Category Archives: bande dessinée

Sneak peek at Battle of The Plains of Abraham graphic novel (inked version)

Posted on March 29, 2017 by julian peters comics

I am currently at work on “Each in His Narrow Cell,” a graphic novel recounting the siege of Quebec and the Battle of The Plains of Abraham in 1759. In revisiting this pivotal moment in Canadian history, my intention is … Continue reading →

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Teaching English Literature Through Comics – In Flanders Fields at Collège Anna de Noailles

Posted on January 18, 2017 by julian peters comics

One of the most rewarding aspects of creating poetry comics for me is hearing from teachers all around the world, from Armenia to the Philippines to Spain to right here in Montreal, that are using my work as a learning … Continue reading →

Posted in bande dessinée, comics, World War One | Tagged brive-la-gaillarde, classroom activities, collège anna de noailles, corrèze, in flanders fields, john mccrae, larche, teaching | 2 Comments

Anniversary of The Battle of The Plains of Abraham

Posted on September 13, 2016 by julian peters comics

Two-hundred and fifty-seven years ago today, on September 13, 1759, a British army under the command of General James Wolfe defeated a French army under the command of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm just outside the walls of Quebec City. Wolfe’s victory … Continue reading →

Posted in bande dessinée, comics, new france, nouvelle france | Tagged foulon cove, graphic novel, montcalm, quebec, the battle of the plains of abraham, vaudreuil, wolfe | 3 Comments

The Bombardment of Quebec

Posted on August 16, 2016 by julian peters comics

First draft of a brief extract from from my ongoing graphic novel project recounting the siege of Quebec City and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759.

Posted in bande dessinée, comics, new france | Tagged 1759, Battle of the Plains of Abraham, bombardment, cannons, quebec city, siege | 6 Comments

Le Poète Public honours me with a poem!

Posted on July 30, 2016 by julian peters comics

A couple of days ago, one of my Italian students brought me a poem about me by Robert Séguin, Montreal’s very own public poet. Le Poète Public has set up his made-to-order poetry booth on Prince-Arthur Street, just next to … Continue reading →

Posted in bande dessinée, montreal, Poetry | Tagged carré st-louis, le poète public, prince-arthur street, robert séguin | 2 Comments

Sous mon lit de métal by Cato Fortin

Posted on May 10, 2016 by julian peters comics

Here is my adaptation of an extract from a poem by the Montreal poet Cato Fortin. The adaptation was created as an initiative of the Université de Montréal undergraduate literary journal Le Pied http://lepied.littfra.com/ for a series of “Poster Poems” … Continue reading →

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New Rimbaud T-shirt from Bareknuckle Poet!

Posted on October 9, 2014 by julian peters comics

Bareknuckle Poet has now put out a third t-shirt design featuring one of my drawings of Rimbaud. Why not collect them all? As you can see, my drawing (from 10 years ago now!) is closely based on two contemporary drawings … Continue reading →

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Rimbaud bares his knuckles for Bareknuckle Poet

Posted on October 7, 2014 by julian peters comics

I’m pleased to announce that a specially comissioned drawing of a roughed-up-looking Arthur Rimbaud by yours truly is now being used as an official header for Bareknuckle Poet, the fantastic Australian on-line journal of letters: http://bareknucklepoet.com/ This design is now … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthur Rimbaud, bande dessinée, comic book poetry, illustration | Tagged bareknucle poet, brentley frazer, literary t-shirts, redbubble | 4 Comments

Theorizing Poetry Comics

Posted on March 15, 2014 by julian peters comics

Nicolas Labarre has written a great article for his blog on visual culture on the subject of adapting poetry into comics. labelledame9 Although the article is in French, Nicolas demonstrates his ideas through a series of his own adaptations of … Continue reading →

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Volume 2 of Le Canon graphique now in stores!

Posted on February 27, 2014 by julian peters comics

The second volume of the French-language edition of The Graphic Canon, Russ Kick’s terrific anthology of graphic adaptations of the classics of world literature, is now available in fine bookstores near you (assuming you live in a French-speaking country). In … Continue reading →

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