Creating a comic story, a cartoon strip or a photo journal can never get this simpler and easier. ‘Nextwave’s Mobile Comics Creator’ allows you to do them all and much more— even if you are not an artist!

With this easy-to-use application, you too can create your own comics/photo journals. No matter where you are, you can turn your ideas into a comic format that you like, and share it with the world.

Features include:

#  A library of backgrounds, characters in various emotive states, dialog bubbles, etc., for you to choose from.

# You can share your creations through Email & MMS.

‘Nextwave’s Mobile Comics Creator’ will be the first of its kind to be available on Nokia’s OVI Store. The application will also be launched on Android Market Place and Samsung’s App Store, shortly.

“i cnt w8 for the next vol. Plz upload two vol at the same time. i m w8ing for new release”

“Awesome! the best story ever….Cant wait for the new vol =D”

“this story is ossam! A must download!!!!”

“One of the Best Comics on Ovi….We want more…”

These are just a few glimpse of the hundreds of reviews we have been receiving for Rambow Ramu, India’s first mobile comic series.

With just eight episodes out, Rambow Ramu has already seen more than one lakh downloads, across different mobile platforms, which include Apple’s iTunes Store, Nokia’s Ovi Store, Samsung’s App Store, and Android Market Place.

Since its launch, Rambow Ramu has been receiving an overwhelming response from readers across the world.

Rambow Ramu is a comic series about the misadventures (read ‘dreams’) of a village lad, who lives, breathes, eats and sleeps to be the next ‘King Of Bollywood’.

A morality-based game, Snakes & Ladders was invented by the ancient seers of India to teach the effects of karma(deeds).  The ladders and snakes represent moral ascent and descent, respectively.

Our upgraded version is based on this original, age-old, Indian theme, and has long hours of game play.

In this version, whenever you’re bitten by a snake, you’ll take a different form -  deer, insect, frog, etc. To restore the original form(human), you’ve to successfully complete a ‘Mini Snake & Ladder’ game.

When you reach the target, you’ll unlock two exciting games:

Mahjong -  A simple, musical theme based matching game.

Gold Miner – An addictive tile-based game, in which you’ve to  guide the ‘minecart’ carrying gold to reach its destination by swapping the jumbled squares to form a track. The game has infinite play levels.  So, you can have non-stop fun.

Snakes & Ladders version 2.0,  now available on Nokia’s OVI Store, will also be available on Apple’s iTunes Store, shortly.

To download the game from Nokia’s OVI Store, please click the link below: http://store.ovi.com/content/19688?clickSource=publisher+channel

This is our third in a series of webisodes created by using Moviestrom, a real-time 3D animation software, which employs Machinima technology to create animated movies.

Screenshots from the comic series

Rambow Ramu, India’s first mobile comic series, is now available for download on the Samsung App Store. To download the comic series using Samsung mobile phones,  click here.

The comic series can also be downloaded from Nokia’s OVI, Apple’s iTunes and Android Market Place.

This is the second in a series of webisodes created by us using Moviestrom, a real-time 3D animation software, which employs Machinima technology to create animated movies.

Machinima is an excellent and affordable technology to create webisodes, online viral campaigns, short movies and so on.

Webcomics Contest

Do you love to doodle, create comic strips, draw cartoons or write comic stories? Then, here is a chance to exhibit your creative prowess to the world, and win prizes.

Comicshead.com, Nextwave’s digital comics venture, and Animation Focuz, South India’s first monthly animation magazine, jointly present ‘Are you a Comicshead?’ webcomics contest, beginning from April 10th to May 31st, 2010.

All you have to do is create comics of your own, and submit them at Comicshead.com. The concept/idea could be anything…so let your imagination run wild.

The competition is open to all. The only criteria is you should be registered with Comicshead.com.

Not an Artist? Not a Problem!
With Comicshead, you can either use your own skills or the easy-to-use ‘Comics Creator‘ tool to create your comics.

‘Comics Creator’ has a large library of backgrounds, characters in various emotive states, and in different styles of illustrations, dialog bubbles, etc. The library is being upgraded, continually. So that, you will never have to use the same thing twice, unless you choose to.

There are many tutorials, including a video, to help you create comics using the ‘Comics Creator’.

If you’re an artist, then you can upload your comics, right away!

Exciting Prizes Await
There are prizes for different categories, including ‘Best Comic’, ‘Best Illustrator’, ‘Best Writer’, and ‘Best Concept’. The most popular comic in the site also wins prizes.

What’s more! There could be more than one winner in each category.

So, what are you waiting for? Log on to Comicshead.com, and unleash the creative side in you.

To know more about the contest, visit http://www.comicshead.com/webcomicscontest

Fun Chess is a challenging, addictive and fast-paced game. The aim of the game is to attack the invading enemies, and defend your player, a knight, and your territory from them. There are two play options: Fun Play & Challenge  Play.

The upgraded version contains 30 levels, loaded with action and fun. The classy graphics and a range of newly added features make the game all the more interesting, and exciting.

Features include: Fortune Wheel, Fire Ball & 3D perspective game play.

Check out the above video to have a glimpse of the game play.

The new version of ‘Snakes & Ladders’ has a longer game play and the game graphics has been re-visualised. In this version, when you reach the target (150th square), you unlock Mahjong, the classic matching game.

This is the story of the Abhiramapuram families tracing their ancestral roots, and reviving their lost family bonds.

The families had their roots in Abhiramapuram, a small village in the Thanjavur District. Most of their family members are now living in cities in India and abroad. The family was able to trace their ancestry to eight generations back.

The film documents the origin of the family and the changes encountered by them over the years.

The film was extensively shot in Abhiramapuram and five other surrounding villages. We interviewed the family members of different branches of the family.

Important events and special memories in the lives of their forefathers were portrayed through illustrated drawings. Old photographs and video footages of the families were also used to tell the story.

We did the rerecording  for the film. The background score was Carnatic based, and a Bharathiyaar song was specially rendered for the film.

Screened in the reunion of the family members, the film was well received by both the older and the younger generation.

From scripting to delivery, we completed the entire film in a short period of two weeks.