India’s Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, & Other Heroes
Publication Date
2009
Description
Combining entertainment and education, India's most beloved comic book series, Amar Chitra Katha, or "Immortal Picture Stories," is also an important cultural institution that has helped define, for several generations of readers, what it means to be Hindu and Indian. Karline McLain worked in the ACK production offices and had many conversations with Anant Pai, founder and publisher, and with artists, writers, and readers about why the comics are so popular and what messages they convey. In this intriguing study, she explores the making of the comic books and the kinds of editorial and ideological choices that go into their production.
ISBN
9780253220523
Keywords
India, comics, comic books
Disciplines
Hindu Studies | South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
Publisher
Indiana University Press
City
Bloomington
Department
Religious Studies
Files
Recommended Citation
McLain, Karline, "India’s Immortal Comic Books: Gods, Kings, & Other Heroes" (2009). Faculty Books. 72.
https://digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/books/72