Campire comics
takes on Tulsidas’s Ramayan and does a fairly
good job.
They give a nice
long introduction to Tulsidas and follow that by telling us the story
so far, explaining it all crisply and completely.
The storyline is
obviously nothing new by itself, so there is little one can and
should say about the plot. However what I can go on about are the
dialogues. Most of the dialogues are fine, but every now and then, a
couple of lines come in that make me do a double-take and go, “What
the hell just happened?!”
As much as I love
the artwork, I know this style may not appeal to some readers.
Its light on the
eyes, rich with more colours than lines and I think it fits well with
the style of the epic. It’s the kind of art that feels like it
could maybe even have come from the old scriptures and paintings.
The story follows
the epic from when the protagonists discover that Sita is in Lanka.
It follows the parts
of the Ramayan when Hanuman goes to Lanka to find Sita so that he can
tell her that Ram is coming to save her. He also meets and gives
Ravan a chance to surrender to the forces of Ram.
This is of coure the
part of the story where Hanuman sets Lanka on fire.
It is an interesting
artistic take on a popular aspect of the Ramayan. I quite enjoyed it
and I hope that Campfire decides to make a full series on the
Ramayan.
It reads fairly
well, but in my opinion the dialogues could be better. Apart from
that it is well made, well thought-out and can serve as a good
introduction to those not familiar with Hanuman and the Ramayan.
I give it 10
for the art
7 for the
dialogue
No rating on the
story
And a 9 for
re-readability.
So overall : 8.5
/ 10
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