22 Comic Cuts 48-News 48: குமுதம் அரசு பதில்களில் காமிக்ஸ், ஆனந்தவிகடன் லூசுப்பையன் பகுதியில் இரும்புக்கை மாயாவி, வேலையை விட்டுவிட்டு ப்ளாக்கராக மாறிய சூப்பர்மேன்

டியர் காமிரேட்ஸ்,

வெல்கம் பேக். நீண்ட நெடுங்காலத்திற்கு பிறகு பதிவிட்டதாலோ என்னவோ தெரியவில்லை, சென்ற பதிவிற்கு பிரம்மாதமான வரவேற்ப்பு.ஒருவேளை நடுவில் ஒரு நான்கு மாதங்கள் பதிவுலகம் பக்கம் வராமல் இருந்ததால் அதற்க்கான ஆதரவுதான் இது என்று நண்பர் இரவுக்கழுகு தெரிவித்தார். அப்படியும் இருக்குமோ என்று வியந்தவாறு இன்று காலை குமுதம் இதழை படித்தபோது அரசு பதில்களில் நம்முடைய காமிக்ஸ் கிளாசிக்ஸ் இதழில் வெளிவந்த காற்றில் கரைந்த கப்பல்கள் பற்றிய பதிலை படித்தவுடன் ரொம்ப நாட்களாக நம்முடைய காமிக் கட்ஸ் பதிவுகளை இடாமல் இருப்பது நினைவுக்கு வந்தது. உடனடியாக கடந்த இரண்டு மாதங்களில் வெளிவந்த முக்கியமான காமிக் கட்ஸ்'களின் தொகுப்பை இங்கே இந்த பதிவில் வழங்கலாமென்று முடிவெடுத்ததின் விளைவே இந்த பதிவு.

குமுதம் அரசு பதில்கள்: தமிழில் அதிகமாக படிக்கப்படும் வார இதழாகிய குமுதத்தில் மக்கள் விரும்பி படிப்பது / முதலில் படிப்பது அரசு பதில்கள் பகுதியே. நம்முடைய லயன் முத்து காமிக்ஸ் இதழ்களில் எப்படி ஹாட் லைன் / காமிக்ஸ் டைமை நாம் முதலில் படிப்பது போல குமுதத்தில் பெரும்பான்மையினரால் முதலில் படிக்கப்படுவது அரசு பதில்களே.

ஆரம்பத்தில் அரசு என்பது யார்? என்றே ஒரு விவாதம் நடந்துக்கொண்டு இருந்தது. ஆனால் உங்களுக்கு ஒரு ரகசியம் சொல்கிறேன். இப்போதைய "அரசு" எனக்கு மிகவும் பரிச்சையமானவ்ர். நம்முடைய லயன் முத்து காமிக்ஸ் இதழ்கள் மீது தீராக் காதல் கொண்டவர். சென்ற ஆண்டு புத்தகத் திருவிழாவின்போது நம்முடைய காமிக்ஸ் ஸ்டாலுக்கு வந்து நம்முடைய கம்பேக் ஸ்பெஷல் மற்றும் ஃபுல் செட் ஒன்றினையும் வாங்கிக்கொண்டு சென்றவர் என்பது குறிப்பிட தக்கது.

இந்த அரசு பதில்கள் பகுதியில் நமது காமிக்ஸ் பற்றி மிகவும் பெருமையாக எழுதப்பட்டு இருப்பது மிகுந்த மகிழ்ச்சியை அளிக்கிறது. நன்றி அரசு, நன்றி குமுதம், நன்றி அதன் எடிட்டர் அவர்களுக்கு.

 

Kumudam Tamil Weekly Magazine Dated 02012013 On Stand 25122012 Arasu Padhilgal  Page No 34 35

ஆனந்த விகடன் லூசுப்பையன்: கடந்த பல வருடங்களாக விகடனின் முகவரியாக மாறிவிட்ட நமது லூசுப் பையன் பகுதியில் நமது முத்து காமிக்ஸின் முகவரி (சொல்லப் போனால் தமிழ் காமிக்ஸின் முகவரி?!?) ஆக இருக்கும் (இருந்த?) இரும்புக் கை மாயாவி அவர்களை பற்றி கிண்டலடிக்கும் வகையில் சொல்லப் பட்டு இருந்தது.

