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

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 f...

2010-04-28T20:29:32.272+05:30

@ 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. I also rece...

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 weeks fo...

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 long-time ...

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 Lanka ...

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 in Cla...

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 taking...

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 வரும் வ...

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 Editor, he h...

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, which we ...

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 anoounceme...

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

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.

This is really a great news that Mandrake finally ...

2009-07-14T07:47:55.899+05:30

This is really a great news that Mandrake finally coming back in India....after a looong long gap!!

hope to see more of him...:-)

It is nice to see old comics-colleagues like ERB a...

2009-07-14T06:41:21.705+05:30

It is nice to see old comics-colleagues like ERB and others posting comments after Vijayan's post. It is almost like a family get-together :)

I agree with Vijayan that it is the quality of the translation that raises even a mediocre story to an extraordinary level. I have read the original English Fleetway issues of many Johnny Nero, Barracuda & Steel Claw stories and they are very very bland and boring to read in English. The magic of the Muthu Comics translation alone made these stories so lively and thrilling to read.

Rafiq, keep up the good work brother!

Tamil K: வழக்கமாக சந்தாதாரர்களுக்கு புத்தகம் கிடைத...

2009-07-13T22:44:27.957+05:30

Tamil K: வழக்கமாக சந்தாதாரர்களுக்கு புத்தகம் கிடைத்த ஒரு-இரு வாரங்களில் கடைகளில் அது சரளமாக கிடைக்க ஆரம்பிக்கும். எனவே, தவற விடாதீர்கள்.

முதல் பக்கங்கள் கதையை படிக்க ஆர்வத்தை தூண்டவே. விஜயன் அதற்கு அனுமதி அளிப்பார் என்றே நம்பி வெளியிடுகிறேன். மற்றபடி கதையின் முடிவை தெரிவிக்கும் எந்த ஸ்கானையும் வெளியிடும் எண்ணம் இல்லை. அது புத்தகத்தை வாசிப்பவர்களுக்கு மட்டும் சொந்தமான பக்கங்கள். :)

நண்பர்கள் அனைவருக்கும் புத்தகம் கிடைத்தவுடன் முழு பதிவையும் அரங்கேற்றி விடுகிறேன்.

@ சாத்தான்: காரிகன் கதைகளுக்கு எவர்தான் ரசிகர் இல்...

2009-07-13T22:43:05.630+05:30

@ சாத்தான்: காரிகன் கதைகளுக்கு எவர்தான் ரசிகர் இல்லை. மிக நாட்கள் கழித்து அவர் கதைகளை வாசித்ததில் மிக்க மகிழ்ச்சி தான்.

நானும் XIII சேகரிப்பாளர் ஸ்பெஷல் பிரதிக்காக வருடக்கணக்கில் காத்து கொண்டு தான் இருக்கிறேன். விஜயன் சீக்கிரம் ஆவண செய்வார் என்று எண்ணுகிறேன். அவர் 2005 ல் இப்படி ஒரு எண்ணம் இருப்பதை வெளியிட்டதாக நியாபகம்... 4 ஆண்டுகள் ஆகி விட்டன என்று நினைத்தாலே பிரம்மிப்பாக இருக்கிறது.

ஒரு காமிக்ஸை வெளியிடுவதில் இருக்கும் சிரமம், அதுவும் பிராந்திய மொழியில், விஜயனுக்கு மட்டுமே தெரியுமாகையால், அவரின் இந்த தாமதங்களை பொறுத்தாழ மனைதை திட படுத்தி கொள்ள வேண்டியதுதான். நமக்கு அது பழகிய விஷயம் என்பது கூடுதல் தகுதி :)

@ Siv: I can understand your difficulty of subscri...

2009-07-13T22:37:12.104+05:30

@ Siv: I can understand your difficulty of subscribing, when you won't be able to pin down a certain address. But any Direct Marketing requires a physical fixed location, and I hope that whatever plan our Editor is going to unveil would also rely on that concept.

Probably, you could use your hometown address to get a copy without any problem. Many of the friends I know, do use this option, so that they can read our books whenever they visit their hometown, and also can safely assume that they will never be missing any title.

I second your thought, that we should try to bring young readers into the fold. I am planning to sponsor a comic each for a class of students at my old school this year, so as to grow their comics passion. Hopefully, I will do it this year. At home, I have already practiced my nephews and nieces to read few comics. Hopefully, they will keep our passion alive, along-with and after us :)

20 per year... I would love too... But a more ambitious thought would be 12 titles a year... Only Vijayan can vouch for either of this :). Let's stay hopeful.

@ Murugan: Hotline was indeed so hot with so many...

2009-07-13T22:28:53.641+05:30

@ Murugan: Hotline was indeed so hot with so many big time news. Hope the momentum will be maintained :)

@ ERB: The sight of seeing our editor take part in discussion, does bring those nostalgic feeling, when we were expecting a comment from him now and then on the lion discussion forum. Isn't it ?

Kudos to him, for having spent some time to take part in our fan bragging again. Rest assured, we won't leave his trail go unnoticed :).