28 Review O-11: David ‘Davy’ Crockett – Always Be Sure You’re Right;Then Go Ahead – A March 6th Special Posting.

Dear ComiRades,

TCU is Back After the Professional Break that TCU had in the end of January. After that, Yours Truly undertook a personal tour to various places and will be writing about that sometime in the near future on those wonderful tour and the funny experiences encountered and the comics collection made in that process. One thing i must tell the ComiRades is that, TCU Has collected almost 90% of the original stories for all the Prakash Publishers (Lion, Muthu, Mini Lion and Thigil Comics), Rani (Rani Comics), Metha Group (Ashok / Metha Comics), Filmalaya (Megala Comics) etc. So, From Now Onwards, ComiRades can expect frequent posts with background data. Happy Times Are Ahead of Us.

In the previous post (News 14), TCU has informed about the Wild West Collection book Edited By Steve Holland (High Noon) and asked a question on the hero who has appeared on Rani Comics and featured in this collection and to my utter disappointment, No one has answered this. The Answer for that is David “Davy” Crockett who is often referred as the “King of the Wild Frontier” and who has appeared in Rani Comics issue No 50: Poonai Theevu (The Cat Island – பூனைத்தீவு).

Born	Aug 17, 1786, Tennessee
Died	March 6 1836, Alomo - Texas
Political Life First Phase	Member of US House of Representatives (1827-1831)
Political Life Second Phase	Member of US House of Representatives (1833-1835)
Political Side	Anti Jacksonian (Indian Removal Act)
Known For	Pioneer, Soldier, Politician, Explorer, Frontiersman, American Folk Hero, Martyr

Most of the information pertaining to David Crockett is often Disputed, Right from the fact that where he was born.Historians Inform us that He was born Greene County, Tennessee. Disputers claim that he was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee. A Recreation of the Birthplace Cabin stands in Limestone, Tennessee. Crockett, fifth among 9 children in his family, was Named after his Paternal Grandfather.David’s Childhood stories are interesting, to say the least.

Fearing the backlash of the School teacher for the fight he had with the Bully in the school, David used to leave home every Morning and used to wander here and there without attending the school. (Something very similar happened to Yours Truly as well. After coming back from Punjab, Yours Truly was forced to join the second standard in a Tamil Nadu. Angered with the change in the surroundings and missing friends, Yours truly used to skip the school and come back to home and used to sit in the back door of the home till he was found out).

After several weeks, The school teacher wrote to David’s father asking why his son is not attending school. Fearing his Father’s beating, David ran away from home and spent the next 3 years roaming town to town learning his skills as Backwoodsman, Hunter and trapper.

During those years, Crockett Senior has opened a Tavern and around his 15th birthday, David was seen eating there by his sister and the Family happily took him back. After 4 Years, Crocket got engaged to Margaret and on the day he was supposed to get married, His Bride to be married someone else (Just like இளையதளபதி விஜய் in the film யூத்). At the age of 19, David decided that he was “Only born for Hardships, Misery & Disappointment”.

At the age of 27, he served Tennessee Militia for about 6 months and later on involved actively in politics. Even though he lost his first run for congress, he won the second election later. during the early part of 1830, he very famously said that “I told the people of my district that I would serve them as faithfully as I had done; but if not ... you may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas”. And, as he lost, Texas welcomed him where he served his second term.

The Fall of the Alamo by Robert Jenkins depicts Davy Crockett in a charge at the Mexican troops.March 6, 1836.

On Feb 8th, David arrived to Alomo with his soldiers and captured it. As they were stationed in, several hundreds of Mexicans were entering into Alomo and engaging in Battle. In between, Several messengers were sent to James Fannin, who was commanding the other official group of Texian soldiers. As History tells, Fannin refused and this resulted in a Handful of Brave men with shortage of ammunition fighting Hundreds of Well equipped soldiers.

The siege ended on March 6 when the Mexican army attacked the sleeping Soldiers in Alomo which last for almost 90 minutes and David’s body was found in the barracks surrounded by "no less than sixteen Mexican corpses", with Crockett's knife buried in one of them. On this day (March 6) A Great warrior entered through the gates of Valhalla, If Norse Mythology is to be believed.

