Category Archives: Poetry Comics

Prufrock on Driftory

My comics adaptation of T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is being featured on the website of Driftory, a new comic viewing webapp created by Ian Gilman, and inspired by the writings of Scott McCloud (Understanding … Continue reading

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J. Alred Prufrock in The Boston Globe!

“‘Archie,’ ‘Garfield,’ ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Dilbert,’ ‘Dick Tracy,’ and ‘J. Alfred Prufrock’?” A wonderful profile of my Prufrock comic in The Boston Globe. As a kid I was obsessed with Calvin & Hobbes and The Far Side, and I often dreamed of … Continue reading

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Illustrating Poetry Interview Part 2

Here is the second half of my interview with Neelima Vinod for her highly-recommended neelthemuse blog, which discusses and promotes poetry in all its forms. http://neelthemuse.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/illustrating-poetry-with-julian-peters-part-2/

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Illustrating Poetry Interview Part 1

Here is the first part of a two-part interview I gave to Neelima Vinod for her wonderful neelthemuse blog, which discusses and promotes poetry in all its forms. http://neelthemuse.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/illustrating-poetry-with-julian-peters-part-1/ Neelima is a poet herself, and many of her poems are … Continue reading

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Julian Peters Comics at Expozine

Once again this year, I will be peddling my wares at Expozine, one of the world’s largest independent comics fairs. http://expozine.ca/en/fair/year-2013/ The fair takes place this weekend, Saturday November 16 and Sunday November 17, in the odorous crypts of the … Continue reading

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Pen, Ink, Passion!

Vaishna Roy has written an absurdly flattering profile of my work in the pages of The Hindu, India’s third-largest (but henceforth my favourite) English-language daily: http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/pen-ink-passion/article5335369.ece

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You and I

I wanted to express my thanks for all of the positive responses I have received over the last few days for my adaptation in comics of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” All of this support has convinced me that I need to … Continue reading

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Arthur Rimbaud – Chanson de la plus haute tour – Song from the Highest Tower

I’m not altogether satisfied with this image (still finding my feet with watercolour), although I like the composition. There too, though, I’m annoyed by an inconsistency in the shadows: Why doesn’t Rimbaud’s body cast a shadow on the floor along with … Continue reading

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“Annabel Lee” Video by Renée Latulippe and Interview

The immensely talented Renée Latulippe has created a video featuring her interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” that incorporates the drawings in my comics adpatation of the poem. I was really impressed with the results, and it made me … Continue reading

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Arthur Rimbaud – “Sensations”

The very first poem I adapted into comics:

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