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Sergio Corazzini – The Death of Tantalus – La morte di Tantalo

Posted on September 17, 2012 by julian peters comics

Here is my translation of a beautiful Italian poem written in 1907 by Sergio Corazzini. Poor Corazzini died of tuberculosis (what else?) a few weeks after writing this, at the age of only 21. I know it may be a … Continue reading →

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Painting Intervention: “Trouble in Paradise”

Posted on August 31, 2012 by julian peters comics

Painting is fun, but I’m generally too lazy to paint a whole painting myself. That’s where painting interventions come in: I’ll buy a paint -by-numbers or a cheap reproduction from a thrift store, and add a personal touch in oils. … Continue reading →

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Sketches

Posted on August 21, 2012 by julian peters comics

My pencil drawings for a proposed science-fiction comic for a French publisher. Unfortunately these drawings did not match the scriptwriter’s vision, but there is a possibility that further projects may come out of it. Here’s hopin’.

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Talk at the Keats-Shelley House

Posted on May 22, 2012 by julian peters comics

On Thursday, June 7, I will be giving a talk at the Keats-Shelley House (in Rome!) on the subject of adapting classic poetry into comics. I will also be taking part in the awards ceremony for a children and young … Continue reading →

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Bataille de bouffe pour un continent

Posted on May 8, 2012 by julian peters comics

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham as a food fight. I proposed this comic for the annual comics competition organized by Hachette Canada, whose theme this year was “food”. I unfortunately did not win, but the creation of these pages … Continue reading →

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World Wildlife Rifle Association (WWRA) Logo

Posted on April 18, 2012 by julian peters comics
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“La Belle Dame Sans Merci” at the Keats-Shelley House

Posted on March 22, 2012 by julian peters comics

To my great delight, my comic book adaptation of John Keats’ “la Belle Dame Sans Merci” is to be included in an exhibition taking place this year at the Keats-Shelley House in Rome. http://www.keats-shelley-house.org/   The show, entitled “Illustrating Keats”, will include images … Continue reading →

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Code-Barres magazine, number 3

Posted on March 9, 2012 by julian peters comics

 The new issue of Code-barres magazine, on the theme of “indécence”, and containing a 2-page spread of sensual erotica by yours truly, is now available in magazine stores throughout the province of Quebec and in Ottawa. A word of warning: The drawings … Continue reading →

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Jean Berger Project Q & A

Posted on February 17, 2012 by julian peters comics

As if adapting classic poems were too commercial, I am now working on a comic based on the lyrics of a a song written by an obscure turn-of-the-eighteenth-century Montreal painter, Jean Berger. The comic will appear in a show of … Continue reading →

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Le bateau ivre par Arthur Rimbaud

Posted on September 4, 2011 by julian peters comics

Mon adaptation du poème “Le bateau ivre” par Arthur Rimbaud (1871) en bandes-dessinées. Une traduction anglaise de cette BD apparaîtra prochainement dans l’anthologie “The Graphic Canon” éditée par Russ Kick et publiée par Seven Stories Press: http://www.sevenstories.com/book/?GCOI=58322100888750 (Note that in … Continue reading →

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