பிரபலமான ஒரு பகுதியில் நம்மை பற்றி பேசுகிறார்கள் என்றாலே அது நம்முடைய புகழை பற்றித்தான் சொல்லும். அந்த வகையில் நன்றி லூசுப் பையன், நன்றி ஓவியர் கண்ணா, நன்றி எடிட்டர் of ஆனந்த விகடன்.

Anandha Vikatan Tamil Weekly Issue Dated 26092012 Loosup Paiyan Gig Page No 110 Lion Muthu Comics Mention Panel

சித்திர பெரிய புராணம்: ஓவியர் - நூலாசிரியர் ராஜம் அவர்களை நம்முடைய தொடர் வாசகர்களுக்கு ஏற்கனவே நன்றாக பரிச்சயம் உண்டு. அவரது லேட்டஸ்ட் படைப்பை பற்றி தினமலர் நாளிதழின் விமர்சன அறிமுகப் பகுதி இங்கே உங்களின் பார்வைக்கு. வாங்கிப் படியுங்கள், மோசமில்லை.

DinaMalar Tamil Daily Page No 10 Dated Sunday 28th Oct 2012  Chithira Periya Puraanam

M.S.சுப்புலஷ்மி அவர்களைப்பற்றிய காமிக்ஸ்: சென்ற ஆண்டு ஜூன் மாதம் லக்ஷ்மி தேவநாத் அவர்கள் M.S.சுப்புலட்சுமி அவர்களைப் பற்றிய ஒரு கிராஃபிக் நாவலை வெளியிட்டார். அப்போது மிகவும் பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்திய வெளியீடு அது. எந்த அளவிற்கு அதற்க்கு முக்கியத்துவம் தரப்பட்டது எனில் டெக்கன் குரோனிக்கல் நாளிதழின் சென்னை எடிட்டரே அதனைப்பற்றி நேரிடையாக ஒரு விமர்சனம் எழுதி இருந்தார். அதுமட்டுமில்லாமல், தி ஹிந்து,ஆனந்த விகடன், டைம்ஸ் ஆப் இந்திய என்று பல மீடியா வெளிச்சங்கள் இந்த புத்தகத்தின் மீது விழுந்தது. ஒக்கே, ஒக்கே, தமிழ் காமிக்ஸ் உலகிலும் ஒரு சிறப்பு பதிவு வெளியிடப்பட்டு இருந்தது.

இப்போது,அமர் சித்ரா கதா நிறுவனம் மூலம் M.S.சுப்புலட்சுமி அவர்களைப் பற்றிய ஒரு கிராஃபிக் நாவல் வெளியிடப் பட்டுள்ளது. அதனைப்பற்றி வெளிவந்துள்ள செய்தி தொகுப்பு இங்கே:

Deccan Chronicle Chennai Chronicle Page No 02 Dated 10th Dec 2012 Sunday ACK Comics on MS Subbulakshmi

Indian Express Chennai Edition Dated 10122012 News on ACK MS Subbulakshmi Graphic Novel

The New Indian Express Dated 12122012 Hyd Edition Graphic Biography on Ms

Kutcheri Bhavan News Update on Lakshmi Devnath 2nd Graphic Novel

Calvin & Hobbes பற்றிய ஒரு அருமையான Search எஞ்சின்: உலக அளவில் புகழ் பெற்ற தினசரி காமிக் ஸ்ட்ரிப் Calvin & Hobbes தொடர்களை பற்றி அறியாதவர்கள் மிகவும் குறைவானவர்களே இருக்க முடியும். இப்போது கூட தி ஹிந்து,டெக்கன் குரோனிக்கல் என்று தினசரி ஸ்ட்ரிப் ஆகவும், சன்டே ஸ்ட்ரிப் ஆகவும் கலக்கிக் கொண்டு இருக்கும் இந்த தொடரின் அனைத்து விஷயங்களையும் முழுமையாக ஒரு வெப்சைட்டில் உட்புகுத்தி இந்த காமிக்ஸ் ஸ்ட்ரிப் தொடரைப்பற்றிய களஞ்சியமாக (அட, இயக்குனர் களஞ்சியம் கிடையாதுங்க, செய்தி களஞ்சியம்) உருவாக்கி இருக்கிறார்.

