Category Archives: Poetry Comics

Interview with Micah Mattix

Posted on January 6, 2014 by julian peters comics

Here is a link to an interview I recently gave to Micah Mattix for The University Bookman: http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/bookman/article/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-j.-alfred-prufrock/

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Annabel Lee in “Now Then” (Manchester, Sheffield)!

Posted on December 5, 2013 by julian peters comics

My comics adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Annabel Lee” is featured in this month’s issue of Now Then, an arts and culture magazine distributed in Manchester and Sheffield, England (On pages 16-17, use arrow keys to scroll). http://issuu.com/nowthenmanchester/docs/nt_mcr8_web

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Prufrock on Driftory

Posted on December 4, 2013 by julian peters comics

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!

Posted on December 3, 2013 by julian peters comics

“‘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

Posted on November 27, 2013 by julian peters comics

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

Posted on November 22, 2013 by julian peters comics

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

Posted on November 14, 2013 by julian peters comics

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!

Posted on November 11, 2013 by julian peters comics

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

Posted on November 4, 2013 by julian peters comics

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

Posted on May 29, 2013 by julian peters comics

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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