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Suppandi tinkle comics12/27/2022 Simple linear storytelling and humour which was kept very clean. “The stories in the old Tinkles are very simplistic in their storyline. As Rajani says, it was a demand for a horror as a genre and a hostel-based series that led to the creation of Dental Diaries and NOIS.īut when asked what makes the comic tick at a time when there is an explosion of information and entertainment content, Savio has one answer: Simplicity. “Sometimes, kids also send howlers if they don't like something - all in the subject line!” Rajani says, chuckling.Ī practice started by Tinkle’s founder Anant Pai - fondly called Uncle Pai - the magazine receives feedback from a dedicated set of readers from across the country, and modify their requirement based on it. It’s this keen attention to children’s feedback that may have contributed to Tinkle still being in the game. I may not be as good as him, but I'll try to do my best with the character,” Savio adds. I wrote back to this boy, explaining to him that the reasons why Mr Halbe is not drawing it and I had to take over this character. Reena said, "Would you like to reply to the child?". Reena Puri, the editor at the time, showed me a letter which came from a child, saying that he was very upset that I was drawing Shambu. “When I first started drawing Shambu, we used to get letters from kids. We don't show it in any of the stories unless there is a crook,” he says.Īlthough Savio has been illustrating Shambu for 20 years now - in 1994, he had to fill Halbe’s very large shoes, and not everyone was happy. But then, Shambu is more of a conservationist now - we've done away with his gun, and the only thing we show is a tranquiliser, which we mention. At the end of the day, he used to be the one to trap a poacher and rescue an animal. “Shambu used to be a bungling comical character who didn't really want to be outside in the jungle and used to be miles away from animals, but unfortunate circumstances used to bring him right there. Tinkle’s second-most popular character, the ever-loved Shikari Shambu, is a character that Savio has been illustrating 1994, after he took over from Vasant Halbe. Suppandi ticks every box, and then there is Shambu and Tantri who come along the line,” Rajani says. “Suppandi is still the most popular character that we have, simply because I think the first thing kids love is humour. As Rajani says, Suppandi remains their most popular toon even today. While Tinkle has seen a steady addition in characters, their legacy characters remain popular and loved. This is unusual, as they usually have only one writer and one illustrator for each story.Īrt Director Savio Mascarenhas says, “As the story progresses, each page of the story is done by different artists when their characters appear in the story.” Whenever you turn a page, you see something different, a new character carrying the story forward,” Rajani says. For this issue, we decided to make it into a relay story - seven characters in seven shorts, each done by their respective artist. “For our special editions, we have a mash-up story where all toons come together. With the issue’s lead story, however, Tinkle took up a gamble. Tinkle released its 700th issue on September 16 – a bumper issue with 64 pages instead of the usual 48 pages. With legacy characters such as Shikari Shambu, Suppandi, Tantri the Mantri and Kalia the Crow, as well as a host of new characters introduced over the years, the comic has crossed a major milestone this year. Apart from the DC comics, Calvin and Hobbes and Archie Comics, Tinkle was truly India’s own - something kids across generations earned and vied for when they saw it in bookstores or newspaper stands, just waiting for another kid to get lost in its stories for hours. From cackling over Ramu and Shamu’s antics to marvelling over Tantri the Mantri’s unbreakable will, Tinkle has made a home in the childhoods of many Indian kids.Įver since its launch in the year 1980, the comic, with its ever-popular stories across the multitudinous issues, has never failed to crack a smile. Equally memorable is Shikari Shambu and the incredible luck he enjoyed. Simple writing coupled with relatable and goofy jokes made the innocently simple character unforgettable. For any Tinkle reader, Suppandi is the one character that sticks with you.
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