Treading on Virgin Territories

For all those who thought I was dead and battling my load..... Guess who just crawled back from Pop Culture Valhalla.
Getting on with things cuz I have so much to get hoarse about (I walk before I crawl ppl).... I have been OD-ing on Virgin Comics.... And guess what.....All the dropping was worth the eaves! All the waiting was worth the while. I choose not to idle on Snake Woman cuz frankly....its boooooooooooooooooring.
In keeping with the spirit(s) lets Juggernaut our way into this Terabyte of a revolution we know as Virgin.

Here's some Wiki Ctrl C Ctrl V gyan for those who came in late:
Origins:

Virgin Comics LLC is a comic book company, which produces stories (many of which are Indian-culture related) for an international audience. The Company was founded by Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Group, author Deepak Chopra, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and entrepreneurs Sharad Devarajan, Suresh Seetharaman and Gotham Chopra.


And here's some lesser known gyan from the Deus Ex Machina we know as Google:

The Shakti line will be Virgin Comics' flagship line, featuring Indian mytholgy, art, history, classical stories, and other related themes. The Director's Cut line will feature film directors such as Shekhar Kapur, Guy Ritchie and John Woo creating comics, which have been described by John Woo as 'the ultimate storyboard'. The Voices line (formerly known as the Maverick line) will feature new talent, as well as actors and musicians. Additionally, Virgin Comics animators have worked on graphic novels, and the venture is linked to Virgin Animation.

The plot revolves around a British soldier by the name of James Jenson who finds himself to be the reincarnated form of a powerful sage from the past. The story primarily deals with the lessons that he has to learn so as to remove his connection with his current life. Currently being made into a movie starring Nick Cage (WTF---- Who casts that ass wipe as a superhero anyways? Now Bale hmmm).

On storyboard levels this comic is one of the best I have ever come across. The element of "What happens next" is taken to levels which I felt last while reading the great Jim Lee's "Hush". What really takes the writing to a new level is the profound asides of Jenson (SADHU.. duh!!)

What is a little disturbing is the lack of consistency which the Sadhu suffers from. The completely wild oscillations from absolute genious to trailer park trash is very disconcerting as one begins to fea if the whole series is turning out to be one massive let down. Add to that the sporadic nature of release dates and you have the ideal concoction of a great idea gone wrong.

But as a start this is by far more commendable than 90% of the comic books which are being released in the market currently.

Devi and Ramayana reviews coming soon!!!