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Hark! A Vagrant #2
Step Aside, Pops
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Readers' Favorite Graphic Novels & Comics (2015)The sequel to the hit comic collection Hark! a Vagrant, which appeared on best of lists from Time, NPR and USA Today; spent five months on the New York Times bestseller list; and won Harvey, Ignatz, and Doug Wright awards.
Cartoonist Kate Beaton returns with all-new sidesplitting comics that showcase her irreverent love of history, pop culture, and literature. Collected from her wildly popular website, readers will guffaw over “Strong Female Characters,” the wicked yet chivalrous Black Prince, “Straw Feminists in the Closet,” and a disgruntled Heathcliff. Delight in what the internet has long known—Beaton’s humour is as sharp and dangerous as a velocipedestrienne, so watch out!
Cartoonist Kate Beaton returns with all-new sidesplitting comics that showcase her irreverent love of history, pop culture, and literature. Collected from her wildly popular website, readers will guffaw over “Strong Female Characters,” the wicked yet chivalrous Black Prince, “Straw Feminists in the Closet,” and a disgruntled Heathcliff. Delight in what the internet has long known—Beaton’s humour is as sharp and dangerous as a velocipedestrienne, so watch out!
168 pages, Hardcover
First published September 3, 2015
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Kate Beaton
33 books1,675 followersKate Beaton was born in Nova Scotia, took a history degree in New Brunswick, paid it off in Alberta, worked in a museum in British Columbia, then came to Ontario for a while to draw pictures, then Halifax, and then New York, and then back to Toronto.
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September 22, 2022
Not as funny as Hark, A Vagrant! but then, very few things are.
Still good, though.
Still good, though.
November 23, 2015
Kate Beaton returns with a second collection of strips from her brilliant website, Hark! A Vagrant!, in Step Aside, Pops, and it’s as funny and inspired as the first collection was!
Beaton’s strips range from historical and literary references to superhero comics parodies, to random bits of comedy and riffs on old book/magazine covers, posters and postcards.
Her version of Wuthering Heights is hysterical with permanently scowling lunatic Heathcliff and dim Cathy playing out their demented romance in Northern England - if only the actual book had been this entertaining! The Black Prince is a great strip where the teen terror talks like a yoof of today, and the US Founding Fathers go to a mall and an amusement park to hang out. Ben Franklin is so awesome, I loved his silly one-liners - “I can dig it” - and how he's written like a hipster.
Beaton’s pissed off Wonder Woman remains the undisputed greatest version of the character but I also loved her Lois Lane, Reporter, strips. Lois tries to do her job despite Clark continually butting in to ask her if she wants to know Superman’s secret identity and then she loses her rag. “I have a secret too, come here. You. Are in. My goddamned way.” Brown Recluse Spider-Man is also my favourite version of the character. Marvel/DC, you seriously need to hire Beaton to write for you!
The funniest strip was Strong Female Characters with their catchphrase “Sexism is over”. I’m not going to say anything more on them, just read it and cry laughter like I did. Straw Feminists in the Closet is a great satirical piece too.
Some of Beaton’s best stuff is just random mashups like Pride and Prejudice where all the men are Fox Mulder and Liz is Scully. Lady’s Favor, about a knight who chops off a woman’s hair to wear on his, is ridiculously good. Fan favourites from the first book like Napoleon, Peasant Comics and Nemesis return - love those - and the Femme Fatale parody was brilliant too.
So much greatness in this book: the velocipedestrienne (she’s on the cover), snippets from old mag Idler, spooky postcards, Nancy/Gorey covers - fantastic pieces all.
Not everything is a home run. I haven’t read the classic Japanese novel Kokoro so the parody wasn’t as fun as Wuthering Heights for me. A lot of the historical strips are ok at best and don’t produce belly laughs - Juarez and Maximilian, the Rum Rebellion, and the Last Days of Georges Danton were all meh. As was the extended strip of Nasty Boys from an old Janet Jackson video - quirky but kinda dull.
Generally though, Step Aside, Pops was tremendously enjoyable and genuinely hilarious. Kate Beaton is one of the funniest cartoonists in the world and this is easily one of the best humour comics of the year - do your ticker a favour, read this, and laugh heartily. Hark! A wonderful comic!
Beaton’s strips range from historical and literary references to superhero comics parodies, to random bits of comedy and riffs on old book/magazine covers, posters and postcards.
