Codename Alpha Volume 1: The Hero Mumbai Deserves

by Asvin Srivatsangam, Bijoy Raveendran, Pradeep Sherawat (Illustrator)

When a deadly threat threatens to ignite a war on the streets of Mumbai, an alcoholic, washed-up former superhero must reluctantly join forces with a mysterious individual from his past to fight the ticking clock and save the city. The catch? This individual just happens to be the greatest super-villain Mumbai has ever known.

Codename Alpha is a self-aware superhero epic with all the whistle-worthy 80s Bollywood trappings we know and love. It is Deadpool meets Om Shanti Om – the self-aware, irreverent, foul-mouthed lovechild of the Russo Brothers and Manmohan Desai.

Kindle Edition

First published June 6, 2022

Reviews

[Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love a good anti-hero hero! it's littered with witty easter eggs all through the volume, i really enjoyed it. now patiently waiting for volume 2

[Krishna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picked this up today although got it long back. It’s been written beautifully, I enjoyed reading the book so much. It had so many elements that I loved, from loads of name dropping and references to real life names, movies, etc in a fun way.

I actually have the second book and am dying to start reading it immediately.

[Hanz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the art and cheeky dialogues.