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. I sincerely hope many people buy kate beatons book in support of her comic. I am so very grateful for all that this comic and my readers have given me. Nevertheless, check out more of her incredible work here. How are you supposed to compare such wildly different genres as a gag strip hark.
Historical personages that have made appearances in the comic include napoleon bonaparte, ada lovelace, marie antoinette, and the founding fathers. Kate beatons hyperliterate webcomic is on the cutting edge of any. Historical personages that have made appearances in the comic include. When i was about 10 years old, i was put in the hospital for about two weeks. Dont mind if i do, one caption reads elsewhere in the book. News and media for adaptations based on comic books are welcome. Kate beaton makes comics about the brontes, canadians, fat ponies, the xmen, hamlet, the. Im guessing most people know who freud and marx are.
Beaton began drawing historythemed comics for her student newspaper. Kate beaton has become a web comic superstar with her hilarious look at historical and pop culture tropes from julius caesar to gatsby. Kate beaton is a canadian cartoonist who appeared on the comics scene in 2007 with her online work hark. This is a topic close to my heart as i transitioned my collection to some lateral filing cabinets and love having them set up that way. Illustrating mobydick, and 4 other art projects inspired by classic books atlantic mobile hahahah i remember hamlet from high school english.
Beaton updates her website, though she admits, infrequently. Beaton often takes famous literature or events, and makes it her own. 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. Its brilliant in a space where webcomics too often rely on video games, movies or comic books, hark. History and comic book things are fun but its nice for everyone to be. Although he mainly focuses on the integration of visual novels defined by carter as hybrid combinations of written and drawn discourse into english, the benefits he claims. A selfdescribed history and literature nerd, kate beatons comic. The sheer variety in the graphic novels section of the bookstore or library.
Dear poe, i like pym but i think it could have been better. Beaton roots for the ladies of books like jane eyre, the great gatsby and the secret garden while pointing out the ridiculous patriarchal spaces they inhabit, making us laugh while reconsidering the canon. A vagrant is a newly expanded collection of her witty, literate comics. And i think you can even buy prints of them, if you want. This webcomic won the 2011 igantz award for outstanding online comic, as well as the 20112012 harvey award for best online comics work. Mar 9, 2016 explore kabakabanas board hark, a vagrant. Quite a few literary and historical jokes in her comics, so would make a great gift for a big brained history buff. A vagrant, from the author kate beaton, an anthology of the popular webcomic of the same name is a hoot. A vagrant is a webcomic created by cartoonist kate beaton.
Yeah so im pretty hung over on account of the fact that lebron brought it home to cleveland, you can look up roland barthes yourself. With hark, a vagrant, cartoonist kate beaton offers a weird, wacky strip about. A vagrant is a webcomic by canadian artist kate beaton. Im still working on a graphic novel, and picture books for children. Beaton perfectly melds simplistic, yet endearing drawings with witty, sometimes crude, but always hilarious commentary. A vagrant, a superhero comic the unbeatable squirrel girl, a scifi drama patience, a historical fiction drama berlin, and whatever the hell prince of cats is. Artist kate beaton began this project while drawing comics for a student newspaper in college, where she was studying history and anthropology.
The 11 best history books of 2011 would like to be my suffragette today. Cartoonist kate beaton finds the punchlines lost to history pbs. A vagrant began as humorous doodles posted to livejournal but has since become one of the mostloved webcomics in the world. Yesterday morning, the hooded utilitarian posted my list along with 21 others who contributed to a giant survey of comic book creators, retailers, publishers, educators, commentators like me and other industry folk from all over the world to determine the 10 best comics. A vagrant is a brilliant collection of beatons web comics. See more ideas about comics, funny and funny comics. My pal lizz lunney has a new book, its right here, shes a mini comics star but.
There are occasionally other kinds of comics, including comics in which beaton visits her younger self, a. A vagrant is a largely historybased web comic by kate beaton best known for its historical comics, which are oneshots of varying length focusing on historical events or figures. I tend to make, like, six, because i think it adds a bit more depth to the comics that im making. 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 was named one of the top ten fiction books of the year by time. A vagrant octopus pie questionable content webcomics xkcd. I spent half this cartoon collection laughing and the other half feeling like a. Picture books bios id like to see based entirely on hark, a vagrant comics june 23. She became a webcomics superstar within a year of her debut in 2007, drawing huge lines at events like spxto the general puzzlement of the print comics world. A vagrant often portrays historical figures or fictional characters from western literature in comic form. A vagrant written by avery clements, alyp17, and elenaknox10. For a while i was like, i kind of wish i named it something normal. Beaton began drawing historythemed comics for her student newspaper while studying history and anthropology at mount allison university. If youd told me that a collection of comic strips based on literature and history, drawn in a penandink.
