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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 →

Posted in bande dessinée, Battle of the Plains of Abraham, comics, new france, nouvelle france | Tagged 1759, Bataille des Plaines D'Abraham, Battle of the Plains of Abraham, cliffs, graphic novel, James Wolfe, montcalm, quebec | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Battle of the Plains of Abraham, comics, new france, nouvelle france, Poetry Comics | Tagged Battle of the Plains of Abraham, graphic novel, interview, john swinimer, true north country comics | Leave a comment

Julian Peters Comics at TCAF 2018!

Posted on May 10, 2018 by julian peters comics

This weekend, for the first time, I will have a booth at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13, at the Toronto Reference Library and other satellite venues downtown: http://www2.torontocomics.com/ I will be peddling my … Continue reading →

Posted in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot, Battle of the Plains of Abraham, comics, new france, Poetry Comics | Tagged each in his narrow cell, graphic novel, T. S. Eliot, TCAF, the love song of j. alfred prufrock, toronto comic arts festival | 7 Comments

Massacre at Saint-Joachim

Posted on February 28, 2018 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 →

Posted in Battle of the Plains of Abraham, comics, new france, watercolour | Tagged Battle of the Plains of Abraham, combat, conquest, french and indian war, graphic novel, massacre, quebec city, raids, rangers, saint-joachim, scalping, siege | 1 Comment

Montcalm Returns to Candiac

Posted on November 4, 2017 by julian peters comics

Most of my upcoming graphic novel about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham will be coloured in neutral shades of grey and one characteristic identifying colour for each of the participant nations (Phtallo Blue for the French, Cadmium Red … Continue reading →

Posted in bande dessinée, Battle of the Plains of Abraham, comics, new france, painting, watercolour | Tagged Battle of the Plains of Abraham, candiac, carriage, graphic novel, landscape, languedoc, montcalm, watercolour | 4 Comments

The Bombardment of Quebec – Colourized

Posted on April 24, 2017 by julian peters comics

Here are two pages from “Each in His Narrow Cell,” my ongoing graphic novel project recounting the siege of Quebec and the Battle of The Plains of Abraham in 1759. All the characters from a particular nation are depicted in … Continue reading →

Posted in bande dessinée, Battle of the Plains of Abraham, comics, new france, watercolour | Tagged 1759, artillery, bombardment, cannons, each in his narrow cell, graphic novel, pointe levy, quebec city | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Battle of the Plains of Abraham, comics, new france, nouvelle france, watercolour | Tagged 1759, carriage, each in his narrow cell, graphic novel, montcalm, quebec city | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in bande dessinée, comics, new france, nouvelle france | Tagged foulon cove, graphic novel, montcalm, quebec, the battle of the plains of abraham, vaudreuil, wolfe | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in comics, new france, nouvelle france | Tagged Battle of the Plains of Abraham, candiac, graphic novel, mirète montcalm, montcalm, quebec, wolfe | 7 Comments

Graphic Poetry: My article on Dino Buzzati’s “Poema a fumetti” in Image [&] Narrative

Posted on July 20, 2016 by julian peters comics

My article on Dino Buzzati’s proto graphic novel Poema a fumetti (1969) appears today in the new special issue of Image [&] Narrative, a peer-reviewed e-journal on visual narratology and … Continue reading →

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