Comments on Comicology: Lion Comics #206 – Phil Corrigan | Jul ‘09

Hi everybody,

This is indeed a happy experi...

2011-06-26T04:15:16.667+05:30

Hi everybody,

This is indeed a happy experience, logging in & reading these blogs on a variety of comics ! And I'm more than happy that our Lion Comics is back on the rails !

Muthu Comics -Mandrake episode is getting printed and would be on sale in a week's time. Comics Classics in the bigger format bearing Maayavi's "Vinvezhi Kollaiyar" will be out simultaneously as well.

And yes, the next issue of Lion Comics will see a lot of our popular side-shows make a return. "Coming soon" advts ; the Vaasagar Hotline pages ; reviews of our top hits from yester-years will all find place. Suggestions / comments would always be most welcome !!

Comics Classics will bring in more reprints this year ! Irumbukkai Maayavi's "Kazhimann Manithargal" is next in line. Johnny Nero's "Kolaikkara Kalaignan" in the original Fleetway size & format will be the one to follow.

And yes, the much awaited XIII Collector's special can do with some faster pre-bookings ! The names of the other readers who have made the pre-bookings already will appear in the following issues. Hope the days to come will usher in a better response !! Keeping my fingers crossed.

And yes, the Comics scenario in India has never been better ! The recent launch of the 24 Lucky Luke titles in wonderful colour by Eurobooks in English makes for a stunning collection for all comics readers. But one thing that'll be strikingly obvious to our readers would be the quality of humour amongst these 24 tales.

The ones that we had done in Tamil amongst these 24 books (Pony Express ; Fingers ; The Daily Star; Nitroglycerine ; Lucky Luke's fiancee) stand out in the story quality and the humour content ! Some of the other episodes are a bit average,but this happens in a long series. To sustain the same levels of humour and story content can be a very tough ask indeed ! The Tex Willer series is another example of this problem ; over a collection of 600+ stories, there can sometimes be very average ones too !

But in this context it's my firm opinion that the Chick Bill tales (which is again a cartoon series on the Wild West) have a very consistent story quality. I am yet to see a mediocre story in this series! Readers may disagree ; this are merely my thoughts and in no way a comparison between Lucky Luke & Chick Bill either !! If Eurobooks were to publish Chick Bill in English as well, we would have an even wider collection of wonderful tales ! The print quality & the finishing of Eurobooks is awesome to say the least !!

I'll (b)log in again in a week's time, hopefully with Muthu Comics & Comics Classics out in the stands by then ! Bye till then & happy reading everybody !

hai iam Rajaganesh iam waiting this book ya so wai...

2011-06-26T04:15:16.071+05:30

hai iam Rajaganesh iam waiting this book ya so wait

Don't have much to say,just to say just like A...

2011-06-26T04:15:15.666+05:30

Don't have much to say,just to say just like ACK, there was chandamama and champak. :)

http://www.rediff.com/business/1999/sep/22chand2.htm

http://www.rediff.com/business/1999/sep/22chand1.htm

நண்பரே,

ஆசிரியர் விஜயன் அவர்களின் விஜயம் மக...

2011-06-26T04:15:14.556+05:30

நண்பரே,

ஆசிரியர் விஜயன் அவர்களின் விஜயம் மகிழ்ச்ச்சி தருகிறது. இன்னும் புத்தகக்கங்கள் வாங்கவில்லை. இனிமேலாவது தொடர்ந்து நமது காமிக்ஸ்கள் வெளிவரும் என்று நம்புகிறேன். எனது சகோதரன் சிவகாசி சென்று எனக்கு தேவையான 15 புத்தககங்கள் வாங்கி வந்தான். சிக் பில், டைகர், டெக்ஸ் கதைகள்.மேலும் பல வித்தியாசமான பதிவுகள் நீங்கள் வெளியிட வாழ்த்துக்கள்.

@ Sathrapathy: Dear Buddy, you are lucky to have found old issues of our comics in old book shops, even if they were only 7 of them. It has become quite a hard task, as the regularity of our comics has meant, that Old issues are scavenged by the enthusiastic fans. Try out Moore Market, which does keep bringing up some rare titles then and there. But frankly speaking, it's long time since I saw any old issue appearing in there either.

Anyways, best of luck in your search.