As there was a dispute in his birth, there was another dispute in his death as well. some Historians claim that David surrendered himself to the Mexican Army and was executed. This was also depicted in the Latest (Among Many) films on Alomo in 2004. The 2004 Film was the only one among many films on Alomo and Not Surprisingly, The Only Failure film among many.

There are Hundreds of Comics Based on Davy Crockett and TCU acquired about ten of them very recently. Here is the Only story ever to feature David Crockett in Tamil Comics: பூனைத்தீவு. It featured in the 50th issue of Rani Comics and unlike other publications (Lion / Muthu etc) which used to bring out Special issues on Landmark Issues like this, Rani Syndicate never came out with Special Issues (Apart from mentioning special issue in the cover and additional 16 pages from the regular issues).

Cover and 1st Page of Rani Comics No: 50 பூனைத்தீவு Dated July 15, 1986 Featuring Davy Crockett - வேட்டை வீரர் டேவிட்

As a Policy, TCU used to put forward the salient features of a Comics in the earlier reviews assuming that the story is read and was concentrating more on other details which an Average comics reader might miss.

However, after going through The Great Muthufan’s Reviews (Such As This), TCU’s Reviews will also have a strong storyline part along with the Original story details (If retrieved) and other details of interest.

The Story Starts with Charles Bradley, Son of the Business Tycoon Mr Bradley from Batten, Visiting New Orleans to get the Family jewels Polished so that they can be given to His Sister Mary on her forthcoming Birthday. Charles Meets Jeweller Louis and Louis shows the secret safe of his to Charles. Sensing this, Winston,The Best Gambler in the City, Makes a Plan to Rob Those jewels from Louis.

As Per Winston’s Plan, His Henchman (அல்லக்கை) tries to rob Charles and Winston Saves Charles (So To say) by shooting his own Henchman and invites him to the Gambling Place. Unable to turn down the invitation of someone who has saved his life, Charles Obliges and within Hours loses Money To Winston. No wonder, as Winston is the best when it comes to gambling and he makes sure that Charles plays on and on, in-spite of losing. Winston makes sure that Charles writes Pro-Note in Lieu of Hot Cash and still gambles on.

On realising that his plan has worked, Winston comes out of the Gambling House and informs that Mr Bradley will be mad with anger if he comes to know about Charles’ Debt and makes sure that His mind is confused. Finally he reveals his plan and asks for the location of the secret safe of Louis in Lieu of the Pro-Note written by Charles.

Charles, Being the Honest One, refuses this offer and gets beaten by Winston to remain unconscious. On Regaining sense, Charles Rushes to Louis’s Place only to Find The dead body Louis and being witnessed By The Watchman (Not Alan Moore’s Watchmen, which gets released tomorrow) and runs away to escape from the clutches of Law. One Logical Question that arises is how come the night watchman identifies Charles Immediately as Charles is not the Resident of New Orleans and visiting For the 1st Time?

However, What needs to be Appreciated is the Language used by Mr S.Ramajayam (Then editor of Rani Comics). Although not in the same league of Mullai Thangarasan and S.Vijayan, He also needs to be mentioned Just behind these two when it comes to the rating of Editors of Tamil Comics Magazines. The Words used over here ஓடுகிறான், ஓடுகிறான் drawing parallels towards the Epic Courtroom Dialogues Penned by the Present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in the Film Parasakthi பராசக்தி mouthed by Thespian Sivaji Ganesan which propelled him to Super Stardom: ஓடினாள், ஓடினாள் வாழ்க்கையின் எல்லைக்கே ஓடினாள்.

Meanwhile, Bradley Senior Who is seen hunting with David (Without Any Sur Names in Rani Comics) on the Cover scan, returns to batten on receiving a message that his Son is wanted By Law. David is always referred in Comics and Films as Davy Crockett and not as David Crockett.

However, David Shuns the Davy Part of his Name and always preferred to be called as David only and not as Davy. In-Spite of this, Most of the American Wild west Comics and those which found their way to U.K also uses the Name Davy only. Hats off to Mr RamaJayam for Using the Hero’s Name in the way he would have loved to be used and not as marketed by publishers.