Her version of Wuthering Heights is hysterical with permanently scowling lunatic Heathcliff and dim Cathy playing out their demented romance in Northern England - if only the actual book had been this entertaining! The Black Prince is a great strip where the teen terror talks like a yoof of today, and the US Founding Fathers go to a mall and an amusement park to hang out. Ben Franklin is so awesome, I loved his silly one-liners - “I can dig it” - and how he's written like a hipster.
Beaton’s pissed off Wonder Woman remains the undisputed greatest version of the character but I also loved her Lois Lane, Reporter, strips. Lois tries to do her job despite Clark continually butting in to ask her if she wants to know Superman’s secret identity and then she loses her rag. “I have a secret too, come here. You. Are in. My goddamned way.” Brown Recluse Spider-Man is also my favourite version of the character. Marvel/DC, you seriously need to hire Beaton to write for you!
The funniest strip was Strong Female Characters with their catchphrase “Sexism is over”. I’m not going to say anything more on them, just read it and cry laughter like I did. Straw Feminists in the Closet is a great satirical piece too.
Some of Beaton’s best stuff is just random mashups like Pride and Prejudice where all the men are Fox Mulder and Liz is Scully. Lady’s Favor, about a knight who chops off a woman’s hair to wear on his, is ridiculously good. Fan favourites from the first book like Napoleon, Peasant Comics and Nemesis return - love those - and the Femme Fatale parody was brilliant too.
So much greatness in this book: the velocipedestrienne (she’s on the cover), snippets from old mag Idler, spooky postcards, Nancy/Gorey covers - fantastic pieces all.
Not everything is a home run. I haven’t read the classic Japanese novel Kokoro so the parody wasn’t as fun as Wuthering Heights for me. A lot of the historical strips are ok at best and don’t produce belly laughs - Juarez and Maximilian, the Rum Rebellion, and the Last Days of Georges Danton were all meh. As was the extended strip of Nasty Boys from an old Janet Jackson video - quirky but kinda dull.
Generally though, Step Aside, Pops was tremendously enjoyable and genuinely hilarious. Kate Beaton is one of the funniest cartoonists in the world and this is easily one of the best humour comics of the year - do your ticker a favour, read this, and laugh heartily. Hark! A wonderful comic!
September 17, 2019
Ahahahahaha *breathes* AHAHAHAHAH
I can't remember the last time I laughed so much at a comic strip! Not only the sense of humour of the author is witty, absurd and clever, but the art style makes it double the fun! If you are a book nerd, a science nerd, a history nerd, or just any nerd really, you are going to love this! Absolutely recommended.
I can't remember the last time I laughed so much at a comic strip! Not only the sense of humour of the author is witty, absurd and clever, but the art style makes it double the fun! If you are a book nerd, a science nerd, a history nerd, or just any nerd really, you are going to love this! Absolutely recommended.
February 4, 2019
An incredibly clever collection of comics with topics ranging from history to literature to pop culture and everything in between.
You don't have to know a thing about Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant to enjoy this book. (I didn't.) And it is so much fun.
Like any great observational comedian, Kate takes idiosyncrasies or exaggerates details to create comic gold.
For instance, here's the dialogue from a comic about the Black Prince and some of his early exploits: "How are you feeling about being a hero of the battle of Crecy?" "Bro I am stoked." "This is quite a momentous event so far in the war..." "Those French guys were like 'Whoaaaaaa'." "I keep forgetting you are sixteen." "And my army was like eat it. Ka chow!!" pg 114
There's another one I liked about the Greek god Zeus going on a first date that doesn't make much sense without the pictures so you'll just have to check it out for yourself on page 123. Basically, it's a play on all of the mythological stories about Zeus revealing himself to mortals as a swan, shower of gold or something else and still getting the girl. Kate has a point. I mean, how does that even work... showing up as a shower of gold. It's ridiculous and almost begging for a comic to make fun of it. Like this one. :)
In addition to the observational humor, Kate takes characters from old posters, newspaper clippings or magazine photos and gives them a back story. Some of her creations are just hysterical.
The spare and pencil-drawn style strongly reminded me of Nimona, which I also enjoyed. I highly recommend this collection for readers who enjoy comics or satire.
You don't have to know a thing about Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant to enjoy this book. (I didn't.) And it is so much fun.
Like any great observational comedian, Kate takes idiosyncrasies or exaggerates details to create comic gold.
