I had gone to the comic convention in dilli haat as I wanted to explore the innovations happening around comics and related story telling techniques.And it was a great platform for die hard comic enthusiast.
It is a great platform for publishers to experience the growing demand in the comic industry and graphic arts in India also to interact and reach out to die hard comics enthusiasts" said Karan Vir Arora CEO Vimanika Comics.
Well, there were many comic publications who were doing it and doing it well but sad part is that all are doing it the same way... that using multiple panels, 3D visual effects and animatics cartoon and now our Karan and Arjun look more the the characters out of game. They no longer look like super heros or the gods who walked on earth.
Is it the right direction, well it is as it will be the most accepted visual look by the children of the age of 8 - 12.As these kids are hooked on to the games so if the characters in a comic strip look like their game characters then it would be a fast connect and hence this design language has a more selling potential. But what they dont realize is that children are very very open to new and interesting things...They just want a fast paced and and action story, a story well told is their simple desire....
But still, it is heart warming to see that a lot of people are experimenting with comic strip and trying to develop their own brands.Vimanika Comics is based on Indian mythology and has published titles like 'The Legend of Karna' 'Moksha' Dashaavatar and soon to be launched "I am Kalki". Camp fire is also doing interesting work though their graphics are weak and not very creative. Then there was World Comic Council which is doing some very amazing work with rural India by teaching them to tell their stories using comics as a medium. And then there was a gentle men who has created many comic strips and wants to sell it to newspapers and a graphic comic artist who specializes in wedding cards.The place was full of mavericks as well as people who wanted explore stories beyond texts.
And yes, I also overheard a young lad saying is an avid blogger and he blogs only about comics.:)
But we lack our own comic heroes is what everyone was talking about there. There was no one in Chacha Chaudahary's stall and then my old favorite Amar Chitra Katha was totally absent. Like one artist said there that " We have a huge fan following of the heroes from west like the Spider Man Super Man and Batman but in that bargain our Indian heroes are forgotten" and their are no takers of this language or heroes also.
What is now required is deep end user work here and also deep end penetration.... till this does not happen we will keep copying west, whether it is their " tom and jerry visual language" or gamimg aesthetics and their rapid pace of story telling.
It is a great platform for publishers to experience the growing demand in the comic industry and graphic arts in India also to interact and reach out to die hard comics enthusiasts" said Karan Vir Arora CEO Vimanika Comics.
Well, there were many comic publications who were doing it and doing it well but sad part is that all are doing it the same way... that using multiple panels, 3D visual effects and animatics cartoon and now our Karan and Arjun look more the the characters out of game. They no longer look like super heros or the gods who walked on earth.
Is it the right direction, well it is as it will be the most accepted visual look by the children of the age of 8 - 12.As these kids are hooked on to the games so if the characters in a comic strip look like their game characters then it would be a fast connect and hence this design language has a more selling potential. But what they dont realize is that children are very very open to new and interesting things...They just want a fast paced and and action story, a story well told is their simple desire....
But still, it is heart warming to see that a lot of people are experimenting with comic strip and trying to develop their own brands.Vimanika Comics is based on Indian mythology and has published titles like 'The Legend of Karna' 'Moksha' Dashaavatar and soon to be launched "I am Kalki". Camp fire is also doing interesting work though their graphics are weak and not very creative. Then there was World Comic Council which is doing some very amazing work with rural India by teaching them to tell their stories using comics as a medium. And then there was a gentle men who has created many comic strips and wants to sell it to newspapers and a graphic comic artist who specializes in wedding cards.The place was full of mavericks as well as people who wanted explore stories beyond texts.
And yes, I also overheard a young lad saying is an avid blogger and he blogs only about comics.:)
But we lack our own comic heroes is what everyone was talking about there. There was no one in Chacha Chaudahary's stall and then my old favorite Amar Chitra Katha was totally absent. Like one artist said there that " We have a huge fan following of the heroes from west like the Spider Man Super Man and Batman but in that bargain our Indian heroes are forgotten" and their are no takers of this language or heroes also.
What is now required is deep end user work here and also deep end penetration.... till this does not happen we will keep copying west, whether it is their " tom and jerry visual language" or gamimg aesthetics and their rapid pace of story telling.
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