News for 'comic book'

OTT Goodies This Week!

OTT Goodies This Week!

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

From fantasy to football, OTT is beaming with all kinds of goodies this week.

RBI helps ICICI Bank get back to school

RBI helps ICICI Bank get back to school

Rediff.com16 Oct 2007

Last week, Disha, the NGO front of the bank, launched the first of the series of its school comic books on banking.

Animal Review: Ruthless Ranbir Goes For The Kill

Animal Review: Ruthless Ranbir Goes For The Kill

Rediff.com1 Dec 2023

Animal's violence isn't for the fainted-hearted unless you have an appetite for Korean style mayhem, like Sukanya Verma.

10 Hit Sequels On OTT

10 Hit Sequels On OTT

Rediff.com4 Aug 2023

Ten sequels that either complemented the first or surpassed it.

First Look: Superman!

First Look: Superman!

Rediff.com25 Apr 2005

A super spirited Hrithik!

A super spirited Hrithik!

Rediff.com23 Jun 2006

The X-Men:The Last Stand review

The X-Men:The Last Stand review

Rediff.com26 May 2006

Hero, Mr Jones, Star Wars... OTT Treats!

Hero, Mr Jones, Star Wars... OTT Treats!

Rediff.com11 May 2021

Life, history, adventure, Sukanya Verma offers a rather feverish schedule on OTT this week.

The new Iron Man is a Black girl!

The new Iron Man is a Black girl!

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Civil War II sees Tony Stark hang up his boots, to be replaced by Riri Williams.

Affleck's no good as a Daredevil

Affleck's no good as a Daredevil

Rediff.com19 Feb 2003

Halle Berry's catty turn is poor!

Halle Berry's catty turn is poor!

Rediff.com26 Jul 2004

Wanna zoom in the new BMW X5?

Wanna zoom in the new BMW X5?

Rediff.com30 Dec 2006

The new X5 can hold its own in the SUV brotherhood and is a new chapter in the BMW design.

Super heroes transform into Lego sculptures in Paris

Super heroes transform into Lego sculptures in Paris

Rediff.com2 May 2018

Move aside Avengers: Infinity War, DC Comics superheroes are here! Batman, The Joker, Wonder Woman and more of DC Comics super heroes have been sculpted into Lego art work for an upcoming exhibit in Paris. 'The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes' runs from April 26 to August 19, 2018 at Paris' Parc de la Villette.

Chacha Chaudhary declared Namami Gange mascot

Chacha Chaudhary declared Namami Gange mascot

Rediff.com1 Oct 2021

Indian comic book character Chacha Chaudhary has been declared as the mascot of the government's Namami Gange Programme with an aim of bringing behavioural change among children towards the Ganga and other rivers.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review: So Much Fun!

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Review: So Much Fun!

Rediff.com11 Nov 2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever makes you mourn the legend that was Chadwick Boseman, but also assures that forward is the only way to go, observes Mayur Sanap. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Dhaakad Review

Dhaakad Review

Rediff.com20 May 2022

Kangana Ranaut ticks off all the boxes of the poker-faced spy model in Dhakaad, observes Sukanya Verma, but the the movie needs real rescuing.

Why was Stephen Hawking so loved in popular culture?

Why was Stephen Hawking so loved in popular culture?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

The many reasons why the famed scientist was a minor celebrity in Hollywood.

Review: Aquaman makes a splash!

Review: Aquaman makes a splash!

Rediff.com14 Dec 2018

This is the most fun Sukanya Verma has had since Wonder Woman.

When YOUR superheroes showed up in New York!

When YOUR superheroes showed up in New York!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

The New York Comic Con played host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies and television.

Lessons from Bollywood: What to wear in bed!

Lessons from Bollywood: What to wear in bed!

Rediff.com3 Jul 2020

Sukanya Verma tells us how to rock night clothes, Hindi filum style.

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

What Makes Kantara And Brahmastra The 'Chosen Ones'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging out with his friends, mulls Rohit Sathish Nair.

'Playing tipsy is difficult to enact'

'Playing tipsy is difficult to enact'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2024

'Bahut mazaa aaya tha doing Agneepath. When you are working with good actors, it enriches your acting.' 'Amitabhji and I had done Shahenshah before, but that was a fun film.'

