Year Enders
Wherever you go – in metros or in towns – in arguably the world’s fastest growing economy, young and old Indians alike are logging on to their mobile handsets and their PCs, to watch the latest from a clutch of OTT platforms as well as messaging services. Like the rest of the world, India too is in the thick of a digital video consumption boom. And it’s all thanks to the mobile data price wars initiated by India’s fastest growing … Read More
Comic industry in India is growing and how! The indie comic artists are charged up, bringing new stories to the audience to munch on. With the number of comic enthusiasts only growing with each passing day, the artists’ brigade is matching the pace. 2018 saw new comics being published, new comic artists’ being launched and various comic fests gracing different cities all across the country. The internet is penetrating even the smaller cities and towns at a rapid speed, making way for … Read More
I think 2018 maintained the momentum for the Indian Comic book industry. While the sales trends were stable with 2017 for the usual suspects like Holy Cow, Abhijeet Kini, Meta-Desi, Chariot Comics, Yali and TBS; what was great to see was the entry of more independent players such as Rahil Mohsin, and the consistency with which most of the independent comic book companies released their titles. For Chariot Comics personally, 2018 was a year of preparations – as we race … Read More
2018 was absolutely one of the best years till date, for me and my team at Meta Desi Comics and ICBM comics. For others, perhaps, perhaps not. But before I branch in that direction, I want to give a bit of a gist of where the comics industry stands as of today – as I have experienced it. The year was definitely a banner year for the community of comic fans (and fans of related media) with a seemingly never-ending flow of … Read More
