Friday, December 28, 2018

Nominations now open: Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2018 #ICFA2018


Nominations for the Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2018 are now open. 

ICFA 2018 Categories

*) – Best Blogger-Reviewer
*) – Best Cartoonist 
*) – Best Colorist 
*) – Best Comics Collector
*) – Best Fanfiction Writer 
*) – Best Fan Artist
*) - Best Fan Work (Comic, Video, Music etc)
*) - Best Webcomic
*) - Best Cosplay
*) - Hall of Fame

ICF Awards 2018 results to be calculated based on previous awards polls, nominations. No category-wise separate polls this year. However, you can still nominate a fan or artist in these categories. Your nomination mail/message equals to one vote. Email nominee's name, category (maximum 3 category nominations for 1 person) - letsmohit@gmail.com or inbox us (Indian Comics Fandom), Deadline is 5 PM Sunday, 30 December 2018

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Pinki (Diamond Comics) Latest Issue Panels








Naughty Little Pinki comes to her Grandpa's house to play with him, but finds him busy on the computer, which soon turns into a laughter riot. Diamond Comics website :
#comics #india #diamondcomics #art

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Fourth Annual Tinkle Awards


Tinkle Awards 2018
Visit http://bit.ly/TinkleAwards and vote for your favourite Tinkle Toon, cover, issue and more! #comics #awards #tinkle #magazine #kids
Last Date - 10 January 2019

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Bisbo - "Multilingual animated news in Comics"


Animated news in Comics medium. Bisbo channels in various languages - English, Hindi, Odia, Bangla, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Marathi, Gujarati.



मैंने Bisbo Hindi नामक यूट्यूब चैनल के कुछ एनिमेटेड वीडिओ देखे। एनिमेशन और वॉइस ओवर का स्तर ठीक लगा। यह चैनल यूट्यूब पर ख़ासा लोकप्रिय (270,000 सब्सक्राइबर) है। हालांकि, क़्वालिटी बड़े स्तर जैसी नहीं है पर इसके कुछ ही वीडियो देखकर उत्सुकता बढ़ने लगी और मैंने कई वीडियो देख लिए। इन्हे देखकर विचार आया कि राज कॉमिक्स और अन्य कॉमिक्स प्रकाशन जिनके डिजिटल अधिकार राज कॉमिक्स के पास हैं उनकी बढ़िया सीरीज, कहानियाँ तो बड़े स्तर के लिए बचा कर रखी जा सकती हैं पर हज़ारो कॉमिक्स में से कई कॉमिक्स पर Bisbo Hindi जैसा एनिमेशन भी अच्छा लगेगा। सीमित संसाधनों में बड़े स्तर पर चुनिंदा कहानियाँ ही लायी जा सकती हैं बाकी के लिए ये माध्यम उपयुक्त लगता है। अपने विचार साझा करें।
चैनल से एक वीडियो - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjyNIPlf194

Friday, November 23, 2018

Police complaint lodged against Comic Con India Organizers


17-18 November 2018 - Comic Con India (Bangalore), Comic Con India handed out a goody bag to the visitors who bought the super fan pass. Goody bag included an explicit graphic novel to all superfan pass holders including many kids. One of the Parents filed an FIR against the organizers.

Debjani Aich (Parent of 8-year old girl) -
"*UPDATE - After being at the police station from 11.15 am till 4 pm, I was able to file a FIR against the organisers.

We talk about child safety in India and children, including my 8 year old daughter, at Comic Con Bengaluru 2018 on November 17-18, 2018 were handed out comics with graphic sex and violent content by the organisers Comic Con India. This was in the goodie bag my child got along with her ticket, the wrist band and a Batman poster. Shame on you. The covers (front or back) of the comic do not carry any disclaimer about graphic content, age restrictions or parental supervision. They only carry the authors names and the Comic Con India logo. The back cover states that it is an exclusive copy for Comic Con India pass bundles and is not for sale. I have shared photos of some objectionable material, certain images blurred by me due to the explicit sexual acts depicted.

Folks - please help escalate this terrible, shocking and scary matter. Absolutely negligent and illegal to give children obscene, age inappropriate, pornographic reading material."


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Similar Incident in 2015

In 2015, Comic con Bangalore hosted a tournament where star players were allowed to hurl abuses openly near stalls and in front of kids. They were not disqualified or escorted out of the event with a permanent ban. Instead, they were allowed to keep on playing and management even posted videos online as a cheap way to gain publicity stunt.

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Counter View

Sowmya Rajendran

I'm seeing a lot of outrage about this. Just some things I want to say:

1. In India, there's this idea that 'comics' means 'children's books' because we all grew up on Tinkle. No. Comics and graphic novels deal with a wide range of subjects - dark, violent, depressing, explicit, insightful. Just because the medium is more visual and less textual does not automatically make it a child-friendly one.

