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Indian comics (known as Chitrakatha^[1]) are comic books and graphic novels associated with the culture of India published a number of Indian languages and English.

India has a long tradition of comic readership and themes associated with extensive mythologies and folk-tales have appeared as children's comic books for decades.^[2] Indian comics often have large publication. The comic industry was at its peak in the late 1980s and early 1990s and during this period popular comics were easily sold more than 500,000 copies over the course of its shelf life of several weeks. Currently, it only sell around 50,000 copies over a similar period.^[3] India's once-flourishing comic industry is in sharp decline because of increasing competition from satellite television (children's television channels) and the gaming industry.^[4]

Over the last three decades Diamond Comics, Raj Comics, Tinkle and Amar Chitra Katha have established vast distribution networks countrywide and are read by hundreds of thousands of children in a wide range of languages.^[5] Famous comic creators from India include Aabid Surti, Uncle Pai and cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma and famous characters are Chacha Chaudhary, Bahadur, Detective Moochhwala, Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruva, Doga, Ved, Varun, Karma, Suppandi and Shikari Shambhu.^[1][3]Anant Pai, affectionately known as 'Uncle Pai,' is credited with helping to launch India's comic book industry in the 1960s with his 'Amar Chitra Katha' series chronicling the ancient Hindu mythologies.^[6]

History[edit]

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India's comic industry began in the mid-1960s when the leading newspaper The Times of India launched Indrajal Comics. The industry evolved later in India than in the West. Up until the late 1960s the comics were only enjoyed by the children of wealthy parents. But from that time until the early 1990s they established themselves in the market.^[4] The evolution of Indian comics can be broadly divided into four phases. Around 1950s saw syndicated strips like The Phantom, Mandrake, Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby being translated to Indian languages. The success of such comic books was followed by a swarm of publishers trying to emulate these titles. The second phase in the late 1960s came in the form of Amar Chitra Katha (literally translated as 'immortal picture stories'), comics with hundred percentage Indian content.^[1]

In the 1970s several indigenous comics were launched to rival the Western superhero comics.^[4] The superhero comics in the early '80s marked the third wave, with creators and publishers hoping to benefit from the success of the superhero genre in the West.^[1] However, one of India's earliest superheroes is Batul the Great, was created during the 1960s by Narayan Debnath.^[3] In the 1980s, at least 5.5 million copies of comics such as Heroes of Faith series were sold in India.^[4] Dozens of publishers churned out hundreds of such comic books every month, but this trend nosedived in the late '90s with the advent of cable television, Internet and other modes of entertainment in India. However, publishers like Raj Comics and Diamond Comics along with comics like Amar Chitra Katha (with characters such as Suppandi^[4]) have been able to sustain their readership. After a lull, new publishing companies such as the Virgin Comics, yali comics, Green Gold, Jr. Diamond etc. has appeared on the market in the last few years.^[1] Comic publishers meanwhile have been accused by critics of lacking innovation in the face of digital competition.^[4]

Webcomics have been a popular medium in India since the early 2000s. Indian webcomics are successful as they reach a large audience for free^[7] and they are frequently used by the country's younger generation to spread social awareness on topics such as politics and feminism. These webcomics reach a large amount of exposure by being spread through social media.^[8]

India hosted its first ever comics convention in February 2011.^[9] According to 2012 estimates, the Indian comic publishing industry was worth over 100 million dollars.^[10]

The popularity of manga and anime in India has led to Japanese manga-inspired comic books, such as Mythology a comic book based on Hindu mythology that has been released in India, Singapore, Malaysia and Europe.^[11]

From 2005 to recent times there are many Attempts by recently ventured and old comics publishers to revive the Indian comics industry including initiatives from Level 10 Comics, Yali Dream Creations, Holycow Entertainment, Chariot Comics, Ayumi Comics, Red Streak Comics, Rovolt Comics, Vimanika Comics and Tbs Planet Comics, UFC, Dream Comics, Swapnil Comics, Vaishnavi Comics, Fenil Comics, Dhaansu Productions and the surviving Raj Comics itself. Amar Chitra Katha, Raj Comics and Diamond Comics has ventured into other entertainment media like feature films, webseries, games, mobile applications etc. since late 1990s and continuously attempting to widen their impact on the comics reading population.

