Tuesday 1 March 2016

THE SIKH SUPER HERO COMIC BOOK


Everyone loves to share the good side of life. It is much more interesting to hear names like Iron Man, Batman, Superman and the usual list of DC and Marvel old-hands.  Oh!  Hardly will anyone wish to forget the name “Sikh Super” or “Super Sikh” since it broke the news with just of a mouse button in San Franicisco.
Comics are much more enjoyed by schoolchildren besides this much more than just schoolchildren excited. It can therefore be referenced that during the a preview at San Francisco Comic Con brought overwhelming support, and the first issue, available online, has been downloaded all over the world. Woow! To the surprise of many comics lovers the  Super Sikh Kickstarter campaign met its $5,000 goal within just 27 hours, and made $22,000 in a month.
Just a close search or read on understating to the comic , there  is clear cut across supernatural and multicultural. The character is not supernatural but rather he’s multicultural.
In this  comic  Manchanda  had met Alden in 2011 and suggested she work on creating a Sikh superhero character.
From the very beginning, Alden and Manchanda were clear that Super Sikh would have no superpowers. “[Superheroes] have to have this mutation or something of the sort that makes them abnormal and therefore they get some powers.” Deep Singh would have no such mutations.

The Sikh Super Hero comic Book depicts  Super Sikh, the Elvis-loving, Taliban-fighting super agent (crime fighting superhero). Created jointly by Manchanda (a Silicon Valley executive)and Eileen Alden, an Oakland-based screenwriter,  following a series of  Deep Singh, a turbaned superhero, as he makes  trip to Graceland while fighting off his enemies who want him departed or dead. It is much more laudable to know that the creators describe him (Sikh Super Hero) as Batman meets Jason Bourne. “The main goal for writing this book is for a purpose motive than a profit motive”
In this great comic the crime-fighting superhero doesn’t have secret powers, a magical past or a cape but does have a turban.
As co-created by  and  describe as Taliban-hating, Elvis-loving Indian techie, Supreet Singh Manchanda, Deep Singh is intended not only to be the Sikh superhero, but rather a role model for an ethnic group whose members are still often mistrusted because of their headwear.
In a brief way of describing issues related to region  though  all observant Sikh men, wears a turban to cover his uncut hair. “People think we Sikhs are Muslims” but this is where Manchanda  says to  the world  ‘We are not”. People think we are Islamic terrorists. We are not. In fact, for 400 years Sikhs have been the guardians of India.”
Because he lacks super powers, Deep Singh is more like a Sikh Batman, relying on his wits, smarts, gadgets and guns to fight crime.
“Diversity is growing in comics, as it rightly should,” said Manchanda’s “Super Sikh” co-creator Eileen Alden. “A piece of fiction, especially a comic, with even a single positive character can make a huge difference in a kid’s life.”
“He’s trained, he’s educated, he’s multicultural,” Manchanda explains. He wants to emphasise to their young readers that the character is not so different from them. “This can be you and that’s a very powerful message.”
Even before The Super Sikh comic Book will be realized the creators are certain that their project will help inject a modern Sikh character into the popular consciousness. Deep Singh represents strength, its creators say, and he doesn’t tolerate bullies.
Everyone loves to read this over and over , schoolchildren takes the joy in the characters and discuss them as major topic .Many peeps keep searching online for the story as it is religiously described as multicultural and not supernatural.

Reference list:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/09/super-sikh-comic-book-superhero http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/meet-secret-agent-deep-singh-hero-super-sikh-article-1.2148537 http://www.sikh24.com/2015/02/27/meet-the-first-sikh-comic-super-hero/


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