Monthly Archives: January 2011

High Art meets Low Lit

An otherwise forgettable book becomes a lesson in graphic story-telling Continue reading

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A Comic Among Epics, about a Prince Among Men

Synopsis – ‘Prince of Ayodhya’ is a graphic adaptation of Ashok Banker’s novel of the same name. It is a re-telling of the Indian epic Ramayan (the Valmiki version) in 8 volumes, starting with this one. Here we are introduced … Continue reading

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Ligne Claire – the Tintin way of drawing

A look at the ‘Ligne Claire’ or ‘Clear Line’ school of comics illustration, as popularised by Herge and his Tintin comics Continue reading

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