Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Reading Plans

Ok, so I started looking through the readings for the rest of the class, and there are a lot of options. That said, I think I found the next thing I want to read:

Cox's Tales of Ancient India

As I was going through the options, I thought that it would be cool to read a little more about Krishna, but I also felt like I didn't know too much about the Hindu gods. Low and behold, I found both, in one book. So, I think I'll start with this. I think it will help fill in the gaps of my Hindu knowledge and might give me direction on where I'd like to go next.


I'd also like to read some more of the graphic novels in Bizzel. I really enjoyed the story of Ravana,and I'd like to see more in the same vain. Besides, I'm a sucker for good art. Here's some of the ones I'm looking at:

Ramayan 3392 - They had me at SciFi, enough said. Apparently it's post-apocalyptic. Wait, I have a picture for this:

Hokuto no Kenshin "poem"
Source


Divine Beings - I don't know a whole lot about these characters, and I think they may be a useful supporting cast for my storybook.

Krishna - Krishna's an interesting character who is hard to nail down, and I think a more modern take on him might help.

Lastly, I wasn't able to find anything really focusing on Yama but I'd like to read a story or two about him to help me visualize him as a character. I think I'll look around and see if I can find anything out there, but for now, I think I've got enough options to move forward.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Bill, just a quick note: a comic book that is perfect for your Yama purposes would be this one: Nachiketa . I may even have mentioned it to you in an email since the set-up of this boy visiting Yama is one that resonates really nicely with your project! There is also an article at Wikipedia: Nachiketa at Wikipedia. :-)

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