author, artist and bona fide geek
Well, I think I found this a year or so too late. http://nenena.livejournal.com/126717.html
Thanks for the kind words, Nenena. It is much appreciated. These are the moments a writer lives for
An excerpt:
The modern heir to Amar Chitra Katha, India Authentic comics are effing fantastic: A combination of spiritual lesson, high adventure tale, and [...]
Liquid Comics has put India Authentic #1 GANESHA and #2 KALI online at Issuu.com. It came out back in 2007 and was my first ever gig so special place in my heart.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Authentic_%28comics%29
DEEPAK CHOPRA PRESENTS INDIA AUTHENTIC is a series of one shots reimagining Indian myths and legends for an international audience.
Issue #1 [...]
Google Alerts popped up a link to this blog post about India Authentic vol 1. Book of Shiva.
http://becomingicha.blogspot.com/2008/07/im-in-love.html
A review of the India Authentic vol 2. is up at Beliefnet.com.
An excerpt from the review
What makes [INDIA AUTHENTIC] so effective and impressive is that these gods and near-immortals exhibit very human concerns. In fact, many of the stories allow the pictures to “breathe”–to dominate the space of the page–as the reader is exposed [...]
Sequential Tart has posted reviews for India Authentic (issues 1-9), with detailed overview of each issue and the reviewers thoughts/comments. You can read it here.
India Authentic #11 – Hanuman has gone to press and I’m mighty pleased with the visuals. The cover is by Dean R Hyrapiet (Voodoo Child, Virulents) and the art is by Swapnil. Here is a preview from the comic which hits the stands on 26th March 2008 as per solicits. These are three splashes from [...]
Bruce Logan has reviewed IA#8 Garuda at ComicsBulletin.com. Here is the link to the review
http://www.comicsbulletin.com/reviews/120395662412156.htm
Reviewer gives it 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Yesterday was a kicker. I went to my neighbourhood BORDERS and was thrilled to find a couple of copies of DEEPAK CHOPRA presents INDIA AUTHENTIC Vol 1. BOOK OF SHIVA in the Graphic Novel section. Icing on the cake was my name right on the front page with Deepak Chopra’s. It was an exhilarating [...]
Comic Book Resources (http://www.comicbookresources.com) covered [digg-reddit-me]“India Authentic” series from Virgin Comics. Even though I might not be the best of objective observers in this case , but I do feel it is a great writeup that touches the core vision of the “India Authentic” project. Read more about it here (http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=12351)
