First Indian superhero by Stan Lee

Lee in collaboration with local artists and writers has created the hero "Chakra-The Invincible," that is expected to be lauched in India by April 2012 and would be distributed in India by Liquid Comics, according to information put out by the company.

The first issue will be released free in April 2012 via Liquid`s website `Graphic India` and further distribution would be through the site`s digital comics platform and app.

"Wow! I`m incredibly excited to be collaborating with my friends at Liquid Comics and their best-in-class team of artists as we launch a great new, thrill-a-minute superhero saga named Chakra-The Invincible," said Lee in a statement. "Against the spectacular back of the great Indian metropolis of Mumbai, we tell the incredible saga of Chakra, our daring and dangerous teenage hero," he said.

The series follows `Chakra` the alter ego of Raju Rai, a genius who is determined to use science to unlock the secrets of human potential. He develops a technically-enhanced suit that activates the mystical chakras of the body unleashing newfound abilities and powers.

Liquid Comics CEO, Sharad Devarajan said, "Stan Lee is one of the most prolific storytellers in the world today, having created iconic characters that have generated billions of dollars at the box office and are known by nearly every man, woman and child on earth."

"What better way to conceive of a new generation of Indian superheroes than in collaboration with the Godfather of the genre?" adds Liquid`s co-founder, Gotham Chopra.

Graphic India currently offers digital comic books like Shekhar Kapur`s "Devi" and "Ramayan 3392 AD"; Gotham Chopra`s "The Sadhu"; Deepak Chopra`s "Myths of India"; Saurav Mohapatra and Saumin Patel`s "Mumbai Macguffin"; and Samit
Basu`s "UnHOLI."