Major Indian comics publishers[edit]

• Durga Comics
• Fort Comics
• Freelance talents
• Meta Desi Comics
• Mythtower Entertainment
• Parampra Comics
• Pawan Comics
• Red Streak Publications
• Speech Bubble Entertainment
• TBS Planet Comics
• Fenil Comics
• UFC Comics
• Bulls Eye Comics
• Dream Comics
• Vaishnavi Comics
• Swapnil Comics
• World Comics India
• Zaponga Comics
• Chariot Comics
• NERDISH COMICS
• Speechbubble Entertainment
• Goyal Comics
• Holy Cow Entertainment
• Rani comics
• Pitara Comics
• Campfire Graphic Novels
• Space Age Comics
• Trishul Comics
• Gowarson's Comics
• Tan-Man Comics
• Vidyarthi Mithram Comics
• Aayumi Productions
• MB Comics Studio
• Rovolt Entertainment
• Mantaray Comics
• Beast Legion
• Dolton Comics
• Prabhat Comics
• Ganga Comics
• Nilam Comics
• Nila Comics

Annual events[edit]

See also[edit]

Lists

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcdeShweta Sharma (13 November 2011). 'Documentary homage to comics Gods'. Sunday-guardian.com. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
2. ^Patel, Atish. 'Graphic novelists shake up world of Indian comics'. Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
3. ^ ^abc'Business Line : Features / Weekend Life : Homecoming for the superheroes'. Thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
4. ^ ^abcdef'BBC News – Changing habits illustrate decline of India's comics'. Bbc.co.uk. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
5. ^'Comic, Dead Serious Samit Basu'. Outlookindia.com. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
6. ^The Associated Press – Fri 25 February 2011 (25 February 2011). 'Indian comic book pioneer 'Uncle Pai' dies at 81 – Yahoo! News India'. In.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
7. ^Arora, Kim (5 September 2010). 'Strip tease: Indian webcomics make a mark'. The Times of India.
8. ^Verma, Tarishi (26 April 2015). 'Laughing through our worries: The Indian web comics'. Hindustan Times.
9. ^'India gets its own Comic Con'. Telegraph. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
10. ^'How social media is boosting comic industry'. The Times of India. The Times Group. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
11. ^'Japanese Cultural Influence Grows in India'.

Bibliography[edit]

• Hawley, John Stratton. 'The Saints Subdued: Domestic Virtue and National Integration in Amar Chitra Katha' in Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia, eds. Lawrence A Babb, Susan S. Wadley, Motilal Banarasidas, 1998.
• MacLain, Karline. India's Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, and Other Heroes, Indiana University Press, 2009. ISBN978-0-253-22052-3.
• Pritchett, Frances W. 'The World of Amar Chitra Katha' in Media and the Transformation of Religion in South Asia, eds. Lawrence A Babb, Susan S. Wadley, Motilal Banarasidas, 1998.
• Lent, John A., Comic Art of Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America Through 2000: An International Bibliography, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004.

External links[edit]

• GraphicShelf - India's first Graphic Novel Database

Raj Comics is an Indiancomic book publisher. It published a line of Indiancomic books through Raja Pocket Books since its foundation in 1986 by Rajkumar Gupta.^[1][2] Some of its most well known characters include Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruva, Bhokal, Doga, Parmanu, Tiranga, Bankelal,Shakti, Inspector Steel, Bheriya and Anthony.^[3] Raj Comics is credited as being one of the leading comic book distributors in India, although many of its characters are inspired from American superheroes of Marvel and DC Comics.^[4][5]

The company mainly publishes four types of comics; medieval fantasy, horror, mystery, and superhero comics, with a predominant focus on superhero content.^[6][7] Their comics are usually published in Hindi, with only a few titles and special editions in English. It has produced close to 35,000 comics to date and has been read by people in India and abroad.^[8] The company also publishes an online exclusive web series named Raj Rojana, with a new page uploaded every day.

