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<p><b>New page</b></p><div><!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:BHOOT7.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Artwork from the Virulents comic]] -->'''The Asura Analogues''' is a series of comics from [[Virgin Comics]], that re-tell stories of the [[Asura]] demons prevalent in eastern Hindu and Buddhist mythology, as well as horror stories in general.<br />
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==Virulents==<br />
'''Virulents''' is the first issue in the series that was written by Shamik Dasgupta and illustrated by Suryoday De. It features a story revolving around a team of soldiers in [[Gandhara|Afghanistan]], who stumble across an [[Raktavija|ancient demon from Indian legend]].<br />
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==Eat the Dead==<br />
'''Eat the Dead''' is the second stand-alone story in the series, written and illustrated by Siddharth Kotain. It features a story about a group of youths who visit a 'haunted' temple, only to encounter their own [[karma|karmic]] [[Bhoot (ghost)|ghosts]].<br />
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==The Leaves==<br />
'''The Leaves''' will be the third stand-alone story in the series, written by Kevin J. Walsh and illustrated by Ashwin Chikerur. It features a story about a surgeon who visits India and is declared to be a being by an [[Jyotisha|astrologer]], and is forced to flee.<br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
Virulents, the first stand alone story, was highly regarded for its art, and received mixed but generally positive appraisal for its story, which some reviews considered simplistic, and others satisfyingly 'unsettling' and original. Most reviews found the originality of the Indian theme noteworthy, and some praised the realistic racial and political aspects.[http://www.indycomicreview.com/AllReviews/Virulents/tabid/690/Default.aspx][https://web.archive.org/web/20070928083807/http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/details.php?id=1318][http://www.bloodtypeonline.com/horrorcomicreviews.htm]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Indian comics]]<br />
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