The Asura Analogues is a series of comics from Virgin Comics, that re-tell stories of the Asura

Asura

-In Hinduism:In Hinduism, the Asuras constitute a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes considered sinful and materialistic. The Daityas and Danavas were combinedly known as Asuras. The Asura were opposed to the Devas. Both groups are children of Kasyapa...

 demons prevalent in eastern Hindu and Buddhist mythology, as well as horror stories in general.

Virulents

Virulents is the first issue in the series that was written by Shamik Dasgupta and illustrated by Dean Ruben Hyrapiet. It features a story revolving around a team of soldiers in Afghanistan

Gandhara

Gandhāra , is the name of an ancient kingdom , located in northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. Gandhara was located mainly in the vale of Peshawar, the Potohar plateau and on the Kabul River...

, who stumble across an ancient demon from Indian legend.

Eat the Dead

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 karmic

Karma

Karma in Indian religions is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies....

 ghosts

Bhuta

Bhūta is a Sanskrit word that has several meanings:* true, matter of fact, reality, existing, present, being or being like anything, consisting of, mixed or joined with...

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The Leaves

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 astrologer

Jyotisha

Hindu astrology , also Jyotish or Jyotisha, from Sanskrit , from "light, heavenly body") is the ancient Indian system of astronomy and astrology...

, and is forced to flee.

Critical reception

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.aspxhttp://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/details.php?id=1318http://www.bloodtypeonline.com/horrorcomicreviews.htm