Stuck in Stereotype and Slapstick Published @ Indian Express Narayan Debnath’s comic world was rich, but full of stilted, repetitive adolescent pranks and clichés. By Sayandeb Chowdhury | Jan 24, 2022 | Tags: caricature, Comics | Read More
Taking the Mickey out of animation Published @ Daily News & Analysis There is a new graphic novel in town – Sarnath Banerjee’s The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers, Steven Spielberg is producing a Tintin film, and noir director Anurag Kashyap is directing Hanuman 2. Suddenly, animation is threatening to grow up and rival adult live-action entertainment in a big way. Disney, Chandamama, and Superman creators Siegel and Shuster are in danger of being left behind for SFX, CGI, 3D, ‘comix’, manga, anime, graphic novel, and video games, as visual narratives ramify into widely varied,… By Sayandeb Chowdhury | Mar 24, 2007 | Tags: Animation, Cinema, Comics | Read More