Mar 28, 2009

Celebrity Comics – Ultimate Shower of Love – II

Just in case, if you had forgotten, I did promise to have our second and concluding part of V-Day Special Comicology Post.  So here it is.  In that comic post, we looked at the successful (?!!) attempts on bringing the celebrities into Comics format, but here are the ones who missed out on the bus, and remained only in concept and ill-driven media news.

Kkrish Movie Krrish (2006): It was the first mainstream movie from Bollywood, which featured an Indian Authentic Superhero, in the form of Hrithik Roshan, who is undoubtedly a talented actor.  It was sequel to Koi Mil Gaya (2003), which itself was inspired by the Hollywood blockbuster Spielberg movie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).  The movie centres around Krrish, the titular character, who had inherited superhero powers from his father, and creates a secret identity to defend the world against an evil scientist, played by one of my favourite actor, Nasureedin Shah.  The lady love was portrayed by Priyanka Chopra. 

Wonder, does she have a in-ept ability, as having been featured in two movies as lady-love to Superhero.  Well, she certainly has the physique to match up to that reputation. 

The movie was a blockbuster of success, and there were talks of it being merchandised in many forms, which included a series of Comics titles. But the producers then decided to concentrate on the next movie Krrish 2, thus shelving the project, at least temporarily.

This gave a chance for Drona, to hit the stands later as the first Bollywood Superhero to be printed in form of Comics, but the fact remains Krrish was lot better to have owned that credit.  Often, Krrish is touted as the first Superhero of India, but the fact is that Big B, scored ahead of him with Supremo, even though that was never made into mainstream. (Read more about Drona & Supremo, in our V-Day post).


Superhero TendulkarThe Master Blaster (2007): It was time for another Cricketer, to be made as a Superhero, this time another batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar, was touted to be the Superhero.  The series was coined by the erstwhile Virgin Comics, with Sachin’s alter-ego being named “The Master Blaster”.  Sachin Tendulkar was actually brought in as a business partner, to get his involvement to the project, and there was a huge media euphoria, when the series was announced.  Sachin was shown wearing a full body-armour, with a flowing thunderous Bat as his weapon. A real “Bat-Man”, you can say. 

Blaster in ActionBut, what followed was India’s abysmal performance in Cricket World Cup 2007, which prompted Virgin to drop their initial plans, and we were saved from witnessing this ill conceived concept, which even if it had materialized would have met the same fate as Supremo & Supersleuth.

He-ManThe first issue, which was supposedly being drawn by Jeevan J Kang (Spiderman India fame), was scripted as the Blade of the Masters, fighting a villain whose amulet of power holds 11 spirits.  Imagine that, they conceived him to change to his superhero avatar, by simply flashing his bat… eeks.

Doesn’t this characterization resemble much on the He-Man, from the Masters of the Universe animated TV series, back then.  Oops, and they were touting this as an Original concept.  Oh yes, I believed.


Superhero Priyanka

Princess Anamika/Priyanka (2007): After playing lady-love to both Indian Superheroes, it was a chance for Priyanka to make her own foray as a full-fledged Superheroine, or at least it was touted to be.  The publishing house, was again Virgin Comics, who after their failed attempt to create Celebrity comics early in the year, tried to cash in on the popularity of Priyanka Chopra, by touting her as a Wonder-Woman styled Super heroine, to base a series of comics and graphic novels on her.

The quote from the Virgin Comics that time on Priyanka’s supposed Superhero concept was

The superhero in question is an adopted girl who discovers she is the latest in a line of princesses with great mystical power and a sworn duty to take down evil wherever it lurks. 

Well it sounds, more like a Bollywood movie.  Luckily, we didn’t end up witnessing this comic series too, as Virgin Comics started having their own administrative and marketing problems and decided to halt their involvement in India for the time being (which they are yet to come out from).

No wonder they had problems.  They just paid the price for deviating away from their original and niche concept of basing comic series based on Indian mythologies, and tried to imitate and gain the mass-media attention and business by making superheroes out of media celebrities.  The result was there to been seen by all.

I have no qualms over Priyanka Chopra, who was Ms.World beauty contest winner for all her figure and charisma, and is one of the best actors in Bollywood at present.  But conceptualising her as a Comic series superheroine, eeks… Good that we were saved from witnessing it.  Euro Books, who later launched Drona Prequel Comics, were also planning to revive this concept which was put in cold store, by planning to make Priyanka in Comics format.  The result of Drona put this plan also into the backburner.

Priyanka Chopra Comics News Mar09 But recently, there was confusing media attention about Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin group, who was also the man behind the Virgin Comics, who then pulled the plug of out them.  It talks about Branson still being interested in casting Priyanka Chopra as a Comic heroine.

I don’t know how this media news came about, as this was originally a concept pioneered by the Indian creators at Virgin, and all those initial concepts are now owned by Liquid Comics.  All the news medias which I read about this new announcement seems to have taken excerpts out of the old news archives which came about in 2007.  

So I believe it is just a mistake by some media goon, as I don’t see Branson starting a comic business just to feature Priyanka in that.  But he is known for crazy things, so I don’t put my money on him. God Please save us.


Shadow Hunter 01

Shadow Hunter (2008): But Virgin Comics, was not to be denied.  Like the unsatisfied evil spirit, they went after their concept of basing comics series on celebrities, this time trying their luck in America, with their newly conceptualised Voices brand showcasing celebrities not linked to comics industry, to also create and pioneer their own comic series. 

There were numerous ones, which came out of that result, but only one of them was truly to be called a Celebrity Comics, because that particular individual decided to create a story in keeping up with the original story of thyself.  It was the Prom Queen, Jenna Jameson, who created a limited edition comic series, with a female superheroine named Shadow Hunter.

This was the official quote from Virgin Comics, that time:

Shadow Hunter, is the story of a provocative superheroine who survives a brush with death only to find herself fighting the legions of hell for her very soul. The story, while provocative and sexy, contains no nudity and is intended for a mainstream audience

Even though, this particular series was not based on any Indian Superstars, it had to find its place in our Celebrity Comics post, to map the freefall which Virgin Comics took ever since the series was published. It ultimately saw them wrapping up their projects, and going for a management buyout, with the resultant product being named Liquid Comics, which at present stands as per its name.

As a mid-post bonus to those who read the post up-till now, here are the covers of that 4 part mini series.  Enjoy !!

Shadown Hunter 02 Shadown Hunter 03Shadown Hunter 04 Shadown Hunter 05

This was not the scenario, when comics publishers like Amar Chitra Katha (ACK), were basing their comics titles on acclaimed national leaders, and successful entrepreneurs.


ACK Mahatma GandhiACK Ambedkar

Now the new breed of comics publishers seems to be toeing the American way, and trying to be one-up over them in bringing commercial characters into comics format.

The question remains, do they really love the Comics business, or do they only aim to see it as a money-making business? I hope normality ensures, and comics publishers take lessons from other publishers ill fate, who toed the line and seen their readers market erode.