Raj Comics publishes in multiple formats, which include e-book, print, and motion comics.^[9] The company also sells hardcovers of their old and new comics, as well as bundled collections of their characters.^[10]

In 2008 Raj Comics was the focus of a research project conducted through The Sarai Programme at CSDS's Sarai Media Lab. The resulting research was published as a free PDF on the Sarai website.^[2]

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Information About Latest Series[edit]

Balcharit Series of Super Commando Dhruva completed in October 2018.Pre-Order of End Game (Last part of Balcharit Series) held in October 2018.

Team[edit]

• Vivek Mohan (Editor)
• Anupam Sinha (Creative Director)
• Tarun Kumar Wahi (Chief Writer)
• Jolly Sinha (Writer)
• Ajit Singh (Territory Manager)
• Sanjay Saxena (Territory Manager)
• Anita Gupta (Manager Sales)
• Naveen Singh (Online Sales Support)

Characters[edit]

The major characters in Raj Comics divided among their respective

Members of team Brahmand Rakshak (Protectors Of the Universe)[edit]

Members of team Research and Investigation Paranormalism [RIP][edit]

Characters based in ancient times[edit]

Comedy characters[edit]

Kids Series characters (Defunct)[edit]

Member of Vistrit Brahmand Rakshak (Protectors of the Extended Universe)[edit]

• Ninjadev Kirigi
• Chandika
• Faceless
• Visarpi
• Kaaldoot
• Blackcat
• Pralayanka
• Cancer

Members of W.A.R[edit]

• Badman
• Nakshatra
• Kali Vidhwa
• Inspector Cheetah
• Sheena
• Black Cat
• Lomri
• Madam X
• Kirtiman
• Adrishya Hatyara
• vanputra
• Doctor Vargis

Member of P.V.N(Paralaukik Vigyan Nayakgan[edit]

• Vedacharya
• Facelace (Bharti)
• Kapalkundli
• Nostradamus
• Lori
• Kishore
• Saza(Venu)
• Red Letter(Vikram)
• Baby
• Iri

History[edit]

It was the era of rise of Indian superheroes.It was first founded in 1986 by Rajkumar Gupta.Raj comics introduced its first vigilante superhero super commando druv, created by Anupam Sinha.later they launched peoples favorite superheroes like Nagraj , doga ,parmanu, tiranaga etc.More than 5.5 million copies of such superhero comics were sold.The company mainly publishes four types of comics; medieval fantasy, horror, mystery, and superhero comics, with a predominant focus on superhero content.

Origins[edit]

The Golden Age[edit]

In 1997, television ad for Nagraj featuring Sonu Sood aired on TV for advertising.^[12]

Modern Age[edit]

Series[edit]

King Comics[edit]

King Comics was a line of comics published through Raja Pocket Books. While the division was initially successful, its popularity declined and the line went defunct after only about 2–5 years of activity. It was intended that many of King Comic's characters would be merged into Raj Comics, but only a few characters such as Gamraj were merged. During its run the division published six monthly comics.^{[citation needed]}

Past and current series[edit]