2. Graphic novels are NOT pornographic just because they depict sexual acts. This particular comic under fire is an award-winning one which is about an inter-galactic war. It's not naked-homemaker-meets-pizza-delivery-boy. I'm shocked to see people describing this as 'sex comics' and 'porn'.

3. There are several such graphic novels which contain nudity and explicit images, including the controversial The Book of Genesis by R Crumb which is based on the Bible. It was No. 1 on the NYT graphic novel bestseller list.

4. Comic Con isn't a children's only festival, just as graphic novels and comics aren't only for children. The most pioneering work in this field is being written for adults. If you take your child for it, it's your responsibility to keep watch on them and what they do. The goody bag was given to people who bought tickets online - not specifically to children. Isn't it your job to open the goody bag, examine the contents and decide what's appropriate for your child?

5. It may not have been the best idea for Comic Con to give this comic out in the goody bag, considering the general paranoia about sex and sexuality in the country. Perhaps it isn't age-appropriate for a 10-yr-old to read this (though I must say that we have allowed our daughter to look through The Book of Genesis when we first got it because she was curious to see it - we're all alive, thank you). But I wonder if these same parents would cover their children's eyes if they were to take them to a museum that has Renaissance art? Or an ancient Hindu temple where sculptures show everything, including group sex?

6. If a child views age inappropriate content, the fault lies with the adults who either gave the material to the child (if it was specifically given to the child) or were ignorant that the child had chanced upon it. Please don't insult the creators of the art for it.
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Conclusion

Art of all form should be allowed to exist and flourish. The issue is with it being handed out to kids without warning of explicit content. There is a very clear obligation on the organizers (not the creators of the comic) to ensure that age appropriate comics are handed out and not one with sexually explicit images. I am all for all kinds of art and sexual content when represented for a truly creative endeavor. But let's step back and understand that handing out this kind of material without age appropriate warning etc is unacceptable. 
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Monday, October 8, 2018

Supratim's Choice

(In his top 10 list) 
Supratim Saha - "भयंकर सुन्दर Year 2001 by Anand Publishers

Brillant story by the legendary writer Sunil Gangopadhyay backed up by awesome artwork by Bijan Karmakar ji. specialty of this Cover as well as the entire comic book is that the artwork is of "Scribble style" which is very rare in Indian Comic book Industry." #art #comics #collection #indiancomics

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

2500 plus Comics #collection (Sanjay Singh)


Sanjay Singh
2500+ Comics Collection

"When I started collecting comics back in Oct 2008, I had only a few comics (40-50). Mostly of Super Commando Dhruva. At that time I had no intention of becoming a comic collector. I started buying comic just to fulfill my childhood dream, having lots of comics. I was not even aware that there are comics collector out there.

I started visiting Sunday Book Market at Daryaganj along with my friend Aakash on each Sunday. And this continued for next 5 Years. I tried not to miss any Sunday. I also visited some old places where I used to go for comics in my childhood. Later I visited out of station places for comics. It has been a great journey from 2008 to 2013.


I ceased to collect comics in 2014. Since then I am purchasing only new comics." #india #icf #comics #indiancomics #indiancomicsfandom #collection #art

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Comics Theory Event (2 September 2018)

Manish Mishra with Abhiraj Thakur

Book launch and art workshop event organized by Comics Theory, Garhwal Bhawan, New Delhi.

Comics Theory Issue #01, Bechara Motelal (UFC), Goodies

Artist Vivek Kaushik Workshop


Vyoma Mishra and Sanjay Singh
Cosplayer Nikhil Verma

Special Guests - Priyadarshan, Arvind Sahu, Smita, Husain Zamin, Vyoma Mishra and Kishor Srivastava

 Artist M.K. Goyal Workshop

Prakash Bhalavi with Pradeep Sehrawat, Shambhu Nath Mahto and M.K. Goyal

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Vérité #01 (Comix India)


New release - Vérité #01 (Comix India)
#india #comics #art #magazine

Mr. Abhishek Rana Borah‎ on Pralayanka (Mamta Pathak) - Parmanu Series, Shakti Series