David Fulfills his promise by thrashing the Paddle boat Pirates and then returns to Batten to meet Bradley. Meanwhile Bradley’s Business Partner Antony Visits him and proposes to Buy off all that is remaining with Bradley to make sure that he recovers. Bradley refuses his offer and David senses that Antony’s proposal are not in Helping motive.

David returns to New Orleans to gather a team to protect Bradley’s Ships and there he notices Winston and his henchman (அல்லக்கை) going to EllJee River Freight Company and suspects them and follows them to overhear their Conversation with the Mysterious Boss. Later on, He rushes to the Jungle Out-House where Charles is Hiding and with the help of Bill, saves Charles and captures Winston and his henchman (அல்லக்கை).

Knowing that Charles has escaped from Him, The Mysterious Boss makes sure he holds the upper hand in the game by Kidnapping Mary, Bradley’s Daughter. ComiRades may Recall that Rani Comics used to Run a Contest in those days when Mr Ramajayam used to be the Editor.

The contest was to Choose a Moment in the Story which appealed us the most and explain why you choose that as the most significant Moment in that Story. Rs 50 (Big Money considering the fact that the Annual Subscription for 24 issues used to be Rs 36 Only) was the prize money and the winner for this story choose this moment as the most significant part of the story.

The scene is something like this: A Stranger visits Bradley’s House and asks Mary to comedown without informing anyone as Her Brother Charles is waiting outside. Fooled by the Love towards Her Brother, Mary gets kidnapped by the henchman of the Mysterious Boss who demands a huge amount as Ransom, Indirectly forcing Bradley to sell off his lands and Ships to get his Girl Back.

David, On Hearing that Bradley is planning to sell his land, stops him from doing so and with the help of Bill and Annie, saves Mary from the Kidnappers. Here, the Simple-Logical thinking of David has impressed me a Lot in those days. Mary is captured in a Hotel and David’s Logic is that, there will be a door-keeper in front of her room and it proves to be perfectly right. Sometimes, the simple way of thinking helps.

Finally David, Bill and a Reformed Charles Combine together and attack the hidden Head-Quarters of the Mysterious Boss: The Cat Island. After a Long Duel, David finds out that the Mysterious Boss is none other than Mr Antony Himself. To Make sure he confesses the facts so as to make Charles free from the Long Hands Of Law, David brings Winston and his henchman (அல்லக்கை). Winston Shoots Antony and goes to Jail along with his henchman (அல்லக்கை) who we come to know in the end, Has a Name: Turner. The Story ends with David Continuing his Adventurous Journey.

TCU Will be back in two days time with another Date Based Post and on other updates happening in Comics Field. 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 sidebar.

Thanks & Regards,
King Viswa.

38 News 14: Tin Tin, Commando Comics, Wild West Digest – Times Of India , The Indian Express & Deccan Chronicle

Dear ComiRades,

TCU is back with (Yet) another News Post over Here.  On Jan 13th TCU has done a coverage Post on this Tin Tin Controversy (Read that Here) which marred the 80th anniversary of Tin Tin on Jan 10. Another Article related to that appeared in Times Of India on 19th Jan 2009 and here is that complete article for the TCU ComiRades. Ritanshu Bhattacharya has done a nice coverage of the news and this article is by far the best of the other articles on the Tin Tin Controversy. 

Times Of India – Chennai Times Supplementary – Page 1 – Dated 19-01-2009 – Tin Tin Controversy – Tin Tin Gay? No Way

Another article related to Tin Tin and No, this is no way related to the Gay Controversy which was the theme of almost all the articles in the news category last month. This was about the “Local Version” of the Tin Tin VCD’s and DVD’s available. Zee Cafe of late is doing a Re-Run of the Tin Tin animated tales and the same is shown on Zee TV in Hindi Language. ComiRades may recall that sometime back Lucky Luke was available in Star One Channel in Hindi Language as well. Another Birdie reminds TCU that Martin Mystery is shown in Chutti TV in Tamil Language. Happy watching ComiRades.

