monkey Men.

The story features the original adventure of Krrish written and illustrated by comic book creators -- Tom De Falco, Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema -- who have worked on leading comic book characters such as Spider-Man, Spider-Girl, Superman, Thor, The Avengers among others. Filmkraft Productions (I) Pvt. Ltd Founder and acclaimed producer and Director, Rakesh Roshan said,As we get ready to launch Krrish 3, one of the most ambitious movies in Indian history, a compelling comic book program based on the Krrish superhero is essential. Graphic Indias quality and production standards make them the perfect choice for us to partner with on this exciting expansion of the Krrish franchise. Graphic India Co-Founder & CEO, Sharad Devarajan added, Through digital comics Krrish can now fly straight from the big screen and into the small screen of mobile devices, reaching his millions of fans. Neeraj Roy, MD & CEO, Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. said, Krrish after capturing the hearts and minds of the nation is now ready to gain cult status with its first comic book magazine. Our digital distribution strategy will take Krissh closer to every fan. The Krrish franchise is definitely now in the league of international superheroes a new generation is growing up with. It will be released as a comic book magazine in stores later this year and also be converted into an animated mobile comic that will be released as weekly chapters through an exclusive Krrish Comics App, which will be launched by Hungama Digital, Filmkraft Productions (I) Pvt. Ltd digital partner for Krrish 3.

*) - Top US-based Manga Comic Publisher set for India Entry

Heres some good news for comics aficionados, the largest US -based Manga publishers is all set to make its entry to India. The Indian market is especially important to us as we expand our reach and distribution of our English language manga around the world, says Kevin Hamric, director of publishing and marketing of VIZ Media, which has headquarters in San Francisco and distributes, markets and licenses anime and Manga titles from Japan. Manga are Japanese comic books, read from right to left, covering a broad range of genres, including action and adventure, science-fiction and fantasy, romance, historical drams, sport, food and the paranormal. The two main categories are Shonen generally for boys and tending to be more action orientated, and Shojo for girls and tending towards romance and the paranormal. With Indias growing book and reading sector we have identified it as key to our growth. We receive many, many requests each and every month from fans in India to bring our product here, Hamric, who was in India this week, told PTI. He is very enthusiastic about the Indian Otaku or Manga enthusiasts. We are very enthusiastic to bring our industry leading Manga to the thousands of fans in India who have been patiently waiting to purchase and read the likes of Naruto, Bleach, One Piece and many other series. While the Naruto series is about an adolescent ninja Naruto Uzumaki who constantly searches for recognition and dreams to become strongest ninja in his village, Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper which helps him take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife.

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*) Famous Characters with Indian Origin Appearing in International Comics # 1

Omega Sentinel (Karima Shapandar) : Marvel (Appears in 294 Issues)

A human Sentinel. Freed of her mutant extermination protocols, she struggles to maintain what little humanity she has remaining.

Origin: Karima Shapandar was a successful detective for the Indian National Police in Calcutta, India. When the eldest son, Sanjit of Police Chief Shaara disappeared mysteriously, Karima was assigned to protect his younger son, Neal Shaara, Against his fathers wishes, Neal took the initiative and sought out the individuals who had last seen his brother Sanjit, a journalist who was in the midst of investigating a story. Karima trailed Neal from a distance but, when he was attacked by a street gang, she had no choice but to intervene. Karima made short work of the gang given her superior hand-to-hand combat training. Karima decided to assist Neal in digging deeper into the story his brother was working on before his disappearance. However, many of Sanjits sources refused to talk, mostly out of fear of an unknown source. Karima and Neal realized that something serious and horrible was occurring in the streets of Calcutta. During their time together investigating, Karima and Neal found themselves attracted to one another, as an emotional bond grew between the two. After days of searching, Karima suggested that they take one night off for themselves. However, their investigation had not gone unnoticed. As the pair were about to share their first kiss, they were attacked and easily subdued by Bastion, and his Prime Sentinels. Neal's brother had been turned into a sentinel. Sanjit fought his programming long enough to disable the other Sentinels, but died in the process. As Neal cradled Sanjits body, Shapandar quietly told Neal to run. She had discovered that she too was a Prime Sentinel; humans transformed into sentinels and set up as 'sleeper' agents, unaware of their programming until a nearby mutant activated them (as in Neal's usage of his mutant powers). Neal refused, saying he loved Karima. Karima begged him to leave, saying she couldn't hold on much longer. Neal was forced to flee. Powers:

