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Video of “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats

Posted on October 10, 2020 by julian peters comics

A beautiful anime-adjacent video interpretation by James Avis of my comics adaptation of William Butler Yeats’s poem “When You Are Old.” The drawings are a homage to the Japanese shojo manga tradition, and particularly to the work of the CLAMP … Continue reading →

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New and Improved W. B. Yeats Comic!

Posted on January 15, 2014 by julian peters comics

The brilliant illustrator and artist Maryse Daniel has added digitally-rendered shading to my adaptation of W. B. Yeats’s “When You Are Old.” The shading imitates the screentone technique that was popular before the introduction of digital colouring. So now, thanks … Continue reading →

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When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats (Manga Style)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by julian peters comics

Here is my adaptation of Yeats’ 1893 poem, done in the manner of a Japanese manga. The style is a tribute to the beautiful Shojo manga (girls’ comics) created by the “Clamp” collective in the early 90s.

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