Archive · 29 May 2025
Lakadbaggha Film Becomes Comic Book Series with Tintin Influence
The movie Lakadbaggha, about an animal-loving hero, is now a comic book!
Inspired by the classic Tintin comics, it tells stories about the hero Arjun Bakshi and his dog.
The artist used a style similar to Tintin.
The goal is to teach kids about animals and encourage them to care for animals.
The first comic book, Lakadbaggha: The Prologue, has the hero stopping bad guys and includes interesting facts about hyenas.
Anshuman Jha's film Lakadbaggha is being turned into a multi-media franchise, starting with a comic book.
The comic book, Lakadbaggha: The Prologue, is inspired by Tintin and features Arjun Bakshi as an animal-loving vigilante.
The comic's art style emulates Hergé's 'ligne claire' approach, similar to Tintin.
The story follows Arjun and his dog Shonku in a drug bust at Kolkata's Khidirpir docks.
The comic aims to educate young readers about animals, including facts about hyenas.
- Who
- Anshuman Jha, Brittain Peck, John Abraham
- What
- Lakadbaggha film is adapted into a comic book series.
- When
- The comic book was recently launched in Mumbai.
- Where
- Kolkata's Khidirpir docks (in the comic).
- Why
- To create an action franchise that instills values of animal welfare in young minds.
- Comic Title
- Lakadbaggha: The Prologue
- Main Character
- Arjun Bakshi
- Artist
- Brittain Peck
- Influences
- Tintin, Bruce Lee
- Themes
- Animal welfare, environmentalism
- Actor/Creator
- Anshuman Jha