As much as we despise, the American influence on commercialisation of comics, there is no denying of the fact that at times they did produce comics on legendary characters, without changing their originality, one such case was the comics based on legendary martial arts superstar Bruce Lee

Kung Fu Series Rani Comics 51 - One of the first Bruce Lee Comics Erstwhile Rani Comics and Indrajal Comics in India, had featured Bruce Lee Comic books in their line-up, which probably might have come from the British Genre.  Taking a cue out of them, American major comics giant Marvel, started a series inspired by Bruce Lee, named “Kung Fu” in 1974.

The series, which was drawn and inked by Superman,Batman fame Neal Adams, featured a series of fictional Martial art superstars, who were led in front by a characterization of Bruce Lee himself.  The series ran for a total of 33 issues, spanning until 1977.

That was not all, in 1994 Malibu Comics, a now defunct independent comics publisher, also ran a 6 issue mini-series featuring Bruce Lee as their titular character. The series was part of their comic series about Mortal Kombat game series.

Bruce Lee Malibu Issue 1 ArtBruce Lee Comics - Malibu 01Bruce Lee Malibu Issue 1 CreditsHere is the Credit page, and a sample of the Inner artwork, which proves that the quality of the comics was at the top level. Especially the close-up shots of Bruce Lee and detailed fighting scenes, which seems to have been inspired by the legendary Bruce Lee movies.
(Pics: taichiturntablism.com)

Here are the covers of 4 other titles from the series. Don’t they give an impressive look, I would love to own this series in my collection. (Pics: comicvine.com)

Bruce Lee Comics - Malibu 02Bruce Lee Comics - Malibu 04Bruce Lee Comics - Malibu 05Bruce Lee Comics - Malibu 06

The reception to the series, which is now considered as a Collectors Item, does say that comics enthusiasts and fans always been receptive about comic series created with original and legendary personas from the past, and not the commercially motivated ones dished out by the likes of Virgin Comics.  It’s now left to the publishers to decide, what they make out of the reality.


Now that we have looked into the comics publishers attempts to build comic characters out of commercial personas, it will be good that we end the post by talking about some of the other attempts in our own Bollywood movie industry, which saw some famous comic characters like Superman and Tarzan, being brought in with a Indian touch. Obviously, without proper permission or copyrights.

Tarzan IndiaAdventures of Tarzan (1985): The plot of the movies goes like this.  Ruby Shetty, a beautiful and attractive young woman, lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad.  His dad ventures on to the deep jungles of India to find a fabled tribe in the Shakabhoomi region, where others have gone - but never returned.

Ruby also decides to follow her dad, and meets up with him near the jungle's edge, where she is introduced to a man named D.K., who her dad like her to get married to. The following few days Ruby has a number of misadventures and is rescued by an ape-like man who is called Tarzan, and both fall in love with each other. Tarzan cannot speak any language but is intrigued by Ruby, much to the chagrin of D.K., whose task is to capture Tarzan and take him to work for Krishnakant Verma, who owns Apollo Circus. Before Tarzan and Ruby's romance could take wing, Tarzan is captured, chained and taken to the circus. But by the help of the wild animals who attack the city, Tarzan gets freed, and marries Ruby and lives happily ever after.

Kimi Katkar 2Kimi Katkar 1Almost a complete ridicule,  of the legendary Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which simply borrowed the original plot, and added Bollywood of Masala Mix, and oomph factor.  One saving grace of the movie was the Ruby (Jane Porter equivalent) character portrayed by Kimi Katkar.

A little know actor that time, she was propelled to star fame, with her dare bare act, and smooching scenes in the movie. No wonder the movie was a hit, just because of her presence. Movie frantics would remember, that at the top of her career, she even played lady love of Amitabh Bachan, in the 1991 Bollywood blockbuster movie Hum, which had a star cast of Bollywood Comedian Govinda, and South-Indian Super Star, Rajinikanth. One of the popular songs of the movie was Jumma Chumma De De (and arguably part the reason for the success of the movie), which had Bachan & Katkar dancing to the tune of a music inspired by an African musician.


Superman IndiaSuperman (1987): It was time for Superman to feature in a Bollywood movie, again unofficially.  In this Indian take on the classic superhero story, a young baby from the doomed planet Krypton is sent to Earth, where he is adopted by an elderly couple in India who name him Shekhar. The role of Shekhar, was played by Puneet Isaar, who is more famously known as the actor who played the character of Duryodhana in the famous Mahabharata TV Serial, aired on Doordarshan (DD) from 1988 to 1990.

After growing to an adult and learning about his origins and powers, Shekhar goes to the city in search of his school sweetheart, Gita, who has become a newspaper reporter. At the same time, Verma, Shekhar's rival for Gita's affection in their school days, has gone on to become a crime lord and general super-villain. Verma has hatched at plan to become rich by devastating part of India with natural disasters, then buying up all of the abandoned land. Will Superman/Shekhar be able to put a stop to Verma's evil plan? Will he win Gita's heart? Will he keep his double identity a secret? well, those are answered in the rest of the movie.  No surprises, because it is a same plot of the original Superman character.

Unlike Tarzan, this didn’t have any saving grace, even though Bollywood star Dharmendra donned the role of Superman’s father.  It was a total failure at the box-office, and till date remains the worst example of a Bollywood parody, and continues to be a butt of joke on all foreign movie review sites.  A best example of them is on stomptokyo.com, who have given a complete review with the hilarious touch, for the so called Indian Superman. 

Superman 1960 HindiSuperman (1960): But this wasn’t the first ever Superman takedown in Bollywood. Yes, indeed there were two attempts earlier as way back in 1960 itself, even before the official Superman film released in 1978. Surprising as it may sound, its indeed true, even though on a worst quality.

Return of Mr SupermanManmohan Sabir directed this 1960 feature, but he had a competition from another director named Mohammad Hussain who also was making a movie on the same DC character, with the film simply titled as ‘Superman’. Thus, Sabir decided to name his movie as ‘Return of Superman’, without any meaning to the word ‘Return’, as both of them had the same story of Superman’s Origin bundled with Bollywood Masala Mix.

But there was a connection indeed, as both movies had then famous actor Jairaj, playing the protagonist. Obviously, the second movie is much more famous (?!) then the first one, so here is a VCD cover for the movie. Make what you want out it.

Now, who is out there who says that Superman is American…  You only have to laugh looking at the Superman costume, but if you still insist, here is a complete review of this movie, from a blogger named TODD.  Enough Said.


Dariya Dil (1988): No Indian Superhero movie would be complete, without mentioning about a ultimate cross-over of DC & Marvel, in our own Indian version.

Dariya Dil (1988)

It was a movie featuring Govinda, and Kimi Katkar (again), which actually didn’t have a plot revolving around Superheroes. But one of the songs in the movie, saw Govinda in a Superman Suit, and Kimi Katkar in a Spider-Woman costume, dancing to a Bollywood tune. I must say more than Govinda, Kimi seems to be a good fit for the costume :). Here is a YouTube video featuring the legendary (?!!) song. Isn’t that Funny :).

SupermanvsSpider-Man 1976 (c) wikipedia.org I only wonder what would have been the reaction of DC & Marvel, had they seen this less talked about movie song.  I agree they wouldn’t care, but the fact remains that they took more than 4 decades since their inception during the Golden Age of American Comics, to have agreed on common terms to have a first ever superhero cross-over in form of Superman/Spiderman in 1976.

