Category Archives: comics

Video of “Impression du Matin” by Oscar Wilde

Posted on March 29, 2020 by julian peters comics

James Avis has been putting together a series of video adaptations of some of my poetry comics, and I will be posting a new one of them here each week. This week’s installment features Oscar Wilde’s atmospheric evocation of a … Continue reading →

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Here’s my chat with John Swiminer on the subject of my upcoming debut book, “Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry,” coming March 31 from Plough Publishing, and now available for pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Poems-See-Artist-Interprets-Poetry/dp/087486318X A big thank you … Continue reading →

Posted on March 23, 2020 by julian peters comics | Leave a comment

“Invictus” by William Ernest Henley – Trailer video for “Poems to See By”

Posted on March 16, 2020 by julian peters comics

William Ernest Henley’s “Invictus” is one of the 24 classic poems in comics form that are included in “Poems to See By: A Comic Artist Interprets Great Poetry,” to be released on March 31 by Plough Publishing. It is now … Continue reading →

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Interview with Vincenzo Mascolo at the Ritratti di Poesia 2020 Festival

Posted on March 12, 2020 by julian peters comics

The 14th edition of the Ritratti di Poesia (“Portraits of Poetry”) festival, Rome’s premiere annual poetry event, took place on February 21 in the Auditorium della Conciliazione, just a few blocks way from St. Peter’s Square. I was invited to … Continue reading →

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Creator’s Roulette with Kriti Khare

Posted on February 5, 2020 by julian peters comics

What follows is my conversation with Kriti Khare on her website, Armed with a Book. In this round of “The Creator’s Roulette,” we discuss, among other things, the nature of beauty, poetry appreciation, India, and my upcoming collection of poetry … Continue reading →

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Interview in The English Dossier of St Gregorios College

Posted on December 23, 2019 by julian peters comics

I was very pleased to have my adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” (one of my very first ”poetry comics”, which is now nearly as old as the original poem), along with an interview, in the latest issue of … Continue reading →

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My first book of poetry comics now available for pre-order!

Posted on December 12, 2019 by julian peters comics

It has been over a year now since I published any new poetry comics on this site, which may have led some visitors here to the impression that I have moved on to other, perhaps more grown-up pursuits. Quite the … Continue reading →

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Registration open for my Fall classes at the Visual Arts Centre!

Posted on August 29, 2019 by julian peters comics

This beautiful visual rendition of Harold Monro’s beautiful 1914 poem “Overheard on a Saltmarsh” was created by Linda Dyer, a student in my Fall 2018 Drawing and Illustration class. I’m excited to once again be teaching two classes at the … Continue reading →

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Registration open for my art classes at the Visual Arts Centre!

Posted on March 11, 2019 by julian peters comics

              I’m very excited to be teaching two classes at the Visual Arts Centre in Westmount this:  “Dessin et illustration/Drawing and Illustration” on Thursday mornings from 10am-1pm and “Illustration de bande dessinée/Comic Book Illustration” … Continue reading →

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“One Day I Decided I Wanted to Draw Comics”

Posted on December 21, 2018 by julian peters comics

Again from Yerp Magazine‘s second anniversary special issue from 1989, here is a comic I drew at age 10 recounting the moment I announced to my parents that I wanted to become a comics artist. For the record, neither of … Continue reading →

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