Comedian Con India makes its return to Hyderabad with its thirteenth version this 12 months — a three-day celebration of popular culture operating from October thirty first to November 2nd. The occasion has grown into one thing of a household custom for a lot of within the metropolis.
Guests can count on an immersive line-up that brings collectively one of the best of fandoms — from cosplay and gaming to movies, tv, anime and unique merchandise.
This 12 months’s version can even characteristic worldwide company, together with Mike Costa, the author and government producer finest recognized for Lucifer, and J. Gonzo, the celebrated comic-book artist behind titles akin to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghost Rider, Aliens and The Poisonous Avenger.
Including to the combo is a powerful line-up of Indian performers: Syed Bashaar (comic), Karan Singh (magician), Celinedee Matahari (singer), Vivek Muralidharan (comic), Geek Fruit (band/podcast), Kayden Sharma (rapper-singer), Mc Maahaa (rapper-singer), Black Diamond (hip-hop crew) and Group Artista (dance collective).
Cosplay at Comedian Con
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“Hyderabad is the primary host metropolis for Comedian Con this 12 months,” says Akshat Rathee, co-founder and Managing Director of Nodwin Gaming, which owns Comedian Con India. “We’re creating deeper, extra immersive experiences for followers throughout India. From international popular culture icons to India’s most passionate cosplay neighborhood, from thrilling esports battles to unique panels and launches, Comedian Con India 2025–2026 will rejoice all the things that defines popular culture.”
Final 12 months’s Hyderabad Comedian Con 2024 drew a record-breaking 40,000-plus attendees, bringing collectively avid gamers, comedian ebook followers, creators, and popular culture lovers below one roof.
This 12 months, the Indian artist line-up consists of among the nation’s most recognised illustrators and storytellers: Rahil Mohsin (Hallubol), Savio Mascarenhas (Artwork of Savio), Faisal Mohammed (Rubbish Bin Comics), Shubham Khurana (CorporatComics), Prasad Bhat (Graphicurry), Vivek Goel (Holy Cow Leisure), and Rajesh Nagulakonda (illustrator and artwork director), amongst others.
Tinkle’s stars
Savio Mascarenhas
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Savio Mascarenhas, the artist behind Tinkle and Amar Chitra Katha, can be on the occasion. He spoke about his journey — from being a childhood fan of those comics to now shaping the very characters he as soon as admired, akin to Shambhu and Suppandi.
Savio shared that whereas he has launched delicate updates to those beloved figures, the essence of their authentic personalities stays untouched. “With me taking on, there are slight adjustments to the characters,” he mentioned, “however nothing that distorts their core.”
He spoke warmly of the enduring affection that readers have for Shambhu, and of the curiosity surrounding certainly one of Indian comics’ longest-running mysteries — his hidden eyes. “I grew up studying Tinkle within the Seventies and ’80s, and in 1997 I took over sketching the character from Vasant Halbe, the unique artist,” Savio mentioned. “Across the identical time, I additionally started illustrating Suppandi, aiming to proceed their legacy whereas including my very own contact.”
As a lifelong Tinkle fan himself, Savio as soon as requested Halbe concerning the secret behind Shambhu’s hidden eyes. “He advised me that the coated eyes make Shambhu distinctive — it units him aside from different forest rangers,” Savio recalled. “Halbe additionally shared a humorous rationalization — that Shambhu retains his eyes hidden as a result of he’s frightened of animals!”
Sustaining this signature element, Savio added, is usually a artistic problem. “Even in scenes the place his hat flies off, I’ve to search out intelligent methods to make sure his eyes stay unseen,” he laughed.
Talking about Tinkle’s timeless attraction, Savio expressed delight in its distinct model of Indian storytelling — tales that mix humour, coronary heart, and a deep sense of cultural familiarity that continues to resonate with generations of readers.
particular city-specific poster that includes Hyderabad
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In an period dominated by anime and gaming, Savio believes Tinkle and Amar Chitra Katha stay related due to their roots in Indian storytelling. Their viewers, he says, now spans generations — adults who as soon as learn the comics cross them on to their kids as a part of a shared legacy.
“It’s the Indian storytelling — the delicate messaging round gender equality and childhood points with out stating values outright — that units us aside,” he explains. Whereas the artwork has advanced with expertise, the guts of the tales stays the identical: easy, relatable, and deeply human.
Suppandi T-shrit
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Sharing particulars of upcoming initiatives on the Hyderabad Comedian Con, Savio talked about the launch of Suppandi-themed T-shirts, six immersive Tinkle stalls, and a forty fifth anniversary bumper subject of Tinkle. “There can even be particular city-specific posters and an interactive comic-making exercise for youngsters,” he added.
Comedian Con 2025-2026 can be on from Oct 31 November 2 at HITEX Exhibition Centre.
Tickets accessible on: https://www.district.in/occasions/hyderabad-comic-con-2025-1-buy-tickets
For particulars: www.comicconindia.com
Printed – October 29, 2025 01:36 pm IST
