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Category Archives: Timepass
Tales from SDCC – Fantastic Phil Hester :)
Ah, it’s that time of the year again — San Diego Comic Con International (or SDCC as we like to call it) is upon us again. First time I attended SDCC was in 2007 and have gone back there every … Continue reading
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Posted in Appearances, Comics, Personal, Saurav Mohapatra, Timepass
Tagged Phil Hester, sdcc, Swamp Thing
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[CRAFT] 22 Pages of Doom – on pacing a comic book issue (a NINE PANEL GRID column)
22 Pages, mark this number down my friend, the bane of every writer who has a monthly gig – the industry standard story page count of a monthly issue of a comic book. Filling up the said 22 pages is … Continue reading
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Posted in Columns, Craft, Nine Panel Grid, Personal, Saurav Mohapatra, Timepass, Writing
Tagged craft, Devi, India Authentic, nine panel grid, ron marz, Sadhu, Writing
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“Oh, my god! You’re punching me” – an adventure in comic book writing in India
This is a repost from my “Nine Panel Grid” column at Comics Waiting Room and was written in 2008. So all temporal references relative to the original date of publication. I did something yesterday that I thought I’ll never do … Continue reading
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Posted in Columns, Craft, GruntledAndIllusioned, Nine Panel Grid, Personal, Saurav Mohapatra, Timepass, Writing
Tagged columns, Comics, craft, GruntledAndIllusioned, India Authentic, indian comics, nine panel grid, Writing
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Three Songs, Four Years
Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Girl is not even aware of boy’s existence. Linkin Park songs make sense to boy. 4 years pass, boy finishes college, gets a job and finally grows up. Linkin Park songs … Continue reading
ShareTHE WITCH & THE WARRIOR – a Frank Frazetta homage
A few days back, my friend and artist/collaborator Saumin Patel (DEVI, MUMBAI MACGUFFIN) sent me a mail. Saumin is a big fan of Frank Frazetta and upon seeing Ron Marz‘s tribute to Frazetta, he too was inspired to do something. … Continue reading
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Posted in Comics, News, Personal, Previews, Saurav Mohapatra, Timepass, Worklog, Writing
Tagged Frank Frazetta, Homage, ron marz, Saumin Patel, The Witch and The Warrior, Tribute
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[CARTOON] THE YUVRAJ SINGH CHRONICLES
As an Indian Cricket face I was disappointed as any other at the team’s early exit from World Cup T20 Championships. Read an article about Gary Kirsten, the Indian coach talking about how unfit most of the players are. Yuvraj … Continue reading
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Posted in GruntledAndIllusioned, Personal, Saurav Mohapatra, Timepass, WebComics
Tagged cricket, fitness, Gary Kirsten, WorldT20, Yuvraj Singh
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Crouching Cliche, (Not so) Hidden Trope
The hard-ass drill sergeant walks the barracks during an evening inspecting his cadets (currently undergoing commando training) indulge in a rare day off. Two cadets are playing chess. The drill sergeant takes one look and says “checkmate in one move” … Continue reading
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Posted in Columns, Craft, Nine Panel Grid, Personal, Saurav Mohapatra, Timepass, Writing
Tagged Chess, Cliche, craft, Nana Patekar, nine panel grid, Prahar, Scrabble, The Simpsons, Trope, Wrath of The Khan
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[Doodle] Nana Patekar (Ab Tak Chhappan) homage
One of my favorite crime movies (and a major inspiration for Mumbai Confidential) has been “Ab Tak Chhappan” (Translation: 56 Till now) . So this doodle is a homage to Encounter specialist Sadhu Agashe played by Nana Patekar. (Done from … Continue reading
Share[GRUNTLED & ILLUSIONED] “Shake yo rainmaker!”
When I was a kid, I was afraid of the rain. Most of the hindi movies I saw had the hero and heroine cavorting in the rain in songs like this and a few reels later the heroine would be … Continue reading
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Posted in GruntledAndIllusioned, Personal, Saurav Mohapatra, Timepass, WebComics
Tagged Bollywood, Condom, GruntledAndIllusioned, Pregnant, PSA, Rain Song, WebComics
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[GRUNTLED & ILLUSIONED] “Take me to your leader”
I always found it hilarious that my legal status in USA is technically “Non-immigrant resident alien”. Makes me feel like E.T. About Gruntled & Illusioned Gruntled & Illusioned is a webcomic done by mohaps. Share
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