Updated On: 18 June, 2013 10:14 AM IST | | Fiona Fernandez
Last September, creator Saurav Mohapatra and illustrator Vivek Shinde launched the digital version of their slick crime noir work, Mumbai Confidential. Fresh from its online success, the crack team is out with the hard copy. Via an email interview from California, Mohapatra tells Fiona Fernandez about the switch in formats, Indian publishers and the possibility of a screen avataar
Could you tell our readers about the response for digital editionof Mumbai Confidential since its release last year?
The digital edition was a decision taken with mutual agreement between the creators and the publisher. We decided to release the main story as a serialised version to build a brand, get the book across to as many people and places before the physical hardcover edition came out and of course, pay homage to classic crime/pulp fiction, which is usually serialised before being collected into a novel length book. The response was awesome. We had fans from India, US and Europe reacting enthusiastically to the book. It was a great feeling to (in a way) see Mumbai Confidential (MC) ‘spread its wings’ and reach people who love this genre.

Panels from sections within Book One