With the graphic novel and illuminated manuscript, he’s challenging himself to do everything he has doubts about as an artist. “Everything happened in paint for me”, says Cochrane. Having been trained that Shakespeare’s work was the epitome of sophistication and complexity of language, George was perplexed, and decided to give Dante another try. Joyce swore that Dante was a greater writer than Shakespeare himself. It seemed hopeless, but Dante kept re-entering George’s life like a flame that wouldn’t go out, and George was drawn to that flame.ĭuring research on his graphic novel about Homer’s Odyssey, George began reading literary critic James Joyce. “An artistic vision took hold: to make a new illuminated manuscript using his comic font and illustrations, a version of the Divine Comedy that would make Dante’s poem contemporary through art, and his message approachable to younger generations.” The Flame That Wouldn’t Go Out
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