But, it took only a dream song in the minds of the lead cast and a couple of costume stitches, to get this concept into fruition in our sweet old Bollywood. :)  As funny it may sound, It’s time we start respecting the copyrights held by the publishers. If only there any listeners, to this morale in the free world.


Arkin Comics Arkin Customized Comics Advt And what’s more there is a new comic publishing company in India, in the name of Arkin Comics, who seem to have copyrighted a new concept, where we could get to feature as a hero in a Solo Comic title on our own.  They call it Customized Comics, and few titles are currently online, at a price close to INR 1000. At least, this is something new, from the celebrity comics junk, we have been dished out earlier.  This could really serve as a good gift for some kids or teens, on their birthday party.  You could learn more about this on their corporate site.

IrithTalks are also on about another pioneer Comic series from the same publishers, titled IRITH, featuring a Hi-Fi Anti-Terrorists Super Squad, on the backdrops of 26/11 Mumbai attack.  The first title is scheduled to be on stands in April this year, which is billed as a product out of a team of 20+ artists.

Even though, it is a sensitive subject to take your bets on, I am much more hopeful, because that has Ramayana 3392AD comic series fame, writer Shamik Dasgupta, on the cards.

Even though, the series reminds me a lot on the lines of The 99 Series from Teshkeel Comics, discussed over here at Comicology earlier, I hope it will be different in content as it involves a modern day menace, than the former.

Talking of which, there is a comic post pending on the further issues of The 99 Series, soon at Comicology.

And that brings us to the close of our V-Day Special 2 part comic posts.  Hopefully, you would have found this post useful and fun reading, just like I felt while working on it. Wish you all a Happy Week ahead.  Have Fun & nJoY, while I will be back with another old comics review post shortly. Adios Amigos !

59 ComiComments:

Superb post Rafiq.In this connection i also wish to add that comics on Sunil Gavaskar,Amitabh Bachchan(Star Comics) and Bruce Lee(Indrajal comics) have also been published,which can also be added in list here.

CW/Zaheer: Thanks for the visit and comment. I guess you haven't read the complete post yet, as I have mentioned in the same that Amitabh, Sunil were covered in the 1st Part, the link for which is at the top paragraph.

By the way, do you have the Bruce Lee Indrajal Version, I don't have one... and couldn't find the cover to add to this post. Do share if you could.

ரகசிய உளவாளி ரஃபிக்,

மிகவும் சிரத்தையாகவும், காலம் எடுத்தும் தயாரிக்கப் பட்டுள்ள பதிவு என்பதை அதன் உள்ளடக்கம் தெளிவாக எடுத்துக் காட்டுகிறது. சுவையான, சிறப்பான தகவல்கள் என, நல்ல முழுமையான ஒர் பதிவாக இது இருப்பதில் ஆச்சர்யமில்லை.

கிரிஷ் படம் பாத்திருக்கிறேன், ஆனால் அதனை என்னால் ரசிக்க முடியவில்லை. காமிக்ஸ் வடிவம் கூட சில வேளைகளில் நல்ல வெற்றியைக் கண்டிருக்கலாம். யார் கண்டது கிரிஷ் 2 வெளிவரும் போது அதனை விளம்பரப் படுத்த சில இதழ்கள் வெளியாகலாம் அல்லவா!!

சிறு வயதில் ஹி மேனிற்கு நான் ரசிகன், அவர் கூட ஒர் புலியும் வருவதாக ஞாபகம், மண்டையோட்டுத் தலையன் ஒருவன் வில்லனாக வருவார். தவறாமல் டி.வி.க்கு முன்பாக என்னை உட்காரச் செய்த தொடர் அது. சச்சின் டெண்டுல்கர் கதை முயற்சி வடிந்து போனதில் ஆச்சர்யம் ஏதுமில்லை.

பிரியங்கா சோப்ராவின் உடலமைப்பு பற்றி உங்களிடமிருந்து ஒர் பதிவை விரைவில் எதிர்பார்க்கிறேன். நீங்கள் கணித்துள்ள படி பிராஸ்னன் தானும் ஒர் சூப்பர் ஹீரோவாக காமிக்ஸில் குதித்து தன் வழமையான ஸ்டண்ட்டைக் காட்டாது இருந்தாலே போதும்.

கற்புக் கத்தரினா, நடமாடும் அமெரிக்க கண்ணகி ஜீனா ஜேம்ஸ் பெயரிலும் ஒர் காமிக்ஸ் தொடரை ஆரம்பித்து தங்கள் பெருமையை பறைசாற்றிய வெர்ஜின் காமிக்ஸ் வாழ்க. படங்கள் வயக்காரா தாத்தாவை நினைவிழக்க செய்து விடும் என்பது உறுதி.

புருஸ் லீ யின் படங்களை பார்த்து விட்டு வந்து, அவர் ஸ்டைலையும், அவர் போடும் கூச்சல்களையும் இமிடேட் செய்து காற்றுடன் நான் சண்டை போட்டிருக்கின்றேன்[ நீங்கள் அப்படி செய்ததுண்டா] என்ன கூறினாலும் புருஸ் லீ கதையில் கூட நன்றாகவே இருப்பார் என்றே எண்ணுகிறேன்.

டார்ஜான் படத்தில் வரும் ஹீரோயின் இவ்வளவு தாராள மனது உடையவரா!! படத்தின் பட்ஜெட்டில் டார்ஜானின் துணிகளின் செலவை விட, நாயகியின் துணிச் செலவு குறைவாகவே இருந்திருக்கும்.

அந்த சூப்பர் மேன், ஸ்பைடர் கேர்ல் பாட்டு செம ஜாலி. உண்மையிலேயே செம டான்ஸ் . நாயகியின் காஸ்ட்யூம் கச்சிதமாகப் பொருந்தியிருக்கிறது என்னும் உங்கள் கிண்டல் சூப்பர்.

ஞாயிறு காலைப் பொழுதை கலகலப்பாக்கிய பதிவு. புளுபெரி வேறு துப்பாக்கியுடன் அருகில் நிற்பதைப் பார்த்தால் வயக்கரா தாத்தாவிற்கு குண்டடி படும் என்றே தெரிகிறது.

உற்சாகத்துடன் தொடருங்கள்.

ரபீக்,

சூப்பர் மேன் பாட்டு அட்டகாசம். இப்படி ஒரு குத்து டான்ஸ் வெளிநாட்டு சூப்பர்மேனால் போட முடியாது. இந்திய சூப்பர் மேனே உயர்ந்தவர் என்பது இதன் மூலம் நிருபணம் ஆகிறது.

பின் குறிப்பு பிரியங்கா சோப்ராவின் படத்தை சிறியதாக போட்டதற்காக வயக்ரா தாத்தா என்னிடம் வருத்தப்பட்டுள்ளார். இது குறித்து தங்களால் ஏதேனும் செய்ய முடிந்தால் நலம்.

ரஃபிக் பேராண்டி,

வாக்கு தந்த மாதிரியே, கலக்கிட்டேப்பா. மகராசானா இருப்பா. 2 வாரத்திற்கு எனக்கு இது போதும். சீனா சேம்ஸன் கூட ஒர் படத்துல நான் நடிச்சிருக்கேன்பா. ரொம்ப நல்ல படம். இந்த டார்ஜான் படத்துல நடிச்ச குட்டி அட்ரஸ் யாரிற்காவது தெரிஞ்சா, அத தந்து உதவுங்கப்பா.

