Longform: An Anthology of Graphic Narratives

by Various

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Genres: Graphic Novels

400 pages, Paperback

Published May 10, 2018

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Reviews

[Gorab · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

#bookreview
Longform Volume 1 by Multiple Authors

While most of the stories did not make much sense, some of them were pretty impressive. The mix was delicious.

What i loved most was the anticipation of what's coming next! So much of contemporary Indian art, lots of food for thought. This strengthens the belief that Indian Comics (not graphic novels!) is doing wonders. Just needs more recognition and appreciation.

Personally, this made me nostalgic about the comics read and shared by all friends and cousins during summer vacations. Chacha Chaudhary, Saboo, Raka, Billu, Pinki, Raman, Chunni Chachi, Bankelal, Dhruv, Angara, Nagaraj, Tausi, Doga, Abhay, Parmanu, Tauji... i recall Diamond Comics, Raj comics, Praan, and have vague recollection of other artists and publishers. . All those Amar Chitra Kathas!!
There have been so many gems! Just that we never categorize them as graphic novels rather Comics!

Overall:
Very impressive. I'm so excited and can't wait to find out what's there in Volume 2.
Marvelous!

[Ushnav Shroff · Rating 2 out of 5]

Like another reviewer said, this is an odd assortment of known and unknown artists displaying their talents. For me, the book got better in the second half.

[Diptarup Ghosh Dastidar · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very fulfilling anthology of little stories, some of which are so deep and yet simple. The way in which the book is compiled makes you feel like all the artists are a well knit family sharing their work and experience over a cup of coffee in a homely setup. There are big pieces like "If in the Shadows a Leopard" by Prakash Moorthy which span across 40 odd pages about a rural myth as well as short one-pagers like "Overwhelmed" by Blandin. This range of shorts brought together about differing ideas, thoughts, topics, places and habits makes this book very catchy and the variety of art styles makes sure that there is no aesthetic monotony all through. Doesn't take much time to finish, but is worth the while!

[Rajesh_jadespies · Rating 3 out of 5]

An odd assortment with promising entries. Great unknown artists and stories.

[Progya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I look forward to re-reading this in 2022 and leaving a more detailed review.

Overall this was a strange read. Was expecting a lot more from this but despite its pitfalls, some of the comics were so good I simply have to mention them:
Overwhelmed by Marine Blandin
The River by Heeseon Kim
If in the Shadows a Leopard by Prakash Moorthy
Saline Intrusions by Nikhil Chaudhury
The Delta by Upamanyu Bhattacharya
Zero by Aratrika Choudhury
The Call by Sruti Menon
Buli - the unfinished interview by Debkumar Mitra

Some of the editing choices for the finished products have me very confused as some of the text was downright illegible but I'm excited for Volume 2 all the same.

[Nallasivan V. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a mixed bag. If you enjoy graphic novels, you would enjoy it. But the impact of individual stories is uneven. The artwork is always great. Some artwork might have required a better quality print - but mostly they are great. The stories themselves are sometimes sketchy, sometimes impactful.

[Ryle Souto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Try describing this entire book...