Saurav Mohapatra - comic book writer

Quickshots from Twitter (2010-09-02)

mohaps — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:35:00 +0000

Rolled out @dimdim 6.0 here's some #love from @GigaOm http://bit.ly/bup4V9 PCWorld http://bit.ly/cU9BwU & PCMag http://bit.ly/aSlY9H #
Going to bed happy as hell. Aabid Surti (one of my icons) just made my day/night/24 hour planetary rotational interval #
http://bit.ly/cOGLYA – The Amiga Story #

Quickshots from Twitter (2010-09-01)

mohaps — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:35:00 +0000

390… 390… 390… I can haz 10 more followers? #
RT @BurnNotice_USA "Asking my mom for something is like a favor from a Russian mobboss, he'll give you what you want with a smile, but…" #
How amar chitra katha would've done the oil spill cleanup story : http://bit.ly/aC4DnK #EPIC #

Quickshots from Twitter (2010-08-31)

mohaps — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:35:00 +0000

All 5 issues of THE SADHU: THE SILENT ONES online http://bit.ly/cvOdx5 (written by me, edited by @ronmarz and created by @gothamchopra) #
Locale Specific Translation: "Le Zhandu Balm hui tere liye" == "I'm BENGAY for you!" #DABANGG ref http://amzn.to/d0DVJP http://bit.ly/akOOIF #
moment of truth! #

SADHU – THE SILENT ONES Full Miniseries is now free to read on SCRIBD

mohaps — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:08:18 +0000

Way back in 2007, I wrote a miniseries called SADHU – THE SILENT ONES for Virgin Comics (now reborn as Liquid Comics). There was an 8 issue main series called The Sadhu written by Gotham Chopra, who had created the character. I was assigned to the project to continue the story further.

Ron Marz (Witchblade, Green Lantern, Samurai: Heaven and Earth, Dragon Prince) had signed up as Editor for this title and we decided to follow up the main series with a 5 issue mini. So long story short, the entire 5 issue mini is up at “SCRIBD for FREE. I’ve created a SCRIBD collection for easy access.

The Trade Paperback collecting the 5 issues is available from Amazon.com.

The first series (created and written by Gotham) dealt with British soldier James Jensen, whose family (pregnant wife and son) was brutally murdered by his psycopathic commandant and nemesis Townsend. James was left for dead and was revived by a mystic, who initiated him into the ways of the Sadhu. But James was torn between quest for salvation and his thirst for vengeance. The main series ended with James slaying Townsend in London.

I had a ton of fun writing the series. I set out to create what I thought of as an “existential swashbuckler“, something that blended elements of mysticism, metaphysics and good old pulp adventures. Ron was an excellent guide in creating the story and mentored me as I learned the ropes. He also got some cool covers done by Brian Stelfreeze and Jefferey Spokes. The series had great interior art done by R. Manikandan (see the interior page pictured above and below).

Another strong aspect of the whole thing was that Ron and I decided to create a narrative which would be accessible to people who hadn’t read the main series. So if you haven’t read The Sadhu before, you can still enjoy The Silent Ones (or at least we tried our level best to make it so)

I introduced an ancient cult led by a fiesty Grand Mistress (yeah, that’s the pulp adventure part. this was my homage to Thugee lore and an honest attempt to grow beyond Mola Raam from INDIANA JONES AND TEMPLE OF DOOM), played with themes of multiple realities and pre-destiny/rebirth. We started the series off with James coming to know that his son is alive and that the child is a captive of the cult. James races against time to reach his son before they sacrifice him. But his path is not straight forward. He finds himself in Limbo (the void between universes) and encounters a character marooned there for centuries. (gawd, I so want to give out the details, but don’t want to spoil it for you). So why don’t you head on over to SCRIBD and see for yourself?

Or you can use the handy links below:

Quickshots from Twitter (2010-08-30)

mohaps — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:35:00 +0000

boo yeah! who's your daddy, errant pixel coordinates #
"Le Zhandu Balm hui, darling tere liye!" — Shakespeare who, pffft! #DABANGG #
welcome to "teh internets" – @SrBachchan vs. the troll – http://bit.ly/9sSg4h #
Pakistan President Zardari has taken strong notice of spot-fixing scandal & has asked for a detailed report.Translated "where's my 10%"? #

Quickshots from Twitter (2010-08-29)

mohaps — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:35:00 +0000

"Lex & Joker" – Brian Azarello and Lee Bermejo's brilliant homage to CALVIN and HOBBES http://bit.ly/lexandjoker #

Quickshots from Twitter (2010-08-28)

mohaps — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:35:00 +0000

l33t lolz "Hackers accidentally submit code to Microsoft" – http://bit.ly/9349qg #
http://tcrn.ch/aYUifS — and in other news a former US vice president's trip to the USPTO has the adult entertainment industry worried #

Quickshots from Twitter (2010-08-27)

mohaps — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:35:00 +0000

"I'm sorry, did my back hurt your knife?" #
π #
http://bit.ly/wallywood22 Wally Wood to the rescue aka Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work #

Quickshots from Twitter (2010-08-26)

mohaps — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:35:00 +0000

"Im sorry did my back hurt you're knife?" #

Quickshots from Twitter (2010-08-25)

mohaps — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:35:00 +0000

“I’m tired of trying to do something worthwhile for the human race.They simply don’t want to change!" – Dr. Dvorak, #
if you can see this, your you have twenty-tweety vision #
discovered the joys of python struct module #
heh, even xkcd thinks python rocks – http://xkcd.com/353/ #
http://bit.ly/avPRQA #10 – "bulk of today's users aren't ready for e-mail, IM and social networking in a real-time platform" hmmmm! #