It’s a location that binds the characters but it’s also one that will prove to be a pivotal focal point in all their interweaving stories.
The wall of the title is the only one left standing on an otherwise demolished city site where graffiti artist Suresh (aka Grafity) captures the stories of his friends in an ever evolving mural. While calling it a coming-of-age is certainly not inaccurate it also seems an inadequate description given the way that environment and narrative merge in these pages. On its most basic level the premise of Grafity’s Wall can be described as the interlocking tales of four teenaged friends and the one focal point in the bustling city of Mumbai that unites them. But the end product surpasses even those expectations. With its multiple nominations in last year’s Broken Frontier Awards, the stunning Anand Radhakrishnan preview WIP art, and the ever rising profile of writer Ram V (who has gone on to Image, DC and Vault Comics recognition since Grafity’s Wall began its journey to print a couple of years back) it’s a project that has had a definite buzz around it since its announcement. But indulge me for a few paragraphs because when I talk about Grafity’s Wall – the first graphic novel to be published via crowdfunding publisher Unbound – as being a remarkable book I mean it in the strictest definition of that adjective, not as a throwaway signifier of casually effusive praise. There’s a lot in the next few hundred words that may seem hyperbolic.
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