நம்முடைய லயன், முத்து காமிக்ஸ் பற்றியும் இப்படி ஒரு காமிக்ஸ் Search எஞ்சின் அமைப்புடைய தளம் அமைக்க விருப்பமே. உதவ விரும்பும் டெக்னிகல் நண்பர்கள் தொடர்பு கொள்ளலாம்.

Times Of India Chennai Edition Page No 13 Dated 10th Dec 2012 Sunday Calvin and Hobbes  Search

ரிப்போர்டர் வேலையை விட்டுவிட்டு ப்ளாக்கராக மாறிய சூப்பர்மேன்: Even though, இரண்டு மாதங்களுக்கு முன்பான நியூஸ் ஆக இருந்தாலும்  இது ஒரு முக்கியமான நியூஸ் என்பதால் இங்கே வெளியிடப்படுகிறது. தன்னுடைய நியூஸ் ரிப்போர்டர் வேலையை கிளார்க் கென்ட் (அதாவது சூப்பர்மேன்) ராஜினாமா செய்து விட்டார். இனிமேல் ஒரு ப்ளாக்கராக இருப்பார் என்ற இந்த தகவல் பல தினசரிகளில் அலசப்பட்டு இருந்தது. CNN-IBN நியூஸ் சேனலில் கூட இதனைப்பற்றிய ஒரு சிறப்பு தகவல் அடங்கிய கேப்சியூல் ஒளிபரப்பினார்கள்.

Deccan Chronicle Daily Chennai Edition Chennai Chronicle Page No 23 Dated Thursday 25th Oct 2012 What is Clark Kents Next Job

The Hindu Daily Chennai Edition Page No 14 Dated  Thursday 25th Oct 2012 Superman Quits Daily Planet

Times Of India Daily Chennai Edition Page No 16 Dated Thursday 25th Oct 2012 Superman Goes Digital

Times Of India Daily Chennai Edition Page No 13 Dated Sunday 28th Oct 2012 Superman Quits Again

மற்ற காமிக்ஸ் தகவல்கள்: இவை இரண்டுமே Self Explanatory நியூஸ் வகையை சார்ந்தவை என்பதால் படித்து இன்புறுங்கள்.

Times Of India Daily Chennai Edition Times Life Page No 4 Dated Sunday 28th Oct 2012 Archie Theory

The Hindu Daily Chennai Edition Page No 8 Sunday Magazine Dated  Sunday 28th Oct 2012 Childrens Books

இப்போதைக்கு இவ்வளவுதான் காமிரேட்ஸ். வழக்கம் போல உங்களுடைய  கருத்துக்களை, கமெண்ட்டுகளை பதிவு செய்திடுங்கள். தமிழில் டைப் செய்ய விரும்புவர்கள் இந்த லிங்க்’ஐ கிளிக் செய்து தமிழிலேயே டைப் செய்து கருத்தேற்றலாம்.

Thanks & Regards,

King Viswa.

10 Comic Cuts 33-News 33: Death of Spider Man, ACK Launching New Series & Osama in Comics

Dear ComiRades,

Welcome Back. Heavy workload is the reason for the delay in this particular Comic Cuts post. These news were available last week itself and yours truly was not able to post them immediately. Especially the new on the death of Spider Man was one of the most interesting news articles that was on print in the recent times. Apart from that, there were couple of other news articles also worth mentioning and we will discuss them in the later part of the post. TCU is posting this while burning the mid-night oil in order to make sure that the number of posts in a month is maintained at a minimum of 5 per month. More on them later and lets get on with the news articles first.

01 Times of India – Death of Spider-Man: Whenever there is a decline in the sales of a particular series, the editorial team is in a dire situation to make amends with that. Most of them time, the American authors-though, make sure that the Super hero gets killed. And the event will be much publicised in order to cash in on the moment. Later on, they do some gimmick to get them back by giving one excuse or the other. The latest in the list to join is Peter Parker. Here is the complete write up on this in the 1st page of Times of India.