Deccan Chronicle – Chennai Chronicle Page 30 – Dated 31-01-2009 – Tin Tin in Local Languages (Hindi) Article By Preeti Maheshwari

The Graphic Pick section in Times of India has now become the most awaited segment for TCU as it is doing a good review of some of the good collections. Here is one which, to say the truth, is not that much liked by TCU. However, this one, edited by George Low is been rated highly by some of the ComiRades and Ayyampalayam Venki Sir has this book in his home (Hey,Am not giving any unwanted info). By the way, Ayyampalayam Sir is living alone as of right now and From 8 AM till 5 PM he will not be available in his home (Again TCU is not giving any Un-Wanted Info over here).

Times Of India – Chennai Times – Supplementary Page 10 – Dated 23-01-2009 – Commando Digest – Editor George Low – Westland Books

The Indian Express regularly does cover the Comics segment. Here is one such article that is written by renowned Blogger Nithin Koshy on Conan The Barbarian. This character has always been my favourite one ever since Arnold took this Character one to Hollywood.Here is an review of one of Conan’s Stories.

Conan The Barbarian – When a God Lives Review – The Indian Express – Zeitgeist Page 3 – Dated 24-01-2009

Finally, here is one book that is worth the cost. Those who can buy this, go grab it.

Times Of India–Chennai Times–Page 10–Dated 23-01-2009–Wild West Digest – Editor Steve Holland

Three reasons for the recommendation:

(1) Edited by The Great Steve Holland (No more reasons required apart from this).

(2) Has a good collection of Stories such as Kit Carson, Buck Jones, etc who are already known to Tamil Comics Ulagam by virtue of Rani Comics, Sasi Comics etc.

(3) There is one character who has appeared in one of the special issues of Rani Comics and and particular hero is featured in this book as well. Those ComiRades who can recollect that Rani Comics Hero and comment the answer correctly will stand to get a special prize from TCU.

Happy reading season for the ComiRades.A  Humble request to all the ComiRades who visit and Comment in TCU: Kindly do visit all the Blogs in the side bar and Do post your views over there as well. it REALLY means a Lot to all of these Bloggers.

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 sidebar.

Thanks & Regards,
King Viswa.

31 Review N5: Muthu Comics # 311 Norungiya Naanal Marmam - நொறுங்கிய நாணல் மர்மம் – Detective Julian – Buck Ryan – Feb 2009

Dear ComiRades,

Those who are blessed with Sharp Memory can recall that Muthu Comics No. 309 was On Sale from the 1st week of July 2008 (சித்திரமும் கொல்லுதடி) Featuring Nick Raider (C.I.D ராபின் in Muthu Comics) and Muthu Comics No. 310 was on sale from 28th Oct 2008 (After a Gap of 105 Days) பொன்னில் ஒரு பிணம் featuring Martin Mystery (மர்ம மனிதன் மார்டின் in Muthu Comics).

So, after 98 Days Yours Truly received Muthu Comics Issue No 311 today (3rd Feb 2009). The first issue from Prakash Publishers in this particular year. The feeling was ecstatic and can't be described in words. However, there is a big danger of this kind of Schedule: What happens normally when you receive a book after a gap of 3 months, your expectation level goes up day by day while waiting for the book and when the story turns out to be a normal to average one, the reader gets angry. Mr S.Vijayan, the Famed editor of Muthu Comics, must consider this also.

The Latest issue of Muthu Comics is titled as Norungiya Naanal Marmam - நொறுங்கிய நாணல் மர்மம் (The Case of the Broken Thistle) featuring Buck Ryan who is Christened as “Detective Julian” in Muthu Comics (for reasons known to the Editor himself). This is Detective Julian’s third adventure to get published in Lion Comics. The first two adventures didn’t create much impact with the ComiRades. However, the title of the latest issue itself has created a lot of ripples in the comics circle.The arrival of this book has also eased some of the pain from watching my favourite Tennis Player Roger Federer losing (Again) to Rafael Nadal (Who has the support of our comics Doctor) in the Epic Men’s Singles Final of Australian Open 2009 Day Before Yesterday.  

