The Caravan (graphic novel)

The Caravan is a horror graphic novel written by Shamik Dasgupta. Dasgupta described it as "a classic horror/action/adventure in the trend of From Dusk till Dawn and 30 Days of Night copiously coated with spicy Bollywood masala."^[1]

Shamik Dasgupta pitched the idea for The Caravan to Asvin Srivatsangam, the founder and CEO of Yali Dream Creations in June 2012. Asvin Srivatsangam liked the idea, and he decided to both produce and publish the book.

The graphic novel was published by Yali Dream Creations in June 2013.

The Caravan is an original graphic novel (OGN) with 88 pages. The plot, story and script were developed by Shamik Dasgupta. The illustrations were done by Bikash Satpathy and colors by Vishwanath Manokaran.

Plot

For many centuries a coven of vampires travel through the deserts of Rajasthan pretending to be a Caravan of Nautanki or Gypsy Circus. Their target is the innumerous unsuspecting villagers who watching the performance of the nautanki through the course of the night end up paying with their lives. The heinous deeds of the vampires go undiscovered for centuries, until one day a boy named Asif survives their attack. Years later the young boy grows up to be a smuggler across the border and on a fateful day gets arrested. Asif and the custodian cop Jai find themselves stranded in the desert and find shelter in a fort run by the border security force and its violent Officer in Charge, Daroga Bhairo Singh. As night progresses, the caravan of vampires once again makes its appearance and is invited to the fort where Asif is taking shelter. Terrified Asif tries to warn everyone but is believed by no one. The glamour of the Nautanki mesmerizes everyone, and this leads to a night massacre by the blood thirsty vampires. Will Asif be lucky the second time and escape the Caravan and can he save also save the life of others?

References

External links

• The Caravan on Comics for Sinners