ஜோசுப் பேராண்டி என மனச்சுமையை தீர்க்கப் பாடு படுற நல்ல உள்ளமப்பா ஒனக்கு. 100 வயசு வரைக்கும் அனுபவின்னு ஆசிர்வதிக்கிறேன் ராசா.

கலர்ஃபுல் பதிவு, வரட்டா பேராண்டி

தாத்தா,

அந்தப் படத்துல உங்க நடிப்புத் திறமையைப் பற்றி சொல்ல வார்த்தைகளே கிடையாது!!! அத நான் இன்னும் மறக்கல ஆனா நீங்க தான் என்ன மறந்திட்டீங்க.எப்ப வரீங்க, சொல்லுங்க.

ரஃபிக், இத விட நல்ல படங்க என்கிட்ட இருக்கு, உங்க மெயிலுக்கு அனுப்பி வைக்கிறேன்.

என் திறமைகளை உலகிற்கு மீண்டும் சுட்டிக் காட்டிய ரஃபிக்கிற்கு என் நன்றிகள்.

உண்மையைக் கூறினால் அப்பாடலில் நான் அணிந்துள்ள காஸ்ட்யூம் என்னதல்ல. அது வயக்கரா தாத்தாவினுடையது. ஆம் அவர் சைஸ் என்னதை விட பெரியது. காஸ்ட்யூம் சைஸைப்பற்றியே நான் இங்கு எழுதியுள்ளேன்.

இந்தியாவில் எனக்கு ஒர் சகோதரன் இருப்பதை இப்பதிவின் மூலம் வெளிப்படுத்திய ரஃபிக்கிற்கு என் நன்றி. தம்பி அம்மா சாயலிலே இருக்கிறான்.

நாளை நமதே, நாளை நமதே.

என் கராத்தே அழகை நினைவு கூர்ந்த கராத்தே ரஃபிக்கிற்கு பாராட்டுக்கள்.

இங்கு பின்னூட்டம் இட்டவர்களில் ஒருவர், என் படங்களைப் பார்த்த பின், காற்றுடன் மோதியதாக குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார். ஆனால் உண்மையிலேயே அவர் மோதியது காற்றில் ஆவியாக, அரூபமாக இருந்த என்னுடன் தான். அவர் என் சீஷ்யன் என்பதை உலகிற்கு அறிவிப்பதில் நான் பெருமைப் படுகிறேன்.

Superb post friend! You always provide unique material. Thank you very much!

குருவே,

எனக்கு எவ்வாறு கராத்தே இப்படி வருகிறதே என்று நான் வியந்த போதெல்லாம் விடை கிடைக்காது தவித்திருக்கின்றேன். ஆனால் இன்று நீங்கள் தான் என் குரு என்பதை உலகிற்கு அறிவித்து என்னை பேராணந்தம் கொள்ளச்செய்து விட்டீர்கள்.

இப்பேருண்மையை வெளிக் கொணர பாடுபட்ட கராத்தே ரஃபிக்கிற்கு கராத்தேக் காவலன் எனும் பட்டத்தை உங்கள் ஆசியுடனும், அனுமதியுடனும் வழங்குகிறேன் குருவே.

Hi Rafiq, nice post...
Was this comic’s success?

Yes,Rafiq i am having all Bruce Lee Indrajal comics,will be sending you the scans of cover pages.

ஷங்கர்: வாழ்த்துகளுக்கு நன்றிகள். பதிவு உண்மையிலேயே சற்று நேரம் அதிகம் எடுத்து கொண்டாலும், உங்களை போன்ற அன்பர்களின் பிண்ணூட்டத்திற்காக இன்னும் எவ்வளவு வேண்டுமானாலும் செலவிக்கலாம்.

கிரிஷ் படம் சுமார் ரகம் தான் என்பது என்னுடைய எண்ணமும் கூட. ஆனால் ஏனோ இந்திய சிறுவர்களிடையே அது மிக பிரபலம் அடைந்தது, ஒரு வேளை நாம் அந்த கால கட்டத்தை விட சிந்தனையில் சற்று வளர்ந்து விட்டது காரணமாக இருக்கலாம்.

ஹீமேன் தொடருக்கு யார் தான் ரசிகனாக ஆகாமல் இருந்திருக்க முடியும். நானும் அவற்றை விடாமல் பார்த்திருக்கிறேன். சமீபத்தில் வெளிவந்த அதன் மொத்த குறுந்தகடு வெளியீட்டை வாங்கி வைத்துள்ளேன் என்றால் பார்த்து கொள்ளுங்களேன்.

உங்கள் காற்று குங்குமப்பூ சண்டைக்கு பூருஸ் லீயின் ஆவி தான் காரணம் என்று இப்போது தான் தெரிந்தது.

ப்ரியங்கா, கிமி பற்றி வர்னனை செய்ய நம் தாத்தா இருக்கும் போது நான் எதற்கு :)

ப்ளுபெர்ரியை காவல் காக்க வைத்ததே வயக்கரா தாத்தாவின் லீலைகளை தடுக்கதான். இத்தனை அழகிகளை பார்த்து அவர் என்ன செய்வார் என்று யாராலும் கணிக்க முடியாதே.

ரகசிய உளவாளி, கராத்தே காவலன் என்று ஒரு புது பட்டம் வேறு குடுத்து விட்டீர்கள். பங்கு வேட்டையர் போல இனி நானும் புனை பெயராக பதிந்து கொள்ளலாம்... ஆனாலும் என்னுடைய ரகசிய வேலை மர்மத்தை காப்பாற்ற இந்த சிவிலியன் ரஃபிக் ராஜா போதும் என்று நினைக்கிறன், அவன் ஒரு "மாக்கான்" என்பதால் யாரும் சந்தேகிக்க மாட்டார்களே. நாங்கள் ரொம்ப உஷாரு இல்ல, எப்படி கட்டி காப்பாத்துறோம் பாருங்க ரகசியத்தை... அவ்வ்வ்வ்வ்......

ஜோஷ்: நீங்கள் கூறியது முற்றிலும் சரி. இந்த பதிவை பார்த்து விட்டு அமெரிக்க சூப்பர்மேன் ஆல்ரெடி இந்திய சூப்பர்மேனிடம் டான்ஸ் க்ளாஸ் ப்ராக்டீஸ் டீல் பேசி விட்டார் என்று பட்சி ஒன்று தகவல் சொல்கிறது.

தாத்தாவிற்கு பிரியங்கா ரகசியமாக முன்பே பல அந்தரங்க படங்களை அனுப்பி வைத்து விட்டதாக தகவல், இனி அதில் நான் பிரசுரிக்க என்ன இருக்கிறது.

பாருடா, பெண்களை பற்றி பதிவு ஒன்று போட்ட உடன், இது வரை காமிக்ஸ் பதிவுகளுக்கு கூட இல்லாத அளவுக்கு என்ன ஒரு வரவேற்பு. எனவே, அந்த மாசாலா வருகையாளர்களுக்கு சிறப்பு பதில் பிண்ணூட்டம், இதோ:

சீனாசேம்ஸன்: மெயில் அனுப்புறேனு சொல்லி காக்க வைத்து விட்டீர்கள். சென்சாராகாமால் வருமா?

