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Hark! A Vagrant
Cover for the 2011 print collection
Author(s)Kate Beaton
WebsiteHark, a Vagrant
Current status/scheduleUpdated occasionally.[1]
Launch date2007
Genre(s)Comic strip

Hark! A Vagrant is a webcomic by Canadian artist Kate Beaton.

Recurring themes

Many Hark! A Vagrant strips are based on historical figures and events; Beaton studied History and Anthropology at Mount Allison University[1] and worked at the Maritime Museum of BC before launching her webcomic.[2] Historical personages that have made appearances in the comic include Napoléon Bonaparte,[3] Ada Lovelace,[4] Marie Antoinette,[5] and the Founding Fathers of the United States.[6] Literary figures feature prominently, such as the Brontë sisters,[7] and several strips parody classic literary works such as Robinson Crusoe and Sherlock Holmes.

Hark! A Vagrant has been noted for its feminist themes,[8] and Beaton has described herself as "naturally drawn to women’s history".[9] She is particularly well-known for her series of "Strong Female Characters" strips, which satirise sexist depictions of female characters in comics and movies.[10]

Style

Hark! A Vagrant is drawn in black and white with pens, watercolours, brush pens, and a Wacom tablet in later comics.[1] Beaton's distinctive drawing style is loose and light, and has been compared to the illustrations of Quentin Blake.[8]

Reception

The 2011 print collection of Hark! A Vagrant was named one of the top ten fiction books of the year by Time magazine,[11] and Rolling Stone magazine placed the same collection on its list of 'The 50 Best Non-Superhero Graphic Novels'.[12] Maria Popova, in 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".[13] Alex Manley, writing for Maisonneuve, wrote that "the collection reveals Beaton's flair for marrying dry historical facts of varying arcanity with cheap, childish gags in a way that never seems to get old."[14]

Awards

Year Award Work Category Result
2009 Doug Wright Award Hark! A Vagrant Best Emerging Talent Won[15]
2010 Harvey Award Hark! A Vagrant Best online comics work Nominated[16]
2011 Harvey Award Hark! A Vagrant Best online comics work Won[17]
2011 Eagle Award Hark! A Vagrant Favourite Web-Based Comic Nominated[18]
2011 Ignatz Award Hark! A Vagrant Outstanding Online Comic Won[19]
2012 Harvey Award Hark! A Vagrant Best online comics work Won[20]

Collections

  • Never Learn Anything From History (2009)
  • Hark! A Vagrant (Drawn and Quarterly, 2011)
  • Step Aside, Pops (Drawn and Quarterly, 2015)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hark, a Vagrant: About".
  2. ^ Medley, Mark. "Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton cleverly combines history and humour". The Globe and Mail.
  3. ^ Beaton, Kate. "Hark, A Vagrant: 320".
  4. ^ "Hark, A Vagrant: 298".
  5. ^ "Hark, A Vagrant: 2".
  6. ^ "Hark, a Vagrant: 375".
  7. ^ "Hark, a Vagrant: 202".
  8. ^ a b Sneddon, Laura. "Kate Beaton on refusing to let women be forgotten and increasing audience diversity of a comic convention". Independent.
  9. ^ Drevitch, Gary. "Eccentric's Corner: Drawn to History". Psychology Today.
  10. ^ Robinson, Tasha. "Interview: Kate Beaton". AV Club.
  11. ^ Grossman, Lev. "7. Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton". TIME.
  12. ^ "Drawn Out: The 50 Best Non-Superhero Graphic Novels". Rolling Stone.
  13. ^ Popova, Maria. "'Hark! A Vagrant': Witty Comics on Historical and Literary Figures". The Atlantic.
  14. ^ Manley, Alex. "Kate Beaton's Revisionist History". maisonneuve.org.
  15. ^ "Past Winners". Dought Wright Awards.
  16. ^ Polo, Susana. "The 2010 Harvey Award Winners". The Mary Sue.
  17. ^ Melrose, Kevin. "Winners announced for 2011 Harvey Awards". CBR.com.
  18. ^ Johnston, Rich. "Eagle Awards Nominations Announced". bleedingcool.com.
  19. ^ Parkin, John. "Winners announced for 2011 Ignatz Awards". CBR.com.
  20. ^ McMillan, Graeme. "'Daredevil,' 'Hark! A Vagrant' And More Win Big At The 2012 Harvey Awards". comicsalliance.com.