For instance, here's the dialogue from a comic about the Black Prince and some of his early exploits: "How are you feeling about being a hero of the battle of Crecy?" "Bro I am stoked." "This is quite a momentous event so far in the war..." "Those French guys were like 'Whoaaaaaa'." "I keep forgetting you are sixteen." "And my army was like eat it. Ka chow!!" pg 114
There's another one I liked about the Greek god Zeus going on a first date that doesn't make much sense without the pictures so you'll just have to check it out for yourself on page 123. Basically, it's a play on all of the mythological stories about Zeus revealing himself to mortals as a swan, shower of gold or something else and still getting the girl. Kate has a point. I mean, how does that even work... showing up as a shower of gold. It's ridiculous and almost begging for a comic to make fun of it. Like this one. :)
In addition to the observational humor, Kate takes characters from old posters, newspaper clippings or magazine photos and gives them a back story. Some of her creations are just hysterical.
The spare and pencil-drawn style strongly reminded me of Nimona, which I also enjoyed. I highly recommend this collection for readers who enjoy comics or satire.
December 26, 2015
I've seen Kate Beaton's work online before and always thought it was very funny, so I was happy to get a collection of her comics as a Christmas present! Naturally, I read the whole thing on Christmas day, while seated in the living room surrounded by my family.
I really enjoyed the whole thing and I will definitely re-read it. I love Beaton's style and sense of humor. The only reason I give four stars instead of five is honestly more my fault--I didn't understand like a third of the jokes because my history is pretty rusty. But I imagine as I learn more, I will read this again in the future and those jokes will make more sense to me. :P
But over all, a very entertaining collection!
I really enjoyed the whole thing and I will definitely re-read it. I love Beaton's style and sense of humor. The only reason I give four stars instead of five is honestly more my fault--I didn't understand like a third of the jokes because my history is pretty rusty. But I imagine as I learn more, I will read this again in the future and those jokes will make more sense to me. :P
But over all, a very entertaining collection!
November 15, 2015
I feel super bad about this review. Kate Beaton deserves my best words, because she is a wonderful, smart, creative genius who produces such sassy and perfect art.
But I super read this in the middle of the night during a Read-a-thon, and other than remembering that I laughed frequently, loudly, and obnoxiously, I remember NOTHING about this book. I mean, the entirety of my oh so helpful review after reading was, "This book wasn't long enough." THANKS A BUNCH, ASHLEY.
If you aren't familiar with Hark! A Vagrant, what are you even doing with your life. Check out this book, or her previous collection (which was just called Hark! A Vagrant), or just drop by her site and peruse any old comic at all. It's a great mix of silly nonsense, historical sassiness, and poking fun at literature.
Anyway here are some fun comics:
But I super read this in the middle of the night during a Read-a-thon, and other than remembering that I laughed frequently, loudly, and obnoxiously, I remember NOTHING about this book. I mean, the entirety of my oh so helpful review after reading was, "This book wasn't long enough." THANKS A BUNCH, ASHLEY.
If you aren't familiar with Hark! A Vagrant, what are you even doing with your life. Check out this book, or her previous collection (which was just called Hark! A Vagrant), or just drop by her site and peruse any old comic at all. It's a great mix of silly nonsense, historical sassiness, and poking fun at literature.
Anyway here are some fun comics:
October 8, 2015
I love Kate Beaton. Her comics, mostly about classic literature and history, are just so completely right up my alley that she would have to be pretty terrible for me to not like her work at least a little. And she's very good. I'm reasonably sure that most if not all of these strips were originally available in her webcomic, but it was great to see some of my favorites again, and the format of this book is really nice.
December 31, 2015
Oh Kate Beaton. Unfortunately for me, this collection just wasn't as good as the previous one, Hark! A Vagrant. That's not to say that this is a bad collection, as there was plenty in here to love, but it just wasn't as laugh out loud as the first book, and my expectations were rather high.
My favourite things about this were the comics about Wuthering Heights and straw feminism... and pretty much any of the literature ones naturally. However, some of the historical comics I couldn't really understand, particular some relating to classical history/literature, as I'm just not familiar with the basis of the jokes.
I still love Kate Beaton, and I would still recommend this collection, but the first is her best.
My favourite things about this were the comics about Wuthering Heights and straw feminism... and pretty much any of the literature ones naturally. However, some of the historical comics I couldn't really understand, particular some relating to classical history/literature, as I'm just not familiar with the basis of the jokes.
I still love Kate Beaton, and I would still recommend this collection, but the first is her best.
March 27, 2016
I tried reading this book a while back and couldn't get into it. Very glad I gave it another try. Some of the comics I don't get, and perhaps it's because I am not knowledgeable enough about history and literature and literary history. For the most part these are quirky, delightful, fucked-up fun.
