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AOL, DC Comics launch online daily ‘Batman’ comic strip
VIRGINIA: The cape figure is going from strength to strength courtesy the internet. An original online Batman comic strip has been created for America Online by DC Comics. The detective, Gotham City and AOL members will soon have a new nemesis an Eastern mythic figure Sin Tzu.
Batman: Shadow of Sin Tzu will appear online on AOL five days a week. This new Batman ongoing storyline was developed especially for the online environment and for KOL, AOL’s new experience for kids, which will be available to consumers later this year.
Gotham’s most notorious villains have joined hands. Batman must discover who is behind this diabolical conspiracy before an all-out war descends on the city. It could Sin Tzu or Two-face or perhaps the Joker. As the mystery unfolds, kids can go online each weekday and get a new episode in this exciting year-long serial. Through the venture DC Comics is looking to bridge the generational gap between parents who grew up reading Batman stories in comic books and watching him on television and their kids who will now be able to check out Batman’s daily adventures online.
AOL and DC Comics have also joined forces to offer a host of additional special content and features for AOL’s new experiences for its kids and teens audiences. When KOL launches kids can check out special Batman and Superman comics online as well as access other features related to the superheroes. In addition, each weekday, kids and teens can get Spy vs. Spy comics and wacky excerpts from the classic Mad Magazine.
Besides Batman DC Comics also owns Superman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
