Category Archives: comics

Les aventures de Marcel Proust : À la recherche du temps perdu

Posted on January 20, 2022 by julian peters comics

Marcel Proust’s seven-volume magnum opus, À la recherche du temps perdu, is often cited as the greatest novel of the twentieth century. Four completed volumes in, I feel this is an assessment I could definitely see myself subscribing to. Long … Continue reading →

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In Conversation with Charity Hill (Bright Wings Podcast)

Posted on September 2, 2021 by julian peters comics

I recently sat down (well, on Zoom, so I had probably already been sitting for a while) for a conversation with Charity Hill of the podcast Bright Wings: Children’s Books to Make the Heart Soar. Our exchange centered around the … Continue reading →

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Video of “Stairs Appear in a Hole Outside of Town” by John Philip Johnson

Posted on July 19, 2021 by julian peters comics

Jim Avis’s video adaptation of my comics rendition of John Philip Johnson’s beautifully unsettling poem, “Stairs appear in a Hole Outside of Town.” The poem is read by the author himself. Side note: I’ve recently become very intrigued by the … Continue reading →

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Video of “Not Waving But Drowning” by Stevie Smith

Posted on June 30, 2021 by julian peters comics

Jim Avis has put together a haunting animated version of my comics interpretation of “Not Waving But Drowning,” a poem by the English poet Stevie Smith (1902-1971). The excellent reading is by Janet Harris. You can find 24 other such … Continue reading →

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Video of “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop

Posted on March 8, 2021 by julian peters comics

Another brilliant “vidiette” by Jim Avis, based on my comics adaptation of Elizabeth Bishop’s famous villanelle, “One Art.” The video features audio and footage from a very spirited reading of the poem by Sophia Wilcott.

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“Waiting” by Raymond Carver

Posted on February 14, 2021 by julian peters comics

In honour of Valentine’s Day, here is my comics adaptation of the final portion of a very romantic poem by Raymond Carver, “Waiting,” The poem seems particularly appropriate on this Valentine’s Day, when we all find ourselves waiting, in one … Continue reading →

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“One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop

Posted on January 30, 2021 by julian peters comics

My comics adaptation of one of Elizabeth Bishop’s (1911-1979) last and most beautiful poems, “One Art,” first published in 1976. The poem is a villanelle, and there is something about the highly structured rhyme scheme of this verse form that … 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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Joe Biden reads “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden

Posted on January 20, 2021 by julian peters comics

In honour of today’s inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States, here is a video put together by Jim Avis pairing my comics adaptation of Robert Hayden’s poem “Those Winter Sundays” with a more-than-competent reading … 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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