written by Tadam
So, as promised, i am back with some more itty-pitty information about Indian comics publishers- both established and independent. but first, let me clearify what Independent publisher actually refers to, as i guess some of you may not be aware of this word.
Independent publishers are usually run by a single man or two basically. If it is run by a single man, then he is the sole owner of the company who looks after and arranges everything from stories to artworks to colors to printing to distribution. If thy are two men, then the other one is usually someone who supports the main owner both financially and in other works like to arrange for artists or script writing etc. These publishers are none other than those avid readers who dream to make their own comics and characters (almost every comic geek's dream ;) ). They come up with innovative ideas paired with jaw-dropping artworks and quality.
In the last few years, there has seen a massive growth in Independent publishers. Companies are sprouting out like never before, fully armed with compelling storytelling and artworks which are just impossible to be ignored by the readers. Its only because of their Numero uno quality they are surviving and seeing growth in readers. These Independent publishers are also helping those talented artists who were unkwon to us because Established publishers were too filled by highly skilled professionals.
Many owners of such indie companies left their high paying jobs just to pursue their passion of creating new age-original comic contents. While some are still duelling with their day jobs to make money to cover the expenses.
Now that i think you have knwon enough anout these indie publishers, let us come to the main topic that is the flagship series of these publishers. The titles of such series are following-
Aghori (holy cow entertainment)
V.R.I.C.A (chariot comics)
Parshu (Orange radius
Kaal (Aayumi productions)
TNT -Taranath tantrik (Speechbubble entertainment)
The legends of aveon 9 (Rovolt)
Mahatma (Gravity comics)
All the names above are highly successful titles which have taken the companies to new heights and brought a huge fan following for them. But other than these,there are some companies which publish graphic novels - a hybrid novel of illustrations and stories which usually dont go further than one tale.
Some of the titlaes of graphic novels are following-
The Caravan, bloodwar, Devi chodhurani (Yali dream creations)
Were house, The Skull rosary (Holy cow entertainment)
The Train of thoughts, Wreck age (Crimzon studios)
Graphic Novels (GNs) are the best option to someone who want to read comics but like them to end in one book. Graphic novels usually dont have sequels but occasionally they do, as the srory demands. Graphic Novels are also generating a massive wave of readers to get into comics reading.
Something other than Comics and graphic Novels is also making a silent space in comics medium, that is - Comics Anthology. These books have several stories in a single book, all in different styles. They are ideal for those who want to have mixed fun, several stories in one go(sounds like airtel DTH recharge plans doesnt it :P ). Anthologies are something that have seen very less dissappointment. As per i know, Every anthology title was a huge success.
Below are some names of such anthologies-
Comics Jump (i think the first Indian comics anthology- if we dont take tinkle as anthology- published by Level Ten comics)
Ground Zero (Highly successfull. Published by meta desi comics)
Blind spot (One of the masterpieaces by Orange radius arts.)
Were house (This is an anthology as well as GN. published byholy cow entertainment)
All of the above mentioned titles are unique in its kind and every compnay publuhing them are with different dreams but their goal is the same- To bring back the Golden Age of Indian comics. And if we see their products, which they are churning out in such opposite situations, then its not hard to believe that they can compete with International Heavyweights like Marvel, DC and Dark horse once they get the full suppost of readers.
[In the next post, i will try to tell you the hardworks and brainstomrings creators need to do before a full comics is made ]
ps- If some publishers are missed then i duely apologise. I tried my best not to miss any existing active publisher.
Thanks for reading. :)
