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 Beaton's pared-down, excitable style. This collection features favorite stories as well as new, previously unpublished content. Whether she's writing about Nikola Tesla, Napoleon, or Nancy Drew, Beaton brings a refined sense of the absurd to every situation.
In just four years, Beaton has taken the comics world by storm with her non sequiturs, cheeky comebacks, and irreverent punch lines. With 1.2 million monthly hits on her site--500,000 of them unique--and comics appearing in "Harper's Magazine," the "National Post," and "The New Yorker," her caricatures of historical and fictional figures filtered through a contemporary lens display a sharp, quick wit that knows no bounds.

Reviews

Praise for Kate Beaton:

"[Beaton's comics] are witty reinventions of literary and historical figures navigating modern times . . . A high-minded version of "The Far Side "that is at once of-the-moment and timeless." --DEBORAH VANKIN, "Los Angeles Times

""Simply put, this is the most well-drawn, funniest comic that I've read in a while." --ADRIENNE SO, "Wired

""[Beaton's] neat linework and terrific grasp of simple caricature and facial expression sells a lot of the best strips, including Sasaki Kojiro meeting an undignified end, Jane Austen and Nikola Tesla being pestered by their fans, and Lord Byron muttering "Bitches, man" to a grieving Percy Bysshe Shelley. A-" --"The Onion, "The A.V. Club