• Kaliyug (Shakti, Nagraj & Dhruva)
• Tune Mara doga ko (Doga)
• Thrill-Horror-Suspense Series
• Huoooo-Series
• X-Series
• Friendy Series
• Goldheart Series
• Kaal Series (Ashwaraj, Gojo, Bhokal, TilismDev, Parmanu, Ins. Steel, Super Indian)
• Nagayan Series (Nagraj-Super Commando Dhruv)
• AmarPrem Series (Kobi-Bheriya-Bhokal)
• Japan Series (Aatakharta harta Nagraj)
• City Without A Hero (Multistar)
• Khazana series (Nagraj)
• Trifana Series (Nagraj)
• Maharavan Series (Bhokal)
• Dracula Series (Multistar)
• Narak Nashak Nagraj origin Series (Narak Nashak Nagraj)
• Crow Series (Anthony)
• Born In Blood Series (Doga)
• Express Way Series (Doga)
• Aatankawadi nagraj series (Multistarrer)
• Chamatakari bhokal series (Bhokal)
• Mard aur murda series (Doga-antony)
• Mahanagayan series
• Parmatma series (Parmanu)
• Raktadaan series (Doga)
• Jalyash series (Bankelal)
• Tilismi olympic series (Bhokal)
• Raj 20 (Amazing friends of nagraj)
• Nagraj ke badd series (Nagraj)
• Swarna nagri (Nagraj-Super Commando Dhruv- fighter toads)
• Belmunda ka khajana series (Nagraj-Super Commando Dhruv- Fighter Toads)
• Genius series (Super commando dhurva)
• Aadamkhoro ka swaraga series (Super commando dhurva)
• Axe series (Super commando dhurva)
• Aakhri dhurva series (Super commando dhurva)
• Pagal nagraj series (Nagraj)
• Made in India series (Ins.Steel)
• Wafa series (Doga)
• Doga diries series (Doga)
• Doga collection series (Doga)
• Mritiyjivi series (Narak nashak nagraj)
• Makbara series (Narak nashak nagraj-gagan-Vinashdoot-tahira- Monty)
• Kar Bura ho Bhala series (Bankelal)
• Aag series (Tiranga)
• Tandoor series (Doga)
• Bankelal lok se lok series (bankelal)
• Bankelal nagar se nagar series (Bankelal)
• Nagina series (Nagraj)
• Nahi bachega nagraj series (Nagraj)
• Rajnagar rakshak series (Super commando dhurva- Ins. Steel)
• Curfew series (Doga)
• Aarambha series (Yoddha)
• Hedron series (Nagraj-Super Commando Dhurva)
• Champion killer series (Super commando dhurva)
• Guru bhokal series (Bhokal)
• Game over series (Super commando dhurva)
• Andhi maut series (Super commando dhurva)
• Aagraj series (Nagraj)
• Doga Hindu Hai Series (Doga)
• Khoon series (Doga-Super Indian)
• Palra series (Multistarrer)
• Mai hu bheriya series (Bheriya- Nagraj-Super Commando Dhruv - Doga- Parmanu)
• Ins.chetta series (Doga)
• Nikal pada doga series (Doga)
• Nagraj hai na series (Nagraj)
• Lavva series (Nagraj)
• Hatyara kaun series (Super commando dhurva)
• Candakaal series (Super commando dhurva)
• Khoni khandan series (Super commando dhurva)
• Aab marega parmanu series (Parmanu)
• Lakshya purusha series (Doga)
• Ek katora au Do Ktora Khoon series (Thrill-Horror-Suspense)
• Chamatakari bhokal series (Bhokal)
• Jalyash series (Bankelal)
• Germany series (Aatakharta nagraj)
• Italy series (Aatakharta nagraj)
• Raktabeej series (Multistarrer)
• Doga unmulan series (Doga)
• Rajnagar Rakshak (Super Commando Dhruva, Inspector Steel)
• Akhiri-Last Survivors(Multistarrer)

Ongoing series[edit]

• Sarvanayak (Nearly all major RC characters)
• Balcharit (Origin Series of Super Commando Dhruva) - Completed in October 2018
• Sarvanayak Vistar ( Multistarrer)
• Kshatipoorti ( Aatankharta Nagraj)

Upcoming series[edit]