Times of India Chennai Edition Dated 22062011 Headlines Spiderman to meet his end

While the news on the death was carried out on the same day in the first page, the next day it was on the editorial content page to have a mention about the same. The title itself is catchy and the way they have tried to relate the Bollywood with the different imprints of the spider-man comics is really likeable.

Times of India Chennai Edition Dated 23062011 Editorial Page No 16 Spidey Dies

Three days later, there was one more article on the same news paper and this time it was not on the same hero. However, it was on the whole issue of the death of the super heroes and they have tried to tabulate the heroes who have so far given their lives in order to save the jobs of the editors of the respective imprints. They have missed certain heroes on the list as well. To name one, was the Green lantern.

Times od India Chennai Edition Dated 26062011 Chennai Times Variety Section Resurrection of Super Heroes

02 The Hindu - ACK Launching Temple Tales: Here is a wonderful news for all those ACK fans who were complaining that there was no new stories or series from ACK, of late. In this exclusive interview to The Hindu, Reena Puri (Editor-ACK) explains the concept of Temple series and just have a look at the fantastic artwork associated with the article. Yours truly is eagerly waiting for the book to have a look into the fantastic artwork. By the way, The next post in TCU will feature Tinkle. Reason? Just wait and watch out.

The Hindu Chennai Edition Dated 22062011 Metro Plus Page No 8 ACK Temple Tales Comes Alive

03 Times of India – Book on Osama’s Killing: Whenever there was a Big news, The creators will find a way or two to link that with their form. Most of the time, the Comics form is the best way to express the feelings. Yours truly still remembers the Story where Spider-Man is trying to help all those people in a Tamil Comics. Hence when the news broke out on the killing of Osama, TCU was discussing about the possibility of this being made into a Comics. Dr 7’s choice was Raj Comics as they have a penchant for this kind of thing. Old ComiRades may still remember how Doga took over the 26/11 Incident in one of the Raj Comics Books.

Times of India Chennai Edition Dated 27062011 Chennai Times Page 01 Comics on Osama’s Killing

Well, that's all for the time being. As usual, post your comments in the comments section. For those who want to Pen their thoughts in Tamil, Kindly Use the Option Provided in the Widget in the Blog.

Thanks & Regards,

King Viswa.

35 Siruvar Malar–Re Charged & Resurrected: The Story of Revival of Siruvar Malar 2011

Dear  ComiRades,

Welcome back to TCU. Though TCU is not travelling much for the last 30 days, the work schedule is so hectic that it has affected the regular posting over here. (Regular posting in TCU? Now, don’t laugh, OK). Just like TCU, Another sleeping Giant has woken up in 2011 and has plans to take the Tamil Comics ulagam by the storm. Yes, we are talking about Siruvar Malar – The Supplement Book of Dina Malar News Paper (Official Site http://www.dinamalar.com/) on Fridays in most parts of Tamil Nadu.

Now, most of us know that Siruvar Malar is the Comics book in A4 Size which is a supplement with the Friday’s News Paper of Dina Malar. However, there are many interesting stories to be told on their start. Contrary to the beliefs, Siruvar Malar is NOT the title of this book when they actually started it way back in 1985. On the 4th Friday of Nov 1985, Most of the regular readers of Dina Malar were waiting eagerly to know what is going to be given to them as a supplement with their regular news paper. it was advertised earlier in Dina Malar that they will be getting Siruvar Vanna Malar as a supplement on Friday and hence they were anxious to know what is going to be the format of the new supplement.

Some time back, Dina Malar has just launched another weekly supplement named VaaraMalar which used to be made available with the Sunday News paper. It proved to be a master stroke for the news paper and to continue with the winning trend, they have introduced a new supplement on Friday’s to capture the Children’s market. So, the arrival of Siruvar Vanna Malar on that Friday was almost similar to a release of a big movie (However, there is a small note to be added in the history. Most of the supplements were used to be printed much earlier than the due date and were sent to the distributors much in advance. So, instead of Friday, the prominent News paper agents received this on Wednesday itself. So, statistically speaking, the launch date has to be 20-11-1985 instead of 22-11-1985. Amongst those who laid their hands on the book on Wednesday's rather than Friday’s was our own AVL.

