George Mathen
George Mathen, also known as Appupen, is a noted graphic novelist and artist from Bangalore, India. His work has appeared in many magazines such as Thelka, Rolling Stone India, India Quarterly and more. He has also played drums in a band called Piranha Lounge.
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George Mathen
- Born
- 1894 · Bengaluru.
- Died
- 1980
- Nationality
- India · Dominion of India
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Languages
- English
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George Mathen, also known as Appupen, is a noted graphic novelist and artist from Bangalore, India. His work has appeared in many magazines such as Thelka, Rolling Stone India, India Quarterly and more. He has also played drums in a band called Piranha Lounge.
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Early life
Early life
George Mathen completed his diploma in 3D animation and graphic design from Xavier's Institute of Communication. George worked as a mural and tattoo artist and later for advertising industry in Mumbai. He later moved to Bangalore to focus on working on graphic novels and also started his own band called Lounge Piranha.
Graphic novels and other work
Graphic novels and other work
His first book "Moonward" was published in 2008. Other books authored by him include: Legends of Halahala, Asyprus: A Dream of Halahala, provided a short story for Bangalore: the graphic novel, Rashtrayana: Trouble in Pradesh, The Snake and The Lotus: A Halahala Adventure. He also contributed on the illustration work for the ghost, monsters, and demons of India, Dream Machine - a collaborative project with the author Laurent Daudet and a graphic novel adaptation of C.S Chellappa's Vaadivaasal for which he collaborated with Perumal Murugan.
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