Ravanayan Issue 4

RAVANAYAN #4

by Vijayendra Mohanty, Vivek Goel (Artist)

After his audience with Brahma and subsequent taking over of the kingdom of Lanka to wage war upon the world of men, the demon king Ravana has now turned his eyes towards Amaravati, the city of the gods. History tells us tales of the ruthless ambition that took Ravana up against the gods… but that is only because Ravana lied to history.

In the fourth installment of Ravanayan, creators Vijayendra Mohanty and Vivek Goel unravel more secrets that go into the making of Ravana’s legend and tell the story of how Ravana started on the long and painful path of sacrificing his loved ones in the service of his destiny. The story of Ravanayan begins in full earnest.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels Comics

40 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2012

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

[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]

What a read.
I knew the stories. But Ravana’s perspective changes everything. Phenomenal