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. I couldnt read kate beatons first collection of comics, hark. 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 strips range from historical and literary references to superhero comics parodies, to random bits of comedy and riffs on old bookmagazine covers, posters.
Born in nova scotia, beaton studied history and anthropology, discovering through her universitys. A book by its gorey cover i saw a collection of edward gorey book covers online and thought id give a go at drawing them up, now you dont have to read. If you are not familiar with kate beaton, she is a canadian webcomic artist. Sep 18, 2015 the best strip in kate beatons very funny new book and the comic i saw make the rounds most online, back when it first appeared is called nasty. Sep 22, 2011 beatons the rochester wedding party strip covers much of the same ground in six panels. 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. Finding the humor in history the irreverent take on the giants of literature, science and politics could only have come from the brain of cartoonist kate beaton. Under her real name actually, her real last name is mcchesney, she writes romance novels including the travelling matchmaker series. Kate beaton how to make history, jane eyre and superheroes funny kate beaton, creator of the comic hark. Cartoonist kate beaton finds the punchlines lost to history.
It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of author marion chesney gibbons, known professionally as m. Canadian cartoonist kate beaton joins shad to discuss her latest collection of cartoons, step aside, pops. A funny thing about nancy drew is that even though i read all her books, there was that unwritten rule that nancy drew was for girls and hardy boys were for boys, so ive never read a hardy boys book. Kate beaton is a canadian cartoonist who appeared on the comics scene in 2007 with her online work hark. A vagrant, talked with the newshour about her online fan base, her first childrens book and how she made historys saddest tales funny. Little is spared her lively pen and waggish, incisive wit.
Beatons the rochester wedding party strip covers much of the same ground in six panels. Kate beaton covers it all in step aside, pops youtube. A vagrant is definitely the booklength kate beaton object of choice. How internet magic helped a quirky cartoonist find success. Beaton was the creator and the writer of the fictional hamish macbeth series. Sep 03, 2015 kate beaton returns with a second collection of strips from her brilliant website, hark. Historical humorist and internet cartoonist, kate beaton is in studio q to talk about her new book hark. Superstar cartoonist kate beaton on superheroes, strong. Many of the articles i read about the book cited the goreynancy book cover business as the best work. 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. Premade book covers, made to overcome your competitors. Kate beaton does awesome web comics with old book covers by. How to make history, jane eyre and superheroes funny. A vagrant by kate beaton, 9781770460607, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Kate beaton takes on a selection of edward gorey book covers. It is titled death of a gossip the book did well and a sequel came out two years later, titled death of a cad. Premade book covers and ebook covers for independent authors on a budget. A vagrant creator and author of the princess and the pony has been announced. Jun 30, 2015 kate beaton is a canadian cartoonist who appeared in the comics scene in 2007 with her online work hark. Kate beaton has been making silly comics about history and other things for years on the web. Beaton perfectly melds simplistic, yet endearing drawings with witty, sometimes crude, but always hilarious commentary. I looked forward to more fun with historical figures and classic book covers, while maybe learning a few things at the same time. Legends comics and books, victoria desert island, brooklyn. Seeing red, which entered the new york times best seller list. Following more covers and a backup story, leth was chosen do a graphic novel, adventure time. Kate beatons newest book, step aside, pops does not disappoint. Kate beaton s newest book, step aside, pops does not disappoint. Crazy beautiful book covers the fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but ilhether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in.
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. A vagrant is an uproarious romp through history and literature seen through the sharp, contemporary lens of new yorker cartoonist and comicssensation kate beaton. A vagrant, which covers, among many other things, 19th century novels, ludicrous superhero costumes. I think that the really good thing about them is that they dont need. Kate beaton is a canadian cartoonist who appeared in the comics scene in 2007 with her online work hark.
A casual webcomics hobbyist who earned such a devoted following that she wound up moving from her native canada to new york to go into cartooning full time, kate beaton covers a broad range of. For the better part of a decade, the gifted canadian cartoonist has crafted pithy strips about literature and history. Part of the awesomeness about kate beatons comics is the modern perspective on history. 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. Jul 17, 2012 kate beaton does awesome web comics with old book covers by edward gorey. A vagrant creator kate beaton that shows the whole cast. A book by its gorey cover i saw a collection of edward gorey book covers online and thought id give a go at drawing them up, now you dont have. 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. 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. The latest season of acorn tvs adaptation of the agatha raisin novels has finally aired on sky tv in the uk. Oct 01, 2015 canadian cartoonist kate beaton joins shad to discuss her latest collection of cartoons, step aside, pops. A certain talented lady has been very busy and soon, soon. Beaton, she has written over 20 agatha raisin and nearly 30 hamish macbeth mystery novels. The latest season of acorn tvs adaptation of the agatha raisin novels.
Click on the panel below to see a highres version of the full strip. 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. That still doesnt make a lot of sense its not obviously something to raise up as the centerpiece of a webcomic but randomness and serendipity. A book by its gorey cover i saw a collection of edward gorey book covers online and thought id give a go at drawing them up, now you dont have to read them. A vagrant kate beaton by ham i was delighted to find hark. Kate beaton returns with a second collection of strips from her brilliant website, hark.
A vagrant, and not read her followup, step aside, pops, which was published in early fall of 2015. Jul 07, 2015 i ve been a fan of kate beatons work for years, starting with her genius webcomic hark. Several years ago, i was a juror for the doug wright awards for canadian comics and graphic novels, and we chose kate beaton as. In a just world, kate beatons work would be required reading in schools. Her nancy drew book cover interpretations always make me laugh out loud. The best strip in kate beatons very funny new book and the comic i saw make the rounds most online, back when it first appeared is called nasty. Legends comics and books, victoria desert island, brooklyn all content c20062018 kate beaton. A vagrant, from the author kate beaton, an anthology of the popular webcomic of the same name is a hoot. Many of the articles i read about the book cited the goreynancy book cover business as the. Kate beaton explores new avenues in the very funny. Many of the articles i read about the book cited the goreynancy book cover business as the best work i do, which i am uncertain how to take artists. Exclusive look at kate beatons illustrations for a brand new. Kate beaton, the creator of the massively popular webcomic hark.
Jan 03, 2012 finding the humor in history the irreverent take on the giants of literature, science and politics could only have come from the brain of cartoonist kate beaton. Francis has a habit of popping up here, wouldnt you say. A vagrant and to offer some insight on how she mines canadas often obscure historical. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I couldnt read kate beaton s first collection of comics, hark. In her new book collection step aside, pops, beaton spins out strips that poke fun at superheroes, use the covers of nancy drew novels as creative prompts, imagine fox mulder of the xfiles as a. Marion chesney is a prolific scottish novelist who often goes under the pen name m. A vagrant is definitely the book length kate beaton object of choice. The series kicked off way back in 1985 with the release of the first novel. A vagrant, on the art of telling jokes about things people take seriously. I ve been a fan of kate beatons work for years, starting with her genius webcomic hark. See more ideas about comics, funny comics and funny.
I am going to do a little art piece for the yearly auction the sweetest little thing, but what. She became known for her funny comics about history and literature, after her comic about ladies throwing bloomers at the celibate scientist. Exclusive look at kate beatons illustrations for a brand. Nov 23, 2011 historical humorist and internet cartoonist, kate beaton is in studio q to talk about her new book hark. Sep 22, 2011 kate beaton how to make history, jane eyre and superheroes funny kate beaton, creator of the comic hark.