@ Bala: Dear Bala, not only you, almost all the kids who spent their childhood in 80's and early 90's, would have had a glimpse of what was in offer through these vintage Tamil Comics. I am one among them.

I had shared my story that I only learned to read Tamil by reading the then famous Rani Comics. My encounters with Lion and Muthu, were only later. Those golden periods, would never be repeated again.

I don't know, whether you are aware of Irathapadalam or XIII series, which is soon to be published as Mega Special by Prakash Publishers, which is due anytime in the coming months. So, contact them and book your order, so you don't have to run behind earlier collectors for satisfying your urge. :)

By the way, good to be in touch with another comic friend from Bangalore. :)

Today, fortunately i got the time to check out my ...

2010-07-24T21:18:26.282+05:30

Today, fortunately i got the time to check out my old memories about how i learnt things from lion and muthu comics. Hummm.. it's really a breath taking experience. I really miss comics from Mr. S. Vijayan. I grew up reading his comics in salem, tamilnadu. I'm still searching for "Iratha Padalam" series. If somebody can give it to me, i'm ready to pay triple the value of the series. I'm a great fan of lion and muthu comics as well as rani comics. Howerver, time and destiny is something we cannot control. It changed our lives a lot. I wish the world was the same like 1990. With lot of memories, Bala from Bangalore.

@ Sathrapathy: Dear Buddy, you are lucky to have found old issues of our comics in old book shops, even if they were only 7 of them. It has become quite a hard task, as the regularity of our comics has meant, that Old issues are scavenged by the enthusiastic fans. Try out Moore Market, which does keep bringing up some rare titles then and there. But frankly speaking, it's long time since I saw any old issue appearing in there either.

Anyways, best of luck in your search.

Hi Friend, May I know as whre in chennai can I bu...

2010-04-09T15:16:59.281+05:30

Hi Friend,

May I know as whre in chennai can I buy old tamil comic books. I am a die hard fan of tamil comics. I tried at some second hand book shops but managed to buy only 7 books.

Thanks,

@ ErB & Spider: Thanks for the update. ...

2009-07-23T14:05:41.313+05:30

@ ErB & Spider: Thanks for the update. I also received my subscription copy of latest Comics Classics, and a preview post is on at Comicology over here. Happy Reading, folks. :)

@ Mr.J: I guess it takes more than 2 to 3 w...

2009-07-23T13:17:40.456+05:30

@ Mr.J: I guess it takes more than 2 to 3 weeks for the overseas subscribers to get their copy, or find the issue available at local stores. It's something which have be to improved, as we shouldn't be the only ones who should witness our beloved comics first-up.

Whenever I have left India on business trips, I had the same feeling that I wouldn't be one of the first person to touch our comics. So, I understand that feeling of yours.

By the way, love your nickname... :) and you have got a good blog going up there, Congrats. You can count on me being a regular visitor.

@ Karthikeyan: So good to meet another lon...

2009-07-23T13:17:03.302+05:30

@ Karthikeyan: So good to meet another long-time comic reader from our Lion Comics Discussion Forum era. It was such a good time we had over there, and I am happy that we are able to replicate at least part of that excitement with this humble website of ours.

Keep Visiting, Old friend.

FROM SPIDER, ITS REALLY A TREAT FRIENDS TO SEE MAY...

2009-07-21T06:46:05.423+05:30

FROM SPIDER,
ITS REALLY A TREAT FRIENDS TO SEE MAYAVI BACK WITH A BANG.THIS LATEST CLASSIC IS DEFINITELY GOING TO CREATE WAVES AMONG COMIC READERS.

Comics classics latest issue விண்வெளி கொள்ளையர் ha...

2009-07-20T19:24:44.748+05:30

Comics classics latest issue விண்வெளி கொள்ளையர் has come. IT is in big size with 60 pages. A big treat with this full size story. Next is my favourite களிமண் மனிதர்கள்

thanks for the update. I'm (Mr. J) form Sri La...

2009-07-18T23:11:10.378+05:30

thanks for the update. I'm (Mr. J) form Sri Lanka and still this book is not available in stores :(

Anyway waiting for your review :)

Please read and comment on my Comics Addict Blog

Regards,
Mr. J

Rafiq, Thanks for letting us know about the latest...

2009-07-17T23:45:51.187+05:30

Rafiq,
Thanks for letting us know about the latest issue. I remember when lioncomics.com was active i used to check for your comment since i know u will b the first one to post about new release. Thanks again.