As a Sentinel, specifically a Prime Sentinel Karima is outfitted with advanced technology, surpassing that of most other Sentinel models. These models strength capacity allowing them to lift circa 70 tons, the ability to move at superhuman speeds, and superhuman durability (in particular due to Electric Isolation, a special resistance to electric attacks and damage) with regenerative capabilities. Increased agility and great senses, making her a great battle combatant. Adding in that even prior to her physical augmentation she was a trained and experienced fighter.

She has a multitude of implants making her a cyborg. Among the things she's equipped with are Sentinel-like energy guns allowing her to manipulate energy on

a sub-atomic scale, jet booster allowing flight and various radar and scanning devices. She can also project holographic images and has a great resistance to electrical signals. genetically encoded with Sentinel Prime technology, granting her superhuman strength, reflexes, and durability, telescopic and x-ray vision, proximity sensors, bio-scanning and monitoring, individual bio-tagging and locating, an internal CPU with satellite modem access, vast data storage and collating capacity, long-range interactive holograms, target identification and acquisition locks, nannites capable of bio-mechanical regeneration and threat adaptation changes, self-propelled flight, extendible finger-knives and armorpiercing darts, and a large array of retractable devices in her shoulders, wrists, abs, thighs, and shins, including searchlights, volt-casters, lasers, plasma knives, sonic disruptors, neural disruptors, nitrogen and flame weapons, and rail guns.

*) Lotus of Saraswati (Independent Publisher)

Lotus of Saraswati is an independent media house initiative by writer and artist Mrinal Rai. It is a publishing house bringing to you the great art of stoy telling in varied ways. We publish comic books, novels and other fiction mterials. Published Comic Kurukshetra Yuddha

*) Freelance Talents Championship (2013-14)

Inaugural Freelance Talents Championship is an international event with remarkable participation in 2 leagues and 8 rounds. Total 311 Authors Participated with 29 renowed judges. The Final & Bronze Medal Match were postponed. These are the Quarter Finalists & Semi-Finalists the latest update from the Championship.

*) Featured Artist - Rahul Sharma

*) Fan Fiction : Shakti 2563 AD Character Shakti (Raj Comics) Author - Himanshu Singhal (2007)

2563 AD This is an era in which mankind has gained immense power and lives is a marvel of technology. But still in this overhyped society and away from the gloomy lust of the society are the slums of Mumbai city. And within these slums lives the rogue people. Who have been assaulted countless times by the people of the big cities? Similar is the case of our protagonist. Issue 1. The Discovery A young rogue girl is walking down the streets towards a row of houses lining the road on both sides. From the shadows of the street emerges a gang of five men wearing torn trousers and dirty t-shirts, sandals and shirts, with no good intentions they close toward the lone girl. Frightened she runs in the opposite direction. On seeing that their prey is running away they also run after her. After crossing various untidy (broken, littered and unkempt) streets and taking various turns she enters a stranded corner of the city and enters an old cottage. She keeps on looking backwards for any sign of the gang and stumbles down on a grave, falling on face. She looses her consciousness and lies there on the mud.

