Ravanayan Issue 2

RAVANAYAN #2

by Vijayendra Mohanty (Writer), Vivek Goel (Artist)

Once long ago, in ancient India, an epic war was fought between dharma and adharma. It shook an empire stretching across three worlds, ended a centuries-old reign, and marked the beginning of a new age. The victors are worshipped as gods to this day and stories of their greatness are part of everyday conversation. This is the story of the one who lost.

Ravanayan is a bold new comic book series that retells Valmiki's classic epic from the point of view of its antagonist -- Ravana, king of Lanka, leader of the rakshasa nation, conqueror of worlds and vanquisher of gods. In the second installment of this 10-issue comic book epic, creators Vijayendra Mohanty and Vivek Goel revisit young Ravana's search for his place in the world. The future king of Lanka has chosen a path for himself, but world-domination is still far from his mind.

Genres: Mythology, Graphic Novels

20 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2011

About the author

Vijayendra Mohanty is the co-creator of the comic book series Ravanayan, which was the story of the Ramayana from the point of view of Ravana, its chief antagonist. He also wrote for and ran the YouTube channel Epified, which was about Indian mythology, philosophy, history, and folklore. You may have also seen Epified videos on TV’s Epic Channel. More recently, he wrote issue 1 of the Dehek comic book series published by HCE.

Reviews

[Riju Ganguly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was too short! But yes, the saga is now developing fast. Artwork became amazing towards the end. But I must slow down. Otherwise the night would be spent chasing Ravana.

[Anirudh Jain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing art! Loved the work

Story isn’t new if you know Valmiki’s Ramayan.

Author could have explored Ravana’s psyche but then it may have hurt someone’s religious sentiments. So the author played it safe.

[Sagnik Sinha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Art: Treat to the eye
Concept: 5/5