Tag Archives: ron marz

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

Posted on August 30, 2010 by mohaps

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Free Stuff, New Releases, News, Previews, Sadhu, Virgin Comics, Writing | Tagged Brian Stelfreeze, Digital Comics, Existential Swashbuckler, Free, Gotham Chopra, Jeffrey Spokes, liquid comics, Miniseries, online, ron marz, Sadhu, Saurav Mohapatra, Virgin Comics | 3 Comments

[CRAFT] 22 Pages of Doom – on pacing a comic book issue (a NINE PANEL GRID column)

Posted on July 5, 2010 by mohaps

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 →

Posted in Columns, Craft, Nine Panel Grid, Personal, Saurav Mohapatra, Timepass, Writing | Tagged craft, Devi, India Authentic, nine panel grid, ron marz, Sadhu, Writing | 2 Comments

THE WITCH & THE WARRIOR – a Frank Frazetta homage

Posted on May 24, 2010 by mohaps

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 →

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 | 4 Comments

“Old Jungle Saying” – PHANTOM CHRONICLES (Vol 2) HARDCOVER

Posted on May 18, 2010 by mohaps

I grew up with the Phantom — the Ghost Who Walks, Guardian of the Eastern Dark. My first exposure to comic books were the collected editions of Lee Falk’s newspaper strips reprinted by the now defunct Indrajal Comics. Like many … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthologies, New Releases, News, Personal, Saurav Mohapatra | Tagged Adventure, CJ Henderson, Harlan Ellison, Joe Gentile, Masked Man, Moonstone Books, Phantom, Phantom Chronicles, Pulp, ron marz | 10 Comments

Albany Comic Con 2010 Photo dump

Posted on April 25, 2010 by mohaps

Just came back from Albany Comic convention. Had a fun time there with Ron Marz, Matthew Dow Smith, Nick Tapalansky, Jackie Santiago, Dave Rodriguez and Paul Harding. Last time I was there we were all sitting at pretty much the … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearances, Comics, Devi, Mumbai Confidential, News, Personal, Previews, Sadhu, Saurav Mohapatra, Timepass, Virgin Comics, Writing | Tagged Albany Comic Con, Convention, Dave Rodriguez, Jackie Santiago, Magdalena, Matthew Dow Smith, Nick Tapalansky, Paul Harding, Photos, ron marz, Saumin Patel | 4 Comments

K.I.S.S. Me, you fool!

Posted on April 24, 2010 by mohaps

My fingers tap on the typewriter keys – a staccato clattering like a spastic with a tommy gun, in perfect cadence with my stuttering thoughts. There it all is – a symphony made out of the slow start building into … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Craft, India Authentic, Nine Panel Grid, Personal, Sadhu, Writing | Tagged dc comics, Elmore Leonard, grant morrison, India Authentic, K.I.S.S., origin, over-writing, purple prose, ron marz, Sadhu, superman, Writing | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Comics, Devi, Personal, Virgin Comics, Writing | Tagged Comics, Devi, Edison George, ron marz, Thumbnail, Virgin Comics | 3 Comments

comic books I read – a (non-comprehensive) list

Posted on December 14, 2009 by mohaps

I usually read comics spanning quite an eclectic range and one rule that I have is picking each book based on what I feel about that particular story. Though that being said, I’m much more likely to pick up a issue #1 by Ed Brubaker, Warren Ellis or Greg Rucka blindly .

So when someone asks me what books you like to read, it’s pretty tough to just say one or even five/six names. Currently my pull/read list consists of THE BOYS by Garth Ennis, AIR by G. Willow Wilson and UNWRITTEN by Mike Carey. Some of the other comics that I’ve read and really enjoyed (listed in no particular order) : Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Personal, Timepass | Tagged comcis, Fell, G Willow Wilson, Garth Enis, list, Midnight Nation, Mike Carey, read, ron marz, Saurav Mohapatra, Transmetropolitan, warren elis | 2 Comments

Albany Comic Convention update

Posted on November 4, 2009 by mohaps

Thanks to Ron Marz, I got to attend the Albany Comic Convention on Nov 1st. This was my first time as an invited guest at a comic book show and I enjoyed it a lot. The excellent folks at That’s … Continue reading →