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Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton

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svenseven's review

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love everything Kate Beaton does, so naturally I love this. It's a collection of her webcomics which are usually about history and classic history, with the occasional break for things like Nancy Drew and Batman and butts. Drawn and Quarterly has done a splendid job with this release. I hope her next collection has her strips about the 2010 Olympics, those were brilliant.

cursed10fold's review

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funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

pointlessmoss's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoy silly jokes, and this book has silly jokes a-plenty! I didn't get some references because my knowledge of history and famous literature is limited... so looking up the occasional historical figure or book character helped -- regardless, the punchlines hit and I liked most of the comics.

An exchange that tickled me:
Nicolaus Copernicus (I think): Kepler, the Sun orbits the Earth.
Johannes Kepler: What if the Earth orbits the Sun?
Copernicus: What if your wife orbits my dick?

Ah, classic.

milliemudd's review

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funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

therealkathryn's review

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5.0

Funny and smart come together in these comics like chocolate and peanut butter. It's also worth noting that the book's print quality is pretty high, nice heavyweight paper and good binding.