Muthu Comics No 311 – Norungiya Naanal Marmam – 67 Page Story	Original Cover of நொறுங்கிய நாணல் மர்மம் English-Reference

The Storyline is very much similar to what has now been registered as “Buck Ryan – Detective Julian Style” whereby the story unfolds with lots of twists and the way the case is solved is a classic case of how to move a detective thriller. Kindly read the story as TCU is in No Mood to disclose the storyline, as a norm over the reviews and also to keep the ComiRades enthusiasm till they get this book.

1st Page of நொறுங்கிய நாணல் மர்மம் Detective Julian/BuckRyan	Editor S.Vijayan’s Comics Time in நொறுங்கிய நாணல் மர்மம்

There was a second story in this book as well. It features Roger Moore. More details on this are furnished elsewhere in this post. The Next issue is the much advertised Mandrake Adventure நிழல் எது? நிஜம் எது?

Agent Roger Moore -The Saint – Story 1st Page – 47 Page Story	Next Issue Advertisement–Mandrake After a Long Gap–Will it be Liked?

As mentioned elsewhere in this post, this is the third appearance of Buck Ryan – Detective Julian in Lion Comics. The first and second adventures are available with M/s Prakash Publishers and you can order this to make your complete collection of Buck Ryan series in Lion Comics.

Buck Ryan’s 1st Adventure in Lion Comics As Detective Julian	Issue No 152,Dated Sep 1999, கார்ட்டூன் கொலைகள் Buck Ryan
Buck Ryan’s 2nd Adventure in Lion Comics As Detective Julian	Issue No 158,Dated Feb 2000 பரலோக பரிசு Buck Ryan

Detective Julian was Actually introduced to the Tamil ComiRades By Rani Comics under the Name Rayan (துப்பறியும் நிபுணர் ராயன்), Which was very close to his original Name Ryan. Kudos to Mr Ramajayam who was instrumental in bringing this wonderful character to Tamil Language. Buck Ryan has appeared in 4 Stories when Mr RamaJayam was planning the issues (3 of them got published while he was in charge and 1 got published when he left Rani Comics). Here are the Details of the issues in which Ryan made his presence in Rani Comics.

Buck Ryan’s 1st Appearance in Rani Comics in எகிப்திய மம்மி	Issue No 57,Dated 1st Nov 1986,Mayakka Oosi மயக்க ஊசி Buck Ryan
Buck Ryan’s 2nd  Appearance in Rani Comics in துப்பறியும் பெண்	Issue No 69,Dated 1st May 1987 துப்பறியும் பெண் Buck Ryan
Buck Ryan’s 3rd Adventure in Rani Comics ஜனாதிபதி கொலை	Issue No 83,Dated 1st Dec 1987 ஜனாதிபதி கொலை Buck Ryan
Buck Ryan’s 4th Adventure in Rani Comics கொலைகார கேப்டன்	Issue 102,Dated 16th Sep 1988 கொலைகார கேப்டன் Buck Ryan

Some of the Strips of Buck Ryan drawn by Jack Monk are available in Net and here are few samples for the TCU Readers:

Buck Ryan’s Daily Strip Drawn By Jack Monk in Daily Mirror	Daily Mirror Strips of Buck Ryan for Reference – Jack Monk

As per the latest trend in TCU, Here are the details of the Creative People behind this wonderful comics. It was very tough to get the background details of the creative people and TCU has done the very best to provide the maximum details possible. Apologies for Not getting Their Photo’s, Though.

Jack Monk, The creator of Buck Ryan, Graduated from the Bolton art school and made his debut as, of all departments, a sports illustrator for the Bolton Evening News. He subsequently worked for the Evening Chronicle.Later on He Joined The Daily Express. In 1934, he created two comic strips for the Daily Express - 'Can You Beat It?' and 'The Funny Side of Northern Towns'. These two kept Jack Monk busy for two years.Later on, he joined the Daily Mirror and made an adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 'Terror Keep' with Don Freeman. That was the first time that Jack Monk was working with Freeman.

In 1937, ‘Terror Keep’ ran into Copyright Issues and the Writer-Artist Duo had to stop working on that title. That was the time they decided to go for their own strip series without any "Inspiration" 'Buck Ryan. The strip ran in The Daily Mirror from 22 March 1937 to July 1962. 25 Years of run for a strip. Amazing run, indeed. However, Only when Compared to "Kanni Theevu - கன்னி தீவு" of Tamil Daily Thina Thanthi தினத்தந்தி, this longevity gets diluted.

