Author Archives: julian peters comics

The Great Gatsby

Posted on May 12, 2013 by julian peters comics

Prompted by the release of its umpteenth cinematic adaptation, I have just reread The Great Gatsby for the umpteenth time. I was particularly struck this time around by the degree to which the novel’s ultimate emotional payoff seems so much greater than what would appear to … Continue reading →

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The Temptations of Fast Food

Posted on April 29, 2013 by julian peters comics

I think the best moment for me would be right before removing the sandwich from its waxed paper wrapping. I’ll be sitting at the table, carefully arranging the fries and the drink on the tray on either side of the colourfully … Continue reading →

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My Encounter with Egon Schiele

Posted on April 24, 2013 by julian peters comics

A few weeks ago, I was sitting on the terrace outside of a Kaffeehaus in Vienna when I was approached by this spindly-framed, spiky-haired fellow holding a fold up easel and a paint-box. “Do your portrait, mein herr? Tventy-five euros!” “Twenty-five … Continue reading →

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Arthur Rimbaud – “Sensations”

Posted on April 9, 2013 by julian peters comics

The very first poem I adapted into comics:

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Les Loups-Garous du Québec – Werewolves of Quebec

Posted on March 15, 2013 by julian peters comics

“L’on apprend de Saint-Roch, près du Cap Mauraska [Kamouraska], qu’il y a un loup-garou qui court les côtes sous la forme d’un mendiant, qui, avec le talent de persuader, et en promettant ce qu’il ne peut tenir, a celui d’obtenir … Continue reading →

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Confidence!

Posted on March 9, 2013 by julian peters comics

Confidence! Confidence,’ you say, ‘Is what I look for in a man.’ The confidence within those eyes that splay Your undressed breasts like cracked eggs in a pan. The confidence to make you feel unwell, The confidence to stow away … Continue reading →

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The Windhover by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Posted on February 18, 2013 by julian peters comics

A little experimentation with oil pastels. My conclusion is that they are very messy. Windhover is another name for a kestrel, a type of small falcon. Gerard Manley Hopkins, a reclusive Jesuit priest, was wildly ahead of its time in terms … Continue reading →

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Charles Baudelaire – Evening Harmony – Harmonie du soir

Posted on February 11, 2013 by julian peters comics

My translation of a fantabulous poem by Charles Baudelaire, taken from his Les Fleurs du mal (1857). The poem is written according to an unusual structure known as a pantoum, which apparently originated in Malaysia. The illustration of the poem is from at least twelve years ago. Evening Harmony Now … Continue reading →

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“A Lesson in Poetry” – An Exercise in Deliberately Self-Important Fiction

Posted on February 6, 2013 by julian peters comics

Jack stared broodingly out the window at the falling snow, and as he did so, he reflected that he himself was like that snow, ethereal and pure, fallen down to earth only to be trampled underfoot by unfeeling, indifferent passersby, … Continue reading →

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Cesare Pavese – When Death Comes, It Will Have Your Eyes – Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi

Posted on February 2, 2013 by julian peters comics

Another translation of a Cesare Pavese poem. Even without the knowledge that the poet killed himself only a few months after this was written, Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi  surely stands out as one of the most chilling and concisely … Continue reading →

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