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“Stairs Appear in a Hole Outside of Town: Graphic Poetry” now ready!

The first run of Stairs Appear in a Hole Outside of Town: Graphic Poetry, a collection of comics adaptations of the poems of John Philip Johnson, has now been printed, and is being shipped out to all those who pre-ordered … Continue reading

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Kickstarter Project Funded -And How!

A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the Kickstarter campaign to publish “Stairs Appear in a Hole Outside of Town: Graphic Poetry”, written by John Philip Johnson and illustrated by various artists, including yours truly. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1528463848/stairs-appear-in-a-hole-outside-of-town The campaign … Continue reading

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My comics debated in the halls of academe!

After three years of studying comics in the context of completing my master’s degree in Art History, it’s gratifying to see that my own comics have themselves now occasionally become the object of academic interest. Last week at a conference … Continue reading

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Julian Expozines Himself – 2014

      Once again this year, I’ll be aggressively hawking my wares at Expozine, one of North America’s largest independent press fairs. http://expozine.ca/en/ The fair takes place this weekend, Saturday November 15 and Sunday November 16, in the densely aromatic … Continue reading

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Crowdsourced Feminist Convention Being Organized by Eyezine

Last August, I gave an interview to the Indian independent arts and culture magazine Eyezine.  Now the people at Eyezine are organizing a feminist convention, titled “Hysteria”, to be held in Kolkata in January of 2015.  A woman is raped … Continue reading

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He’s ba-ack! New “Prufrock” pages coming soon!

I’m pleased to announce that I am now putting the finishing touches on the pencil versions of 4 new pages of my adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” and am about to begin inking. … Continue reading

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“Stairs Appear in a Hole Outside of Town” by John Philip Johnson

Here is the complete version of my adaptation of an amazing poem by John Philip Johnson. The comic is to be included in a collection of graphic adaptations of Johnson’s work by various artists, for which I am also designing … Continue reading

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“Stairs Appear in a Hole Outside of Town” in Rattle!

My adaptation of John Philip Johnson’s wonderful poem “Stairs Appear in a Hole Outside of Town” appears today on the site of Rattle, one of the largest poetry magazines in the world: http://www.rattle.com/poetry/stairs-appear-in-a-hole-outside-of-town-by-john-philip-johnson-and-julian-peters/ As I mentioned in the previous post, … Continue reading

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Kickstarter Campaign for “Stairs Appear in a Hole Outside of Town”!

I am presently collaborating on a collection of graphic adaptations of the poetry of John Philip Johnson, entitled “Stairs Appear in a Hole Outside of Town.”Johnson is, in my opinion, one of the finest poets working in English today, brilliantly … Continue reading

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Poem Illustrations by Manuele Fior

One of my favourite contemporary Italian cartoonists, Manuele Fior, is presently illustrating classic poems from world literature in a wide var iety of styles: http://www.manuelefior.com/ I think one of my favourites so far is this illustration of Rimbaud’s “Le Coeur … Continue reading

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