An Introduction to Drawing the Line: Indian Women Fight Back

Over the years, the world of comics has wrongly made people all over the world believe that comics are indeed not for girls. In fact, even impressive names in the world of comics like Todd McFarlance choose to publicly state…

Kaamotsav: A Foray into Erotic Art

While it is a difficult struggle to convince people that comics can indeed be considered as literature, it is a far more difficult struggle trying to convince people to not dismiss erotic comics as pornography. While the argument proving that erotica and pornography…

Five Best Indian Releases of 2014

While some ‘experts’ believe that Indian comics are far from being…

The Legend of Aabid Surti

Abid Surti is perhaps a hero to all of us who have grown up in the 90s, devouring a steady supply of cartoons in newspapers and magazines. An author, a painter, a cartoonist and a screenwriter, Surti will always be remembered for the numerous lovable characters he created for…

A City’s Stories: Hyderabad- A Graphic Novel

As Jai Undurti scoured the streets of old Hyderabad capturing in photographs the sights and sighs of the streets and alleys way back in 2005, he realized that he was indeed obsessed with the idea of the necropolis- the invisible city that remained…

Ravana, a Hero?

When they rejected the idea of developing the character of Duryodhana, the villainous Kaurava from Mahabharata, as the protagonist…

A City’s Stories: Hyderabad- A Graphic Novel

As Jai Undurti scoured the streets of old Hyderabad capturing in photographs the sights and sighs of the streets and alleys way back in 2005, he realized that he was indeed obsessed with the idea of the necropolis- the invisible city that remained…

Homegrown Heroes

I remember encountering Raj Comics when I was in class IV. With Hindi as a new elective and no particular interest in learning…

Working Class Heroes

A consultant with Economic Times, Delhi, Rajkamal Aich picks up his tools every morning before heading to work and makes art. He draws…