Author Archives: julian peters comics

Interview with Micah Mattix

Posted on January 6, 2014 by julian peters comics

Here is a link to an interview I recently gave to Micah Mattix for The University Bookman: http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/bookman/article/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-j.-alfred-prufrock/

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The Idle Scribblings of a Piddling Poetaster

Posted on December 30, 2013 by julian peters comics

Once in a blue moon, when the inspiration hits me really hard, I try my (perhaps somewhat heavy) hand at writing a little poetry. I have now gathered some of the results together on a page of my website: Poetry … Continue reading →

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“Sensuka” – A Poem by Alice Elm – Un poème d’Alice Elm

Posted on December 17, 2013 by julian peters comics

The Montreal poet and writer Alice Elm has written a stunningly beautiful poem, in French, that is directly inspired by my on-going “Views of an Imaginary City” series. The name of my invented city, which gives its name to this … Continue reading →

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“Explain Yourself!” My First Academic Article

Posted on December 12, 2013 by julian peters comics

My article entitled “Explain Yourself: The Projector (1971) by Martin Vaughn-James” appears in the recently published Fall 2013 issue of the International Journal of Comic Art. http://www.ijoca.com/  Drawing from one of two case studies in my soon-to-be-completed master’s thesis, this … Continue reading →

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Annabel Lee in “Now Then” (Manchester, Sheffield)!

Posted on December 5, 2013 by julian peters comics

My comics adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” is featured in this month’s issue of Now Then, an arts and culture magazine distributed in Manchester and Sheffield, England (On pages 16-17, use arrow keys to scroll). http://issuu.com/nowthenmanchester/docs/nt_mcr8_web

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Prufrock on Driftory

Posted on December 4, 2013 by julian peters comics

My comics adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is being featured on the website of Driftory, a new comic viewing webapp created by Ian Gilman, and inspired by the writings of Scott McCloud (Understanding … Continue reading →

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J. Alred Prufrock in The Boston Globe!

Posted on December 3, 2013 by julian peters comics

“‘Archie,’ ‘Garfield,’ ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Dilbert,’ ‘Dick Tracy,’ and ‘J. Alfred Prufrock’?” A wonderful profile of my Prufrock comic in The Boston Globe. As a kid I was obsessed with Calvin & Hobbes and The Far Side, and I often dreamed of … Continue reading →

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Illustrating Poetry Interview Part 2

Posted on November 27, 2013 by julian peters comics

Here is the second half of my interview with Neelima Vinod for her highly-recommended neelthemuse blog, which discusses and promotes poetry in all its forms. http://neelthemuse.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/illustrating-poetry-with-julian-peters-part-2/

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Edgar Allan Poe em Quadrinhos – Annabel Lee Comic in Portuguese

Posted on November 25, 2013 by julian peters comics

Victor Lisboa at minhadistopia has put together a Portuguese version of my comic book adaptation of Poe’s “Annabel Lee” :  http://www.minhadistopia.com/annabel-lee-em-quadrinhos/ The translation is by Fernando Pessoa, and I must say it is almost as beautiful as the original. I … Continue reading →

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Illustrating Poetry Interview Part 1

Posted on November 22, 2013 by julian peters comics

Here is the first part of a two-part interview I gave to Neelima Vinod for her wonderful neelthemuse blog, which discusses and promotes poetry in all its forms. http://neelthemuse.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/illustrating-poetry-with-julian-peters-part-1/ Neelima is a poet herself, and many of her poems are … Continue reading →

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