''The Silent Ones'' is a
miniseries
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from
Virgin Comics
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featuring the character of
James Jensen from the series
Sadhu
''Sadhu'' ( sa, साधु, IAST: ' (male), ''sādhvī'' or ''sādhvīne'' (female)), also spelled ''saddhu'', is a religious ascetic, mendicant or any holy person in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism who has renounced the worldly life. Th ...
created by
Gotham Chopra
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. It is written by
Saurav Mohapatra
Saurav Mohapatra is a filmmaker and writer based out of San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco, California, USA.
His comic book work includes the ''Devi (comics), Devi'' (#11 onwards), ''The Sadhu'' : "The Silent Ones (miniseries), The Silent One ...
and edited by
Ron Marz
Ron Marz (born November 17, 1965) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as ''Batman/Aliens'', ''DC vs. Marvel'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Silver Surfer'', and ''Witchblade''.
Career
Marz is known for his work on ''Silv ...
Story
The Silent Ones continues from the end of the issue #8 of the Sadhu series and is about James searching for his son, Jack, who is the captive of an evil cult.
James comes face to face with the many faces of mysticism in the evil Grand Mistress of the Silent Ones and
Trishanku
Trishanku (त्रिशंकु), born as Satyavrata, was a king who belonged to ''Ikshvaku dynasty''. Trishanku is commonly referred to through mention of "Trishanku's heaven" or "hanging like Trishanku". The word Trishanku has come to deno ...
, a sadhu driven to insanity who becomes his ally.
Availability
The miniseries (5 issues) was collected into a
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title
Sadhu vol 2: The Silent Ones In August 2010,
Liquid Comics
Liquid Comics is an Indian comic book Publishers company, founded in 2006 as Virgin Comics LLC, which produced stories (many of which are Indian-culture related) for an international audience. The company was founded by Sir Richard Branson and his ...
(the successor of
Virgin Comics
Liquid Comics is an India, Indian comic book Publishers company, founded in 2006 as Virgin Comics LLC, which produced stories (many of which are Indian-culture related) for an international audience. The company was founded by Sir Richard Branson a ...
) released al
5 issues for free onlineon
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.
See also
*
The Sadhu (comics)
*
Virgin Comics
Liquid Comics is an India, Indian comic book Publishers company, founded in 2006 as Virgin Comics LLC, which produced stories (many of which are Indian-culture related) for an international audience. The company was founded by Sir Richard Branson a ...
*
Indian comics
Chitrakatha (Hindi: चित्रकथा, Telugu: చిత్రకథ) are comics or graphic novels originating from India published in a number of Indian languages.
India has a long tradition of comic readership and themes associated ...
References
External links
The Sadhu at VirginComics.comRon Marz interview on NewsaramaAmazon ListingAll 5 issues available for free on Scribd
Virgin Comics titles
Comics by Saurav Mohapatra
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