Vol 5 No 1 | Apr-Jun 2025 The Spoke in the Wheel Story and art by Vidyun Sabhaney   An episode from a longer graphic novel that comics creator Vidyun Sabhaney is working on, this story highlights the exploitative nature of humans, but with the caveat that resistance to such a way of life springs […]

Vol 4 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2025 Chasing Utopia: The Road to Daulatabad Story by Mohd Salman | Art by Mad Paule   (Not) on the Money Muhammad bin Tughlaq (1290 – 20 March 1351) was the eighteenth Sultan of Delhi, who reigned from February 1325 until his death in 1351. He not a subtle […]

Vol 4 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2025 Sultan’s Dream Story by Soham Dey | Art by Pia Aliza Hazarika   Sultana’s Dream and Begum Rokeya Source: https://tarabooks.com/shop/sultanas-dream/ This comic is essentially fan fiction! It is based on Sultana’s Dream, an utopian science fiction short story written by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, also known as Begum Rokeya. […]

Vol 4 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2025 We Build What We Imagine Story by Anupam Arunachalam | Art by Biboswan Bose   In this comic, long-time Comixense writer-artist Anupam Arunachalam has collaborated with Biboswan Bose, an artist appearing in the magazine for the first time, to explore how the literary and artistic genre called solarpunk […]

Vol 4 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2025 Half Picture Postcard Story and art by Suhail Naqshbandi   Kashmir: Paradise on Earth Nestled in the lap of the Himalayas, Kashmir is often called ‘Paradise on Earth’. This northernmost region of India is a land of snow-capped mountains, lush green valleys, sparkling rivers, and vibrant gardens. The […]

Vol 4 No 4 | Jan-Mar 2025 Paradise Lost? Story by Annie Sen Gupta | Art by Annada Menon   A First-Person Tale This comic emerged from the lived experience of its writer, Annie Sen Gupta, who moved to Goa along with his wife Anjali and four dogs in 2006. During the 18-odd years they […]

Vol 4 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2024 Leila Khaled & The Struggle for Liberation Story by Radhika Singh | Art by Samita Chatterjee   One person’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter Many freedom fighters in pre-Independence India were considered terrorists by British Imperialists – for example, Khudiram Bose, Bhagat Singh and Sri Aurobindo, the ‘revolutionary […]

Vol 4 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2024 The Game Story by Nita Bajoria | Art by Samidha G.   Settlers of Catan Catan, originally named The Settlers of Catan, is a popular multiplayer board game created by German game designer Klaus Teuber, first produced in 1995. Teuber, who was a dental technician when he came […]

Vol 4 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2024 U-Turn Concept, storyline and art by Nayna Yadav | Story detailing by Salil Chaturvedi This is a silent comic about the ups and downs of life, and how they compel one to make certain trade-offs.

Vol 4 No 3 | Oct-Dec 2024 Will to Live Story and art by Mia Jose This is comic looks at the world of a non-binary person and how they tend to be forced by societal factors to ‘fit in’. In the words of the author: We used to think of gender as a binary, […]