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Due to my upcoming trip to Cannes and London, my online graphic novel The Poet and the Flea is on hiatus this month.
But fear not — The Flea will return with page 25 on June 5th!
In the meantime, feel free to read and re-read the first 24 pages. 
See you in June!
–G. E.
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Photos of The Blake Society’s Calendar of Events for 2013!
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Yesterday, I posted the 10th page of The Poet and the Flea – I can’t believe it! The Flea premiered online November 28th, 2012 and has already received almost 5,000 views. I’m so excited that everyone seems to be enjoying my graphic novel so far and I hope more and more people will begin to read it. 
For those of you who have yet to check out The Flea (and for those who wish to read the first 10 pages over again), I’ve included links below. Enjoy!
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In related news, I just discovered a very long and detailed review of the first 9 pages of The Poet and the Flea by Sarah Goode at University College Oxford on the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies’s website! Wow!!! Check it out here!
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Start from the beginning!
Cover
Title Page
Note
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
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Hey everyone:
I can’t believe that the online premiere of The Poet and the Flea (November 28th, 2012) has come and gone already. But there’s plenty more to come!
In case you missed the premiere, click here!
I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who participated in the premiere. It’s hard to believe that there were over 400 views from all over the world! Thank you especially for all your likes and comments — they mean a lot to me and make me want to write and illustrate all the more.
That having been said, I would love to hear more of what you all think. Please don’t hesitate to leave any questions or comments. I will without fail respond to each and every one of you.
I also wanted to share some of the kind words posted by my friends on Facebook:
- Lindsay: “…this is amazing!!! I can’t wait for each new page! Amazing!!! ^_^”
- Wes: “WANT MORE!”
- Phuong: “It’s awesome so far! Can’t wait for more!! “
Anyway, thanks again!
Best,
G. E.
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Today marks 10 days until the premiere of my graphic novel The Poet and the Flea!
For those of you not yet familiar with The Poet and the Flea…
Summary: The Poet and the Flea is a reimagining of the life of the poet-painter William Blake. Set in 1790, at the onset of The Industrial Revolution, William suffers from the death of his beloved younger brother, Robert. Catherine (Kate) Blake attempts to comfort her husband, but cannot dispel his grief. During this spell of anxiety, William is visited by an ominous creature: The Ghost of the Flea. The Flea reveals an invested interest in William’s spiritual well-being — the result of an unorthodox wager. Will William triumph over The Flea’s sinister meddling? Or will he fall victim to The Flea’s corruption?
William Blake was born November 28th, 1757. And this year will be the poet-painter’s 255th birthday! Thusly, I will be premiering the first five pages of my graphic novel on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012!
★ The Poet and the Flea will premiere on thepoetandtheflea.wordpress.com.
I hope you will all help me countdown these last few days and, when the time comes, celebrate Mr. Blake’s birthday with me!
Thank you!
–G. E.
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Copyright 2012 by G. E. Gallas
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Today marks 100 days until the premiere of my graphic novel The Poet and the Flea!
For those of you not yet familiar with The Poet and the Flea…
Summary: The Poet and the Flea is a reimagining of the life of the poet-painter William Blake. Set in 1790, at the onset of The Industrial Revolution, William suffers from the death of his beloved younger brother, Robert. Catherine (Kate) Blake attempts to comfort her husband, but cannot dispel his grief. During this spell of anxiety, William is visited by an ominous creature: The Ghost of the Flea. The Flea reveals an invested interest in William’s spiritual well-being — the result of an unorthodox wager. Will William triumph over The Flea’s sinister meddling? Or will he fall victim to The Flea’s corruption?
William Blake was born November 28th, 1757. And this year will be the poet-painter’s 255th birthday! Thusly, I will be premiering the first five pages of my graphic novel on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012!
I hope you will all help me countdown the days and, when the time comes, celebrate Mr. Blake’s birthday with me!
Thank you!
–G. E.
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Cross-posted at thepoetandtheflea.wordpress.com.
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Copyright 2012 by G. E. Gallas
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The Flea is coming…!!!
Page 14, in progress.
I’ve been playing around with dates for the premiere of my upcoming graphic novel, The Poet and the Flea. And, although this date is later than I originally intended, I hit upon the perfect one.
For those of you not yet familiar with The Poet and the Flea…
Summary: The Poet and the Flea is a reimagining of the life of the poet-painter William Blake. Set in 1790, at the onset of The Industrial Revolution, William suffers from the death of his beloved younger brother, Robert. Catherine (Kate) Blake attempts to comfort her husband, but cannot dispel his grief. During this spell of anxiety, William is visited by an ominous creature: The Ghost of the Flea. The Flea reveals an invested interest in William’s spiritual well-being — the result of an unorthodox wager . Will William triumph over The Flea’s sinister meddling? Or will he fall victim to The Flea’s corruption?
