Topic Research

I think that an origin story for Indra combined with a battle to see who is the strongest thunder god is a cool concept and one that would be cool to incorporate thunder gods from other mythologies.  I think it would be cool to do a story about a battle with both Thor and Zeus over thunder god superiority.  Thor and Zeus could have a truce for the right to be gods of thunder, but it all gets thrown out of wack when Indra comes into the picture.

It could start with Indra's birth and rise as a God of thunder and storms though some of his exploits and battles.  He gains notoriety as a rising thunder god and attracts attention from Thor and Zeus in far away lands.

 Thor could have a build up where he is bragging about his exploits and all of the battles he has won and how Indra has no right to claim to be a god of thunder. Indra defeats Thor in a close battle to earn his respect.

A picture of thor that could be used for his introduction into the story and tie into stories he brags about. source: Wikipedia

Zeus will be the only one standing in the way of Indra once he defeats Thor.  He could send a message to Indra saying he wants a truce once he hears of Thor's defeat, but once Indra arrives Zeus would ambush him.  Despite this Indra would almost defeat him until Zeus calls his brothers Poseidon and Hades to help and they turn the tides.  Meanwhile, Thor hears of Zeus' deceit and comes to Indras aid when he is almost defeated and together they win the battle.

Topic Brainstorm

A carving of Indra. Source: Wikimedia

Yaksha Prashna:

I am interested in this topic because it seems like a unique story about tests and riddles, which I am interested in.  I don't really have any prior knowledge about the subject, but I am interested to learn how Yudhishthira answers the questions.  I would like to tell this story in a monty pyton setting maybe.  I think that could be pretty fun to do with the riddle bridge in monty python.

Samudra Manthan:

I am interested in this topic because it sounds like a cool story about powerful gods at odds with each other that all have great power.  I don't know anything about these stories, but I am interested to get into the details about how this power struggle comes about.  I don't really know how I'd like to tell this story and it would have to be something I think about a bit more. 

Ravana:

I am interested in Ravana because it looks like it will be interesting stories about Ravana and his evil deeds, culminating in a battle where he is defeated.  I haven't read about these stories before, but I am excited to see how it is illustrated and narrated in the comic book.  I think this story could be told from a game of thrones perspective because of the feuds and bouts over land that seem to be a part of Ravana's story. 

Indra:

Indra seems like an interesting topic because I really like  the mythology of Thor and Zeus and he is a similar god to them.  I haven't heard this story before but I'm sure the parts where he defeats great evils will be interesting.  I think telling this story as a first person reflection of his past good deeds when he knows people have stopped worshiping him as much would be kind of cool.