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ravenousbibliophile's review
4.0
As an avid reader of Graphic Novels and Mangas, I judge the quality of any such book on two basic parameters: Artwork and Story. The following review is for all three collected volumes of Ramayana 3392 AD.
Coming to the artwork, it is, in a word 'exquisite'. The level of detail that has gone into creating every character is staggering, and in a time of Marvel & DC, it is easy (and shameful) to forget homegrown Indian talent like this. The expressions change with the mood, the panels are drawn neatly with some portions of overlapping text and the colors are vibrant and well chosen.
With regards to the story, well I cannot give the creators much credit for the basic story as it is already an Indian Epic. I shall, however, commend them on their re-imagining of the epic. The combination of technology and mysticism provides great scope for the creation of the world and the people in it. Vol 2 & 3 in particular, seem to borrow quite a few elements from the Mad Max franchise, but while the dystopian setting character design may have been influenced by the Hollywood movies, the characters in themselves never lost their own distinctive identities. My only complaint with the story would be that it is not progressing fast enough for people like me, whose appetite is bordering on frustration.
Coming to the artwork, it is, in a word 'exquisite'. The level of detail that has gone into creating every character is staggering, and in a time of Marvel & DC, it is easy (and shameful) to forget homegrown Indian talent like this. The expressions change with the mood, the panels are drawn neatly with some portions of overlapping text and the colors are vibrant and well chosen.
With regards to the story, well I cannot give the creators much credit for the basic story as it is already an Indian Epic. I shall, however, commend them on their re-imagining of the epic. The combination of technology and mysticism provides great scope for the creation of the world and the people in it. Vol 2 & 3 in particular, seem to borrow quite a few elements from the Mad Max franchise, but while the dystopian setting character design may have been influenced by the Hollywood movies, the characters in themselves never lost their own distinctive identities. My only complaint with the story would be that it is not progressing fast enough for people like me, whose appetite is bordering on frustration.
chandrapal21's review
3.0
The art work and story arc is brilliant, but still it misses the real essence.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review
3.0
Nice artwork, but found the story a bit off (and I am famliar with the original).
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