Here is the 1st ever issue of Siruvar Vanna Malar and the editorial where the Editor says that in the fast paced world, most of the parents either have no time or patience (or rather, the knowledge) to tell stories to their young guns. Dina Malar has taken the initiative to compensate for this with the advent of Siruvar Vanna Malar. Apologies for the cropped cover scans where you miss the 1st letter of the title. As with most Indians, the 1st ever book has Lord Vinayaga in the cover.

DinaMalar – Siruvar Vanna Malar – Issue No 01 – Issue Dated 22-11-1985– Cover	DinaMalar – Siruvar Vanna Malar– Issue No 01–Issue Dated 22-11-1985–Editorial

Another startling statistic to be mentioned over here (apart from the title) is the number of pages. Unlike the present day structure, The earlier versions of Siruvar Vanna Malar was not off 32 pages. instead it was of 16 Pages out of which 8 were in multi colour and the remaining 8 were in (what we call as) double colour. Here is the sample of the same with the 2 major stories from the ACK titles Murugan and Ganesa covering most of the ground in the initial issue. The multi colour sample pages are also included for a better idea.

DinaMalar–Siruvar Vanna Malar–Issue 01–Dated 22-11-1985-Murugan Story–Pg 1	DinaMalar–Siruvar Vanna Malar–Issue 01–Dated 22-11-1985-Murugan Story–Pg 2

What is to be noted is the repetition of the stories for the Tamil ComiRades. Yes, these stories have already appeared exactly 1 year back (1984) through Poonthalir Amar Chitra Kathai series from the Poonthalir group. Not only that, the original ACK series from IBH has also published these 2 titles in Tamil language. Let us not deviate from our post topic now and will blog about PACK later on, Very soon-though. Coming back to the Siruvar Vanna Malar issues, take a not on the 4th issue cover which is titled as Siruvar Malar rather than the regular title. Technically speaking, 13th December 1985 is the date from which the title Siruvar Malar is existing.

Siruvar Vanna Malar–Issue No 02–Cover	Siruvar Vanna Malar–Issue No 03–Cover	Siruvar Malar–Issue No 04–Cover	Siruvar Malar–Issue No 05–Cover

From this beginning, Siruvar Malar had a tremendous run whereby they went on to publish strip stories from the famed Fleetway group (Couple of them have appeared later on in Lion Comics) and stories from the Greatest ever story teller for Children of all ages in Tamil – The incomparable Vandu Mama. The next four and half years were some of the best years not only for Siruvar Malar, but also for the Tamil Comics as a whole. This was the golden period of Tamil Comics (Discussed briefly over HERE). Later on, when the content supply (both local and international) dried up, Siruvar Malar’s standard took a dent and post 2000, it was going down rapidly. 3 years back there was a huge discussion about the revival of these magazines and it took some time to see the result. However, this post is not about the history of Siruvar Malar. TCU has planned to do a complete index posting on Siruvar Malar later on.

So, exactly one week ago TCU got a call from one of the most respected names in Tamil Comics industry and the information passed on was the revival of the Siruvar Malar (or should we say, Resurrection?). And to add to the surprise, Dina Malar has also put up a small advertisement about the new feel Siruvar Malar. For those who do not know Tamil, Here is the translation: Entirely different stories to entertain you.

Dina Malar – Tamil Daily – Chennai Edition – Issue Dated 03022011 – Page Number 07 – Advertisement for the New Revised Siruvar Malar SM R001 Ad

So, just like 1985, we were waiting for the new issue of Siruvar Malar with lot of interest and the waiting was worth. Here is the details about the New Siruvar Malar (From now onwards, named as Siruvar Malar Revived SMR).

