Graphic India

Graphic India
Founder
Owner(s)
  • Liquid Comics
  • Start Media LLC
  • Emerald Media
Official website graphicpop.com

Graphic India is currently developing a large, interconnected Superhero Cinematic Universe of Indian and Indian-inspired characters for a global audience. It operates across film, TV, games, merchandising, virtual reality experiments and web streaming, and is currently beta-testing a digital comics app.[1]

Origins

In 2006, Sharad Devarajan and a few others, including self-help guru Deepak Chopra, Richard Branson, and filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, decided to launch Virgin Comics. Two years later, Sharad bought the company and renamed it Liquid Comics. In 2011, he launched Graphic India, an India-specific company that would produce stories that were character-centric. It was launched along with CA Media, the Chernin Group’s investment arm in Asia. In total, the company has raised US$5.3 million over two rounds. Investors include the India Internet Fund and CA Media.[2]

Characters and IP

Graphic India has released a number of original characters such as Devi (co-created with Shekhar Kapur), Shadow Tiger (written by Chuck Dixon), Chakra[3][4] (created by Stan Lee) among others. Its animated series Astra Force[5] can be seen on the Disney Channel, while another series — Baahubali: The Lost Legends — streams on Amazon Prime and is also being broadcast in India on a major Hindi General Entertainment Channel, Viacom18’s Colors. The series was renewed for a second season and launched on Amazon Prime Video on 16th Feb 2018.[6][7] 18 Days, a graphic novel and video comic series written by Grant Morrison, has been heavily viewed on social media.[8]

Striker Force 7

Striker Force 7 is an upcoming transmedia entertainment franchise created in partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo and VMS Communications.[9]

Baahubali: The Lost Legends

Baahubali: The Lost Legends is an Indian Web television animated series that is a part of the Baahubali franchise, produced by Arka Media Works and Graphic India.[10] The series revolves around the young princes Amarendra Baahubali and Bhallaladeva in the Mahishmati kingdom. The series is set before the incidents happened in Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.[11] The first season aired on Amazon Prime Video from 19 April 2017 to 11 August 2017.[10] All episodes of season 2 were released on 16 February 2018. All season 3 episodes were released on 28 April 2018.

Astra Force

Astra Force is an Indian animated superhero television series created in collaboration with Amitabh Bachchan that aired on Disney Channel.[12] The series revolves around a cosmic superhero called Astra who is awakened from hibernation by two children, twins Neal and Tara, who also gain superpowers and then the three of then together form the titular super-team, Astra Force. Astra Force is an action-adventure show and every 11 minute episode features the team taking on various alien villains all across the galaxy.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

18 Days

A retelling of the famous Indian epic, the Mahabharata, written by Grant Morrison and drawn by artist Jeevan J. Kang, 18 Days follows the course of the climactic war that concludes the age of the gods and begins the age of man to decide the fate of the future.

Chakra: The Invincible

Chakra: The Invincible [3][4] is an Indian superhero created by Stan Lee, with Sharad Devarajan and Gotham Chopra[19] in partnership with Graphic India. He inherits his superpowers by bonding with a special suit made by his friend Dr. Singh that enables him to control his inner Chakra centers, a key concept in Eastern Mysticism.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.animationxpress.com/index.php/latest-news/baahubali-battle-of-the-bold-comic-launched-on-the-graphic-pop-app
  2. ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  3. 1 2 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stan-lee-bollywood-chakra-film-887255
  4. 1 2 http://www.forbesindia.com/article/work-in-progress/graphic-india-the-indian-marvel/41131/1
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  7. ↑ http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/spawning-the-next-gen-superheroes/67212
  8. ↑ Russell, Jon. "Graphic India raises $5M to build a Marvel-like digital comic brand for India". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  9. ↑ http://deadline.com/2018/05/real-madrid-soccer-star-cristiano-ronaldo-launches-superhero-cartoon-striker-force-7-1202386436/
  10. 1 2 "Baahubali The Lost Legends animation series launched, to have new stories about characters and reveal hidden secrets". Indian Express. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "'Baahubali: The Lost Legends'". Livemint. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Amitabh Bachchan's superhero series Astra Force unveiled on his 74th birthday". The Indian Express. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Now, Amitabh Bachchan to debut as a toon hero, will play superhero in Graphic India's Astra Force series". The Economic Times. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Watch: First look of Amitabh Bachchan's animated superhero series Astra Force". Firstpost. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Graphic India, Disney Channel India Partner for Superhero Series 'Astra Force'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Watch: Trailer for Big B's superhero avatar in animated series 'Astra Force' debuts". DNA India. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Disney, Graphic India Team With Amitabh Bachchan for 'Astra Force'". Variety. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "'Astra Force' screening held; to premiere on Disney today". Indian Television. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Chakra: The Invincible Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
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