
The story was also rearranged in an intriguing way. Their close intimate relationship is shown by arguing a lot, while all secretly devoted to their older blue brother. and some details that I thought should have been considered important was changed maybe to make the story more focus, or to underline that this is a different product than the conventional ones.īut the description of the character is quite entertaining: Rama is the obviously cool wise, Lakshmana is quite rebellious and interestingly narcist Bharat is the strong type but weak to women, Sathrughna is not described as a twin brother of Lakshmana but as a chubby youngest prince who is also clever and tactical. This piece of comic is another reinterpretation of it in American superhero comics format, with some influences from the Lord of the Ring and the Matrix.Īt first, it is weird to see the 'wayang' action in a gloomy deppresingly polluted futuristic landscape. I knew it by heart since I was still a toddler. Ramayan, translated Indonesian version from a Balinese writer, was one of the first thick books without illustration I read other than the story of the islamic Prophets. While actually, through acculturation, the story told might be diverse already from the defined version. In some occasion, its text even considered sacred: a small act of subvert can bring the government to get involved. Ramayan, translated Indonesian version from a Balinese writer, was one of the first thick books without illustration I For one who grew up in a place strongly influenced by Hindu culture, Ramayan and Mahabharat are some of the stories that build consciousness of the world order. I am going to try it for their other works.įor one who grew up in a place strongly influenced by Hindu culture, Ramayan and Mahabharat are some of the stories that build consciousness of the world order. There is an official app called Graphics India where you can read it - I think reading digitally would be more fun. (Not recommended for those not familiar with Ramayana story.) Can't harm their lackadaisical sales anyway. Maybe they can invest in the print and paper quality, raise the prise. I own a paperback and the the printing isn't half as good as, I presume, the high definition images are (when the colours are dark, details are not discernible). Definitely influenced by the western counterparts.

A smart re-imagination of Ramayan with some mesmerising artwork. (Not recommended for those not familiar with Ramayana Delicious.

If you're a fan of the main Epic itself, you will have a good time reading this for sure.ĭelicious. Allover, it's a pretty nice sci fi retelling of the main story. The artworks are nice too, but too dark in my opinion, personally I'm not a fan of this style. The character developements of the four Suryabanshi brothers Rama, Lakshman, Bharat and Shatrughna are pretty good. The event does't follow just like main epic, many changes have appeared, so it makes the reading more interesting. Liked the interesting sci fi rendition of the main story.

Allover, it's a pretty nice sci fi events of the epic Ramayan taking place in a dystopian/post-apocalyptic future. Events of the epic Ramayan taking place in a dystopian/post-apocalyptic future.
