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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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“God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins, animated by Jim Avis and read by King Charles

Posted on December 21, 2025 by julian peters comics

A video interpretation by Jim Avis of my comics adaptation of Gerard Manley Hopkins’ “God’s Grandeur,” featuring a most distinguished and particularly well-enunciated reading by none other than His Royal Majesty, King Charles III. The original comics adaptation, along with … Continue reading →

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Animation of “The Waste Land” comic by Jim Avis

Posted on October 3, 2024 by julian peters comics

Vidietteer Jim Avis is back with a animated adaptation of my own recently-completed comics adaptation of “The Burial of the Dead,” the first section of T. S. Eliot’s immortal classic, “The Waste Land.” The imagery is paired with a recital … Continue reading →

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“The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot, page 16

Posted on September 4, 2024 by julian peters comics

At long last, here is the final page of my 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).

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“The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot, page 15

Posted on August 21, 2024 by julian peters comics

After an extended travelling vacation break, I’m back with 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 14

Posted on July 3, 2024 by julian peters comics

Every week on this site, I am 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). I … Continue reading →

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“The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot, page 13

Posted on June 26, 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 →