தாத்தா: அப்படி என் மாய மந்திரம் செய்தீர்கள். சீனாசேம்ஸன் உங்களை திரும்ப வர சொல்லும் அளவிற்கு

இந்திய சூப்பர்மேன்:: உங்கள் ஆட்டம் படு சூப்பர் போங்கள். அன்பர் ஜோஷ் கூறியபடி, ஒரிஜினல் சூப்பர்மேனால் செய்ய முடியாத காரியம் இது தான்.

டார்ஜான்: தம்பி அம்மா சாயல் மட்டும் தானா, அப்ப அப்பா யாரு... கோப பட வேண்டாம் தாத்தா ஃபுல் ஸ்பீடில் அலைந்து கொண்டிருப்பதால் கேட்க வேண்டியது கட்டாயமாயிற்று.

புரூசு ஆவி: நல்ல வேளை நான் காற்றில் குத்தியதை முன்பே கூறவில்லை. இல்லை என்னையும் ஆவிகளுடன் பேசும் கூட்டத்தில் மெம்பர் ஆக்கி இருப்பீர்கள் போலிருக்கு... அய்யோ, கூடவே வந்து ஆவிக்கிட்ட என்ன தனியா கோர்த்து விட்டு போயிட்டாரே இந்த தாத்தா.

Prabhat: Welcome back friend, and also thanks for your comment. It's good to here a warm word from esteemed comics bloggers like you. Hope to see your comments more often in the future posts at Comicology.

Ramesh: Which Comic you are referring to. I presume it is about the Bruce Lee one, if that's the case it was a good sell-out, as it is still cherished among comic collectors. If you were referring to Jenna Jameson, then you know what the result, as Virgin Comics, is now officially Liquid, both in the name as well as the state.

CW/Zaheer: You are the man, buddy.... I will be looking forward for your Indrajal Bruce Lee Scans... by the way, why I don't see any comic scan of Bruce Lee Indrajal in any Indrajal blogs so far... or did I miss any? :)

Great post. Puneet Issar as Superman LoLoL. Do I have permission to use that image?
There was a "Dovey" comic, mascot of the 87 reliance world cup too. I think I have it somewhere.

TCP: Indeed it is Puneet Issar, eventhough he has a physic for a macho role, no one would have imagined him to don a Superman one... surprisingly Dharmendra was cast as the Jor-El (Supermans father) character. If he had been even a couple of years younger, he would have demanded the Superman role for himself, since he always utters the words "Yeh Lohe Ki Haat hai, goliyan cheer nahi sakthi" aka Steel Man-Steel Hands :) LOL.

Feel free to use the image TCP. Whatever is shared on the Internet is for a fair usage by one and all, as long as the credits are maintained :)

Will be looking forward for the Dovey Comic from your side. Possibly as new post on TCP, or to my personal mailbox. Both will work :).

Hey Rafiq....a great post once again...Have U checked out one of my real old Blogpost on Indian Superheroes? -http://2nfactory.blogspot.com/2008/07/understanding-superheroes-indian-way.html

Besides, there were many a comic books based on other heroes as well...the latest being Drona...And recently Akshay Kumar also launched a Comic Book.

நல்ல பதிவு ரஃபிக். ஸ்டார்களை காமிக்ஸ் நாயகர்களாக்குவது மோசமான ஐடியா மாதிரித் தோன்றுகிறது. அது காமிக்ஸ் ரசிகர்களுக்கு பதிலாக அந்த ஸ்டார்களின் ரசிகர்களை மனதில் கொண்டு உருவானது போல்தான் தெரிகிறது. பிரான்சன் வகையறாக்களுக்கு வேண்டுமானால் அதில் காசு தேறும் என்று தோன்றலாம். ஆனால் காமிக்ஸ் ரசிகர்களுக்கு அதில் என்ன இருக்கப்போகிறது?

காமிக்ஸ் குழந்தைகளுக்கானது என்ற கருத்து பரவியிருக்கும்போது ஒரு அபிஷேக் பச்சன் காமிக்ஸ் புத்தகத்தை அபிஷேக் பச்சன் ரசிகனாவது படிப்பானா?

ரசிகர்களைப் பொறுத்த வரை, உலக காமிக்ஸ் பொக்கிஷங்கள் பலதும் இந்திய மொழிகளில் இல்லை. அவர்களுக்குத் தேவையான காமிக்ஸை பிரான்சன் போன்றவர்களோ சினிமாக்காரர்களோ தரப்போவதில்லை.

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Hi all

lucky luke adventure "The daltons in blizzards" is now available at Landmark spencer
Only very few .so grab ur copies today

also the following titles are for the rest of this year to be relaesing list

Apache canyon
The escort [ billy kid .I think it was published in our mini lion]
on the dalton's trail
The oklahoma land rush

Thanks for ur comment comic raja rafig raja. what is ur mail id? Let me know your mail id

The daltons in blizzards is available at flipkart.com - RS 177
http://www.flipkart.com/goscinny/

Limat: Sent a mail from my gmail id to yours listed in this blog. By the way, it took me a long time to understand the reason for your nickname... which I realized after reading a name Transparent plate in Landmark book section, from the backwards, which carried the words TAMIL :)

Maybe others realized it first-up, but as always, Forgive me and my "Tube-Light" Mind :)

As an end note, my name is actually RAFIQ RAJA... not the one ending with G. Couldn't stop myself from seeing my name getting mis-spelt :)

Arun: Thanks for the tip-off, but I have already picked the Lucky Luke 15 issue up from the stores. It's actually part of 2009 batch, but seems it was released on stands late. Also, another one I missed out from my 2009 list, is that Largo Winch 3, is also available, but again in limited numbers. I will be updating the CineBook 2009 post, shortly after I get to know whether Largo Winch 2, was also part of the batch, which the Landmark staffs are yet to confirm.

A humble request to both of you, please log your comments about the post also when you add your thoughts. It will mean a lot, for me to say the least.

சாத்தான்: உங்கள் கருத்தை நானும் ஆமோதிக்கிறேன். காசு பார்க்க நினைக்கும் மக்களுக்கு எவ்வகை ஊடகமும் தொழில் தானே, அவர்களிடம் வேறு என்ன எதிர்பார்க்க முடியும்.

காமிக்கியலில் உங்கள் முதல் வருகைக்கும், பிண்ணூட்டத்திற்கும் மிக்க நன்றி. இனி உங்கள் நேரத்திற்கு ஏற்ப வர போகும் புதிய பதிவுகளிள் உங்கள் கருத்தை பதிவீர்கள் என்று நம்புகிறேன்.

Toonfactory/Alok: Thanks fo your warm comment. I indeed remembe reading your post sometime back, when the Batman movie had released. It was a nice one, and I can't deny that some of it might have played in my minds, while I was drafting this post :). The fact that we both have almost ended with the same Govinda Movie video on our respective posts.

