Graphic Novels from India
This is a selection of graphic novels from
India. The list represents a variety of genres, styles and
topics. It has been said that while the drawing style might be
western or japanese, the stories and the feel is all Indian.
Not all the titles listed are available from Amazon.com - some might
have to be ordered from independent booksellers. We will post
information about Indian book retailers who ship internationally as
we verify it.
Ali
Baba and the Forty Thieves Reloaded by Poulomi; Campfire, New Delhi;
2011.
Corridor: A Graphic Novel, by Sarnath Banerjee; Penguin Books, 2004.
Delhi Calm by
Vishwajyoti Ghosh; HarperCollins
India; 2010.
Hush by Prateek Thomas & Rajeev Eipe
Manta ray comics
www.mantaraycomics.com
Review
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Muted-and-macabre/Article1-647614.aspx
Kari by Amruta Patil; Harper Collins; 2008.
Extract of a
review from amazon.com: The book shows a side of India - the
individual human, my-country-is-not-a-circus, urban,
trying-to-survive, changing India - rarely depicted anywhere. Just
for that it deserves to be read and seen and read again especially
by non-Indians seeking to understand another side of India.
Kashmir Pending by
Naseer Ahmed and Saurabh Singh, Phantomville… Kashmir seen through
the eyes of a reformed militant in jail in the disputed region.
Parallel Lines - Comics Anthology on Development; World Comics India, 2010.
See Development Comics http://www.devpcom.blogspot.com/ “a series of comics anthology on developmental issues started by cartoonist Sharad Sharma.”
See article on World Comics India and its founder Sharad Sharma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharad_Sharma
River of Stories by Orijit Sen
One of the first
graphic novels to be published in India, this short work tells the
story of the environmental, social and political issues surrounding
the construction of the controversial Narmada Dam Project in India.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/19966450/River-of-Stories-a-comic-by-Orijit-Sen
Uud Bilaw Manus:
Back with a Vengeance by Adhiraj Singh, Abhijeet Kini (Illustrator)
A new Indian
superhero: a half-otter half-human from the post-apocalyptic
fictional place of "Beehar" in northern India, who fights corrupt
officials, among others.
Yeh Dil Maange More
by Aditya Bakshi; Indian War Comics
Meet the heroes of the Indian War Comics, a series that began in ’08 with a comic on Kargil martyr Capt Vikram Batra. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266529
Series
Amar Chitra
Katha - Generations of young
Indians have grown up with the Amar Chitra Katha series based on
Hindu epics and mythology, and it remains one of India's
best-selling comic books series.
http://www.amarchitrakatha.com/ The online store offers
free shipping worldwide.
Vimanika Comics
aims to bridge the gap between historical narratives and graphic
novels, giving mythological characters a 21st century facelift.
Series include Moksha, The Sixth, I am Kalki and
Dashaavataar.
Titles from Liquid
Comics
http://www.liquidcomics.com/index.html
such as Devi, Sadhu, Ramayan 3392 AD
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/2WJR0MH4WX0WU/ref=cm_sw_su_w
Satyajit Ray's
Feluda Mysteries: The Criminals of Kailash by
Subhadra Sen Gupta and Tapas Guha; Penguin
Books, 2011. Also
see
www.feluda.net
and Wikipedia article about Satyajit Ray’s novels featuring the
detective Feluda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feluda
Comix.India – Anthologies of graphic novels published on an online on-demand basis. http://www.comixindia.com/what-is-this/
Level10 Comics – anthologies of complete graphic novels published as The Magazine (JUMP) http://www.level10comics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=4 (A recent anthology had stories set in Mumbai and Bangalore featuring among others a group of teens out to fight terrorism, a mythological story and zombies.)
More information
Wikipedia on Indian comics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_comics