• 1st & foremost- Completely free of cost: Issued as a supplement with Dina Malar Daily Paper.
• 32 Pages
• A 4 Size
• Completely Black & White sans any colour pages (Unlike the earlier versions which had 16 Multi colour pages)
• 3 Stories of 10 Pages each, starting from this issue
• 1st Story – Veera வீரா. Story By Nikesh Murali Art By Vinay Brahmania (More Details on the links provided in Blue colour)
• 2nd Story – Vanished Path மறைந்த பாதை Author & Artist: The multi skilled Bharath M
• 3rd Story – Joro ஜோரோ Author & Artist: Parismita Singh (Yes, the same author who wrote that wonderful The hotel at the end of the world).
• The best part is that it is available completely online: Here is the Link – Siruvar Malar SM R 001 PDF

Siruvar Malar–Supplementary to Dina Malar - Dated 04022011 - SM R001 Page 01	Story Number 01: Veera – Author: Nikesh Murali – Artist: Vinay Brahmania.
Story Number 02: Vanished Path (Maraindha Paadhai) – Creator: Bharath M	Story Number 03: Joro – Author & Artist: Parismita Singh

If you guys were wondering what was the response for this new initiative from Dina Malar, let me tell you in a simple way: Hooked for a Sixer. Yes, the response was tremendous and so thrilled was the Dina Malar Management that they put up a Thanks card in the 1st page of the News paper yesterday. There were enquiries to the office as well. Also, Yours truly got couple of calls about the new format of Dina Malar Siruvar Malar from the trusted ComiRades, thus enhancing the popularity and the reach of the magazine. Here is the translation of what the following Ad says: Thanks, Thanks & Thanks for the response for the new design of Siruvar Malar.

Dina Malar – Tamil Daily – Issue Dated 09022011 - Page Number 01 - Response for the New Revised Siruvar Malar SM R001 – Thanks from the Management

And also, they have put up the advertisement in todays paper about the forthcoming issue on tomorrow with couple of one liners about the new episodes. It seems that the new version is here to stay and let us welcome it with open hearts. It is a season of revival in Tamil Comics and amidst this, Siruvar Malar has also contributed its worth. Let us hope that 2011 is a land mark year in the annals of Tamil Comics Ulagam.

Dina Malar Tamil Daily – Issue Dated 10022011 – Thursday - Page Number 07 – Advertisement for the 2nd Issue of the New Revised Siruvar Malar - SM R002 Ad

Now,then; The next post will on the year end review post for the year ended 2010. Most probably that will be done by Monday and from this month onwards, ComiRades will see a radical change in the number of posts in TCU.

Well, that's all for the time being. As usual, post your comments in the comments section. For those who want to Pen their thoughts in Tamil, Kindly Use the Option Provided in the Widget in the Blog.

Thanks & Regards,

King Viswa.

17 News 8: Chanda Mama + Amar Chitra Katha (in The Hindu) and Ka-Suvadi (in தின மணி)

Dear ComiRades,

Apologies from Yours truly for posting this with a Delay of 48 Hours. My Lap-Top and My Brand New Scanner let me down on my plans for an immediate update on these two news articles which appeared on Sunday's News Paper (2nd November 2008) related to comics. Here are they:

(1) Online Transformation of Chandha Mama (அம்புலி மாமா) and Amar Chitra Katha (அமர் சித்ரா கதா)

Kindly open the link and Read the article completely for yourself. Very Very informative, The Hindu Style. ComiRades may recollect that Yours Truly has already updated on the Online integration of Amar Chitra Katha on 24th September 2008 dated post itself. For those, who are short in Memory, Kindly Click Here.

Kindly become a Member of the Chanda Mama site so that you can receive their daily update of Jokes, Comics and stories everyday.

Source: The Hindu, English News Paper  

Dated: 2nd November 2008

Page Number: 13

Reference: www.chandamama.com & www.tinkleonline.com

Scan Courtesy: Avadi Venkateshwaran.

(2) Update & Interview on The Tamil Comics Initiative through a Web Portal Named Ka-Suvadi

This too has already been covered in this particular Blog through this Post.

Source: DinaMani Tamil News Paper's Supplement DinaMani Kathir 

  Dated: 2nd November 2008

  Number of Pages: 2 Pages

Reference: http://www.ka-suvadi.co/ 

Scan Courtesy: Avadi Venkateshwaran.

