Comic 1 : Visual Stories from NID Days

Though Chintu and Chacha Chaudhary filled my childhood, they couldn't compare to the creative explosion I encountered among my classmates at NID. Image-based storytelling makes such a powerful impact—sometimes I wish I'd had better influences earlier in life.

My First Assignment Comic

This was my first comic created as an assignment at NID. I put my heart into it, though Sekhar Mukherjee never missed a chance to critique it thoroughly. Looking back without rose-colored glasses, I'd admit his approach was particularly challenging for non-Bengali students. Unfortunately, I don't have a copy of the full comic anymore, but this cover survived.

Batman's Workplace Amusements

A little comic strip I made while learning Photoshop. It explores the ridiculous things Batman might do to amuse himself during slow days at work—because even superheroes get bored sometimes.

The "Equal Opportunity" Weight Gain

It was Prateek's idea to make only the female characters gain weight from beer and fast food, but when he spoke his mind loudly, I decided to create a more balanced version where everyone faces the consequences of their dietary choices. This sparked many more ideas on the theme that I explored later.

Coping Through Comics

Being the youngest at a workplace comes with unique challenges. This comic helped me process frustrations from a toxic work environment. I'm grateful to have found this medium as an outlet. As they say, "Artists see something missing in the world and fill it with something inside them, while addicts don't find something inside them and fill it with stuff from the world."

The Sad Characters Phase

While organizing my college work, I rediscovered this unfinished comic from my "sad characters" phase. The caricatures reflect that melancholy mood. The incomplete final panel would have shown her dancing upon learning about her job prospects—a bit of ironic contrast I never got to finish.

The Coffee-Lover's Birthday Comic

This comic was created with crow-quilt about two years ago for a good friend's birthday—a fitness enthusiast who loves making coffee. For various reasons, I never gave it to him, and nobody (not even him) has seen it until now. It was strange finding it tucked away in my trunk, holding memories I'd nearly forgotten.

Like many college students, we created countless memories around bowls of Maggi noodles. This comic captures some of the absurd moments that defined our friendship through this shared culinary experience.

One-Day Comic Workshop: My Dog's Puppies

Created during a one-day comic workshop where we had to complete a full comic in 24 hours, this piece surprisingly turned out well. It tells the story of the day my dog gave birth to puppies—a simple but meaningful moment captured through sequential art.

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Looking back at these comics, I see my evolution not just as an artist but as a storyteller. Each piece, regardless of its technical merit, captured something true about my experiences and emotions at the time. Perhaps that's why comics remain such a powerful medium—they combine the immediacy of images with the depth of narrative in a way that feels both accessible and profound.