Monthly Archives: September 2012

When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats (Manga Style)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by julian peters comics

Here is my adaptation of Yeats’ 1893 poem, done in the manner of a Japanese manga. The style is a tribute to the beautiful Shojo manga (girls’ comics) created by the “Clamp” collective in the early 90s.

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The Sorrows of Young Werther’s Originals

Posted on September 19, 2012 by julian peters comics

The Sorrows of Young Werther’s Original™ By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (On a grey and frosty December morning of the year 1773, the body of the passionate and idealistic young artist Werther was discovered lying on the floor of his … Continue reading →

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Sergio Corazzini – The Death of Tantalus – La morte di Tantalo

Posted on September 17, 2012 by julian peters comics

Here is my translation of a beautiful Italian poem written in 1907 by Sergio Corazzini. Poor Corazzini died of tuberculosis (what else?) a few weeks after writing this, at the age of only 21. I know it may be a … Continue reading →

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