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Comics: Kolkata turns over a new leaf at last

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Premankur Biswas

Posted: Apr 08, 2008 at 0305 hrs IST

Kolkata, April 7 If one were to randomly flip through it, one would easily mistake the colourful, glossy comic book for a DC or a Marvel comic product. In terms of print quality, a city-based Kriyetic comic book or magazine almost matches these iconic American comic giants.

“We have consciously tried to make the magazine as appealing to the eye as possible. Our intention is to bring world class comics to Kolkata,” said Manojit Chattopadhyay, executive director of Kriyetic Comics.

The comic book, which was launched in January this year, is published once a month in English.

“Bengalis love comics. We have all grown up on Tenida and Batul The Great. But unfortunately, the comic scene here is woefully under-developed,” said Chattopadhyay, an aerospace engineer from IISC-Bangalore.

To create a “comics culture” in the city, Chattopadhyay intends to involve the teenagers and the youth. “I want to reach out to the youth and the teenagers. They are open to ideas and have the enthusiasm to bring about a revolution,” he said.

But Kriyetic’s most ambitious step so far has been the launch of the Bengali edition of their comic book this month. “We are quite excited about this Bengali version. It’s the best way to reach out to our target readers,” he said.

Which is why Kriyetic is an “open-for-all” magazine. “We invite comic enthusiasts to work with us. We also invite graphic artists and illustrators. There is unbelievable talent out there and we want to bring it in front of the world,” he added.

So far, Kriyetic has received a number of enquiries from enthusiasts. Their readership too has ballooned from a modest 400 to around a 1,000 in just one month. “We are selling the books through shops in colleges and institutions like the Jadavpur University. We are also organising workshops in these places to create more awareness,” Chattopadhyay said.

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