MUMBAI: At a time when the germ of an idea of Munnabhai MBBS comics hits the news pages, Fireworks Productions' CID, after ruling Sony Entertainment Television for nine years, is already set to hit the news stands. CID's timeless characters will shortly come alive on the comic books as well.

Characters ACP Pradyuman (Shivaji Satam), senior inspector Abhijeet (Aditya Shrivastav), inspector Daya (Dayanand Shetty), inspector Fredricks (Dinesh Phadnis), forensic doctor Dr Niyati (Shweta Kawatra) among others, will now be comic characters as welll, states an official release.

Says BP Singh of Fireworks, "CID Comics will be released in a 44-page all-colour format, with an international standard packaging. "This is a show that glorifies our police force. And this move is another step in the direction of our unsung heroes, who live in stress to let us live in peace."

"We met everyone from the makers to the market, and everyone was excited with the idea of CID comic books.

That encouraged us a lot as the show is still going strong on-air," explains Fireworks Productions business head Yash Patnaik.