Author Archives: julian peters comics

Views of an Imaginary City X – The Convent of the Holy Virgin of the Most Pure and Immaculate Heart

Posted on November 12, 2013 by julian peters comics

X – The Convent of the Holy Virgin of the Most Pure and Immaculate Heart All foreign faiths are tolerated within the territory of the Empire, so long as they do not interfere with the ruling authorities in secular matters. Catholicism … Continue reading →

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J. Alfred Prufrock in Slate!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by julian peters comics

My Prufrock adaptation made it into Slate Magazine. Very exciting! http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/11/11/j_alfred_prufrock_comic_t_s_eliot_poem_illustrated_by_julian_peters.html

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Pen, Ink, Passion!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by julian peters comics

Vaishna Roy has written an absurdly flattering profile of my work in the pages of The Hindu, India’s third-largest (but henceforth my favourite) English-language daily: http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/pen-ink-passion/article5335369.ece

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Views of an Imaginary City IX – A Neighbourhood Beauty Remembered

Posted on November 5, 2013 by julian peters comics

A Neighbourhood Beauty Remembered: Narimoa in Peleosti It is not uncommon in the older neighbourhoods of Sensuka to come across a narimoa, a monument to a local beauty. The majority of these statues were created around a century and a … Continue reading →

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You and I

Posted on November 4, 2013 by julian peters comics

I wanted to express my thanks for all of the positive responses I have received over the last few days for my adaptation in comics of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” All of this support has convinced me that I need to … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City VIII – A Neighbourhood Best Avoided after Dark

Posted on October 29, 2013 by julian peters comics

A Neighbourhood Best Avoided after Dark It’s a strange thing about those old narrow streets by the river in the eastern part of the Sofluri district. By day, the area is really quite picturesque and charming, with its cobbled passageways, its … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City VII – The Stairway to Nowhere at Tanalisca

Posted on October 22, 2013 by julian peters comics

The Stairway to Nowhere at Tanalisca Sensuka is a city of many religious orders, and contains within its limits an incredible number of sanctuaries, convents, monasteries, and missions. The monastery of Tanalisca is among the most famous of these, owing … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City VI – The Street Where The Girl Lives

Posted on October 15, 2013 by julian peters comics

The Street Where the Girl Lives In narrow Labera Street, just inside the city walls near the Geroro Gate, at the southern end of the city, lives the girl with whom one might at last find happiness. One can see … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City V – Lisipéh Terraces

Posted on October 8, 2013 by julian peters comics

Lisipéh Terraces The Lisipéh Terraces take their name from Lisipéh hill, a rocky outcropping that rises steeply out of the narrow river valley upon which the centre of Sensuka is built. A century ago, owing to its forbidding topography, the … Continue reading →

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Views of an Imaginary City IV – View of Rilito Harbour

Posted on October 1, 2013 by julian peters comics

View of Rilito Harbour The Sensuka suburb of Rilito is built around a fine harbour that has long made it a centre of the local fishing industry. In the last decade, however, the neighbourhood has acquired an unexpected fashionableness, owing … Continue reading →

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