A vagrant, such as it is, is an archive website now. No era nor tome is left unscathed as beaton rightly skewers the western worlds revolutionaries, leaders, sycophants, and suffragists while equally honing her wit on the. This collection features favorite stories as well as new, previously unpublished content. Kate beatons new childrens book, the princess and the pony, is adorably funny. Her comics are about everything from historical figures to book characters to teenage detectives, and she does it really well, theyre really funny, and. A vagrant catches the best of the early decade webcomic ethos its loose and fast, about anything and everything and just funny as hell. Want proof that you dont need to draw muscled paragons like jim lee to make it as a comics artist. She still periodically posts quick doodles on her tumblr, though. This collection features favorite stories as well as new, previously. The beguiling, toronto strange adventures, halifax legends comics and books, victoria desert island, brooklyn all content c20062018 kate beaton. Her new book, of the same name, lampoons kierkegaard, lumberjacks, marie curie, jay gatsby, anne of cleves, oedipus, and everyone in between. A vagrant a witty and wonderful collection of comics about historical and literary figures and events, based on her popular web comic of the same name. Good comic shops that have taught me a thing or two.
I had fun doing comics on a theme with peasant comics, so i thought id do it again. This book has a barcode, but it is just a barcode, with no numbers underneath. I didnt think it would be when i stepped away to work on other projects, but not to kill the light mood around here 20162018 were very difficult years in a personal sense, and emerging on the other side, i feel like this is a project that has run its course. A vagrant won the 2011 ignatz award for outstanding online comic. Even the notoriously warring brainiacs nikola tesla and thomas. The kind that gets me emails warning that while i normally enjoy your comics, i hope. A vagrant takes readers on a romp through history and literature with dignity for few and cookies for all with comic strips about famous authors, their characters, and political and. Sep 27, 2011 a vagrant is an uproarious romp through history and literature seen through the sharp, contemporary lens of new yorker cartoonist and comics sensation kate beaton. Nov 03, 2011 kate beaton has become a web comic superstar with her hilarious look at historical and pop culture tropes from julius caesar to gatsby. Way back when i first started making comics, one of the very first happened to be about nikola tesla. Oct 06, 2011 from new yorker cartoonist kate beaton comes hark. A vagrant is best known for its humorous treatment of historical figures and events. The peach basket man is hard done by print available. A vagrant, from the author kate beaton, an anthology of the popular webcomic of the same name is a hoot.
Brown recluse spiderman by kate beaton funny comics, the avengers, comic strips. A vagrant is an uproarious romp through history and literature seen through the sharp, contemporary lens of new yorker cartoonist and comics sensation kate beaton. The protagonist is princess pinecone, a warrior princess in ballet shoes who wants nothing more than to be a. New yorker cartoonist kate beaton will discuss and sign her collection of comic strips, hark. Quite a few literary and historical jokes in her comics, so would make a great gift for a big brained history buff. A vagrant, which now receives more than a million hits each month.
A vagrant is a newly expanded collection of her witty, literate comics. A vagrants kate beaton on making history funny and who. Scientists and artists, revolutionaries and superheroes, suffragists and presidents theyre all there, as antique hipsters, and they. Mar 9, 2016 explore kabakabanas board hark, a vagrant. Apr 06, 2016 in compiling a list of feminist comics i think everyone should read, i looked beyond marvel and dc comics, because i wanted to spotlight work being done outside of the big two, though i do love and applaud the work being done on ms. The origin of man, her comic celebrating charles darwins 200th birthday, was showcased by myspace dark horse presents in march 2009. The beguiling, toronto strange adventures, halifax legends comics and books, victoria desert island, brooklyn.
She also has a terrific childrens book, the princess and the pony, which will start the young ones in their kate beaton love. A vagrant frequently sends me to wikipedia to read the full bio of historical figures. Cartoonist kate beaton finds the punchlines lost to history art by kate beaton. Other recurring subjects in the comic include superheroes, nancy drew stories, and autobiographical topics. A vagrant remains a reliably witty presence online, and perhaps the only work in comics history where nancy drew, the great gatsby and the.
I wish she was writing when i was in graduate school. The unique variant of the tesla cannon known as the tesla beaton prototype is named for kate, with a nod to the hark. A new collection by the web sensation and new yorker cartoonist hark. A vagrant takes readers on a romp through history and literature with dignity for few and cookies for all with comic strips about famous authors, their characters, and political and historical figures, all drawn in kate beatons pareddown style. If you are not familiar with kate beaton, she is a canadian webcomic artist. The game cabinet with a lady twisted into a boobsandbutt pose is a clear homage in style and pose to kate beatons strong female characters from hark. The unique variant of the tesla cannon known as the teslabeaton prototype is named for kate, with a nod to the hark. Check out kate beatons smart strips skewering wolverine, wonder woman, and. Beaton began drawing historythemed comics for her student newspaper while studying history and anthropology at mount allison university. I sincerely hope many people buy kate beatons book in support of her comic. The strip ran for 403 installments, with installment 404 a thankyou message beginning hark. The site has been going slowly since beaton started work on the hark.
