Ravanayan Issue 5

RAVANAYAN #5

by Vijayendra Mohanty, Vivek Goel (illustrator)

In the 5th instalment of the much-loved Ravanayan saga, creators Vivek Goel and Vijayendra Mohanty reach into the very foundations of the Vanara alliance that fought the most epic of wars in Indian itihasa and explore how rakshasa king Ravana influenced the course of events that led to the eventual fall of Lanka.

Ravana’s invisible hand pushes the worlds towards a tipping point. Soon, it will all fall together. Then it will all fall apart.

20 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2013

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.