Roar of the Demon King

I just finished reading this graphic novel, and loved its awesomax combo of colors and letters. Don't get my light tone wrong: the concept and its execution are quite expansive.

Because it narrates the story of one of the titans of Indian mythology, Ravana, its linear timeline touches upon all things 'holy': the Holy Trinity of Hinduism (not the father-son-specter version of Christianity), the sacred texts of Indic knowledge (Vedas & Upanishads), swarg & nark (Paatal Lok), Sita + Ram + Laxman + Hanuman...they all play their parts.

But it is not all as heavy-handed as it sounds, set in such a rich and traditional background: a shoutout to South Park's Cartman is spot on!

There is an excellent glossary page at the end, and the Did You Know end pages are also quite informative about Ravana in other re(li)gions.

S Nagar's art is well-suited to the grandiose mythological characters.

The script, authored by Abhimanyu Sisodia, flows well, written in first-person narrative from the POV of the titular character: Ravan(a).

There is one panel which shows Ravan at his training range, shooting arrows at an upside down body...a dark but effective use of perspective.

The weapons and artifacts are depicted and explained quite well, including the cool jet pack version of the pushpak viman(a). I have used it as the cover image of this post! I’ll call this fusion...mythpunk.

The armor suit-up montage when Ravan gets ready to battle Ram is nice, using onomatopoeia (click, snap, shring for the ring of the sword going into its sheath).

Ending at the end of Ravan's life, this goodread is a great treat! It's here.

Oh, before I forget: Ravan plays the rudra veena for Shiv(a); see the spiral:

Stay safe, take care, love nature & don't let negativity pull you down! :)