Mahabharata (comics)
| Mahabharata | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Amar Chitra Katha |
| Schedule | Alternative Title Schedule |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | Mythology |
| Publication date | 1985-89 |
| No. of issues | 42 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Kamala Chandrakanth, Subba Rao, Nedungadi, Yagya Sharma, Lopamudra, Mohan Swaminathan, Shubha Kandhekar and Margie Sastry |
| Artist(s) | Dilip Kadam |
| Editor(s) | Anant Pai |
Mahabharata (also known as Amar Chitra Katha's Mahabharata[1]) is a comic adaptation of Indian epic poem Mahabharata. The 42-part best-selling series by Amar Chitra Katha was illustrated by Dilip Kadam.[2] The team of script writers (took turns to complete the 42 issues) included Kamala Chandrakanth, Subba Rao, Nedungadi, Yagya Sharma, Lopamudra, Mohan Swaminathan, Shubha Kandhekar and Margie Sastry.[3]
The Mahabharata is often regarded as one of the most popular title in the history of Amar Chitra Katha. It is also the longest series (42 issue run on an alternative title schedule; from 329-441 [1985-89] in over more than 1300 pages) to have been produced by the ACK. It is said that the series was originally planned for 60 albums, but it was later cut short to 42.[4]
The comics does not include the Harivamsha (a supplement to the Mahabharata), the romance of Damayanti, the legend of Savitri and the abbreviated version of the Ramayana.
Collected formats
- The late 1980s saw the first of the collected format of the Mahabharata with a 7 volume "Library Edition".[5]
- A 14 volume special edition was published in the late 1990s.[6]
- A hard-bounded 3 volume edition in 1998 (reprinted in late 2007)[7]
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