Abhishek Rana Borah‎ 

"दोस्तों, आज में आप सबसे राज कॉमिक्स कि अपने सबसे पसंदीदा #सहायक_किरदार (स्त्री) #प्रलयंका के बारे कुछ पूछना एवं बताना चाहता हू्ं ৷
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उससे पहले यह बता देना अच्छा रहेगा कि मैं सन 1993 से 2003 तक राज कॉमिक्स का नियमित पाठक था ৷ 2003 से 2005 तक एक - दो कॉमिक्स कभी कभार पढ़ने का सिलसिला ज़ारी रहा और उसके पश्चात अब तक (अनियमित रुप से) मेरा ध्यान केवल पुरानी कॉमिक्सों के प्रति ही रहा है ৷ 90 के दशक मे जो कॉमिक्सें मुझसे छूट गयीं थीं उनको प्राप्त करने कि जद्दोजहद अभी भी चल रही है ৷ 
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बहरहाल बात करते है प्रलयंका उर्फ #ममता_पाठक कि৷
मुझे यह तो पता नहीं कि परमाणु के किस कॉमिक्स में वह प्रथम बार नज़र आई , लेकिन अगर मैं गलत नहीं हू्ं तो #उड़ने_कि_क्षमता रखने वाली वह पहली (सहायक) (महा)नायिका है ৷ परमाणु के साथ कंधों से कंधा मिलाकर खलनायकों से लड़ने वाली प्रलयंका एक आत्मनिर्भर एवं सशक्त महिला है ৷ केवल एक नायिका के रुप में ही नहीं , बल्कि एक आम महिला के रुप मे भी वह एक साहसी पेशेवर #पत्रकार है ৷ वह ना तो कहीं कि राजकुमारी है , ना तो किसी पुलिस कमिश्नर या अपराधी सरगना कि बेटी है और ना ही कि कोई एसी महिला है जिसके साथ कुछ गलत होने के कारण वह एक बदला लेने वाली नायिका बन गई हो ৷ वह बस एक साफ मन कि सशक्त महिला है৷
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व्यक्तिगत तौर पर मुझे "ममता पाठक" - यह नाम भी बडा भाता है जो महिलाओं कि एक एसे गुण - ममता - को दर्शाती है हम पुरुषों मे कभी भी एक महिला के समान नहीं हो सकती है ৷ यह नाम श्वेता, नताशा, भारती, ऋचा, मोनिका, सोनिका, शीना इत्यादि से बहुत ज्यादा आत्मीयता का बोध कराती है ৷
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कहानियों में देखा जाए तो जिस तरह से विनय कुमार प्रोफेसर कि वैज्ञानिक शक्तियों से लैस पीली-हरी पोशाक के बदौलत अपनी शक्तियां प्राप्त करता है , ठीक उसी तरह , ममता पाठक यह प्राप्त करती है अपने गुलाबी-पीली पोशाक से ৷ अंतर यह है कि परमाणु के नकाब कि जगह प्रलयंका एक बिना आंखों कि पुतलीयों तथा लाल केशयुक्त मुखौटा पहनती है ৷ हालांकि यह मेरा अनुमान मात्र ही है ৷ शायद कभी भी मुखौटा पहनते समय प्रलयंका को दिखाया नहीं गया है ৷
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पर सवाल ये बनता है कि आखिर क्यों ममता पाठक प्रलयंका बनने के लिए चुनी गई? जिस तरह से #रिवॉलवर को परमाणु कि उत्पत्ति कथा माना जाता है , क्या उस तरह से प्रलयंका कि कोई उत्पत्ति कथा है? हम यह तो जानते हैं कि ममता, #शक्ति कि मानवीय रुप #चंदा कि ननद है ৷ लेकिन उसके परे और क्या है? 
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जिस तरह से सोनिका उर्फ काली विधवा को डोगा के सिवाय अन्य महानायकों के साथ दिखाया गया है, क्या कभी प्रलयंका को कभी किसी और के साथ या चंडीका कि तरह अपनी एकाकी कॉमिक्स मिली है ? (मैं आज कि कॉमिक्सों के बारे मे नहीं कह रहा जहां #मल्टीस्टाररों कि भरमार है)
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सन 1996 मे #अब_मरेगा_परमाणु के बाद से प्रलयंका परमाणु के कॉमिक्सों मे धीरे धीरे कम नज़र आने लगी ৷ शायद #बम सीरीज़ के बाद #शीना के रुप मे परमाणु को पहली बार मिली एक भावी प्रेमीका को जगह देने के लिए एसा किया गया था ৷ हालांकि ममता पाठक के रुप में वह कम से कम 2001-02 तक नज़र आई थी ৷ शायद #परमाणु_पागल_है में मैने उसे आखिरी बार देखा था ৷
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तो दोस्तों, आप भी प्रलयंका के बारे मे कुछ बताए ৷ उसकी उत्पत्ति, पहली कॉमिक्स, आखिरी कॉमिक्स, सबसे बेहतरीन कॉमिक्स , परमाणु / विनय से उसकी दोस्ती और क्यों वह दोस्ती कभी परस्पर प्रेम मे नहीं बदली? इन सबके प्रामाणिक कारण अथवा अटकलें - कुछ भी...
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मैने दो रोज़ पहले हुई Raj Comics एप्प सेल में नयी पुरानी कुल 114 कॉमिक्स खरीदी है ৷ इनमें से काफ़ी परमाणु कि पुरानी वाली है तथा काफ़ी सारे नये मल्टीस्टार भी हैं ৷ देखते है कहीं इनमें से किसी मेरे इन सवालों का जवाब मिलता है या नहीं ৷
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यहां तक पढ़ने हेतु धन्यवाद ৷ :)"
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Indian Comics, Graphic Novel Intro


List of active and popular Indian comics publications or comic business sister concerns/subsidiary units of bigger publications.
Video by Nazariya Now

Wednesday, January 10, 2018