Indie Comic Review: Musalman Season One

It's hard to be original with superheroes these days. Everyone's trying to come up with some hook or unique spin to make the genre new again. But sometimes, just doubling down on a different culture can work wonders. Musalman is about a muslim superhero in India. It's formatted as a webcomic, so not a traditional comic as most superheroes are known for. But the short chapters and satirical/comedic tone go a long way to making the character grounded and appealing to superhero fans everywhere. 

Musalman's main foe is a 10-headed evil spirit named Raavan. As a baby, Musalman was taken in and given powers to ultimately protect people and battle Raavan. He was separated from his sister, a protector who hid him as a baby during a time of struggle. But they were reunited to battle ravon, who Muslaman hilariously defeats by smoking weed with.

Production wise, the webcomic is a bit rough around the edges. But that almost works in its favor as it comes across with a very indie feel. For having relatively short stories, the character is fairly likable and recognizable as a superhero. It's hard to know just how he would be accepted by his native audience. But as an American superhero fan, there's enough there to captivate my interest through these short web stories. There was a lot of dialogue not in english, which does give it an authentic feel, but it's hard to know what's being said without a translation. Overall, a superhero fan looking to expand their horizons and try something new for half an hour can benefit from checking it out.