The profile of Buck can be defined as: Young British private investigator, brown-haired and two-fisted, Battles crime and evil wherever he found it, whether the criminals were kidnapers, German spies, or more interesting villains like the crime boss, Twilight. Buck had a habit of taking in reformed villainesses as his sidekicks. The stories of Buck Ryan are often described as Slow by the present generation of ComiRades, who fail to understand the subtle variations that keep the mystery element engaging till the very end. Slow, May Be. Boring – Never.

In the Mid 1960s, Monk started working for the comic magazines by Fleetway and D.C. Thomson, and created 'Commander Cockle' in Lion, 'Wee Tusky' in Sparky, 'Inspector Jellicoe' in Hornet and 'Million Pound Mutt' in Debbie. A Complete research on these magazines show that apart from Buck Ryan, no other work of Jack Monk appeared in Tamil Language, Or for that matter, in India.

Description	Artist for Buck Ryan – Detective Julian	Script Writer for Buck Ryan
Pseudonym	Monk	Don Freeman
Full Name	Jack Asthian Monk	Don Willie Freeman
Nationality	United Kingdom	United Kingdom
Time Line	1904 – ? (Still Trying to Get Details)	1911 - ?
Info Links	Wiki Link, Lambiek Link	Lambiek Link, Belinda, jane
Famous For	Buck Ryan	Adventures Of Jane
Creator Of	Terror Keep, Commander Cockle, Inspector Jellicoe, Million Pound Mutt (Debbie)	Belinda Blue Eyes (Daily Mirror), Adventures Of Jane (Daily Mirror)

Logo Of Saint – Simon Templar

The Second Story in Muthu Issue No 311 is பாவம் ஒரு புலி featuring Super Star Roger Moore. Agent Roger Moore / Saint is appearing for the 5th time in Prakash Publishers with this story. Simon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint (Named as per his initials) in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris' participation were published in 1997. The character has also appeared in motion pictures, radio dramas, comic strips, and three television series.

He has the unique record of appearing in most of the Prakash Publishers Comics. Here is the record:

(1) Thigil Comics – Made his Debut with Kodai Malar 1986 in விரட்டி வரும் மரணம்

(2) Mini Lion Comics – Appeared in தெரிந்தவரை பற்றி தெரியாதவை Segment.

(3) Muthu Comics – Appeared in Issue No 169 in தலை வாங்கும் சிலை

(4) Lion Comics* – Saint’s Story Appeared as James Bond 007 in Century Special.

Considering the length of the post, A Detailed post on Saint / Agent Roger Moore is awaiting in TCU and will be done very shortly with interesting details. The details of the creative heads behind this particular story are as follows:

Description	Artist for Saint – Agent Roger Moore	Script Writer for Saint – Agent Roger Moore
Pseudonym	MS	Leslie Charteris
Full Name	Santiago Martin Salvador	Leslie Charles Bowgyer Yin
Nationality	Spain	United Kingdom (Born in Singapore)
Time Line	1935	12th May 1907 – 15th Apr 1993
Info Links	Lambiek Link	Wiki Link, Saint Official Web Site
Famous For	James Bond & The Saint	The Saint
Creator Of	Dick Turpin, Mendoza Colt	The Saint

For Those who came in late, The following are the scans of the stories he has appeared in so far:

Introduction of Super Star Roger Moore – Free Lance Detective Not Agent	Roger Moore’s 1st Story Viratti Varum Maranam விரட்டி வரும் மரணம்	Back Wrapper of Thigil Kodai Malar Agent Roger Moore
	Coming Soon – The Story Never Came

 Here are some of the interesting info on Roger Moore (Of Course, Dated 1988).