Since then, she has become a fan favourite and has garnered a significant following, with illustrations appearing in places like the new yorker, harpers, and marvels strange tales anthology. A vagrant has been a favourite of mine for some time now. Gorey covers were so fun, i thought id give another kind a spin. See more ideas about funny comics, comics and funny. A vagrant comics by k beaton this is just another example of their level of awesomeness. Asofterworld buttercup festival comics cyanide and happiness diesel sweeties dinosaur comics dresden codak editorial explosm hark. Ive been reading her web comic for a while, and it was great to reread some of my favorite ones and to discover newtome ones. A vagrant revisits historical events and characters from a feminist light. A vagrant takes readers on a romp through history and literaturewith dignity for few and cookies for allwith comic strips about famous authors, thei. Kathryn moira beaton born 8 september 1983 is a canadian comics artist and the creator of the comic strip hark. 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.
A big thanks to jeff siegrist for allowing us to repost his great pics and pictures on setting up a comic collection in legalsized filing cabinets. This witty comic strip makes classics chuckleworthy. A vagrant, because really, how many people do you need to tell you that kate beatons comics are hilarious as well as informative i am impressed, though, that something so distinctively unique has caught on so widely. Its been nominated for several awards, winning the harvey twice for best online comic.
Each comic is like an inside joke between me and the author, who just. A vagrant has sold out at conventions across the country and entered the new york times graphic hardcover books. 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. Kate beaton is an eisner award winning artist from canada.
The only things they had to read there were the entire collection of nancy drew books, and i think i must have read all of them at that time. A vagrant, such as it is, is an archive website now. Posted in rcomics by urkcr 551 points and 240 comments. A vagrant is a largely historybased webcomic by kate beaton, best known for its historical comics, which are oneshots of varying length focusing on historical events or figures getting into pretty inaccurate situations recurring themes include beaton visiting her younger self, canada, a pony called fat pony, and a story about a sailor who meets a mermaid. My names athena naylor, and im a cartoonist and recent graduate of the george washington university. A vagrant is an uproarious romp through history and literature seen through the sharp, contemporary lens of new yorker cartoonist and comicssensation kate beaton. No era or tome emerges unscathbed as beaton rightly skewers the western worlds revolutionaries, leaders, sycophants, and suffragists while equally honing her wit on the hapless heroes, heroines, and. Beatons beloved webcomic skips lightly among minutiae from canadian history, english literature, 80s corporate culture. Outstanding online comic, as well as the 20112012 harvey award for best online comics work. Beatons comic timing is like free jazz, in that you never know quite how the jokes will land. A vagrant frequently sends me to wikipedia to read the full bio of historical figures. Having previously earned a bachelors degree in history, much of the humor in beatons comics comes from comedic depictions of historical figures and scenes, although she does occasionally post about more contemporary subjects, such as superhero comics and nancy drew books. A vagrants kate beaton returns to long form comics with ducks. It is a riot, yes and, like all the best riots, its also an education.
This book has a barcode, but it is just a barcode, with no numbers underneath. Setting up your comics in filing cabinets the comics herald. A vagrant takes jane austen, shakespeare and jacques cousteau for a spin. Many of the comics are available as prints but not all of them. Kate beaton is a canadian cartoonist who appeared in the comics scene in 2007 with her online work hark. Haha funny, hilarious, fantasy books, paperback books, funny comics, comic strips, book worms, my books. For people needing a primer on grownup comics, the urtext didnt really exist until two years ago, and thats because the evolution of highart comic books from greasy underground innovation. Hark a vagrant, kate beaton hark a vagrant by kate beaton is full of hilarious comics relating to historical and literary figures. Everything related to print comics comic books, graphic novels, and strips and web comics. A vagrant is best known for its humorous treatment of historical figures and events. The only kate beaton comic i can remember reading online is the one about the. Since then, she has become a fan favorite and has garnered a significant following, with illustrations appearing in places like the new yorker, harpers magazine, and marvels strange tales anthology. Picture books bios id like to see based entirely on hark.
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