31 Comic Cuts 25-News 25: New Year Special News Post – Actress Special – Kungumam Tamil Weekly

 Dear ComiRades,

Welcome back to TCU & belated New Year wishes to one and all. The new year hasn’t started well for yours truly with all the hectic travelling and eleventh hour schedule changes, flight Delays and what not. Hopefully they may not continue for the other tours during rest of the year (Yes sir, TCU is planning to tour a lot more than last year to complete the Comics project). Today being Monday, TCU is back with a News post and this post will be a self-explanatory (the right way to put when you have no time to write). Now, there are many-a-doubting Thomas's who questioned TCU’s regularity and here is the answer: TCU Comic cuts 25. 

Let us begin the post with an actress from the Hollywood: Angelina Jolie and how her life is becoming a complete graphic novel (Kindly note the way it was mentioned in Kungumam – Effect of G.A’s Graphcis Novel?). Apart from that, Kanavugalin Kadhalan’s favourite actress Carla Bruni’s life is also becoming another graphic novel. It’s high time somebody makes a graphic novel on Amithab Bachchan’s life. Some time in 2008, there was a mention that Comic creator Gaman is making a comics book on Mr Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. (Click HERE to read about that).

Times of India Chennai Edition Supplement Chennai Times Page 8 Dated 23112010 Tuesday Angelina Jolie in Graphic Novel Female Force	Week 52 Kungumam Issue Dated 01012011 Angelina Jolie Comics

From international to national. Sushmita Sen needs no introduction to Tamil fans. about 12 years back, she appeared in a Tamil film and here is a comics news related to her.She is making a cartoon film for her children and that’s such a sweet news.

Deccan Chronicle Chennai Edition Dated 05122010 Sunday Chronicle Supplement Sushmita Sen Own Animated Film JPEG	Kungumam Week 51 Issue Dated 27-12-2010 Sushmita Sen Cartoon Film

Nayaanthara – She happens to be one of South India’s leading heroines and she has a hobby of collecting cartoon character memorabilia. (Speaking about that, Dr 7 is going to do a post on a memorabilia of The Phantom very soon). This page was not suitable for editing and hence the entire page was made available over here. Kindly do ot comment about the other images over here.

Kungumam Tamil Weekly Dated 06092010 News-way Nayanthara Loves Cartoon

Letters to the Editor-How many of us are still writing them? Well,  here are 2 letters to the very recent comics articles which happened in Puthiya Thalaimurai and in Kungumam. TCU puts only one request to all the ComiRades – Kindly write back to the publishers. It is the only way they get the feedback and thus improving the output.TCU Had the opportunity to read some of the letters written about Jumbo special and they were really touchy and sentimental. Letters like those move the people behind them. So, if you haven’t written one, do it now.

Puthiya Thalaimurai – Issue Dated 16122010 - Letters to The Editor – Response to Comics Article	Week 01 Kungumam Issue Dated 08012011 Latter to the Editor for the Jumbo Special Article Written by D. Arul Ezhilan

Before we sign off, here is one wonderful news. We all know about Captain Hechai and his passion towards comics. Here is a wonderful post by him on XIII Jumbo special. Now, Don’t get confused. He hasn’t posted this in his own blog. This is an exclusive post for Then Thuli and this news is exclusively brought to you by TCU.

Haja Ismail: http://wwwthenthuli.blogspot.com/2010/12/xiii.html

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.

Scan Courtesy:

• Kungumam Tamil Weekly, © Kungumam Publications Pvt Ltd, Chennai.
• Puthiya Thalaimurai Weekly, © Generation New Media Pvt Ltd, Chennai.
• Times of India – Daily, Chennai Times, © Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd, Mumbai.
• Deccan Chronicle – Daily, Chennai Chronicle, © Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd.

43 Comic Cuts 24-News 24: Editor S.Vijayan & Jumbo Special in Kungumam – India’s No.1 Tamil Weekly Magazine

Dear ComiRades,

Welcome back after a short break and this time we have a wonderful news in this particular post. Yes, This is possibly the biggest ever coverage for a Tamil comics book. Kungumam Weekly has covered the latest issue of Lion Comics Jumbo Special with a very neatly written article by Mr D. Arul Ezhilan. TCU is thankful to the management and the editorial section of Kungumam and a very, very special thanks to the author of this wonderful article.

Yes, there has been coverage in Magazines like India Today, Chutti Vikatan, etc. However, in terms of reach, this is by far the best. Kungumam happens to be India’s No.1 Tamil weekly magazine (Source: IRS). TCU is still waiting for more coverage from media on the promotion of Jumbo special and unfortunately another long official tour is already on the cards and hence for the next one week, there won’t be much of an activity, both in terms of coverage and posts. Apologies for that.

Now, Coming back to this article, the wonderful feature about it is, that it has the latest photo of our beloved Editor S. Vijayan holding the Jumbo special in his hands and for all those fans who are yet to see him in flesh and blood, this could be the possible alternative. Kindly buy the latest issue of Kungumam (Price INR 10/-, 132 Pages, 2011 Monthly calendar free with this issue) to have this piece of Comics History. Yes, there are certain collectors who do collect memorabilia like this. Do have this book in your collection.

Week 52 - Kungumam Issue Dated 03012011 - Jumbo Special Coverage – Special 3 Page Article - Page 86, Page 87 & Page 88 – Latest Issue

It is wonderful to have the complete address of the publishers and usually there is a policy amongst media that they do not promote players in their own domain. For example, one particular TV Channel will not endorse another TV Channel. Same is the case with magazines, news papers, monthly issues etc. That is where the effort of Kungumam has to be appreciated. There was a leading English daily which already mentioned that they will not mention the publishers name in their forthcoming article as it will violate their editorial policy.

TCU Has mentioned that there are some media coverage waiting: Here is what left behind and they will be done only in the forthcoming weeks:

• A Special Coverage in South India’s No.1 Daily Magazine
• TV Coverage in India’s National network
• TV Interview in a unique Tamil Channel.
• And many more media coverage before the Pongal day. All these will be updated and covered in TCU.

For those who have missed the Chutti TV Interview of our beloved editor, Here is the link for the post: Akotheka

Now, the next post will include three top female leads from across the world: South India (Nayan Thara), North India (Sushmitha Sen) and Hollywood (Angelina Jolie). Kindly wait for Tamil’s most glamorous Heroin Nayanthara  and her link towards cartoons and comics (with a bit of old story how and when TCU met her in person) and also a comics links with the other 2 female leads.

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.

Note: Scan Courtesy: Kungumam Tamil Weekly, © Kungumam Publications Pvt Ltd, Chennai.