If there is a book you love or a man, woman, god, rebellion, author or novel you idealize, don't go looking to Kate Beaton to help you uphold your un-acidified notions of progress, splendor and human nobility. She goes after just about anything that might also be gone after for the sake of nostalgia or glorification. She even goes through archives of old postcards and broadsides and book covers and animates them in strange and genius manner.
Here is a sequence I particularly enjoyed. One of her strategies, as you can see, below, is to take characters of yore and let them loose in more modern settings. (Images also on my blog post. They weren't formatting correctly in here.)
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php...
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php...
Though the comics in this book are most or all online, I appreciated reading them in book form. I don't know that the order in which they are read matters so much, but it is nice that in the book the comics that are of the same sequence are put together (while in the web comics they are often separated, because the archive is in the order of date published.)
Some of my favorites:
Founding fathers comics (above).
Strong Female Characters sequence.
http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=311
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php...
Juarez and Maximilian.
Bronte sisters http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=202
Katherine Sui Fun Cheung sequence http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php... (along with a link http://www.aviatrixmovie.org/#!photos...)
Wuthering Heights (aka Dithering Heights. Or, no, Blithering Heights.) http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php...
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php...
If there is a book you love or a man, woman, god, rebellion, author or novel you idealize, don't go looking to Kate Beaton to help you uphold your un-acidified notions of progress, splendor and human nobility. She goes after just about anything that might also be gone after for the sake of nostalgia or glorification. She even goes through archives of old postcards and broadsides and book covers and animates them in strange and genius manner.
Here is a sequence I particularly enjoyed. One of her strategies, as you can see, below, is to take characters of yore and let them loose in more modern settings. (Images also on my blog post. They weren't formatting correctly in here.)
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php...
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php...
Though the comics in this book are most or all online, I appreciated reading them in book form. I don't know that the order in which they are read matters so much, but it is nice that in the book the comics that are of the same sequence are put together (while in the web comics they are often separated, because the archive is in the order of date published.)
Some of my favorites:
Founding fathers comics (above).
Strong Female Characters sequence.
http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=311
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php...
Juarez and Maximilian.
Bronte sisters http://harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=202
Katherine Sui Fun Cheung sequence http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php... (along with a link http://www.aviatrixmovie.org/#!photos...)
Wuthering Heights (aka Dithering Heights. Or, no, Blithering Heights.) http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php...
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php...
July 10, 2015
"You see me rollin up pops you step aside." Let the above serve as notice: everyone better get outta Kate Beaton's way.
This book made me laugh on almost every page. Beaton isn't just razor-sharp; she's a diamond-tipped drill (maybe kind of like the one in ARMAGEDDON? A big, powerful one, anyways), mercilessly cutting through both the flawed politics of gender representation and the absurdities of Nancy Drew with equal wit. You haven't lived until you've read 'Straw Feminists'. Or 'Strong Female Characters'. Or her thoughts on Lois Lane. Or her multi-chapter version of 'Wuthering Heights'. Am I fangirling enough yet? Beaton's also a history buff, and her takes on everyone from Julius Ceaser to Ida B. Wells will just make you love her even more. It's rare that a serious work of feminist thought is this charmingly drawn and also side-splittingly funny; when something like this comes along pops you step aside.
This book made me laugh on almost every page. Beaton isn't just razor-sharp; she's a diamond-tipped drill (maybe kind of like the one in ARMAGEDDON? A big, powerful one, anyways), mercilessly cutting through both the flawed politics of gender representation and the absurdities of Nancy Drew with equal wit. You haven't lived until you've read 'Straw Feminists'. Or 'Strong Female Characters'. Or her thoughts on Lois Lane. Or her multi-chapter version of 'Wuthering Heights'. Am I fangirling enough yet? Beaton's also a history buff, and her takes on everyone from Julius Ceaser to Ida B. Wells will just make you love her even more. It's rare that a serious work of feminist thought is this charmingly drawn and also side-splittingly funny; when something like this comes along pops you step aside.
December 18, 2016
i love how as Kate Beaton is making fun of history she is also schooling us.
September 20, 2024
2024 review:
I'm once again rereading the Hark! A Vagrant collections. This collection features strips that are among my favourites (the ones about Lois Lane, Wonder Woman, velocipedestrians, and more), strips that live rent free in my mind for no reason at all (like the one about the guy from the Nasty music video), and forgotten favourites (like Straw Feminists in the Closet/in Feminist Fun or the one where Cinderella is absolutely jacked). Plus a bunch of other ones that even if they aren't favourites, they're still really fun. Hark! A Vagrant is an all time favourite strip for me.
