Our Comment on Comicology's Entry About...Us!
Submitted by diwant on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 13:45
Comicology.in mentioned us in a heartfelt blog entry about Kalia, Shikhari Shambhu, et al. Here is the link:
http://www.comicology.in/2009/01/tinkle-kalia-suppandi-shikari-shambu.html
I felt so moved by the mentioned that I wanted to leave an equally heartfelt comment. It became a long heartfelt comment that I was so proud of that I am reprinting it here. Thanks for the mention and the wonderful entry, Comicology.in!
"Great read, this took me way back. I am one of the fans writing "Death to Kalia", which begins at volume 1 (http://deathtokalia.com/node/12) and currently features a Suppandi-ish character (http://deathtokalia.com/node/46) although we are expecting more cameos.
Kalia, Shambhu, Suppandi have been as close to us as age-old fairy tales (think Goldilocks, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?, etc.) Growing up in the states we have had exercises in writing classes to take fairy tales like the Goldilocks and rewrite them to make them fit real situations in the present day. A few of us started tossing around Kalia's stories and trying to make sense of it in a modern context. And so was born Death To Kalia, where Kalia protects the lesser animals for extortion money and where the readers--who have already sympathized with Chamatka and Doob Doob in the original Kalia--taste some retribution as the odds finally fall in favor of the duo. And that is our spin on Kalia."
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@ Diwant: Welcome to
@ Diwant: Welcome to Comicology, and thanks for recording your first presence there. I do remember having read your Kalia strips, while collecting info for the post in your reference. I must admit, it's a different take on the comic series, which I used to look at only from Pai's era, also on more with humor laced all along.
It's so good to know the origin of this creativity, which you attribute to your writing execercises, even while staying away from homeland. Speaks a lot about how these legendary characters have impressed people across geographies, and united them in dreaming about a world of our own.
Would be eager to read your Suppandi stuff, and will comment on it as I do so.
Good to see you referring to me in your blog too... Have fun and enjoying comics scripting... and don't forget to tune in and place your comments whenever you find time on the other comic posts at Comicology.
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