Devi Series by Samit Basu, Shekhar Kapur, Saurav Mohapatra, Saumin Patel, Edison George, Siddharth Kotian

Remember the first time you saw Japanese comics? The excitement. The buzz. The sales. Here comes the next big thing - storytelling and comics from India. Devi (pronounced Day-vee) is India's first super-heroine. Tara Mehta, an unsuspecting young woman in the futuristic Indian city, Sitapur, is the Devi. She has no idea that she is about to become the centerpiece of a divine battle between the Gods of Light and the demon Lord Bala... moreRemember the first time you saw Japanese comics? The excitement. The buzz. The sales. Here comes the next big thing - storytelling and comics from India. Devi (pronounced Day-vee) is India's first super-heroine. Tara Mehta, an unsuspecting young woman in the futuristic Indian city, Sitapur, is the Devi. She has no idea that she is about to become the centerpiece of a divine battle between the Gods of Light and the demon Lord Bala. Devi is a powerhouse of a story about a young woman battling for survival in a landscape of ancient legends, duty and fate. She walks the line between tradition, destiny and free will. Where will she fall? Between the Divine and the Diabolical there is Devi. less

The power of the goddess is unrivaled. Forged by the strength of the gods, the force the goddess Devi retains is meant to bring balance among gods and men. But the current Devi Incarnate is different. Her female host, Tara Mehta, is still alive and struggles to comprehend the awesome responsibility she now faces. Humanity is threatened by the fallen Lord Bala and salvation rests in the hands of a goddess-torn in two... moreThe power of the goddess is unrivaled. Forged by the strength of the gods, the force the goddess Devi retains is meant to bring balance among gods and men. But the current Devi Incarnate is different. Her female host, Tara Mehta, is still alive and struggles to comprehend the awesome responsibility she now faces. Humanity is threatened by the fallen Lord Bala and salvation rests in the hands of a goddess-torn in two. Devi wields the power of the gods, but now the virtue that makes the female entity so distinct, yet so vulnerable: compassion. The Divine and Diabolical collide in an epic battle, culminating in a night of reckoning in Devi: Samvara, the exciting sequel to the first trade paperback less

As seen in the LA Times and TIME Magazine…Between the Divine and the Diabolical there is .. DeviWhen the dread dark lord, Bala, threatened humanity, the gods sacrificed a part of divine power… a Devi. Centuries later, when Bala rose again, Devi was incarnated in the form of young woman, Tara Mehta. But the latest Devi incarnate is more than a Goddess, she is also human. After defeating Bala, Devi defies the Gods and chooses to stay in the earthly realm to protect Sitapur... moreAs seen in the LA Times and TIME Magazine…Between the Divine and the Diabolical there is .. DeviWhen the dread dark lord, Bala, threatened humanity, the gods sacrificed a part of divine power… a Devi. Centuries later, when Bala rose again, Devi was incarnated in the form of young woman, Tara Mehta. But the latest Devi incarnate is more than a Goddess, she is also human. After defeating Bala, Devi defies the Gods and chooses to stay in the earthly realm to protect Sitapur. As she comes to terms with her new role, she must deal with Apsara assassin, Kratha, determined to kill her, the shady underworld dons making their move on Sitapur and a mysterious super-powered being who hunts the Devi for purposes unknown.“An impressive read, with a look and story that effectively evokes a mythological tone… well-written and beautifully drawn.” – Bags and Boards, Variety.com“I was fascinated by the representation of the female energy in our mythology as complete opposites… the Avenger and the Nurturer.” – From the introduction by Shekhar KapurShekhar Kapur, Director of the eight-time Academy Award nominated film Elizabeth, and of the critically acclaimed Indian hit movies Bandit Queen, Mr. India and Masoom, tells the story of a Goddess as a woman forced to live two opposite lives, weaving a tale of compassion, deception and intrigue. less