2016 review:
Exactly as I expected, this was hilarious from start to finish. Hark! A Vagrant is easily my favourite webcomic, and this is an excellent collection. I was worried the first collection would have used up all the best ones, but this was just as great.
If you're looking for a comic strip that makes use of history, literature, and pop culture in a brilliantly hilarious way, this is the comic for you. It was everything I never knew I needed. Step Aside, Pops is an excellent example of everything that makes Hark! A Vagrant great.
I'm once again rereading the Hark! A Vagrant collections. This collection features strips that are among my favourites (the ones about Lois Lane, Wonder Woman, velocipedestrians, and more), strips that live rent free in my mind for no reason at all (like the one about the guy from the Nasty music video), and forgotten favourites (like Straw Feminists in the Closet/in Feminist Fun or the one where Cinderella is absolutely jacked). Plus a bunch of other ones that even if they aren't favourites, they're still really fun. Hark! A Vagrant is an all time favourite strip for me.
2016 review:
Exactly as I expected, this was hilarious from start to finish. Hark! A Vagrant is easily my favourite webcomic, and this is an excellent collection. I was worried the first collection would have used up all the best ones, but this was just as great.
If you're looking for a comic strip that makes use of history, literature, and pop culture in a brilliantly hilarious way, this is the comic for you. It was everything I never knew I needed. Step Aside, Pops is an excellent example of everything that makes Hark! A Vagrant great.
December 28, 2018
Hark! A Vagrant is a delightful and quirky webcomic (which has sadly discontinued). It delightfully pokes fun at such wide ranging topics as classic literature, Canadian History, super heroes, and random underappreciated historical figures (especially badass women) among many, many other topics. They are typically short, delightful, and offer a... unique take on the subject matter. While the art isn't the highest quality, its rough and whimsical style really lends itself well to the comic's tone. Everything is just good, absurd fun and the past is way weirder than we typically give it credit for. These comics are well worth your time and you will probably learn stuff along the way.
February 9, 2024
Kate Beaton does it again! Great picnic book to read with a friend on a summer day in your favorite park. I will be sure to look up more books by Kate; I think this GN deserves a much wider readership! If you know someone who is studying literature be sure to share this book with them - a great gift that is sure to please!
July 21, 2016
Definitely not as good as the collection that precedes it. I adored the Chopin & Liszt strips in the beginning, giggled at the Georges Danton and founding fathers ones, and of course I loved the Nemeses too... But the rest of it just wasn't as funny as some of Beaton's other comics. Some strips were so far off being funny that it was genuinely confusing- like that bizarre Cinderella retelling. I don't even know what the fuck that was.
Good for a few giggles, but if you really want to laugh until your face turns blue, go read Hark! A Vagrant and browse the website for a few hours- this book isn't necessary.
Good for a few giggles, but if you really want to laugh until your face turns blue, go read Hark! A Vagrant and browse the website for a few hours- this book isn't necessary.
October 26, 2015
Kate Beaton is the best. I LLOL'd (literally laughed out loud) many times while reading this. Also: a while back I was complaining how there's way too many comics about angsty 20-something bi-coastal urban hipsters, and hardly any comics about INTERESTING people. Beaton is not guilty of this; her comics are about literary characters, historical political figures, Ida B. Wells, Alexander Pushkin... mwah.
Also I loved the extended riff on the nasty boy from Janet's Jackson's "Nasty". St. Jude's Home for the Nasty... hahah
Also I loved the extended riff on the nasty boy from Janet's Jackson's "Nasty". St. Jude's Home for the Nasty... hahah
July 10, 2015
Napoleon Bonaparte, Kate Beaton's proclaimed unofficial mascot, makes a brief appearance in "Step Aside, Pops" but the star is truly Tiny Hermione. Yes, that Hermione. Or perhaps Wonder Woman or Nancy Drew, and let's not forget Strong Female Characters and Straw Feminists. There's a thread through all Beaton's comic strips; the humour and wit, the commentary, the history, the classic literature and the contemporary pop-culture - there is something for everyone. Beaton gets her inspiration from book covers and postcards as well, bringing them to life with her satirical interpretation. Ever wondered how the American Founding Fathers would behave in a mall today? Don't fret, she has got you covered! So pops, 1) Step aside, 2) Hark! Kate Beaton is rollin' up in bangin' style and you'll want to pay heed to what she says.
