A bold project by Pakistani graphic artist and illustrator Shahan Zaidi, Bloody Nasreen has all the makings of an F5 tornado. If Bloody Nasreen can translate itself into a story that reflects the same narrative complexity, subtlety or maturity of South Asian literature that forms the backbone of our modern literary and artistic exercises, then this 100-page graphic novel of a Karachiite street-fighting gun-and-sword-wielding pitiless woman will open the pathway to new female characters in South Asia. In that process, it may cement itself as a modern cult classic. Shahan Zaidi transforms his primary character into a highly subjective text. The only reason the ‘villains’ are antagonists is because we’re seeing the story through the eyes of Nasreen, a maniacal, sociopathic and crazed crime-fighter. Bloody Nasreen doesn’t have the high morality and deontological ethic that binds Batman. She exhibits a kind of controlled psychosis you see more in anime characters like Alucard Hellsing (Hellsing) and Zaraki Kenpachi (Bleach). She possesses the unrefined idiosyncrasies of the timeless Mugen from Samurai Champloo. At the same time, she resembles the rural female gangster we associate with art cinema. There’s an almost seamless blend of identities in Bloody Nasreen that makes her an interesting and intriguing character to watch out for. If this is what little snippets give us, then Bloody Nasreen is already setting expectations very high. Sources: Shahan Zaidi | Artbook Bloody Nasreen yourstory/2014/08/bloody-nasreen/ tribune.pk/story/741254/bloody-nasreen-to-hit-cinemas-in-2017/
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:19:03 +0000
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