“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.