On other movie stars having comics - Well not many of them are famous, and moreover they weren't superheroes, the concept which we took to discuss over here in this comics special thead of Comicology. Did hear the news on Akshay launching a series, I don't want to comment for obvious reasons :)


By the way to all others, I have now updated the post, with the reference to the first-ever Superman movie, which came out in India... yeap much before than the original version which was released laterrrrrrr... :) Enjoy Reading !!!

Thanks Rafiq Raja for Comment. Sorry for misspelled your name. then i removed word verification from my comment section.Still I have not received mail from you. Id - browseallblog@gmail.com

ரஃபிக்,

அடடா, 1960ம் ஆண்டு இந்திய சூப்பர் மேனின் கெட் அப் தூள். குறிப்பாக அவரின் முகத்தின் குளோஸ் அப் பிரமாதம். அவரின் முகத்தைப் பார்க்கும் வில்லன் காலில் தலை பட ஓடுவது நிச்சயம்.

உற்சாகத்துடன் தொடருங்கள்.

@ Limat: I did send the mail already, which I forwarded again. Hope you have received.

@ Shankar: அந்த காலத்தில் காஸ்ட்யூம் என்று உடை தைத்ததே பெரிய விஷயமில்லையா... சூப்பர்மேன் ஒரிஜினல் படத்திற்கு இதுதான் முன்னோடி ஆயிற்றே :)


Thanks to all Comicologists for making this thread as the most commented so far at Comicology. To celebrate the same the next post will be in the lines of April Fools Day. Happy Reading !!

this was a superb read , rafiq , i guess y the indian comics and filmindustry has failed to create the their own superhero was simply because they jus tried to copy the western counterparts , even krish is a ripoff albeit well made, i couldnt even help feeling th krsih story line was along the lines of tarzan, unpolished young man living in a remote area ,coming to big city because of a girl lol ,you all know the rest

Beautiful posts Rafiq, i haven been reading your blog since a long time and it is indeed enlightening. Well, thank you for the kind words about Arkin Comics, i am glad that people see potential in us. We are coming out with our debut title IRITH (pronounced as E-Rith) very soon and are trying to do our bit in reviving the comic book industry. IRITH is a script written by Shamik Dasgupta, after we spent a long time researching the market and creating something different. As we believe in being original, the story is not a rip-off of any comic book from the west. People may try to link it with other team of superheroes etc but the concept is genuine. I am sure that IRITH will live up to every bodies expectations.

@rohit
i hope ur books will avilable in india .. oterwise wats the point in releasing in the west only where its already flooded wit tons of differnt genres of comics

@ Rohan: Thanks for posting your first comment in Comicology. So good to hear from a man who has inspired a new publishing house to revive the comics industry in India. I am all the more confident that you guys will bring a sea-side change and hopefully improve the general perception towards comics in India.

Looking forward to see your comics hit the stands, which I believe was scheduled for April. By the way, thanks for pointing out that, you have indeed been reading Comicology. Needless, to say it means a lot, for the efforts put forth on the same. Hopefully, I will get to hear a your comments from a creators point of view in the future posts at Comicology, where we will continue analyzing the best on the Comics racks available in India.

Hey liju, If your latest post for for me,

We are made by India for India.

IRITH Issue 1 costs Rs 15 only

@ Liju: Welcome back my friend. Parody is a OK concept, something which the MAD magazine did with all the more success. But, idol worship and that too in Comics format, is a clear failed attempt. Unless the character deserves it with a legendary profile, something like what Bruce Lee Comics did. No wonders, if you try to base your comic characters on commercial celebrities you would have to see them go in the gutter, like all the projects listed above.

Good you picked up the comparison between Tarzan and Krrish.... well those legendary characters have given a worldwide craze that any new superhero is bound to have some glimpses of the brilliance of these living comic characters. I personally liked the way, the Krrish movie was screenplayed, even though they were mostly kiddish. Something the others should learn to do, rather than dirtying their hands with a flop like Drona.

Regarding Arkin Comics, the chief patron Rohan has already confirmed that it will be available on stands in India too. Something the Virgin brand clearly failed to do and saw them close shops untimely. I can't think of someone even deciding to sell in US, and UK, without reaching India, upon which the mytho or modern stories were built on.

OMG, this is entertaining, hilarious crap! LMAO! :-) Thanks for the loving write ups!

Welcome to Comicology, KK.... And Thanks for recording your first comment in here.

It's indeed hilarious stuff all along, no one can deny that :)

Hi Rafiq, this is Shamik presently occupied in writing Irith. Good to know you are looking forward to read our comics as well as your friends in this site. With Irith I am trying to move away from my much trodden territory of reinventing Mythologies to something which is more contemporary, cool and pertinent.

In my long years of attachment with Virgin I came to know of something that I will keep with me for as long as I live. Too many cooks does spoil the broth. When Virgin started up with their own India based mythological reinventions it was widely accepted both critically and commercially in US. We definitely do not even imagine to hold a candle before the giants like DC and Marvel but our off beat stories and characters were garnering some interest. Unfortunately then came in the slew of directors and singers and actors with their own characters and stories...and comic book readers being the cynical lot they are, never took this kindly, they thought of the company to be a complete sellout and lost faith. On the other hand Virgin could not meet their huge overhead expenditures in the face of the diminished sales and had to struggle to make both ends meet. According to me the biggest mistake Virgin did was to hire people indiscriminately, paying them really high, investing massive amounts on infrastructure, producing too many titles at once without even thinking whether they will be accepted in the market or not. The result was Himalayan expenditure with little revenue, and after the books failed in the market Virgin pulled the plug on the finances. With the financial backing and the talent roster the studio had, Virgin could have easily been the next big thing in Asia, but it fell really hard and alongside all our dreams including mine (I was one of the founding members of Virgin studios) were shattered like brittle glass. If they had just been a little more reserved in their production and marketting and tried to create a certain niche audience rather than trying to grab the Hollywood and Bollywood folks the story would have been very different. Dark Horse, IDW, and Image Comics had done that and they had succeeded, while there are several other companies like BOOM Studios, Dynamite Comics, Avatar Comics who are producing selected number of titles but still they are surviving in the market on their own. I have very fond memories in Virgin and I have built my career with them only. But woe befell us and now we are 'Liquified'. The reason behind Virgin's lack of action to create a potential market in India and south Asia is still a mystery to me.

Hence leaving the old battleground behind I am now trying to begin a new journey and a brand new Innings with Arkin Comics. I have found a very good friend and co-conspirator in Rohan Kapadia who has given me a great opportunity to do something for our own readership (however limited it might be). We are hopeful because India is a rapidly growing Nation with a high percentage of literacy. In a country of 100 crores if comics can find an audience in even 1% of the whole population we are talking some major figures here. Since Mythology is done to the bones over here with a swarm of third grade animations and TV serials and comics coming out every year, we are trying to think of new innovative ways to form a new pattern of thinking. Hence Custom Comics and Irith came to us as a fresh breath of air in form of ideas. Now all we have is to wait and watch what the readers have to say about this. Our only earnest request to you is to spread the word among all the people who are even remotely interested in comics, storytelling and new age fantasy. Please support our cause so that Arkin can fill up the major void that Virgin left after they went away from their beloved readers and creators.

Hi,

Good to see a insider view on why Virgin did not click in India.

A big welcome to the new "IRITH" comics as a die hard fan of comics I would like to say few things on what my friends like in comics and what they dont assuming this may help in your new production.

