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{{Infobox Webcomic |
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| title = Hark! A Vagrant |
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| author = [[Kate Beaton]] |
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| url = ''[http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php Hark, a Vagrant]'' |
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| status = Updated occasionally.<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=Hark, a Vagrant: About|url=http://www.harkavagrant.com/about.php}}</ref> |
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| began = 2007 |
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| genre = [[Comic strip]] |
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'''Hark! A Vagrant''' is a [[webcomic]] by Canadian artist [[Kate Beaton]]. |
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== Recurring themes == |
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Many ''Hark! A Vagrant'' strips are based on historical figures and events; Beaton studied History and Anthropology at [[Mount Allison University]]<ref name="about"/> and worked at the [[Maritime Museum of BC]] before launching her webcomic.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Medley|first1=Mark|title=Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton cleverly combines history and humour|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/canadian-cartoonist-kate-beaton-cleverly-combines-history-and-humour/article26545781/|website=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> Historical personages that have made appearances in the comic include [[Napoléon Bonaparte]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Beaton|first1=Kate|title=Hark, A Vagrant: 320|url=http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=320}}</ref> [[Ada Lovelace]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Hark, A Vagrant: 298|url=http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=298}}</ref> [[Marie Antoinette]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Hark, A Vagrant: 2|url=http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=2}}</ref> and the [[Founding Fathers of the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hark, a Vagrant: 375|url=http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=375}}</ref> Literary figures feature prominently, such as the [[Brontë sisters]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Hark, a Vagrant: 202|url=http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=202}}</ref> and several strips parody classic literary works such as [[Robinson Crusoe]] and [[Sherlock Holmes]]. |
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''Hark! A Vagrant'' has been noted for its feminist themes,<ref name="Sneddon">{{cite web|last1=Sneddon|first1=Laura|title=Kate Beaton on refusing to let women be forgotten and increasing audience diversity of a comic convention|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/kate-beatons-comics-are-refusing-to-let-women-be-forgotten-a6715486.html|website=Independent}}</ref> and Beaton has described herself as "naturally drawn to women’s history".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Drevitch|first1=Gary|title=Eccentric's Corner: Drawn to History|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201505/eccentrics-corner-drawn-history|website=Psychology Today}}</ref> She is particularly well-known for her series of "Strong Female Characters" strips, which satirise sexist depictions of female characters in comics and movies.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Robinson|first1=Tasha|title=Interview: Kate Beaton|url=https://www.avclub.com/kate-beaton-1798228099|website=AV Club}}</ref> |
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== Style == |
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''Hark! A Vagrant'' is drawn in black and white with pens, brush pens, watercolours, and a Wacom tablet in later comics.<ref name="about"/> Beaton's distinctive drawing style is loose and light, and has been compared to the art of [[Quentin Blake]].<ref name="Sneddon"/> |
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== Reception == |
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''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named the second print collection of ''Hark! A Vagrant'' as one of the top ten fiction books of the year, describing it as the "wittiest book of the year".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Grossman|first1=Lev|title=7. Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101344_2101086_2101094,00.html|website=TIME}}</ref> |
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''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine placed the same collection on its list of 'The 50 Best Non-Superhero Graphic Novels'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Drawn Out: The 50 Best Non-Superhero Graphic Novels|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/lists/drawn-out-the-50-best-non-superhero-graphic-novels-20140505/hark-a-vagrant-kate-beaton-19691231|website=Rolling Stone}}</ref> Maria Popova, writing for ''[[The Atlantic]]'', called the book "a witty and wonderful collection of comics about historical and literary figures and events", and praised Beaton's "truly special gift for simple, subtle, incredibly expressive caricature".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Popova|first1=Maria|title='Hark! A Vagrant': Witty Comics on Historical and Literary Figures|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/10/hark-a-vagrant-witty-comics-on-historical-and-literary-figures/246291/|website=The Atlantic}}</ref> |
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== Awards == |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Award |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Work |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Category |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Result |
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|2009 |
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|[[Doug Wright Award]] |
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|''Hark! A Vagrant'' |
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|Best Emerging Talent |
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| style="background:#dfd;"|Won<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Winners|url=http://www.dougwrightawards.com/past-winners/|website=Dought Wright Awards}}</ref> |
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|- |
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|2010 |
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|[[Harvey Award]] |
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|''Hark! A Vagrant'' |
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|Best online comics work |
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| style="background:#fdd;"| Nominated<ref>{{cite web|last1=Polo|first1=Susana|title=The 2010 Harvey Award Winners|url=https://www.themarysue.com/2010-harvey-award-winners/|website=The Mary Sue}}</ref> |
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|- |
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|2011 |
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|[[Harvey Award]] |
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|''Hark! A Vagrant'' |
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|Best online comics work |
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| style="background:#dfd;"|Won<ref>{{cite web|last1=Melrose|first1=Kevin|title=Winners announced for 2011 Harvey Awards|url=https://www.cbr.com/winners-announced-for-2011-harvey-awards|website=CBR.com}}</ref> |
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|2011 |
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|[[Eagle Award (comics)|Eagle Award]] |
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|''Hark! A Vagrant'' |
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|Favourite Web-Based Comic |
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| style="background:#fdd;"| Nominated<ref>{{cite web|last1=Johnston|first1=Rich|title=Eagle Awards Nominations Announced|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/03/14/eagle-awards-nominations-announced-2/|website=bleedingcool.com}}</ref> |
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|- |
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|2011 |
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|[[Ignatz Award]] |
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|''Hark! A Vagrant'' |
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|Outstanding Online Comic |
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| style="background:#dfd;"|Won<ref>{{cite web|last1=Parkin|first1=John|title=Winners announced for 2011 Ignatz Awards|url=https://www.cbr.com/winners-announced-for-2011-ignatz-awards/|website=CBR.com}}</ref> |
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|- |
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|2012 |
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|[[Harvey Award]] |
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|''Hark! A Vagrant'' |
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|Best online comics work |
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| style="background:#dfd;"|Won<ref>{{cite web|last1=McMillan|first1=Graeme|title='Daredevil,' 'Hark! A Vagrant' And More Win Big At The 2012 Harvey Awards|url=http://comicsalliance.com/2012-harvey-award-winners/|website=comicsalliance.com}}</ref> |
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== Collections == |
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* ''Never Learn Anything From History'' (2009) |
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* ''Hark! A Vagrant'' ([[Drawn and Quarterly]], 2011) |
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* ''Step Aside, Pops'' (Drawn and Quarterly, 2015) |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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