Wednesday, December 21, 2005
A new range of 'Indian' comics
that SM profiles here has me excited! Among the most important experiences of my childhood were the comics from Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle, which I enjoyed every bit as much as the universally consumed Tintin & Asterix & Obelix. I've been saddened by the lack of new titles over the years, and especially that there hasn't been a maturation of the genre, unlike Japanese anime, 
that is enjoyed as much by adults as by kids, and often features titles specifically aimed at adult audiences. This new range of comics does not go that far, but looks sufficiently sophisticated to be a good start. An interesting thing is that these comics are not Made in India, geographically at least, but then what is India in a globalised world?
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Wow Amarchithra katha!!! That makes me nostalgic...
Hey by the way... Did you have a chance to see the big time cartoon hit hanuman? I saw it last week and it was cool... No wonder kids are crazy behind it.
Posted by: Jay | Monday, January 09, 2006
coooool! creativity involves a large amount of risk taking. and the indian culture has only started openin up to the idea of risk takin. the indian culture revolves around the art of story telling- we enjoy it so much. then y is it that people didnt venture beyond movies, serials, songs... better late than never. .
nice blog pal
Posted by: nita | Wednesday, January 18, 2006
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