1. DC MARVEL type are not liked by many as they dont have a good story except occasionally. The typical story a very Bad strong villain and a strong super powere hero and lot of violence makes the books too predictable and reading interest fades away by time.

2. Target Audiance - Who do you target most of my circle and people come here to blog are Adults who like a good story with good art. Example books which are BIG hit among our circle are
Action
1. Bluberry,
2.XIII
3.Largo Winch
Comedy
4.Lucky Luke
5. Iznougoud
6. Chick Bill.

The common factor in all the boos above are Good Story and excellent art and less violence.

3. People read books to enjoy and Laugh not to see greatly drawn action scenes with little story.

I know this may be a unwanted suggestion for you even before you start your venture however I thought it is always better to let you what we are expecting from new ventures and we will always support a good comics.


Do let us know when this will be published and possible some title pages.

eagerly waiting to see the books on stand.

Suresh

Shamik: Welcome to Comicology friend, and thanks for accepting my Invitation. It's good to see a Creator coming into take part in the discussions over Indian Comics and Comics in general. Something, which I advocated to Virgin during their famed run, but they never got down in doing the small things, which would have taken them to high levels.

I must admit that whatever you shared as the reasons for the failure of Gotham business model, is all true, as I have heard them all over from my friends at Gotham Bangalore Office. It's a sad story, but something which they brought onto themself.

I still remember visiting the Bangalore Studios of Virgin, which was set up. And was also curious to meet the Jeevan Kang, who was heading the division then. Should I even say that I was proud that a Studio which delivers content worldwide was located right at our doorsteps in India.

But, the fun ends their, as they went about doing some commercializing stuffs, which clearly eroded the interest and euphoria which the comic fans had over them. Alienating from them, meant the state LIQUID.

I hope all your dreams and ours come true with your IRITH project. I am certainly looking forward for it. Especially, when Raj Comics is also gearing up to line their 26/11 based project on close lines. I hope even if you manage to maintain a good balance of not treading much towards religion or locale biased, then we would satisfy the majority of the comics loving crowd. You can take it granted on behalf of all Comicologists.

Looking forward for your comics to hit the stands. And all the Best for the same.

Suresh: You plucked the words out of my mouth, my friend.. I would more than willing to see new players taking up the Franco-Belgian and other genres, rather than the much treaded path of DC/Marvel/Dark Horse stuff. The American Genre's character boots and re-boots, and the sequels running years and years, have made their line-up of famed characters, less sought after these days.

But, there is one problem with moving towards the Franco-Belgian, Itlalian or European Comic sect altogether. That's the huge royalty demanded by the publishers, which is controlled by some biggest distributors like Darguad, etc.

So, a new upcoming publisher shouldn't take a risk of licensing these products. So, I welcome the Arkin's concept of basing stories from our roots, and also packaging it with the best artwork available in India. Hopefully our dreams of seeing the indian graphic novel biz will be boosted by these new players who have joined.

I have high hopes over Rohan and Shamik, and hopeful that they would bring the change.

Hi Suresh,

Good to know people like you who have their heart in comics are backing our stuff, that's a big jolt of adrenalin for us. I too am a big fan of European comics especially their adult erotica stuff like Serpieri, Azpiri, and high fantasy sci-fi from Enki Bilal,Moebius and all the humanoids stuff. I know that there is a good chunk of audience for that sort of storytelling but unfortunately i is still quite limited for the time being. Most of the people still associate only Tintin and Asterix with european comics....the rest is all DC, Marvel stuff.

I cannot agree with one point though that DC and Marvel comes up with crap. Some of the best writers and Artists are working in those huge institutions and churning out some of the best products every month. Actually since the European market is more Auteur influenced where all the work is done by a single person rather that a group effort all the content over there has got a strong sense of individuality which is good and then again bad on so many parts, because the creator over there is regarded higher than the creation...he is the god, and the fans as to abide by him. After the death of Herge there are no more Tintin stories whereas we still want to know so much more about the character and want to see him in the present socio political scenario (since Tintin is so strongly influenced by the time and tides of that era)But everyday we can see a new rendition or story of Batman, Superman, Hulk or X-Men. Most definitely are crap but out of that gems like Dark Knight Returns, Killing Joke, All Star Superman, Ultimates etc come every now and then and that makes the mythologies all so more interesting. Action and adventure are the two foundation beams of comics and we can never ignore them a good story is always revolved and spun around these two components, be it any comics you see Amreican, European, Japanese or Indian. It is a vast canvas and we can paint whatever we like on that. Here we have to run a business as well as tell a good story and hence we have to cater to the youth who is always dazzled by flash rather than content. But...once these get success we will definitely be reaching for other genres as well and churn up stories for adult minds. Keep commenting...

Regards,

Shamik

Hi Suresh,

Good to know people like you who have their heart in comics are backing our stuff, that's a big jolt of adrenalin for us. I too am a big fan of European comics especially their adult erotica stuff like Serpieri, Azpiri, and high fantasy sci-fi from Enki Bilal,Moebius and all the humanoids stuff. I know that there is a good chunk of audience for that sort of storytelling but unfortunately i is still quite limited for the time being. Most of the people still associate only Tintin and Asterix with european comics....the rest is all DC, Marvel stuff.

I cannot agree with one point though that DC and Marvel comes up with crap. Some of the best writers and Artists are working in those huge institutions and churning out some of the best products every month. Actually since the European market is more Auteur influenced where all the work is done by a single person rather that a group effort all the content over there has got a strong sense of individuality which is good and then again bad on so many parts, because the creator over there is regarded higher than the creation...he is the god, and the fans as to abide by him. After the death of Herge there are no more Tintin stories whereas we still want to know so much more about the character and want to see him in the present socio political scenario (since Tintin is so strongly influenced by the time and tides of that era)But everyday we can see a new rendition or story of Batman, Superman, Hulk or X-Men. Most definitely are crap but out of that gems like Dark Knight Returns, Killing Joke, All Star Superman, Ultimates etc come every now and then and that makes the mythologies all so more interesting. Action and adventure are the two foundation beams of comics and we can never ignore them a good story is always revolved and spun around these two components, be it any comics you see Amreican, European, Japanese or Indian. It is a vast canvas and we can paint whatever we like on that. Here we have to run a business as well as tell a good story and hence we have to cater to the youth who is always dazzled by flash rather than content. But...once these get success we will definitely be reaching for other genres as well and churn up stories for adult minds. Keep commenting...

Regards,

Shamik

Suresh: You plucked the words out of my mouth, my friend.. I would more than willing to see new players taking up the Franco-Belgian and other genres, rather than the much treaded path of DC/Marvel/Dark Horse stuff. The American Genre's character boots and re-boots, and the sequels running years and years, have made their line-up of famed characters, less sought after these days.

But, there is one problem with moving towards the Franco-Belgian, Itlalian or European Comic sect altogether. That's the huge royalty demanded by the publishers, which is controlled by some biggest distributors like Darguad, etc.

So, a new upcoming publisher shouldn't take a risk of licensing these products. So, I welcome the Arkin's concept of basing stories from our roots, and also packaging it with the best artwork available in India. Hopefully our dreams of seeing the indian graphic novel biz will be boosted by these new players who have joined.

