For every woman who has ever wished she was Wonder Woman, whipping the misogyny out of a street harasser, Samit Basu presents an idol to emulate — Latex Latha.
One of four protagonists who move to the capital to make a life in Basu's soon-to-release graphic novel, Local Monsters, doesn't let suspicious landlords, bumpy roads and lecherous men, among other Delhi cliches, bother her.
She has a slight advantage. "She is a monster," laughs Basu, 33. "They are folks with supernatural powers," he says about Bengali vampire Bela, Yeti Tashi and North East local Indra. "They have fangs, horns, and the ability to make earth-shattering sounds, which make them targets for secret government agencies looking for conspiracy theories. Everyone is out to kill them or run their life. But they still have to pay the electricity bill on time," he adds about the Level Ten comics and Tranquebar title that carries graphics by Ghanshyam Bochgeri.
The moving-cities theme is one that Basu took up after having moved residence from Kolkata to Delhi 10 years ago. "That first year in a new city is always tough... it's difficult even for humans. For monsters, it's far worse" says the synopsis of the comic. Delhi, Basu says, can be hostile in the first year. He is curious how Mumbai will receive him, considering he is planning to move here in the hope of giving a lift to his script writing future in films. "I hope to write a film set in Mumbai," he shares. "Who knows what may come out of it? It could be fantasy." It's likely to be just that since fantasy comes easy to Basu (he admits he often wondered what if one of his closest friends was a monster). It's evident in his previous titles, The Simoqin Prophecies, The Manticore's Secret, The Unwaba Revelations, and Turbulence. All credit goes to his overactive imagination, he admits. "It allows you to escape from the humdrum of everyday life, jumping from one situation to another fairly convincingly," he says. "You aren't hemmed in by reality."
But for inspiration, he dips into reality around him, making most of the comic a social commentary of sorts.
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