Monthly Archives: January 2021

“One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop

Posted on January 30, 2021 by julian peters comics

My comics adaptation of one of Elizabeth Bishop’s (1911-1979) last and most beautiful poems, “One Art,” first published in 1976. The poem is a villanelle, and there is something about the highly structured rhyme scheme of this verse form that … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 11: Along the Terenfi Canal

Posted on January 26, 2021 by julian peters comics

The Nachilaterenfi (“Canal of Flowers”) connects the Imperial Canal to Rejoma Bay. It is so named because, in its early days, before its surroundings became one of the most built-up areas of the capital, the banks of the canal were … Continue reading →

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MA in Comics Studies at The University of East Anglia promo video

Posted on January 22, 2021 by julian peters comics

Check out this awesome promo video for the MA Programme in Comics Studies at the University of East Anglia (the first English-language program of its kind in the world), which is being headed up by my dear friend Frederik Byrn … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden reads “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden

Posted on January 20, 2021 by julian peters comics

In honour of today’s inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, here is a video put together by Jim Avis pairing my comics adaptation of Robert Hayden’s poem “Those Winter Sundays” with a more-than-competent reading … Continue reading →

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Interview in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics

Posted on January 14, 2021 by julian peters comics

Exciting news! Rajesh Panhathodi (University of Hong Kong), Augustine George (Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, India,) and Aswin Prasanth (Amrita School of Arts and Sciences) have published an interview with me in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City 7: Tizabu Park and Tizabu Prison

Posted on January 12, 2021 by julian peters comics

Sensuka, to be sure, is a place of endless fascination and delight, but it can also be a heartless place. When one enters Sensuka Harbour and first looks out upon the colonnaded wharves and polychrome marble facades rising from the … Continue reading →

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