Hark! A Vagrant

Kate Beaton’s Hark! A Vagrant (2011–present, Drawn & Quarterly) collects her beloved webcomic into a single, sharp-witted volume. With Beaton as both writer and artist, the book roams through history, literature, and pop culture, delivering deadpan gags and expressive, cartoonish panels that skewer everything from 19th-century politicians to classic novels. It’s a foundational work of the modern webcomics era, celebrated for its clever, feminist, and deeply researched humor that made Beaton a defining voice in the medium.