Her comics are about everything from historical figures to book characters to teenage detectives, and she does it really well, theyre really funny, and you can also learn something from them at the same time. The artists simple drawings paired with witty lines are always fun to read. Im guessing that i started hark a vagrant about six months after octopus pie began, but merediths was already a name to be reckoned with, due to the solid reputation of her previous comic skirting danger and because she was an honest to god trained animator in a sea of stickmen comics or twodudesonacouch comics rip forever kisses. Also, rather than use alt text, beaton usually accompanies each comic with a short paragraph. No era or tome emerges unscathed as beaton rightly skewers the western worlds revolutionaries, leaders, sycophants, and suffragists while equally honing her wit on the hapless heroes, heroines, and villains of the bestloved fiction. She became known for her funny comics about history and literature, after her comic about ladies throwing bloomers at the celibate scientist nikola tesla went viral. Kate beaton makes comics about the brontes, canadians, fat ponies, the xmen, hamlet, the american founding fathers, raskolnikov, gay batman, nikola tesla, les miserables, nancy drew, greek. There are occasionally other kinds of comics, including comics in which beaton visits her younger self, a few comics about a pony called fat pony, and a story about a sailor who meets a mermaid. A compendium of cartoons from the hugely popular online comic artist kate beaton. Beaton perfectly melds simplistic, yet endearing drawings with witty, sometimes crude, but always hilarious commentary. Youll never look at literary and historical figures the same way when you read kate beatons wellloved comic, hark. The beguiling, toronto strange adventures, halifax legends comics and books, victoria desert island, brooklyn all. No era or tome emerges unscathed as beaton rightly skewers the western worlds revolutionaries, leaders, sycophants, and suffragists while equally honing her wit on the hapless. Feb 27, 2012 from kate beatons hark, a vagrant strip.
No era or tome emerges unscathed as beaton rightly skewers the western worlds revolutionaries, leaders, sycophants, and suffragists while equally honing her wit on the hapless heroes, heroines, and villains of the bestloved. Check out kate beatons smart strips skewering wolverine. A vagrant remains a reliably witty presence online, and perhaps the only work in comics history where nancy drew, the great gatsby and the war of 1812 can all be. Graphic novel by kate beaton, the adorable drawer of literaryhistorical. Cartoonist kate beaton is back with a new collection of strips that get laughs out of. A vagrant is truly one of the treasures of the modern world. Comic books sensation comics featuring wonder woman. How internet magic helped a quirky cartoonist find success wired. Jul 10, 2015 kate beatons new childrens book, the princess and the pony, is adorably funny. Beatons work has been profiled in wired, macleans, and comic book resources. See more ideas about funny comics, comics and funny.
A vagrant is an uproarious romp through history and literature seen through the sharp, contemporary lens of new yorker cartoonist and comicssensation kate beaton. This hilarious collection takes readers on a romp through history and literature, with comic strips about famous authors, their characters, and political and historical figures. Some of beatons most popular comics over the years have focused on. Intrepid indie comics publisher drawn and quarterly compiled 160 pages. Then you will like never learn anything from history. A vagrant has been noted for its feminist themes, and beaton has described herself as naturally drawn to womens history. It pretty much is beatons greatest hits from 20072009. All the comics on this list are available as prints, except for those that dont say print available 1.
It wanders all over literature and history, occasionally visits beatons hilariouslyremembered childhood or goofy present day family, and manages at every turn to jumpstart your gigglator. A vagrants kate beaton on making history funny and. A vagrant takes readers on a romp through history and literaturewith dignity for few and cookies for allwith comic strips about famous authors, their characters, and political and historical figures, all drawn in kate beatons pareddown, excitable style. A vagrant for a while, and it is easily my favourite web comic, and i knew id have to get my hands on her latest book. Since i am not an expert in or a huge fan of either, most of the jokes went straight over my head, especially the ones about canadian history.
If you are not reading the incomparable kate beaton, whose work is available for free on the internet, go forth and read now, especially her chainsmoking, foulmouthed wonder woman, but especially by hark, a vagrant. Marvel, captain marvel, aforce, black canary, batwoman, and gotham academy. A vagrant has been a favourite of mine for some time now. Its brilliant in a space where webcomics too often rely on video games, movies or comic books, hark.
Kate beaton, the creator of the massively popular webcomic hark. Dont pay attention to the comic number there because. Scientists and artists, revolutionaries and superheroes, suffragists and presidents theyre all there, as antique hipsters, and theyre all skewered with equal parts comedic and. Shes got bits about tesla, a ton of jokes about austen and classic. Kate beaton has become a web comic superstar with her hilarious look at historical and pop culture tropes from julius caesar to gatsby. A vagrant is a collection of comic strips that poke fun at a wide range of historical events and classic literature.
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