Tag Archives: Comics

[CRAFT] Gridlocked – using grids effectively in comics (a NINE PANEL GRID column)

Posted on July 6, 2010 by mohaps

Even if you are a casual comic reader, it is not very hard to notice that there are two types of layouts that a comic page can have. One is the regularly spaced Grid layout with equal size rows and … Continue reading →

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[CRAFT] Get the hell out of the way (a NINE PANEL GRID column)

Posted on July 3, 2010 by mohaps

My first comic book story (one I got paid for) was published sometime around this time of the year in 2006. So that makes it 4 years (yeah, I’m a math whiz ) “in the biz” for me. It’s been … Continue reading →

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“Oh, my god! You’re punching me” – an adventure in comic book writing in India

Posted on June 26, 2010 by mohaps

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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Mumbai Confidential Digital Short #1 is online

Posted on June 17, 2010 by mohaps

As has been mentioned before, there’s a series of digital short comics set in the Mumbai Confidential universe. So the first of these shorts called “REMASTER” (art by Siddharth Kotian) is now online. MUMBAI CONFIDENTIAL Digital Shorts are a series … Continue reading →

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Mumbai Confidential teaser posters

Posted on June 9, 2010 by mohaps

We now have some teaser posters for Mumbai Confidential. Click on the images to see details or head on over to the Mumbai Confidential site. About Mumbai Confidential Mumbai Confidential is a crime noir comic book series created by writer … Continue reading →

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INDIA AUTHENTIC Returns

Posted on June 9, 2010 by mohaps

My very first comics gig for Virgin/Liquid was a series of one shots titled DEEPAK CHOPRA presents INDIA AUTHENTIC. IA dealt with stories from Indian mythology and each issue featured a story about a member of the Hindu Pantheon. Deepak … Continue reading →

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Comics in real life

Posted on April 21, 2010 by mohaps

Ever since I was a wee one sneaking a torchlight and a comic book under a blanket way past bedtime, I’ve grown use to the rant “Comics are for kids”. When I came over to the USA, I encountered the … Continue reading →

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Stick and Twisted – why writers should thumbnail or at least try to

Posted on March 28, 2010 by mohaps

When i started writing comics, I’d make short photo collages to help visualize the page/panel layout and caption spaces etc. these were rough visual guidelines, which I’d then translate to a script. click on the images for larger versions Shown … Continue reading →

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A Heaven for Trishanku

Posted on January 7, 2010 by mohaps

The website for my new graphic novel project “A Heaven for Trishanku” (drawn by R. Manikandan) is live at AHeavenForTrishanku.com. Mani and I did Sadhu volume 2 : The Silent Ones together and it is a real kicker to be … Continue reading →

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Mumbai Confidential Chapter 1 Preview posted online

Posted on December 28, 2009 by mohaps

Christmas came early this year. As promised, we are posting a preview of Chapter 1 of Mumbai Confidential Book 1 “Good Cop, Bad Cop“. NOTE: The preview requires Flash and on low b/w connections might take a bit of time … Continue reading →

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