As a Pattern, Yours Truly will Be Introducing / Highlighting Comics Houses in the cyberspace. Here is the latest entrant to the exciting world of Blogging:

Comics Pookal - காமிக்ஸ் பூக்கள்: This is a Very Recently Created Blog on Tamil Comics & Comics related subjects where you will get to know all the Creative Genius' of The Tamil Comics Field and loads of Information on Magazines Like அம்புலி மாமா, ரத்னா பால, பூந்தளிர், கோகுலம், சிறுவர் மலர், அணில் அண்ணா, பூந்தளிர் அமர் சித்திரக் கதைகள், Paico Classics etc. The person who is in charge of Tamil blog is None other than Mr Venkateshwaran. Kindly visit the Comics Garden by clicking here. Let me Put a Trailer for something which is going to happen very soon in this Blog: He is going to Post a Book which got published in Pre-Independence days. And he has that Book Cover-To-Cover. Wow. Happy Days are Ahead.

Well, that's all for the time being. As usual, post your comments in the comments section. For those who want to Pen their thoughts in Tamil, Kindly Use the Option Provided in the Widgets Section, Just above the followers link. The next New Review on this blog will be of Lion Comics Issue No 205 (எமனின் எல்லையில் - Tex Willer Adventure). However, the next Old Review Post will be on the 4th issue of James Bond Comics.

Thanks & Regards,

King Viswa.

8 News 5: Amar Chitra Katha-Website (The Hindu & Deccan Chronicle)

Dear ComiRades,

As i was Posting the Issues on Iceberg, I Couldn't post this On Monday itself. My sincere Apologies on that regard. The Mumbai based ACK media Group (India Book House - Creators of the Legendary Tinkle, Amar Chitra katha etc) have launched their custom designed Home Page www.amarchitrakatha.com

Being a Regular Registered Member To their parent Homepage www.ack-media.com, i was eagerly waiting for the new site. The new site is dedicated for the Lovers of Indian Made Comics. The users can register there (As i Did) and can purchase the Golden oldies of the Amar Chitra Katha's in Various Languages (English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada etc). I purchased one story in Tamil (You do have payment options like Pay by Cheque, Pay by Credit Card) & they are priced like this: 0.99$ for one book. There is nothing wrong in trying something new.

The best part of the site is that you can read the "Story of the week" absolutely free of cost from the Digital ACK Section; Current week story is the most beautiful child in Agra. There are pages like create with us where we can indulge in making an art or story. Then there is Culture beat Section which helps us in finding out what exactly happening in and around us (Nothing in Chennai with reference to literature or art ). However, i do have some points that need to be improved by the ACK media. the section ACK Recommends is still under construction. The culture beat section to be updated with utmost care etc. However, one must always appreciate the work done by ACK Media in promoting the India-centric comics.

The news was covered by news papers (Deccan Chronicle, Chennai Edition Dated 21st Sept 2008 - Chennai Chronicle, Sunday and The Hindu, Chennai Edition dated 22nd Sept 2008, Monday - Metro Plus).

Here is what Deccan Chronicle published: Typical of Deccan Style whereby necessary information like the website name itself is missing in the entire coverage. What else can be said about the entire article then?

However, The Hindu did the coverage of the same not on the same day. Instead they did the article got published on Monday just below their popular comic strip in Metro plus section, which talks a lot about connectivity & positioning. Be your own judge and decide on both the articles.

Well, the contest on the guessing game is still very much open & i have received only 8 mails on this (Which has to be appreciated) and the worst part is, None of the entries got all the 3 answers correctly. Those who can guess the names of the trailers announced on the 1st issue of Iceberg Comics, can Mail me / Post as comments. The 1st Three Correct Entries stand to get a Surprise Gift from Yours Truly (Separate Gifts for Those who reside in India & those who don't).

Well, that's all for now guys. Feel free to post your comments and suggestions in this blog using the Comments link below my sign or send mail to tamilcomicsulagam@gmail.com.

Thanks & Regards,
King Viswa.