बाज़ [Baaz]

Published by Tulsi Pocket Books in 1997–1998, बाज़ [Baaz] is a brief two-issue Hindi-language comic series whose central character, a vigilante named Baaz, operates in a gritty, urban Indian setting. The series is notable for its stark, noir-inspired artwork and its attempt to bring a darker, more mature tone to Indian comics of the era. Though short-lived, Baaz stands as a cult curiosity for its ambitious, if truncated, take on the costumed avenger archetype in a regional comics landscape.