And now, Spiderman
in Hindi
Gotham Comics and Marvel comics have decided
to release an Indianized version of Spiderman.
Some facts on the Indian "transcreation" of the yankee web-slinger:
In this comic
Spiderman is born in Mumbai
He is given his spider abilities by
a tantrik
Names of the characters
Peter Paker = Pavitr Prabhakar
Mary Jane = Meera Jain
Uncle Ben = Uncle Bhim
Aunt May = Aunt Maya
Norman Osburn = Nalin Oberoi
His attire: He will be seen wearing a dhoti
His crusade will be against local problems
and challenges and one can see the dhoti-clad Pavitr Prabhakar will be seen
swinging across Taj Mahal and the Gateway of India.
The Green Goblin has been replaced by
Rakshasa, a mythological demon from the past.
The comics are expected to be released in the India and US to co-incide
with the release of Spiderman 2 on July 23


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