• Sheelbhang (Nagraj)
• Kyon hai Doga (Doga)
• Swamibhakt Rakhawale (Doga)
• Pappu Doga (Doga)
• Dead Gods (Multistarrer)
• Mind Games / illusion - Series (Super Commando Dhruva)
• Neo (Super Commando Dhruva)
• Shaktirupa (Super Commando Dhruva)
• Prem Granth (Super Commando Dhruva)
• Naag Granth (Narak Nashak Nagraj and Krodh Ketu Kobi)
• Sins of the father (Anthony-Multistarrer)
• Punarotthaan (Multistarrer)
• Mahanagayan (Multistarrer)
• Shuddhikaran ( Kobi - Bhediya)
• Adharmeshwar (Multistarrer)
• Agdam-Bagdam (Bankeylal, Nagraj, Dhruv)
• Fighter Force (Fighter Toads)

Filmography[edit]

See Aadamkhor Movie and Doga teaser on YouTube Channel of Raj Comics (RC Motion Pictures).

Jubilee and Kalpana-lok awards[edit]

In 2010 Raj Comics celebrated its Silver Jubilee by launching the Kalpana-lok Awards. Participants are nominated by editors at Raj Comics and can be voted on by readers and fans on the Raj Comics website.

Raj Comics films[edit]

In 2014, Anurag Kashyap had spoken about making a film on Doga—a vigilante killing machine in the style of Marvel Comics’ The Punisher—but the project was shelved after his Bombay Velvet flopped. Raj Comics co-founder and studio head Sanjay Gupta, who has had a number of unsuccessful meetings with producers and studios, says 'Bollywood is yet to warm up to the idea of licensing comic book characters that come with detailed universes and visuals ready for the screen. We want to start with animated Web series first. We are expecting to make our first live-action film the year after.” In December 2017, Raj Comics organized special screening of their horror film Aadamkhor at Nagraj Janmotsav event, Delhi. Aadamkhor is based on comic of the same name published by Raj Comics in 1992.^[13][14]Raj comics have released Aadamkhor on YouTube on 24th May 2018.^[15]

Digital Distribution[edit]

Raj Comics are available in digital form through their android app.

Free Services: In 2017, Raj Comics started free comics from their android app.

Paid Services: Google Play in 2017. RC Android app crossed 100,000 downloads within 6 months of its launch.^[16]

References[edit]

1. ^Raj Comics: About UsArchived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ ^ab'Raj Comics for the Hard Headed : s a r a i'. sarai.net. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
3. ^'Why Nagraj, Dhruva, Doga aren't finding space on big screen? (view pics)'. India TV News. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
4. ^'Raj Comics now in regional flavor'. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
5. ^'9 Indian Superheroes Inspired From Western Superheroes'. Likes.in.
6. ^Lent, John A. (2001-01-01). Illustrating Asia: Comics, Humor Magazines, and Picture Books. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN9780824824716.
7. ^'Best moments of Raj Comics Superheroes'. eashportsbook.com. 1 November 2018.
8. ^'After a hiatus, Indian comic book industry growing steadily'. DNA India. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
9. ^'Raj Comics to launch motion-comics'. Bollywood.com News. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
10. ^Pratap, Rashmi. 'Super-heroic ventures'. The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
11. ^Pratap, Rashmi (2014-04-25). 'Super-heroic ventures'. The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
12. ^'Blast From The Past: Watch Sonu Sood Play 'Nagraj' in This Raj Comics Ad'. News18. 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
13. ^Ghosh, Sankhayan (2016-09-02). 'In search of the Indian superhero'. livemint.com/. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
14. ^'Why Nagraj, Dhruva, Doga aren't finding space on big screen? (view pics)'. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
15. ^https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=noF_3DepbJg&t=426s
16. ^'Raj Comics (Hindi हिंदी) - Android Apps on Google Play'. play.google.com. Retrieved 2017-05-17.

Further reading[edit]

• Kumar, Amitabh (2008). Raj Comics for the Hard Headed. Sarai.

External links[edit]

• Android App on Google Play Store
• Raj Comics at Facebook

YouTube Channel - RC Motion Pictures