DevaShard is a manhua

Manhua

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 series projected to run for a total of 25 graphic books

Graphic novel

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, with each book being 52 pages long. The first book in the series is DevaShard: At First Light It is the first publication from Fluid Comics.

The story is inspired by the ancient Indian mythological text the Mahabharata

Mahabharata

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 and focuses around the life story of the character Karna.

Bhumi

Bhumi is the world created by Fluid Comics in which DevaShard and the stories in other titles take place. Bhumi contains many lands, each of which has different landscapes, individual weather patterns and its own wildlife. Each land is also populated by people with distinct appearances, history, culture and civilisations.

The various lands of Bhumi are: Im-Himna, Rhu-Nagah, Nysathor, Hylindra, Llindra, Aansai, Gandess, Uundan, Eathaar, Shyatha, Shya, Lisilt, Sundirral, Dahka, Umbrastra and Noctundra.

Publication

The series consists of:

• At First Light (ISBN 9881724511)

Film adaptation

DevaShard was optioned by Vanquish Motion Pictures in 2009 and is currently planned for full production. Kevin Grevioux

Kevin Grevioux

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 of Underworld

Underworld

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 fame has come on board to oversee the script writing process and to act as Executive Producer on the film, with a screenplay by Heather Kenealy, Jay Douglas and Nav Gupta.. The movie of this epic story is due to be in the cinema in late 2012 in the US with release in the UK, India and China in early 2013.

External links

• Bhumi World

• Editorial on DevaShard: At First Light on Indian Comic Review
• Bloomberg Live Interview, Bloomberg Television
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• Mumbai Mirror Article on DevaShard, Mumbai Mirror
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• Competition Winner
• Interview with Spencer Douglass at Comic Con about DevaShard and Fluid Friction Part 1, Shazap.com, June 24, 2008
• Interview with Spencer Douglass at Comic Con about DevaShard and Fluid Friction Part 2, Shazap.com, June 24, 2008
• Introducing: Fluid Friction and DevaShard: At First Light, Newsarama
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• Fluid Friction Comics Interview, ComiPress, June 20, 2008