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| Editor | Mohit Trendster |
|---|---|
| Categories | News, Comics, Art |
| Founded | 2012 |
| First issue | October 2012 |
| Company | Freelance talents |
| Country | India |
| Based in | Meerut |
| Language | English, Hindi |
Indian comics fandom (Hindi: इंडियन कॉमिक्स फैंडम), abbreviated as ICF, is a bilingual (Hindi, English) magazine published by Freelance Talents. It was first published in October 2012 in digital format and print on demand format. The Magazine includes Indian comic-graphic novel industry news, comic book creatives interviews, fan fiction, fan art, comic book reviews, histories and bio-comparisons of comics characters.[1][2][3]
Content[edit]
Regular features include crossover section, events report, histories of various characters and previews of upcoming series. Special editions are theme based like indie, translations, tribute, what if, adult, research, kids etc. Part of an experiment, ICF Volume 8 was a compilation of podcasts on Indian comics, fan fiction released on SoundCloud and other online audio distribution platforms in January 2015.[4]
Special Issues[edit]
- Indian Comics Fandom (Vol. 2) - Indie creators special, December 2012.
- Indian Comics Fandom (Vol. 4) - Adult comics special, March 2013.
- Indian Comics Fandom (Vol. 5) - Indie creators special, May 2013.
- Jhootha Na Sahi, (Bangla version - Mithyer Mando Mithai) in association with ICUFC Comics and Bangla Books, August 2014.
- Indian Comics Fandom (Vol. 8) - Memories special, audio magazine, January 2015.[5]
- Indian Comics Fandom (Vol. 11) - Ved Prakash Sharma (Tusli Comics) Tribute, March 2017.
Selected articles from ICF are regularly republished by daily e-paper World Comics & Graphic Novels News(WCGNN).
Indian Comics Fandom Awards[edit]
Since 2012, the magazine organizes annual Indian Comics Fandom Awards for achievement in comic books and comics fandom with separate award categories for fans and comic-book professionals voted on by comics fans online. There are three winning positions in each category: Gold, Silver and Bronze.[6][7][8][9]
- Best Fan Artist
- Best Comics Collector(Pannapictagraphist)
- Best Fan fiction Writer
- Moment of the Year
- Best Blogger
- Best Colorist
- Best Cartoonist
- Best Reviewer/Critic
- ICF Hall of Fame
- Best Digital Artist
- Best Cosplayer(Indian Comics)
- Best Webcomic[10]
- Best New Publisher[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Fourth ICF Awards - Freelance Talents CR". ComicsReel Journalism.
- ^ "Indian Comics Fandom CB Info". www.comicbook.com.
- ^ "Indian Comics Fandom founder interview". www.comicsourpassion.com.
- ^ "CBDB Listing". www.comicbookdb.com.
- ^ "ICF Special Audio Magazine" – via Soundcloud.
- ^ "ICF Awards". The Design World.
- ^ "Kavya Comics Nazariya Now". www.nazariyanow.com.
- ^ "ICF Awards 2013-2016 Winners" – via Google Books.
- ^ "2017 Indian Comics Fandom Awards". www.nazariyanow.com.
- ^ "Jazyl Homavazir ICF *Appeal". =www.thebeastlegion.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Comics Our Passion ICF Report(Hindi)". www.comicsourpassion.com.