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Virgin Comics.

Devi 1: Namaha (1-5; w Siddarth Kotian, Samit Basu; a Mukesh Singh). [From Virgin Comics: Remember the first time you saw Japanese comics? The excitement. The buzz. The sales! Here comes the next big thing - storytelling and comics from India. Devi (pronounced Day-vee) is India's first super-hero. Tara Mehta, an unsuspecting young woman in the futuristic Indian city, Sitapur is the Devi. She has no idea that she is about to become the centerpiece of a divine battle between the Gods of Light and the demon Lord Bala. Devi is a powerhouse of a story about a young woman battling for survival in a landscape of ancient legends, duty and fate. She walks the line between tradition, destiny and free will. Where will she fall? Between the Divine and the Diabolical there is Devi.]
Devi 2: Samvara (6-10; w Samit Basu; a Aditya Chari, Saumin Patel). [From Virgin Comics: The power of the goddess is unrivaled. Forged by the strength of the gods, the force the goddess Devi retains is meant to bring balance among gods and men. But the current Devi Incarnate is different. Her female host, Tara Mehta, is still alive and struggles to comprehend the awesome responsibility she now faces. Humanity is threatened by the fallen Lord Bala and salvation rests in the hands of a goddess-torn in two. Devi wields the power of the gods, but now the virtue that makes the female entity so distinct, yet so vulnerable: compassion. The Divine and Diabolical collide in an epic battle, culminating in a night of reckoning in Devi: Samvara, the exciting sequel to the first trade paperback!]
Devi 3: Karmageddon (11-15; w Saurav Mohapatra; a Saumin Patel). [From Virgin Comics: When the dread dark Lord Bala threatened humanity, the Gods took a part of themselves and created an avatar of divine power, a Devi. Centuries later when Bala rose again, another Devi was reincarnated in the form of a young woman, Tara Mehta. But the latest Devi incarnate, is more than just Goddess, she is also, human. After defeating Bala, Devi defies the Gods and chooses to stay and protect Sitapur. But as she comes to terms with her new role, she must deal with the Apsara assassin, Kratha, the shady underworld dons making their move on Sitapur and a mysterious super-powered being who hunts the Devi for purposes unknown.]
Gamekeeper 1: Tooth and Claw (1-5; w Andy Diggle; a Mukesh Singh). [From Virgin Comics: Patience is the virtue of the gamekeeper. Waiting for the right moment to strike anything that threatens the balance between man and nature. He is nature's remedy to man's disease. Brock lives a quiet existence as Gamekeeper on a secluded Scottish estate, until paramilitary mercenaries storm the estate and kill Jonah Morgan - the owner and Brock's friend. Now, Brock faces his dark past and the events he had sworn he'd forget. Obliged to avenge Jonah's death, Brock must leave his tranquil life and journey deep into an unfamiliar, urban underworld. But as he gets pulled in deeper, it's difficult to tell who has more power, Brock, the man, or the animal within.]
India Authentic 1: Book of Shiva (1-5; w Saurav Mohaptra; a Jeevan Kang, Satish Tayade, et al.). [From Virgin Comics: There exists a world beyond our mortal comprehension that tells the story of life before man. These are stories of the gods and goddesses who reign over humanity and wield the forces of the Universe. These are the stories that lay the foundations of a country a billion strong. These are the stories of INDIA AUTHENTIC. Deepak Chopra presents the tales of the immortal gods: Indra, Kaali, Ganesha, Uma and Shiva, whose stories are not mere fairy-tales but lessons in understanding one's own existence. Read the legends created before legends even existed, the legends that are authentically India...]
Ramayan 3392AD 1: The Mahavinaash Age (1-8; w Deepak Chopra, Shekhar Kapur, Shamik Dasguta; a Abhishek Singh). [From Virgin Comics: Enter a post-apocalyptic world where the last of humanity struggles to fight against the evil hordes of Nark, a dark continent lead by the monstrous Ravan. Honorable, but inexperienced brothers Princes Rama and Lakshman are duty-bound to take command of the seemingly dormant outpost of Ayodhya. They soon realize no place in the world is safe from Ravan's iron grip and must become warriors to defend their people to the death. In a time when what's left world is enshrouded in darkness, these brothers are mankind's last beacons of hope...]
