Vimanika launches a graphic novel, The Sixth 'The Legend of Karna'

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Mumbai, October 27, 2009

Vimanika Comics, an award winning publisher of comics and graphic novels based on Indian Mythology launched the Graphic novel, The sixth – The legend of Karna at Crossword yesterday. The Graphic Novel was launched by DGP Maharashtra S.S. Virk and Eminent Choregrapher Sandip Soparkar.

Vimanika has depicted Karna in a new light, focusing on his romance to his conquests. "We have tried to verify even the authencity of the weapons that he used, his physical appearance, every minute detail of his life has been truly portrayed according to our abilities" says KaranVir Arora. Apart from Karna the other characters - his wife, children and different individuals who at any point in his life had any influence in making him the great Karna have also been portrayed.

Karna the comic book is the actual depiction of the great Karna. Parshuram the great ‘guru’, taught Karna ‘Kaleri Payetin’- the origin of Marshal art. Infact Karna had mastered the art to such an extent that he single handily with King Jarasand of Magadh conquered the whole of Asia. He wanted Duryodhan to be the emperor of the whole world. Karna’s character portrays to our readers a large number of virtues that were considered common during that era, but are looked upon with amazement and fear in today’s world. Karna’s character has a deep impact and hidden moral in it and help us to teach our readers and entertain them as well.

Vimanika comic is an award winning publisher of comics and graphic novels based on Indian mythology. They are a Mumbai based company with their Head Office located in Vile Parle East Mumbai. The company currently houses an extremely energized & talented team of writers and artists and aims at creating stories in Comics & Graphic Novel Formats based on characters related to the Indian mythology.

Vimanika is steeped in Indian Mythology though it contemporizes these tales of the past. KaranVir Arora, Managing Director and Editor in Chief Vimanika, believes that it wasn’t only the scarcity of Indian comic companies that propelled him for this venture, it was a three point agenda that included- educating the youth around the world about the Indian culture, heritage and spiritual values, the need to share the art of narration and visualization to the world, which his brother indoctrinated in him from childhood. "We wanted our graphic novel titles to be created into live action movies and animated movies like Superman and Batman" he adds.

Vimanika is a credible source of entertainment. "The idea behind is to create comic stories in Comics and Graphic Novel based on characters related to the Indian Mythology but the similarity just ends there" says the brainchild behind the series. He has been personally researching our Ancient Indian Mythology. He has also got an esteemed panel of Researchers and Historians to approve of the authenticity of the content of his comics and has a team of Researchers, Historians and Hindu authorities in his team.

In current times when one is drawn towards the materialistic and gleaming life of today we have forgotten our roots and past and have moved away from what we really are – Humans. Deep down it is in our nature to love and be loved.

Vimanika Comics is committed to give all this and so much more to our readers and society in general. Commitment unlocks the door of imagination and allows us the vision and gives us the right inner guidance to turn our dreams into reality.

The company has several innovative projects in the pipeline. The comics have reached people around the world even in Holland, UK and US. Vimanika gives readers an Indian feel in terms of content and art work.

So sit back and enjoy The tales of the forgotten ones and let your imaginations run wild.

For further Information please contact:

Orion PR

Annie

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Email: annie@orionpr.in