Ramayan 3392 AD

I read an article in the WSJ last week which peaked my curiosity on this topic. So, I forwarded a wikipedia link to a few of my friends to gauge their responses. The common consensus were split between - Finally a good way to introduce Indian mythology vs. this is destroying Indian culture. My personal view on this matter is definitely positive. I believe these comics might finally do the characters of the great epics some justice as supposed to the old school movies/shows.

I also got responses that pointed out some super heroes that have had a profound impact on us - Indian Superman & Indian Spiderman. The superman outfit from the 80's was blatantly plagiarized from the Christopher Reeves version where as the new Spiderman is the same except its a kurta-pajama instead of a jump suit. Peter Parker is Pavitra Prabhakar, Mary Jane is Meera Jain, Uncle Ben is Uncle Bhim, Aunt May is Aunty Maya...Grimey!!! I think I might just go ahead and make my version of Harry Potter - Hari Puttar.

Well anyway before I digress...Virgin Comics is a new endeavor started by Richard Branson. He has coordinated with big names like Deepak Chopra and Shekhar Kapur to release this new line of characters all based on hindu mythology. After reading the preview for the Ramayan, i was impressed by the authors effort to keep the ground work of the orginal Ramayana intact while still presenting a creative/innovative vision of the future. I like the graphics as well. One of my friends was happy that the characters looked a lot better than Pokemon...I guess Valmiki can rest in peace for now :). Don't know how taboo it is to read comic books at this age but I definitely am looking forward to it...A cartoon show might not hurt either.