@ Cisco: I also wish that Cisco comes back...

2009-07-17T20:32:59.037+05:30

@ Cisco: I also wish that Cisco comes back in Classics format. Lion featured some of the classic ones in their line-up. The last time I remember Cisco was featured in Lion/Muthu was in Lion #200, a couple of years back... So, he is certainly due for an re-appearance :)

@ Ramesh: Ramesh seems your comics hunt is...

2009-07-17T20:29:09.856+05:30

@ Ramesh: Ramesh seems your comics hunt is taking you to all cities. Enjoy Buddy. Believe me the next cover is also going to follow the same layout. Kudos to the team who designed it. I guess Vijayan's brother Prakash would have definitely been involved in the new design.

I don't remember reading this Mandrake story in Rani Comics, and IJC friends say that they didn't see this getting published in Indrajal either. So, probably you might have read this in Dinamani, which printed some classic series regularly. Anyways, we can now enjoy the strip in a complete comic book. :)

@ Cap Tiger: நண்பர் சிவ், சிவகாசி சென்று ...

2009-07-17T20:25:29.625+05:30

@ Cap Tiger: நண்பர் சிவ்,

சிவகாசி சென்று வரும் வாய்ப்பு இன்னும் எனக்கு கிட்டவில்லை. நண்பர்கள் அந்த சந்தோஷத்தை பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளும் போது நேரில் நானே அங்கு சென்று வந்த உவகையை அடைகிறேன். சிக்பில், டெக்ஸ் என்று காமிக்ஸ் படையலை ரசிக்க போகிறீர்கள்... மஜா செய்யுங்கள்.

திரு. விஜயன், கூற்றுபடி இனி நமது காமிக்ஸ்களை நாம் அதிக இடைவேளை இல்லாமல் ரசிக்கலாம் என்று நம்புகிறேன். நம்பிக்கையுடன் தொடர்வோம்.

வித்தியாசமான பதிவுகளை இடும் முயற்சி என்றென்றும் தொடரும் நண்பரே. வாழ்த்துகளுக்கு நன்றி. :)

@ MaNdrAke dudE: Brother, as per the Edito...

2009-07-17T20:19:11.667+05:30

@ MaNdrAke dudE: Brother, as per the Editor, he has loads and loads of classic Mandrake stories still in pipeline, so we might see atleast 1 or 2 title of Mandrake every year :). I am happy that someone in India, even if it is in regional language, is still continuing to give credit to one of Lee Falk's Immortal Comic characters.

@ BN: It's indeed a family get-together...

2009-07-17T20:17:06.779+05:30

@ BN: It's indeed a family get-together, which we last cherished when the Lion Comics Discussion Forum was live. Good to see that no one has lost any passion towards our beloved hobby.

I need to support your view too, as Quality of the Translation does form an important part in any venture. Obviously, when we read something in our mother tongue, we have the attachment towards it which ultimately adds all the Oomph factor which required for seamless reading of a comic. Expecting that on English titles is going to be real hard, as most of the translators are going to stick to the original and some even go as far as to make a literal translation of every word or sentence. Luckily, this time the Euro Books venture wasn't that bad, and I guess that the base Lucky Luke stories were the main reason for that :)

With friends & brothers like you in arms, we are going to grow together and cherish our passion day after day. No doubts abt it, Dear BN :)

I'm feeling excited on seeing Vijayan's an...

2009-07-17T20:15:56.747+05:30

I'm feeling excited on seeing Vijayan's anoouncement on reprints on Kazhimann Manitharkal and Koliakkara Kalaigan.I request Vijayan to reprint Vedhalar and Cisco Kid stories also

Forget one thing, I already read next Muthu releas...

2009-07-15T11:28:09.851+05:30

Forget one thing, I already read next Muthu release some time before. Is it reprint or already published in Rani Comics or Dinamani paper?

Welcome back Mr. Vijayan. Thanks for your comments...

2009-07-15T11:23:15.308+05:30

Welcome back Mr. Vijayan. Thanks for your comments.

Yes got this book. Last Sunday i went to Lion comics office at Sivakasi and bought this one.

Front page, it is really nice. I hope that the next issues also like this.

நண்பரே, ஆசிரியர் விஜயன் அவர்களின் விஜயம் மகிழ்ச்ச...

2009-07-14T13:03:52.123+05:30