Category Archives: nouvelle france

The Legend of Le Rocher Panet

Posted on October 22, 2020 by julian peters comics

The south shore of the St. Lawrence River around Montmagny and l’Islet is in places lacking in topographical variety. There are no cliffs nor steep slopes, but rather grassy beaches burgeoning with wild rice and sedges, murky from the fine … Continue reading →

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259th anniversary of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham

Posted on September 13, 2018 by julian peters comics

On the morning of September 13, 1759 -also a Thursday like today- a British army under the command of General James Wolfe defeated a French army under the command of the Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm just outside the walls of … Continue reading →

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Audio Interview with John Swinimer of True North Country Comics

Posted on May 24, 2018 by julian peters comics

The interview I gave to John Swinimer about my ongoing graphic novel project about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham is now up on the True North Country Comics website: Interview with Julian Peters about his literary graphic work My … Continue reading →

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Listen to my French-language interview on “Les Oreilles d’Anne”

Posted on May 3, 2017 by julian peters comics

I recently participated in an episode of “Les Oreilles d’Anne,” a radio show normally broadcast out of Nantes, France. Its two hosts, Florent Bouchardeau and Lisa Focken, were in Montreal at the tail end of a trip across Eastern Canada, … Continue reading →

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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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First Inked and Coloured Page of My Graphic Novel

Posted on March 14, 2017 by julian peters comics

I am currently at work on a graphic novel recounting the siege of Quebec and the Battle of The Plains of Abraham in 1759. After drawing out a 60-page sample section in pencil, I have begun the process of inking … Continue reading →

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Massacre at Saint-Joachim

Posted on November 28, 2016 by julian peters comics

Throughout their siege of Quebec City in the summer of 1759, the British went about systematically raiding and destroying the French settlements both upriver and downriver from the capital of New France. During one such raid on the village of … Continue reading →

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Translation of a Montreal song from 1709

Posted on November 15, 2016 by julian peters comics

Back in 2012, I created a comic based on the lyrics of a song written in 1709 by the Montreal painter, money forger, and jailbird Jean Berger (1681-?). Jean Berger was suspected of being involved in the beating of Saint-Olive, the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Sneak Peek at Battle of The Plains of Abraham Graphic Novel (Sample Section)

Posted on July 25, 2016 by julian peters comics

I am currently at work on 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 not simply to present a … Continue reading →

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