Category Archives: comic book poetry

Virtual Book Launch of “Nature Poems to See By”

Posted on March 25, 2026 by julian peters comics

Yesterday saw the release of my new book, “Poems to See By: A Comics Artist Interprets More Great Poetry.” To mark the occasion, my publisher, Plough Books, organized a “virtual launch” on Zoom (But look out for an in-person book … Continue reading →

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“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth, animated by Jim Avis

Posted on March 19, 2026 by julian peters comics

My new book, Nature Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets More Great Poetry (Plough Publishing, 2026), is being released this coming Tuesday, March 24! Here to whet your appetite is a video interpretation by Jim Avis of one of the … Continue reading →

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“The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot, page 11

Posted on June 11, 2024 by julian peters comics

Every week on this site, I will be publishing a new page from my ongoing comics adaptation of “The Burial of the Dead,” the first section of T. S. Eliot’s epochal poem “The Waste Land” (Click on image to enlarge). … Continue reading →

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“The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot, page 10

Posted on June 4, 2024 by julian peters comics

Every week on this site, I will be publishing a new page from my ongoing comics adaptation of “The Burial of the Dead,” the first section of T. S. Eliot’s epochal poem “The Waste Land” (Click on image to enlarge). … Continue reading →

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“The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot, page 9

Posted on May 28, 2024 by julian peters comics

Every week on this site, I will be publishing a new page from my ongoing comics adaptation of “The Burial of the Dead,” the first section of T. S. Eliot’s epochal poem “The Waste Land” (Click on image to enlarge). … Continue reading →

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“The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot, page 1

Posted on April 2, 2024 by julian peters comics

Ever since completing my comics adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” I have wanted to do something similar with Eliot’s most famous and celebrated poem, “The Waste Land.” But besides being extremely complex and … Continue reading →

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“Il porto sepolto” di Giuseppe Ungaretti

Posted on February 19, 2024 by julian peters comics

My graphic interpretation of the 1916 poem “Il porto sepolto” (“The Buried Port”) by the great Italian poet Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888-1970). This comic originally appeared in the third issue of “Junior Poetry Magazine,” an Italian magazine of poetry for young … Continue reading →

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“God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins

Posted on October 23, 2023 by julian peters comics

My comics adaptation of “Gods Grandeur,”a sonnet by the English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889). Considered one of the most influential poets of the 19th century, Hopkins converted to Catholicism in 1866 and eventually became a Jesuit priest. This comic … Continue reading →

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MA in Comics Studies at The University of East Anglia promo video

Posted on January 22, 2021 by julian peters comics

Check out this awesome promo video for the MA Programme in Comics Studies at the University of East Anglia (the first English-language program of its kind in the world), which is being headed up by my dear friend Frederik Byrn … Continue reading →

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Interview in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics

Posted on January 14, 2021 by julian peters comics

Exciting news! Rajesh Panhathodi (University of Hong Kong), Augustine George (Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, India,) and Aswin Prasanth (Amrita School of Arts and Sciences) have published an interview with me in the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. … Continue reading →

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