Mallika turns superhero with comic avatar

LA-based Radical Publishing is all set to publish a new comic book series on Mallika Sherawat's home production with Tips, titled Hissss, also starring Irrfan Khan. The actress' brother and co-producer Vikram Singh confirms, "Radical Comics is looking at introducing a new superhero to the world after vampires and werewolves. Now it will be the snake woman. Hissss will be launched as a comic book series and graphic novels which will introduce the ultimate femme fatale — the super snake heroine to the world."

Vikram adds, "Storm Lion is a new-age digital media conglomerate which will promote Hissss through digital media and xBox games, CDs and DVDs. When the Hissss comic book series will hit the stands will be decided at a meeting of all the partners — Venus, Eros, Storm Lion and the worldwide distributors Endeavour at a meeting in next week."

The publication house is busy setting up adaptations of its comic book imprint Radical Comics around Hollywood. Their other comic book series include Hotwire mini-series, based on an exorcist detective in a futuristic London, Hercules Freedom Formula, Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil producing Caliber, a new book by Yoshitaka Amano and Aladdin.