However, there is a gravity to this war that feels different to our main character. Hitting all of the story’s core ideas in a flawless composition of terror and pain, the ending panels and striking final page come together to form a chilling, powerful moment inside an already astounding series.Īs an immortal shapeshifter known as a Raakshas, Bishan is no stranger to the conflicts of men. The careful mixing of outright horror, political commentary, and love story come to a head in the closing sequence of the comic’s penultimate 4th issue. Along with colorist Vittorio Astone and letterer Aditya Bidikar, V and Kumar craft an 18th century tale based on the slow overtaking of India by the East India Company and the British Crown from a perspective we had very seldom seen in the comics – or any – medium here in the West. One part mythical monster horror, another part historical colonialism narrative piece, and finally also a romance comic, this acclaimed comic is as insightful as it is bold. Published by Vault Comics in 2019, Ram V and Sumit Kumar’s historical horror mini-series These Savage Shores is a complex tapestry of genre-blending.
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