Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton
I can’t recommend this book more. Hark! A Vagrant is a brilliant collection of Beaton’s web comics. I’ve been reading her web comic for a while, and it was great to re-read some of my favorite ones and to discover new-to-me ones. Anyone who enjoys a literary, historical, or Canadian joke will appreciate this collection.
(Jason, who a scientist, was not so entertained by these jokes; mostly because he didn’t get a lot of them, and he doesn’t like when that happens. Liberal arts, ftw.)
My favorite jokes are probably the ones about Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters and their books. Mostly, because I’ve always been in agreement with Beaton’s assertion that their romantic heroes were not as romantic as they were played to be. Continue reading “Hark! A Vagrant Graphic Novel Review”