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Artist Re-Imagines Scenes From The Mahabharata As A Techno Fantasy


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What do you get when you take the greatest Indian epic Mahabharata and paint it fresh in cyber-punk style? The answer is 18 Days. Scottish playwright, Grant Morrison's 18 Days is a dynamic rendering of the final climactic confrontation in the Mahabharata. Presented in a graphic format with illustrations by Mukesh Singh and the script by Grant Morrison, this is an interesting new take on the ancient Indian Epic.

Here's some of the artwork from 18 Days created by Mukesh Singh, an illustrator and Sir J.J. School of Arts alumni. 

 

18 Days cover

Just like in the actual story, Arjun is in the middle of all the action.

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Karna Sketch

Arjun's arch-rival and the tragic hero of the Mahabharata, seen here adorning his divine armour.

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Battle Pandavas

Yes, you're looking at battle-ready Pandavas and spaceships in the same picture. No points for guessing which one's Bheem.

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Battle Kauravas

Nope, Pandavas aren't the only one with aerial fire-power. And yes, that's a crimson Duryodhan leading the army.

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Karna vs Ghatotkach

Bheem's son has never looked this badass. 

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Draupadi

The "fire-born" daughter of Drupada.

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Bheem Juggernaut

The strongest Pandava charging at us. We're happy this is just artwork.

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Duryodhan Response

Bheem's arch-enemy waiting for the final battle. Just look at that warhammer.

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Convincing the Hero

When Krishna turned the tide by killing Arjun's doubts.

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Karna Refuses

The tragic anti-hero, ever so loyal and proud.

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Arjun Invokes War-Goddess

Forget everything else - just check out the amazing play with colours here.

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Pitamaha Blesses

One of many moments from the Mahabharata where you see why it's the best epic ever.

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Abhimanyu Slaughter

Kind of overwhelmed by how beautifully the artist captured the tragedy here.

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Battle Krishna

For those who don't know the Mahabharata, yes, the Pandavas had a God on their side.

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Krishna

Who was in many ways, the game-changer.

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Duryodhan Warmonger

Like we said earlier, this is a re-imagining of the epic. Hence, armored dinosaurs.

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Pandava Conch

To signal 'game on'.

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Oracle

Just check out the level of detailing that went into this piece.

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Kaurav Blitzkreig

This is a world where arrows and laser-beams exist next to each other.

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The Hero Convinced

No more doubts.

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You can check out more of these here. (Thanks to uploader RonDune)

And most importantly, we thank illustrator Mukesh Singh for letting us publish his work on ScoopWhoop. You can check out some of this other work on nisachar.deviantart.com.

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()>> superb GP - shiva trilogy groundwork kee panikivasthadhi; e artists tho storyboard cheyanchachu

 

PS: SSR kee chupinchakandi vadu edhi theesakalee hollywood lo theesthadu n credit eyadu vade chesedu ani chepathadu ;)

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Master Piece.....wonderfully conceived and and even more beautifully sketched...

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excellent Art..drupathi ni chakkadu artist evado kaani4JXNU2k.gif

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