Freedom of expression under threats worldwide, including India, warns Rushdie

Freedom of expression under threats worldwide, including India, warns Rushdie

Rediff.com16 May 2023

In a video message from New York on Monday night, the 75-year-old Mumbai-born author who has lived under the shadow of a fatwa since The Satanic Verses was published in the 1980s said it was important to continue to fight for the freedom to express and to publish.

Too hot to handle: A fierce, desi Lara Croft!

Too hot to handle: A fierce, desi Lara Croft!

Rediff.com14 Nov 2017

This desi Lara Croft swooped into Mumbai for Comic Con and had us floored!

Are You In A Delusionship?

Are You In A Delusionship?

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

Delusionship is a state of mind; it is that mental rollercoaster where someone crafts a whole love story in their mind, from a dazzling proposal to happily-ever-after with kids, all without even uttering a 'hello' to their crush in reality, explains rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating app.

Review: Doctor Strange is another league of visual magnificence

Review: Doctor Strange is another league of visual magnificence

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

Just when it looked as though CGI overkill has ruined the fun of spectacle, here comes a film that charms with its kaleidoscopic vision and meticulous combats, says Sukanya Verma, who can't wait for more!

Have You Cooked With Your Mother? I Did

Have You Cooked With Your Mother? I Did

Rediff.com10 May 2024

Mother's Day reminded me of how my mom learned to cook Indian food.

Sights And Dazzle Of Japan

Sights And Dazzle Of Japan

Rediff.com25 Jun 2024

Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.

Jumping cats, long tongues, golf clubs: 12 jaw-dropping Guinness records

Jumping cats, long tongues, golf clubs: 12 jaw-dropping Guinness records

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Some people are remembered for their great feat. But, there are some like these who enter record books for the sheer oddity. On the occasion of 60th-anniversary edition of the Guinness World Records book, here are some of the latest additions to the oddball hall of fame.

Will Dhee's story inspire the LGBT community?

Will Dhee's story inspire the LGBT community?

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

Bangladesh gets its first ever lesbian comic strip. Read on...

Bahut Hua Samman review

Bahut Hua Samman review

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

A glossy presentation of a confounding narrative, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.

Review: Black Panther is more than a superhero movie

Review: Black Panther is more than a superhero movie

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

...And that's a very good thing, feels Sukanya Verma.

What to WATCH on OTT

What to WATCH on OTT

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

Intrigue filled whodunits, slice-of-life dramas, fast-paced animation, Sukanya Verma tells us what you can catch on OTT this week.

Sky Is NOT The Limit For These Stars

Sky Is NOT The Limit For These Stars

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

A picture of glamour and grit in the face of an emergency, the air hostess, flight attendant or air stewardess is often the hero we didn't know we needed.

'Kamala ka hamla'! Marvel comes up with Muslim girl superhero

'Kamala ka hamla'! Marvel comes up with Muslim girl superhero

Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

Marvel comics is reintroducing Ms Marvel but this time she is Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American teenage Muslim girl living in New Jersey.

Do Sci-Fi Movies Like Brahmastra Make Money?

Do Sci-Fi Movies Like Brahmastra Make Money?

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

While we wait to see just how good Brahmastra is and how well it does at the box office, Joginder Tuteja looks at how sci-fi movies have done in recent times.

The illustrated life of 'Top Cop' Kiran Bedi

The illustrated life of 'Top Cop' Kiran Bedi

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

Glimpses into Bedi's formative days as the precocious 'Kinni' before her eventual transformation into the 'tough-as-nails' figure of the no-nonsense IPS officer, is the subject of a comic book on the life of the top cop which was released in 12 languages on Saturday.

Get Ready For Ranbir's SUPERPOWERS in Brahmastra!

Get Ready For Ranbir's SUPERPOWERS in Brahmastra!

Rediff.com15 Jun 2022

Full credit to Ayan Mukerji for venturing into the 'Astraverse', says Deepa Gahlot.

How Cinema Bandi got made

How Cinema Bandi got made

Rediff.com18 May 2021

'The idea is to produce interesting innovative films side-by-side with the films we direct, a sort of extension of what we direct ourselves.'