Graphic Novels

Laydeez Do Comics: Conversations about expression, censorship at a community for female illustrators

At an Indian chapter of the community Laydeez Do Comics, artists like Rachita Taneja and Priya Kuriyan discussed the response to their work as well as what it is like to be a female comic creator in India

First Hand 2: Second volume of non-fiction graphic novel tells stories of exclusion, struggle in India

The themes explored in First Hand 2 are healthcare, living as a single woman in India, communal violence in Muzaffarnagar and the lives of Devadasis, among others

Enter the world of Appupen's The Snake and The Lotus: A dark, indie take on superhero comic genre

A new age is dawning. Humans and their machines, if unchecked, threaten the annihilation of nature — nay, existence itself: Enter the world of Appupen's new graphic novel, The Snake and The Lotus

To Cancer With Love: How Neelam Kumar beat cancer, and helped others do it too

Neelam Kumar battled two bouts of cancer. Then, she wrote a book (now adapted into a graphic novel) that takes an irreverent look at the 'emperor of maladies'. This is her story.

Mahatma Gandhi or the Hulk? In this graphic novel, the 'Father of the Nation' gets a superhero makeover

The version of Gandhi in this graphic novel falls from airplanes tied to a bomb, fights with Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, and battles it out with dinosaurs — while also taking down Hitler

At 60, mobile book exhibition still spreading patriotism in rural India

For the last 60 years, mobile book exhibitions organised by the National Book Trust have not only been taking books to far-flung rural areas of India but also spreading messages of patriotism

Graphic non-fiction from India: Read this excerpt from 'The Same, Everywhere'

An excerpt from 'The Same, Everywhere' from First Hand: Graphic Non-Fiction from India, curated/edited by Orijit Sen and Vidyun Sabhaney

Caped crusaders: How the Indian superhero is coming into his own

In India, the superhero has always struggled to find his face, to cement his place. But that is slowly changing.

Excerpt from graphic novel Empire of Blood: What if the sun had not set on the British Empire?

Here's an excerpt from new graphic novel Empire of Blood.

My Chacha is Gay: A book that hopes to tackle homophobia in Pakistan

The crowd-funding page of 'My Chacha is Gay' on IndieGogo describes it as 'a children's book tackling the subject of homophobia in a Pakistani context'.