December 22, 2015
My review for the first book: Hark! A Vagrant! applies here as well.
Unfortunately, due to the over-hype of these books, I had bought them as a set in my excitement, never once thinking I would not enjoy them so much. I mean, it was bad enough reading one of those books, but reading this, it is exactly the same - except different characters and events were inserted. The humor gets pretty old and even stops being "mildly amusing" at this point.
As mentioned in my first review:
I certainly don't think it deserves to be published in a book, it is funnier in pieces, funnier in small installments perhaps in a magazine or newspaper, but as a collection, it eventually gets a bit redundant, I'm afraid.
I appreciate the effort, but I did not enjoy this one very much.
Unfortunately, due to the over-hype of these books, I had bought them as a set in my excitement, never once thinking I would not enjoy them so much. I mean, it was bad enough reading one of those books, but reading this, it is exactly the same - except different characters and events were inserted. The humor gets pretty old and even stops being "mildly amusing" at this point.
As mentioned in my first review:
I certainly don't think it deserves to be published in a book, it is funnier in pieces, funnier in small installments perhaps in a magazine or newspaper, but as a collection, it eventually gets a bit redundant, I'm afraid.
I appreciate the effort, but I did not enjoy this one very much.
August 31, 2016
I have followed Kate Beaton's work since I first saw her comic Hark! A Vagrant on LJ many moons ago. I'm still holding out hope that one day I can just marry her sense of humor.
As is her wont, Beaton has combined major historical giants (Napoleon, in a manner of speaking) with much lesser known figures (Average Medieval Peasants™) to round out this collection. It's ALL good, but her Nancy Drew will always be my fave.
As is her wont, Beaton has combined major historical giants (Napoleon, in a manner of speaking) with much lesser known figures (Average Medieval Peasants™) to round out this collection. It's ALL good, but her Nancy Drew will always be my fave.
October 27, 2015
I like Beaton's cartoons, especially the ones about literature. She has a way to capture the essence of a story, or the author, and present it in a snarky but cute manner. So I looked forward to seeing them in print.
But oh . . . the pictures are so small. They just don't have the impact they are supposed to have, and her scribbly text is so hard to read in this size.
I think I just keep checking them online.
But oh . . . the pictures are so small. They just don't have the impact they are supposed to have, and her scribbly text is so hard to read in this size.
I think I just keep checking them online.
September 20, 2015
Kate Beaton's follow-up volume to Hark! A Vagrant, with the same type of humour.
Hey, why mess with a winning formula?
No 'Mystery Solving Teens' this time around, though :(
Only bad thing about this book? It's over way too quickly!
Hey, why mess with a winning formula?
No 'Mystery Solving Teens' this time around, though :(
Only bad thing about this book? It's over way too quickly!
January 17, 2016
Kate Beaton is a national treasure. Give her all the genius grants. Give her the order of Canada. Give her the order of Nova Scotia. Give her the order of Cape Breton. Give her this piece of my heart that I carved out to show my appreciation.
July 27, 2015
Hilarious, sassy, and smart. Check, check, and check.
August 13, 2015
She had me at Wuthering Heights.
November 21, 2015
I snort-laughed through this book.
And also I have a sneaking suspicion that Kate Beaton and Mallory Ortberg (The Toast web site; Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters) share whatever part of the brain that's responsible for the comic reinterpretation of paintings, literature, and history.
And also I have a sneaking suspicion that Kate Beaton and Mallory Ortberg (The Toast web site; Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters) share whatever part of the brain that's responsible for the comic reinterpretation of paintings, literature, and history.
November 24, 2015
She really missed the boat by not including Hamilton in her famous Alexander series, but otherwise I have nothing for love for Kate Beaton. If for no other reason than she makes me google search a lot of historical people. Also, duels. Don't you ever just want to duel?
July 2, 2016
Kate Beaton makes me laugh even if I have no idea what the joke is about. If you are geeky like me and like history, literature, pop culture, random geekyness, etc. you need to read some Hark! A Vagrant. You can start here.
April 26, 2018
The comics about pop culture, books and feminism were funny. The historical comics were quite good as well, they would have been more amusing though if I had had more knowledge for those specific historical events/figures.
September 24, 2015
I didn't think I could love Kate Beaton more, and then she did an X Files Jane Austen mash-up
January 7, 2016
I don't know enough about history to appreciate a lot of those jokes. I'm just not sure I gel with Beaton's comedy style. I'm a bit thick sometimes....
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