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Comic Book Celebration Week from today
Here’s some exciting news for comic enthusiasts.
Download free digital comics from Indian publishers
Here’s some exciting news for comic enthusiasts. They can now download a host of Indian Comic book samplers for free straight on their desktop, phone or tablet from any part of the country from Monday. The generous treat comes as part of the first ever ‘Alto Comic Book Celebration Week’, which is presented by Comic Con India and powered by ReadWhere from July 4 to 10.
The main publishers participating are Amar Chitra Katha, Chariot Comics, Graphic India, Abhijeet Kini, Campfire Graphic Novels, Holy Cow Entertainment, Meta Desi Comics, Saumin Patel and Shamik Dasgupta.
Jatin Varma, Founder, Comic Con India shared, “I am extremely excited to flag off our latest initiative to promote Indian comics and creators and this year we have a weeklong celebration lined up! All thanks to the support from Maruti Suzuki ALTO.
“We are bringing the latest and the best in Indian comics to fans across the country, in return we hope they will support their local creators and not only download the free comics but also purchase them! Additionally, we have tons of awesome contests and giveaways,” he added.
This year, the titles featured at Readwhere are ‘VRICA: Ascension Protocol’, ‘Angry Maushi: Heavy Metal’, ‘Holy Hell 1’, ‘Rakshak’, ‘Kaamotsav’, ‘Elephant Stories’, ‘Birbal’, ‘Suppandi 7’, ‘Shambhu 7’, ‘Beatles’, ‘DC Superhero Girls Finals Crisis’, ‘Avatar EX’, ‘Aghori’, ‘Ravanayan’, ‘Shaitaan’ and many more.
Attractions and contests
During this week, fans can download free comics samplers and participate in digital activities like Fan Art Contest where they can upload their art and the winner will get a chance to showcase his/her work at Alto Hyderabad Comic Con. Through the Fan Meme Contest, one can upload memes and the winner will get a brand new Tablet.
There will also be Trivia Contests, where fans can indulge themselves in daily fun contests with a new theme every day. Winners will get awesome prizes like merchandise, graphic novels and Comic Books from Random house India, Planet Superheroes, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins and Hachette India.
Comic Con India will also host a section called ‘Know your creators’, a dedicated area where people can know more about all popular Indian Creators and publishers taking part in Alto Comic Book Celebration Week.
