Cover of 'Good Cop, Bad Cop', the first volume in the series (en).wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Mumbai_Confidential_Good_Cop_Bad_Cop_cover.jpg?width=300.The story contains a western crime noir narrative, and a setting and structure inspired by Bollywood movies. Five years ago, Arjun Kadam was a rising star in the ranks of the Mumbai Encounter. From writer Saurav Mohapatra (Witchblade, Devi) and artist Vivek Shinde (Snake Woman, Project: Kalki) comes a hard-boiled tale of crime, punishment.

The story is set in the Indian city of Mumbai against the backdrop of the Mumbai Police Encounter killings, a series of alleged extrajudicial slayings carried out by an elite squad of policemen. (W) Saurav Mohapatra (A) Vivek Shinde & Various (CA) Vivek Shinde.

Mumbai Confidential is a hardboiled comic book series by Saurav Mohapatra and Vivek Shinde, published by Archaia.

This hardcover collection features a Foreword by Ron Marz (Witchblade, Green Lantern) and includes a set of illustrated short stories. Obsessed with his mission, Kadam sets off a desperate game of intrigue and deception that pits him against the very machine of violence and corruption he once helped create. His investigation takes him on a journey through the deep, dark heart of Mumbai, where the line between the police and the criminals has been blurred by his ex-colleagues on the Encounter Squad. Upon waking up, he finds a new sense of purpose and pursues the investigation into the identity of the driver after the cops close the case due to a lack of leads. When Kadam is the victim of a hit-and-run, he falls into a coma for a month. However, the death of his pregnant wife at childbirth derailed his life and set him off on a spiral of depression and drug addiction. Illustrated by Vivek Laxman Shinde, with shorts by Vinay Brahmania, Shounak Jog, Sid Kotian, Devaki Neogi and Saumin Patelįive years ago, Arjun Kadam was a rising star in the ranks of the Mumbai Encounter Squad-an elite unit tasked by the powers that be to carry out extrajudicial executions of notorious gangsters. MUMBAI CONFIDENTIAL BOOK 1: GOOD COP, BAD COP Mumbai Confidential was first released digitally through comiXology but is now available in HC. About Mumbai Confidential Mumbai Confidential is a creator owned crime-noir comic book series created by Saurav Mohapatra and Vivek Shinde. Archaia Entertainment has provided BF with a preview of Mumbai Confidential Book 1: Good Cop, Bad Cop, on sale May 8.

Mumbai Confidential by Saurav Mohapatra