Marathi Chawat Katha -mck- Comics By Tigerking | Jaquette Decorateur

His philosophy: “Marathi cinema stole its soul. We give it back in 8 panels per page.”

TigerKing says yes. And he draws it on the back of a Loksatta newspaper, one cigarette butt at a time. If you find an MCK comic, do not read it. Frame the cover. But also, definitely read it. The chawat is in the contradiction. His philosophy: “Marathi cinema stole its soul

But that doesn’t matter.

The name itself is a complete work of art. It encapsulates the post-ironic, hyper-local, globally-aware chaos of contemporary Indian subculture. It asks the question: Can you make a comic so raw, so regionally specific, and yet so pretentiously packaged that it becomes a transcendent joke? so regionally specific

 

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