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The lost originals, the found memories: An ode to Amar Chitra Katha

December 10, 2025 2:29 pm

A warehouse fire consumed the original art of Amar Chitra Katha, a tangible loss for Indian culture. But for a generation of readers, the true legacy of ACK was never the physical copies.

From Watchmen to The Penguin: 6 comic book adaptations that got Emmy nods

September 23, 2025 7:39 pm

From Alan Moore's deconstructive masterpieces to Marvel's multiversal adventures, comic books  have increasingly become a fertile ground for Emmy-winning content.

How young Indians are finding escapism in Manga

August 29, 2025 3:38 pm

Manga, manhwa, and manhua are no longer fringe interests — they are defining how India’s youth reads, watches, and connects.

Next Solo Leveling? This anime adaptation is leading Crunchyroll's spring 2025 release

April 04, 2025 3:56 pm

The Beginning After the End, the new manhwa adaptation is leading Crunchyroll’s Spring 2025 lineup.

With 'Atharva: The Origin' starring MS Dhoni, Pratilipi Comics intends to revolutionise online comic space

October 01, 2022 8:41 pm

Pratilipi Comics recently acquired the rights to the graphic novel and recreated it. In an interview, Pratilipi's creative head Dr Rajeev Tamhankar talks about 'Atharva' and the digital revolution happening in the Indian comic industry.

From Ms Marvel to Minnal Murali, the new South Asian superhero is breaking stereotypes

July 17, 2022 4:20 pm

The story of Kamala Khan aka Ms Marvel, the young American-Pakistani teenage superhero, involves the Partition, djinns and a Bollywood wedding dance

From health to the environment, how comics could drive behaviour change

February 09, 2022 2:35 pm

Today, comics are increasingly used to educate and influence attitudes and behaviour in various settings.

Legendary album covers: When comics met vinyl

February 03, 2022 6:06 pm

Album covers are an art form on their own. An exhibition in the German city of Oberhausen reveals the perfect symbiosis between comic art and music

Spider-Man’s first comic brings $3.6 million, likely a record

September 10, 2021 3:51 pm

Earlier this year, a copy of Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, which contains the first appearance of Superman, sold privately for $3.25 million.

'I take responsibility for what I create’

May 15, 2021 7:43 pm

Artist Orijit Sen on his new comics magazine and on creating and posting visual satires on social media

COMICS PHOTOS

Comics: Dear nice man in Delhi, it was nice meeting you

June 01, 2015 2:35 pm

Artist Priya Kuriyan goes looking for a rare species in a city infamous for boorish men, and finds he is not so hard to find

COMICS VIDEOS

Marvel Comics Legend Stan Lee passes away

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Best known as the co - creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor and many other superheroes, Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics Legend passed away at the age of 95

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