Comic Con India returns to Hyderabad for its 13th edition

Comic Con India makes its instrumentality to Hyderabad with its 13th variation this twelvemonth — a three-day solemnisation of popular civilization moving from October 31st to November 2nd. The lawsuit has grown into thing of a household contented for galore successful the city.

Visitors tin expect an immersive line-up that brings unneurotic the champion of fandoms — from cosplay and gaming to films, television, anime and exclusive merchandise.

This year’s variation volition besides diagnostic planetary guests, including Mike Costa, the writer and enforcement shaper champion known for Lucifer, and J. Gonzo, the celebrated comic-book creator down titles specified arsenic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghost Rider, Aliens and The Toxic Avenger.

Adding to the premix is simply a beardown line-up of Indian performers: Syed Bashaar (comedian), Karan Singh (magician), Celinedee Matahari (singer), Vivek Muralidharan (comedian), Geek Fruit (band/podcast), Kayden Sharma (rapper-singer), Mc Maahaa (rapper-singer), Black Diamond (hip-hop crew) and Team Artista (dance collective).

“Hyderabad is the archetypal big metropolis for Comic Con this year,” says Akshat Rathee, co-founder and Managing Director of Nodwin Gaming, which owns Comic Con India. “We are creating deeper, much immersive experiences for fans crossed India. From planetary popular civilization icons to India’s astir passionate cosplay community, from thrilling esports battles to exclusive panels and launches, Comic Con India 2025–2026 volition observe everything that defines popular culture.”

Last year’s Hyderabad Comic Con 2024 drew a record-breaking 40,000-plus attendees, bringing unneurotic gamers, comic publication fans, creators, and popular civilization enthusiasts nether 1 roof.

This year, the Indian creator line-up includes immoderate of the country’s astir recognised illustrators and storytellers: Rahil Mohsin (Hallubol), Savio Mascarenhas (Art of Savio), Faisal Mohammed (Garbage Bin Comics), Shubham Khurana (CorporatComics), Prasad Bhat (Graphicurry), Vivek Goel (Holy Cow Entertainment), and Rajesh Nagulakonda (illustrator and creation director), among others.

Tinkle’s stars

Savio Mascarenhas, the creator down Tinkle and Amar Chitra Katha, volition beryllium astatine the event. He spoke astir his travel — from being a puerility instrumentality of these comics to present shaping the precise characters helium erstwhile admired, specified arsenic Shambhu and Suppandi.

Savio shared that portion helium has introduced subtle updates to these beloved figures, the essence of their archetypal personalities remains untouched. “With maine taking over, determination are flimsy changes to the characters,” helium said, “but thing that distorts their core.”

He spoke warmly of the enduring affection that readers person for Shambhu, and of the curiosity surrounding 1 of Indian comics’ longest-running mysteries — his hidden eyes. “I grew up speechmaking Tinkle successful the 1970s and ’80s, and successful 1997 I took implicit sketching the quality from Vasant Halbe, the archetypal artist,” Savio said. “Around the aforesaid time, I besides began illustrating Suppandi, aiming to proceed their bequest portion adding my ain touch.”

As a lifelong Tinkle instrumentality himself, Savio erstwhile asked Halbe astir the concealed down Shambhu’s hidden eyes. “He told maine that the covered eyes marque Shambhu unsocial — it sets him isolated from different wood rangers,” Savio recalled. “Halbe besides shared a humorous mentation — that Shambhu keeps his eyes hidden due to the fact that he’s frightened of animals!”

Maintaining this signature detail, Savio added, is often a originative challenge. “Even successful scenes wherever his chapeau flies off, I person to find clever ways to guarantee his eyes stay unseen,” helium laughed.

Speaking astir Tinkle’s timeless appeal, Savio expressed pridefulness successful its chiseled marque of Indian storytelling — stories that blend humour, heart, and a heavy consciousness of taste familiarity that continues to resonate with generations of readers.

In an epoch ruled by anime and gaming, Savio believes Tinkle and Amar Chitra Katha stay applicable due to the fact that of their roots successful Indian storytelling. Their audience, helium says, present spans generations — adults who erstwhile work the comics walk them connected to their children arsenic portion of a shared legacy.

“It’s the Indian storytelling — the subtle messaging astir sex equality and puerility issues without stating values outright — that sets america apart,” helium explains. While the creation has evolved with technology, the bosom of the stories remains the same: simple, relatable, and profoundly human.

Sharing details of upcoming initiatives astatine the Hyderabad Comic Con, Savio mentioned the motorboat of Suppandi-themed T-shirts, six immersive Tinkle stalls, and a 45th day bumper contented of Tinkle. “There volition besides beryllium peculiar city-specific posters and an interactive comic-making enactment for children,” helium added.

Comic Con 2025-2026 volition beryllium connected from Oct 31 November 2 astatine HITEX Exhibition Centre.

Tickets disposable on: https://www.district.in/events/hyderabad-comic-con-2025-1-buy-tickets

For details: www.comicconindia.com