I have high hopes over Rohan and Shamik, and hopeful that they would bring the change.

Hey liju, If your latest post for for me,

We are made by India for India.

IRITH Issue 1 costs Rs 15 only

Great post. Puneet Issar as Superman LoLoL. Do I have permission to use that image?
There was a "Dovey" comic, mascot of the 87 reliance world cup too. I think I have it somewhere.

பாருடா, பெண்களை பற்றி பதிவு ஒன்று போட்ட உடன், இது வரை காமிக்ஸ் பதிவுகளுக்கு கூட இல்லாத அளவுக்கு என்ன ஒரு வரவேற்பு. எனவே, அந்த மாசாலா வருகையாளர்களுக்கு சிறப்பு பதில் பிண்ணூட்டம், இதோ:

சீனாசேம்ஸன்: மெயில் அனுப்புறேனு சொல்லி காக்க வைத்து விட்டீர்கள். சென்சாராகாமால் வருமா?

தாத்தா: அப்படி என் மாய மந்திரம் செய்தீர்கள். சீனாசேம்ஸன் உங்களை திரும்ப வர சொல்லும் அளவிற்கு

இந்திய சூப்பர்மேன்:: உங்கள் ஆட்டம் படு சூப்பர் போங்கள். அன்பர் ஜோஷ் கூறியபடி, ஒரிஜினல் சூப்பர்மேனால் செய்ய முடியாத காரியம் இது தான்.

டார்ஜான்: தம்பி அம்மா சாயல் மட்டும் தானா, அப்ப அப்பா யாரு... கோப பட வேண்டாம் தாத்தா ஃபுல் ஸ்பீடில் அலைந்து கொண்டிருப்பதால் கேட்க வேண்டியது கட்டாயமாயிற்று.

புரூசு ஆவி: நல்ல வேளை நான் காற்றில் குத்தியதை முன்பே கூறவில்லை. இல்லை என்னையும் ஆவிகளுடன் பேசும் கூட்டத்தில் மெம்பர் ஆக்கி இருப்பீர்கள் போலிருக்கு... அய்யோ, கூடவே வந்து ஆவிக்கிட்ட என்ன தனியா கோர்த்து விட்டு போயிட்டாரே இந்த தாத்தா.

Yes,Rafiq i am having all Bruce Lee Indrajal comics,will be sending you the scans of cover pages.

என் கராத்தே அழகை நினைவு கூர்ந்த கராத்தே ரஃபிக்கிற்கு பாராட்டுக்கள்.

இங்கு பின்னூட்டம் இட்டவர்களில் ஒருவர், என் படங்களைப் பார்த்த பின், காற்றுடன் மோதியதாக குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார். ஆனால் உண்மையிலேயே அவர் மோதியது காற்றில் ஆவியாக, அரூபமாக இருந்த என்னுடன் தான். அவர் என் சீஷ்யன் என்பதை உலகிற்கு அறிவிப்பதில் நான் பெருமைப் படுகிறேன்.

இந்தியாவில் எனக்கு ஒர் சகோதரன் இருப்பதை இப்பதிவின் மூலம் வெளிப்படுத்திய ரஃபிக்கிற்கு என் நன்றி. தம்பி அம்மா சாயலிலே இருக்கிறான்.

நாளை நமதே, நாளை நமதே.

என் திறமைகளை உலகிற்கு மீண்டும் சுட்டிக் காட்டிய ரஃபிக்கிற்கு என் நன்றிகள்.

உண்மையைக் கூறினால் அப்பாடலில் நான் அணிந்துள்ள காஸ்ட்யூம் என்னதல்ல. அது வயக்கரா தாத்தாவினுடையது. ஆம் அவர் சைஸ் என்னதை விட பெரியது. காஸ்ட்யூம் சைஸைப்பற்றியே நான் இங்கு எழுதியுள்ளேன்.

தாத்தா,

அந்தப் படத்துல உங்க நடிப்புத் திறமையைப் பற்றி சொல்ல வார்த்தைகளே கிடையாது!!! அத நான் இன்னும் மறக்கல ஆனா நீங்க தான் என்ன மறந்திட்டீங்க.எப்ப வரீங்க, சொல்லுங்க.

ரஃபிக், இத விட நல்ல படங்க என்கிட்ட இருக்கு, உங்க மெயிலுக்கு அனுப்பி வைக்கிறேன்.

ரஃபிக் பேராண்டி,

வாக்கு தந்த மாதிரியே, கலக்கிட்டேப்பா. மகராசானா இருப்பா. 2 வாரத்திற்கு எனக்கு இது போதும். சீனா சேம்ஸன் கூட ஒர் படத்துல நான் நடிச்சிருக்கேன்பா. ரொம்ப நல்ல படம். இந்த டார்ஜான் படத்துல நடிச்ச குட்டி அட்ரஸ் யாரிற்காவது தெரிஞ்சா, அத தந்து உதவுங்கப்பா.

ஜோசுப் பேராண்டி என மனச்சுமையை தீர்க்கப் பாடு படுற நல்ல உள்ளமப்பா ஒனக்கு. 100 வயசு வரைக்கும் அனுபவின்னு ஆசிர்வதிக்கிறேன் ராசா.

கலர்ஃபுல் பதிவு, வரட்டா பேராண்டி

ரபீக்,

சூப்பர் மேன் பாட்டு அட்டகாசம். இப்படி ஒரு குத்து டான்ஸ் வெளிநாட்டு சூப்பர்மேனால் போட முடியாது. இந்திய சூப்பர் மேனே உயர்ந்தவர் என்பது இதன் மூலம் நிருபணம் ஆகிறது.

பின் குறிப்பு பிரியங்கா சோப்ராவின் படத்தை சிறியதாக போட்டதற்காக வயக்ரா தாத்தா என்னிடம் வருத்தப்பட்டுள்ளார். இது குறித்து தங்களால் ஏதேனும் செய்ய முடிந்தால் நலம்.

Superb post Rafiq.In this connection i also wish to add that comics on Sunil Gavaskar,Amitabh Bachchan(Star Comics) and Bruce Lee(Indrajal comics) have also been published,which can also be added in list here.

got a neat piece of info froma friend of mine (Sibi Salam)...which prompts me to revisit this page. When Supremeo comics were at its zenith- down here in Kerala, some enterprising guy got the idea of creating a comic based on the then superstar Prem Nazir. There were about 4 or 5 comics published all by Kottayam comics. One of them was "Prem Nazir Chambal Kattil"( menaing Prem Nazir in Chambal forest- a Sholay setting where he rescues a hollywood actress margaret. She is even forced to dance hlaf naked to the tune of her famous movie "Pinkle Star" by her captors the chambal dacoits). The next one was "Prem Nazirum Bloodmanum". ( Prem Nazir and Bloodman- a criminal named "bloodman" with western looks who has a sword permanently attached to his severed left hand). Each comic was A-4 size with about 20 -25 pages. but not multi color like Indrajal. Maybe 2 colors. It depicted him in classic 70s style, with thin mustache look , debonair, chick magnet CID. Sibi now regrets not taking care of them and bleives that his liitle cousins might have torn them up way back in 1992- when he was not at home. And no- i dont have any photos to upload.

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