Life has come full circle for Butterfingers, aka Amar Kishen, who began life as a character in a comic strip in Tinkle. Created by Thiruvananthapuram-based author Khyrunnisa A, Butterfingers went on to star in three novels and three collections of short stories before returning in a comic, Adventures in Texas and Other Stories (Penguin Random House).
“There are three new stories of 32 pages each in this 100-page book in comic format – one is a mystery, one is an adventure and the other is a sports-based story,” says Khyrunnisa.
The publishers were keen on a new book on Butterfingers and that is when they wondered if a comic could be created around 13-year-old Amar’s hyper adventurous life. Four of his novels were based around games such as football, cricket and badminton but each had an interesting innovative spin to the game and its rules.