The Sadhu 1: When Realities Collide (1-8; w Gotham Chopra & Ashok Banker; a Jeevan Kang, R. Manikandan). [From Virgin Comics: Sadhus do not know love or hate, desire or fear. They are detached from all emotional ties, devoting themselves to a spiritual journey said to unleash unimaginable powers. It is this ancient tradition that James Jenson is fated to tread but he must first tackle his biggest obstacle yet - himself. When James Jenson, a down-on-his-luck Englishman, is recruited into her majesty Queen Victoria's army and posted with his family in Colonial India, he takes the first step towards meeting his destiny. But a tragic twist of fate sends James on a journey that will force him to choose between spiritual awakening and human instinct, guiding him from a simple soldier to a spiritual warrior. Between oath and instinct there is The Sadhu.]
7 Brothers: Sons of Heaven, Sons of Hell (5-issue mini; w John Woo, Garth Ennis; a Jeevan Kang). [From Virgin Comics: The first graphic novel from superstar action film director John Woo and written by Garth Ennis. Six hundred years ago long, before history's great explorers stole the credit for their feats, mighty Chinese treasure fleets set sail to reach every continent. These voyages of discovery left behind an evil legacy and a plot by a powerful Chinese sorcerer to dominate the world. The story begins in modern day Los Angeles where an ancient Chinese prophecy must be fulfilled. Seven men with nothing in common but their destinies must face the Son of Hell to save the world.]
Snake Woman 1: A Snake in the Grass (1-5; w Shakhar Kapur, Zeb Wells; a Michael Gaydos). [From Virgin Comics: Born, 1981. First kiss, 1996. Graduated with honors, 2002. Moved to Los Angeles, 2006. Within three years, she will have killed 68 men. Jessica Peterson is learning first-hand that the cycle of revenge cannot be broken. Without understanding why, she finds herself turning into a creature - a vicious Snakewoman. Her mission - to avenge a centuries old wrong that was conceived half a world away, deep in the jungles of India. Terrified by her true nature and hunted by a mysterious organization known only as "The 68," Jessica must confront the monster that lurks inside her before it is too late.]
Snake Woman 2: The Faithful (6-10; w Zeb Wells; a Vivek Shinde). [From Virgin Comics: Jessica Peterson has grown accustomed to her "snakish" ways-that is accepting the Snake Woman within. In this riveting sequel to the first trade paperback, Jess is pulled deeper into the karmic cycle of vengeance she is impelled to wreak on the 68-those who had ruthlessly desecrated the sacred temple of the Snake god in the 18th Century. Harker, head of the 68, is determined to end the cycle of reincarnation he faces by helping Jess kill those he is meant to lead. But he's becoming a bit too demanding. As the blood count gets thicker, Jess finds herself amidst a labyrinth of duplicity. Who can she trust and who will pay the price of the Snake woman's blood bath?]
Walk In (w Dave Stewart, Jeff Parker; a Ashish Padlekar). [From Virgin Comics: Do you experience missing time? Predict strangers' dreams? Do twins seem to follow you wherever you go? And do you sometimes see cephalopods attached to other people without their knowledge? Don't worry, you're not going mad... yet. You're simply a Walk-In. Ian Dormouse is losing time - literally. He wakes up in cities across the world, and has no recollection of how he got there or what occurred in the preceding weeks and months. Awaking from one of these blackouts, Ian finds himself in Moscow and stumbles into the burlesque club Dejà Vu, bluffing his way into a job as a dream interpreter. It wasn't all bull, Ian actually does have visions - octopuses on people's shoulders, auras emanating around strangers, to name a few. Ian doesn't know it yet, but he has some crazy mental abilities and it's about to make life a whole lot weirder...]