ABSTRACT
The essay compares and contrasts Krishna Udayasankar’s science fiction fantasy Aryavarta Chronicles (2012–14) and Amruta Patil’s graphic novel Adi Parva (2012). It argues that while these works are vastly different from each other, they are both part of the push by Indian English publishers to ‘ride’ the mythological wave. The essay situates the texts within their production and cultural contexts, arguing that Udayasankar and Patil are part of the expanding Indian English literary circuits where globalisation is making its effects felt through multinational publishing companies, social media presence and heavily influential Anglo-American aesthetics of high fantasy, high art and the modern age of comic books.