Engraved on the tomb stone is the name Chanda. Yes this is the same Chanda who was the host of Devi kali and enacted as Shakti. But it was a story of the past. In this new Mumbai, there is no savior of women. Long after the sudden disappearance of Shakti the crime over women has increased. Now while the girl (her name is Shivani) lies unconscious the spirit of kali wakes up. She has now found a new host. A young teen lass who is both beautiful and cunning. But fate has it she is also assaulted by men and therefore is a rogue to the cruel society. Kali manifests Shivani and there in dream Shivani meets Chanda, she discloses to Shivani the secret of Shakti. As Shivani is regaining consciousness the gang appears. They have tracked down their prey. Unaware of the major events that have passed down in the past few minutes they close on Shivani. Hoping to find a frightened young girl they are shocked to see a fierce lady warrior. The hunters themselves become the hunt and are slain by the new Shakti. After the slaughter the Shakti manifest leaves Shivani's body and she drops down on the ground. Shivani wakes next morning and hopes the events of the past to be a dream, but her hopes are shattered as she finds herself lying on the ground surrounded by five lifeless bodies. She runs away from the place. Too frightened to return home she goes to a nearby shopping lane and disappears amongst the crowd. Only to emerge from the other end of the lane in front of a bar. She enters the bar and sits on the table at the farthest corner. Ordering for a glass of liquor she drowns a full glass in a gulp and puts her hands on her face. Now that she knows that what happened yester night was not a dream she faces many questions. Is the Shakti entity gone or is it still within her? If its gone then will it return? Or was it just for once? If it will return how will she react? She did not like the idea of being possessed by someone else and abiding by their will. Though she was grateful that it saved her the night before but still the idea of murder was something against her values. She respected human life. She had made-up her mind whatever mat happen she will not let Shakti entity take over her and murder someone else. The day ends but the dought does not die. Has spirit of kali manifested Shivani by chance or is she chosen? If chosen then for what? Kali will not choose a new host

unless there is something very important. A task that is deadly and horrendous but the fates have it. Life of Shivani and the people of Mumbai will never be same any more. ------------X----------------X---------------X-----------X----------X------------City of Mumbai, The heart of the computerized settlement of mankind At an office of leading defense equipment manufacturing Pvt. Company a stout man gives some orders to his secretary on phone. He appears tensed. Five men have been found dead in the slums. Murdered gruesomely with no trace of murderer what so ever. This news has not found its way to any news channel for they were ordinary people living in slums and accounted nothing to the high society of the city. But for the head of the defense firm it was a matter of concern for they were his agents in disguise. Agents of the mistress of darkness, Lady Vishela. These agents had special powers. They could not be just killed. Something special was about their murderer, he was powerful and fierce. But who was he?

In the slums of Mumbai Shivani reaches her friend Radhika's home who works as a waitress in a fast food center. Luckily she was at home but was upset. When Shivani urges her, she discloses that she had a breakup with her boyfriend whom she found was cheating on her. Radhika breaks down in front of Shivani. She had come at Radhikas house to find solace and now she has to comfort her instead. Radhikas misery was more important than her indecision. As much Shivani tries to suppress the anger inside her the more it ignites. Finding it hard to tolerate any more she leaves Radhikas house in haste. She heads towards Radhikas boyfriend Dipeshs flat unintentionally. When she reaches Dipeshs apartment, the spirit of kali takes over her consciousness. Now kali as Shakti enters Dipeshs house who is watching TV. Shakti slays Dipesh. Next Shivani wakes up and finds herself in a pool of blood. She gets frightened and is relieved only on finding it to be of Dipesh. The horror of killing another life was too much for her to curtail. It was also clear that spirit of kali is always with her inside her body and will take charge for the aid of an assaulted women. Finally accepting this as her fate and duty Shivani takes up the mental of Shakti. This was not an easy task. In many situations she would be engaged in a combat and hence needed proper combat dress. So Shivani breaks into a mall at night and picks up some goods she needs for the job. Next she comes back to her house and using her sewing skills prepares for herself a combat dress. A black jumper type of body fitting leathery suit. Covering her body from neck to toes. From shoulders to wrist, leaving her palms exposed. She wears metal wrist bands knee guards and belt all having flowery carvings. The metal belt helps her tie important things when needed. She places a ruby chain as a Mang Tika over her forehead to disguise the third eye which emerges when Shakti entity takes over her body. She ties her hairs with a scarf forming a Choti. The material of her clothing is fire resistant and water proof. Fully aware of herself she goes back to the wretched cottage where she obtained her new powers and searched the place. There she found an old personal diary of Chanda. She brings the diary home and reads it. Through it she comes to know of her new powers and the extent to which they can reach.

How is Shivani going to balance between her personal life and the mental of Shakti? Will she sacrifice her idols for the sake of assaulted women? Will she do justice to her duties as Shakti? What decisions will she make as Shakti? What are the dangers that await her? Answers to these and many more questions in upcoming issues.

Artwork from Graphic Novel Naach by Mr. Harshvardhan Kadam