Since William Blake is my protagonist, I thought what better date than his 255th birthday?
William Blake was born November 28th, 1757. And this year will be the poet-painter’s 255th birthday!
Thusly, I have decided to premiere the first five pages of my graphic novel The Poet and the Flea on Wednesday, November 28th, 2012!
I realize that this date is a ways away, but I hope everyone will be patient and, when the time comes, celebrate Mr. Blake’s birthday with me!
Thank you!
–G. E.
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Cross-posted at thepoetandtheflea.wordpress.com.
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Copyright 2012 by G. E. Gallas
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Images from my upcoming graphic novel, The Poet and the Flea.
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Part 4
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Page 22, in progress.
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Page 27, in progress.
Page 28, in progress.
Page 29 & 30, in progress.
Pages 31-38, in progress.
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Ideas for future projects…
The following is a list of various works (literature, poetry, art, etc.) that have influenced me and may influence new projects in the future, as well as ideas that have been churning around in my head.
Also, this is a sort of semi-reading list for books I would like to read and re-read. Some advice for anyone interested in reading these books: Project Gutenberg, Bartleby.com, etc. are WONDERFUL for literature written in English. But if you are interested in Dumas, Hoffmann, Pushkin, or any other author who did not write in English, I would highly recommend Penguin Classics — their English translations are always BRILLIANT (although the very best, of course, is to read a work in its original language — for instance, I happen to hate Dazai Osamu and Yoshimoto Banana translated [no offense to the translators, it's not their fault], but I absolutely love them in the original Japanese)!!
In no particular order…
- Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin: about to read.
- The Tales of Hoffmann by E.T.A. Hoffmann: must read.
- The Moonstone, etc. by Wilkie Collins: must re-read/read.
- The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri: have read.
- The works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: have read/must read.
- Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther and his friend Karl Wilhelm Jerusalem: have read/would like to continue to research.
- Philipp Otto Runge, Romantic German painter: have researched.
- The Count of Monte Cristo, The Black Tulip, etc. by Alexandre Dumas: have read.
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and The Suicide Club by Robert Louis Stevenson: must read.
- Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey: must read.
- John Singer Sargent and the Portrait of Madame X: have seen at the Met/must research.
- Lord Byron (“The Limping Devil”), Mary Shelley, and Percy Bysshe Shelley — the origins of Frankenstein: have read/must research.
- Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: have researched/would like to continue to research.
- Franz Liszt (as a young piano teacher): would like to continue to research.
- Béla Bartók (and his research into folk music): would like to continue to research.
- David Popper (Bohemian cellist and my all-time favorite composer): need to find more information about him!
- The Love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in the Garden by Federico García Lorca: have read.
- A Supermarket in California by Allen Ginsberg: have read.
- The works of Christopher Isherwood: have read.
- The Quiet American and The Third Man by Graham Greene: love movies/must read.
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Constant Gardener by John le Carré: love movies/must read.
- Hollywood stars like Barbara Stanwyck, Mary Pickford, Sessue Hayakawa, etc.
- The Stones Cry Out by Okuizumi Hikaru: have read.
- The works of Dazai Osamu: have read/must read.
- The works of Ibuse Masuji: must read.
- The works of Mishima Yukio: have read.
- The works of Kenzaburo Oe: have read.
- Okinawan literature: have read.
- Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American inventor: have researched.
- Hendrik Goltzius, the Dutch engraver: have researched/would like to continue to research.
- Morris Louis, American Color Field painter: have researched/would like to continue to research.
- Jean Cocteau, French filmmaker: would like to research.
- Philippe Halsman, Latvian-born American photographer: would like to research.
- The operas of Jacques Offenbach, Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, etc.
- …?
To be continued…!
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The following is a list of research topics (and useful links) for my graphic novel, The Poet and the Flea.
(This is just a rough list for my personal use.)
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William Blake…
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To be continued…
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Thank You!
Hey everyone:
I can’t believe that the online premiere of The Poet and the Flea (November 28th, 2012) has come and gone already. But there’s plenty more to come!
In case you missed the premiere, click here!
I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who participated in the premiere. It’s hard to believe that there were over 400 views from all over the world! Thank you especially for all your likes and comments — they mean a lot to me and make me want to write and illustrate all the more.
That having been said, I would love to hear more of what you all think. Please don’t hesitate to leave any questions or comments. I will without fail respond to each and every one of you.
I also wanted to share some of the kind words posted by my friends on Facebook:
Anyway, thanks again!
Best,
G. E.
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