Today we go from Afrofuturism to Indofuturism with a mythic restyling of the Ramayan folk tale of India, written by Deepak Chopra of all people. Yeah, even I was confused. I always get the philosopher and the criminal mixed up. This was written by the good philosopher one.

Anyway, the world has survived the apocalypse but much has changed. A sliver of humanity still exists but sharing the planet are beast-men of all sorts and then the enemy led by Lord Raven on the southern continent. The old Maharaja decides to send his 4 sons to various locales to shore up the defenses in preparation for Lord Raven’s invasion. Rama and another annoying son are dispatched to a hinterland fort, where they party with the locals, get hangovers, argue about their mothers, and then the enemy attacks. This is like George Washington ordering his sons to Vermont just in case the British invade from Canada. Dunno if his sons were military or not, but I get a similar vibe. 

The artwork is amazing in some ways but pedestrian in others. The framing needs a bit of work. I had to zoom in a lot to read the narration boxes. The cover’s cool, at least. If a remake is ever ordered, I feel like greater attention to body parts and framing would be the first steps. I also suggest arrows so you know which panel to read next. 

I think this could be a worthwhile series to follow. Heck I might even get into Indofuturism. You can find Ramayan 3392 at Amazon here.