Article About Super Star Roger Moore in Jan 1988 Issue of Mini Lion Comics – Mention About Thigil Comics

Super Star Roger Moore’s 1st Appearance in Muthu Comics - Wrapper	Muthu Comics No 169–Thalai Vangum Silai தலை வாங்கும் சிலை
Saint Story Appearing in Lion Comics As James Bond 007	Lion Comics 100 – Century Special – Saint Story மரண வியாபாரி
Agent Roger Moore Re-Appearing in Muthu Comics in 2008	Muthu Comics Issue No 307 – Katril Karaindha Kadhanayagan

Now that the story review is over, TCU Requests all the ComiRades who have enjoyed this wonderful story to rate this issue as per the following Norms: No கள்ள வோட்டு, Please. ComiRades, must take a note that their voting is made into a report form and being sent to M/s Prakash Publishers for their reference. Hence, your voting DOES Count towards the betterment of the comics that you love to read.

Parameters To Be Considered Rating Points Cover Art Work – Comparative with Original 15 Story Line – Detective Julian – Buck Ryan 15 Story Line – Agent Roger Moore - Saint 15 The Original Artwork (Respective Artists) 10 The Translation By Editor S Vijayan 20 The Editorial Section Where He Sells the Concept 10 Printing Quality / Packaging / Presentation 10 Others (Snippets / Fillers / Series / Trailers / Ads) 5   Rating Result Points Platinum Rating Above 90 Gold Rating Above 75 < 90 Silver Rating Above 60 < 75 Steel Rating Above 40 < 60 Rusted Iron Rating Up to 40

As a Pattern, TCU Updates on the Happenings in the Tamil Comics Cyberspace Arena:

(1) Comicology: Rafiq Raja Has done a wonderful review of the Super Computer Max of the 13th Floor in his latest post Thigil Comics Issue No 56. Have a Look.

(2) அ.கொ.தீ.க: Enemy No 1, Comics Doctor Has posted a new post after a Long, Long Time. As Usual he covers up his Laziness with reasons such as Connectivity Problem, International interruptions on his growing popularity etc. This post is all about the War Related stories in Our Beloved Tamil Comics Publications.

(3) க.கொ.க.கூ: Teasers are also the the much happening thing and Mr Comics Priyan has also jumped on to this with his trailer on Secret Agent RajniKanth. The guessing game is on and so is Gummy (Very Hilarious Comments, Though).

(4) கனவுகளின் காதலன்: The Father of the Teasers, The Man who introduced Trailers to the ComiRades, Mr Kanavugalin Kaadhalan has Unveiled His (Yet Another) Master piece. Yes, he has done a complete review of the much advertised – Yet to Be Published- கோட் நேம் மின்னல் in Operation Insiders.

(5) முதலை பட்டாளம்: Mr Bruno Brazil has given us the complete list of the Mini Lion Comics and the Junior Lion Comics published by Prakash publishers with some attractive cover scans in his latest post.

Others Like Olaga Comics Rasigan (Greatest Ever Comics), Share Hunter (Vedhala Nagaram), Siv are also waiting in the wings.

Here is an Update on the Latest Happenings of Tamil Comics Publication (Who else? M/s Prakash Publishers Only).

(1) Lion Comics: The Next Issue of Lion Comics is getting ready and will be available on stands in the last week of February 2009. The story is மாண்டவன் மீண்டான் featuring Agent X-9 / Phil Corrigan.

(2) Comics Classics: ComiRades where wondering what will be the next issue of Comics Classics as there was no information about the next issue in the last Comics Classics that got released. However, Editor S Vijayan has thrown in a Surprise by mentioning that the next issue “விண்வெளி கொள்ளையர்” featuring The Greatest Ever Hero that the Tamil Comics Ulagam Has Seen – The Steel Claw இரும்புக்கை மாயாவி. The other surprise element is that it will be published in The original Size – A4. Expect a Surprise Post on this from the Comics Doctor very soon.

(3) XIII Special: Reliable sources inform that the Book is getting closer to the final stage and will reach to those who have booked it in the months of April / May. Additional information is that it is a Limited edition. Hence, Those who want to own a piece of Comics History, Go – Grab it.

Happy reading season for the ComiRades.A  Humble request to all the ComiRades who visit and Comment in TCU: Kindly do visit all the above mentioned Blogs and Do post your views over there as well. it REALLY means a Lot to all of these Bloggers.

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Thanks & Regards,
King Viswa.