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Hush
Hush - A Graphic Story
How do you shatter an insufferable silence?
Hush, the maiden publication from Manta Ray, thrusts a loaded gun into the hands of a schoolgirl and blows the lid off classroom innocence. Nothing is what it seems. Terror stalks the corridors, but not in a way you'd expect.
Starkly illustrated and unencumbered by words, Hush invites you to face the devastating consequences of a silence that goes on for too long.
How do you shatter an insufferable silence?
Hush, the maiden publication from Manta Ray, thrusts a loaded gun into the hands of a schoolgirl and blows the lid off classroom innocence. Nothing is what it seems. Terror stalks the corridors, but not in a way you'd expect.
Starkly illustrated and unencumbered by words, Hush invites you to face the devastating consequences of a silence that goes on for too long.
- GenresGraphic Novels
50 pages, Paperback
First published June 28, 2010
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October 11, 2020
Graphics were good. I loved the idea behind starting of the publication Manta Ray and creation of the graphic novel. It's a short short, with no dialogues and tries to portray the story through detailed panels. It was interesting to read about the pre and post processes of making this novel, plus the posters at the end - terrific. But the storyline in itself didn't offer anything new.
May 15, 2017
Hush is a graphic novel published by Manta Ray Comics, Bangalore.
Writer – Pratheek Thomas
Artist – Rajiv Eipe
Based on a story by – Vivek Thomas
I am new to the world of Graphic Novels, and I really don’t know if all of them are so damn good. But Hush is something I have never experienced before.
Why? I really do not know.
The story is something so clichéd, that I knew it even before I started reading it. Well, the introduction in the book itself says that.
But this was so much different. Hush does not have one bubble or callout in it with dialogues. Just frames after frames of action. If you took each frame and put it on a separate piece of paper and flipped through it, it would be an animated short film. The whole story is said in about 8 sheets of paper. Just because the story has been retold many times in many different ways, it does not mean that Hush is not unique.
I felt pain, anger, sadness, remorse, frustration and what not, in the first 15 minutes I spent looking at those gray images in front of me. I went through it again and I felt all those once again. It really was a strange feeling.
The protagonist, Maya, is so real that while flipping through those pages, I felt like I knew her. I felt somehow responsible for her situation. I felt that I should have done something about it. I felt so helpless. Just like her.
Overall, I really do feel like Hush has changed my life. Hush just showed me that a book will always give you something more than a 1000 movies or a night at the pub.
I was so desperately waiting for the next episodes of “Chuck”, “Dexter”, “How I Met Your Mother”, “Smallville”, and “Supernatural” (in alphabetical order) to be released. But today, I wish that they never do. I do not want to go back to being glued to me laptop, headphones on, watching episodes after episodes of TV series, while such good books stare at me waiting for me to pick them up and enjoy.
All the best to the guys at Manta Ray! Good Job!!!
Read this and more reviews on my Blog
Writer – Pratheek Thomas
Artist – Rajiv Eipe
Based on a story by – Vivek Thomas
I am new to the world of Graphic Novels, and I really don’t know if all of them are so damn good. But Hush is something I have never experienced before.
Why? I really do not know.
The story is something so clichéd, that I knew it even before I started reading it. Well, the introduction in the book itself says that.
But this was so much different. Hush does not have one bubble or callout in it with dialogues. Just frames after frames of action. If you took each frame and put it on a separate piece of paper and flipped through it, it would be an animated short film. The whole story is said in about 8 sheets of paper. Just because the story has been retold many times in many different ways, it does not mean that Hush is not unique.
I felt pain, anger, sadness, remorse, frustration and what not, in the first 15 minutes I spent looking at those gray images in front of me. I went through it again and I felt all those once again. It really was a strange feeling.
The protagonist, Maya, is so real that while flipping through those pages, I felt like I knew her. I felt somehow responsible for her situation. I felt that I should have done something about it. I felt so helpless. Just like her.
Overall, I really do feel like Hush has changed my life. Hush just showed me that a book will always give you something more than a 1000 movies or a night at the pub.
I was so desperately waiting for the next episodes of “Chuck”, “Dexter”, “How I Met Your Mother”, “Smallville”, and “Supernatural” (in alphabetical order) to be released. But today, I wish that they never do. I do not want to go back to being glued to me laptop, headphones on, watching episodes after episodes of TV series, while such good books stare at me waiting for me to pick them up and enjoy.
All the best to the guys at Manta Ray! Good Job!!!
Read this and more reviews on my Blog
March 7, 2011
Hush. A quiet story. As tag line says, something can't be talked about. A story without words, purely through graphics. A gritty story told with gritty graphics. Barely 17 pages. Charcoal shades, pencil shades aided by sharp prints. My favorite would be page 9 - memorable and gut-twisting. You can sample few graphics in this book trailer - http://vimeo.com/mantaraycomics
More than the book trailer, I love this teaser of the book. Uses ISL. http://vimeo.com/17084551
Book has brief background about how the idea came about, note from creators, script excerpts (it gives you in case you missed it, though there is hardly a chance you would) and two posters.
Good work considering this is Manta Ray books' first publication. Costs 195 bucks.
More than the book trailer, I love this teaser of the book. Uses ISL. http://vimeo.com/17084551
Book has brief background about how the idea came about, note from creators, script excerpts (it gives you in case you missed it, though there is hardly a chance you would) and two posters.
Good work considering this is Manta Ray books' first publication. Costs 195 bucks.
April 30, 2013
All pictures no words. Warning: Too short.
But you would definitely like to flip back the pages and re-read at least once or twice to understand the plot. Highly creative work, touching upon the darker side of contemporary society that nobody likes to talk about. The book is a bold move. But I was disappointed when it suddenly got over (despite the re-reads). Would have loved to have a few more stories bunched together in a thicker format.
But you would definitely like to flip back the pages and re-read at least once or twice to understand the plot. Highly creative work, touching upon the darker side of contemporary society that nobody likes to talk about. The book is a bold move. But I was disappointed when it suddenly got over (despite the re-reads). Would have loved to have a few more stories bunched together in a thicker format.
October 8, 2013
A short yet ominous story that takes a scalpel to the sullied underbelly of Humanity; Pratheek has managed to say a lot, without saying anything at all.
April 26, 2020
I came across Hush and other works from Manta Ray publishing during the Mumbai Comic Con in India. The story is so beautifully depicted, left me breathless!
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