Gotham comics started publishing comics in India in the year 1998. In the early to mid-2000s, Gotham established itself as one of the leading providers of international comic magazines in India, securing publishing relationships with DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, MAD Magazine, Panini, S.p.A. and Warner Bros. Worldwide Publishing. Through these arrangements, Gotham had access to a large library of publishing content, featuring over 10,000 character properties and more than 700 monthly comic magazine titles including
Superman,
Batman,
Spider-Man,
Hulk,
X-Men,
Tarzan,
Scooby-Doo,
The Powerpuff Girls,
The Flintstones, and
Wonder Woman. Gotham's products were available in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, and other regional languages, reaching readers in South Asia. Perhaps their most significant partnership was with
Marvel Comics to create an Indian version of Spider-Man, which incorporated India's ancient, mystical heritage and coincided with the launch of the second
Spider-Man film in India. In July 2008, Gotham announced a partnership with
Richard Branson's
Virgin empire to launch
Virgin Comics in India. The first three titles that were made available in India were:
Devi, Snake Woman and The Sadhu followed by
Ramayan 3392 A.D., a futuristic sci-fi story inspired by the original
Ramayana mythology. ==Staff==