Author Archives: julian peters comics

Frank Sinatra for Aklasu Magazine

Posted on December 9, 2015 by julian peters comics

An illustration to accompany an article by Q. V. Hough on the essential loneliness of Frank Sinatra, published in Aklasu Online Magazine. You can read the article here: https://aklasu.co/mag/deep-dream-sinatra-100/

Posted in illustration | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Interview with Blues.Gr

Posted on December 7, 2015 by julian peters comics

I recently gave an interview to Michalis Limnios of Blues.Gr, an online forum dedicated to the promotion of blues music in Greece. I’m feeling quite honoured, as Limnios has conducted interviews on behalf of Blues.Gr with a number of the … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

White after Labour Day: A History and Guide

Posted on November 24, 2015 by julian peters comics

An illustration to accompany an article in Aklasu Online Men’s Magazine on the subject of that great taboo of the Kennebunkport set: Daring to wear white after Labour Day.  You can read the illuminating article by Justine Smith here: https://aklasu.co/mag/white-labour-day-history-guide/

Posted in illustration, watercolour | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Julian Expozines Himself Once Again (Sunday only)

Posted on November 13, 2015 by julian peters comics

Once again this year I will have a table at Expozine, Montreal’s comics and zine fair, FOR THE SUNDAY ONLY (November 15). The fair takes place in the basement of L’église Saint-Enfant-Jésus du Mile-End (5035 St-Dominique Street), from 12h-18h. http://expozine.ca/en/

Posted in comics, Poetry | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

“Dora Markus” by Eugenio Montale in “Atelier” Magazine

Posted on November 12, 2015 by julian peters comics

My adaptation of a passage from the poem “Dora Markus” by the great Italian poet Eugenio Montale (1896-1981) appears today in “Atelier”, Italy’s leading online poetry magazine. View the full 1-page comic on their website here: http://www.atelierpoesia.it/portal/poesia-arte/comics-by-j-peters/dora-markus-di-eugenio-montale/313 Curiously, Montale originally … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, illustration, Poetry, Poetry Comics | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

“In Flanders Field” by John McCrae (1915)

Posted on November 11, 2015 by julian peters comics

In honour of Remembrance Day, I am reposting my adaptation into comics of “In Flanders Fields) the famous WWI poem by John McCrae. The poem was originally created as part of my residency at the Victoria University of Wellington in … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, new zealand centre for literary translation, Poetry, Poetry Comics, victoria university wellington, World War One | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Rambo Illustration in Aklasu Magazine

Posted on November 10, 2015 by julian peters comics

Here is an image I produced to illustrate an article for Aklasu Online Magazine, on the subject of the “new Golden Age of action hero TV.” You can read the excellent article by Dylan Moses Griffin here https://aklasu.co/mag/good-bad-badass-golden-age-action-hero-television/ The image … Continue reading →

Posted in drawings, illustration, watercolour | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

“There Have Come Soft Rains” by John Philip Johnson in Rattle Magazine

Posted on November 6, 2015 by julian peters comics

Last year, I illustrated  “Stairs Appear in a Hole Outside of Town” a poem by the American  poet John Philip Johnson:  https://julianpeterscomics.com/stairs-appear-in-a-hole-outside-of-town-by-john-philip-johnson/. The poetry comic was included in Graphic Poetry, a groundbreaking collection of visual interpretations of Johnson’s surreal and … Continue reading →

Posted in comics, Poetry, Poetry Comics | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Final Page of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot

Posted on November 3, 2015 by julian peters comics

At long last, here is the very last page of my comic-book adaptation of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot. You can read the complete 24-page comic here: https://julianpeterscomics.com/page-1-the-love-song-of-j-alfred-prufrock-by-t-s-eliot/

Posted in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot, comics, illustration, Poetry, Poetry Comics | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments

“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot – Page 23

Posted on October 27, 2015 by julian peters comics

The second-to-last page of my comics adaptation of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot (click on image to enlarge): Will Eliot’s poem resolve itself in a neat and tidy conclusion? Find out next Tuesday in … Continue reading →

Posted in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot, comics, illustration, Poetry, Poetry Comics | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments