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Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection

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Six months on the New York Times bestseller list! Featured on 25 best of the year lists! “Somewhere in my heart is a folder titled Things I Did Not Know I Wanted and it is full of Kate Beaton comics… Sharp, charming, and weird, Step Aside, Pops is a fine sampling of Beaton's work, and I can't recommend it enough.” ―NPR “Nobody’s ever gotten so much comedy out of omitting punctuation.” ―New York Times Ida B. Wells, the Black Prince, and Benito Juárez burst off the pages of Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection, armed with modern-sounding quips and amusingly on-point repartee. Kate Beaton's second D+Q book brings her hysterically funny gaze to bear on these and even more historical, literary, and contemporary figures. Irreverently funny and carefully researched, no target is safe from Beaton's incisive wit in these satirical strips. Beaton began her infectiously popular web comic, Hark! A Vagrant, in 2007 and it quickly attracted the adoration of hundreds of thousands of fans. It was an unequivocal hit with critics and fans alike, topping best-of-the-year lists from E!, Amazon, Time, and more. Now Beaton returns with a refined pen, ready to make jokes at the expense of hunks, army generals, scientists, and Canadians in equal measure. With a few carefully placed lines, she captures the over-the-top evil of the straw feminists in the closet, the disgruntled dismay of Heathcliff, and Wonder Woman's all- conquering ennui. Step Aside, Pops is sure to be the comedic hit of the year: sharp, insightful, and very funny. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Drawn and Quarterly; First Edition (September 15, 2015)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 160 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1770462082


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 83


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.58 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.23 x 0.81 x 8.59 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #264,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #44 in Drawn & Quarterly Comic & Graphic Novels #220 in Historical & Biographical Fiction Graphic Novels #323 in Literary Graphic Novels (Books)


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Intellectual, witty, and hilarious--perfect!
I'd highly recommend checking out the Hark! A Vagrant site before purchasing so you can get a sense of Beaton's humor and style. If you like what you see there, you'll obviously love Step Aside, Pops and have some of your favorites reappear in beautifully printed form. Beaton's comics are intellectual and witty, and perfect for people who like literature or history (though it's still funny if you don't get the references, in most cases). Her work re-imagining book covers and old postcards are some of my favorites, and make me laugh out loud no matter how many times I've read them. Though I'd seen many of these comics on Beaton's site, I am glad I purchased the book so I can flip through and support an amazing thinker and artist! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2016 by HBish
    • Quirky Comics for Literature and History Fans
I LOVE Kate Beaton. She's definitely a fox, not a hedgehog, so this is a really quirky collection. I'd already heard of the Victorian panic about the threat to public morals and safety posed by women on bicycles, as well as Dr. Sara Josephine Baker, a public health pioneer who physically sat on Typhoid Mary after she was recaptured (she'd continued to work as a cook, despite infecting her employers). And I share Kate Beaton's impatience with Wuthering Heights (and in her earlier book, Jane Eyre) for their over-the-top melodrama and plot holes. Be prepared to google if you don't get the joke. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2015 by Renee C. Ozer
    • Great book
This book is very funny and amusing. I have read it 4 times since I got it, it helps me forget about the everyday stress and gives me a good laugh.
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2021 by m.joseph
    • Kate Beaton Is A Genius!
What a great book! Her strips are all little mini-works-of-art worth their weight in gold! (Well, more than that actually, because the book doesn't weigh that much, but you know what I mean)
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2019 by Greg A. Marshall
    • Laughing for days!
I love this book!!! Kate Beaton is a master of wit. I even gave it to my grandma when she wasn't feeling well and she said it made her laugh as well. If that doesn't seal the deal for you, I don't know what will!
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2017 by Elle B.
    • Humor not for everyone
Some of these cartoons are very funny. Others just strike me as dumb. But that's how humor is. It's a very strange mix of intellectual and mildly vulgar humor that some people might really enjoy. I think you also have to know quite a bit about history, classic writers, literary characters, and pop culture in order to understand it all…which is generally a good thing in my opinion. I like the sort of humor that makes you think, but some of Beaton's interest and knowledge areas just don't quite match mine. I still really admire the way she popifies history and classic literature and makes modern pop culture more literary. Personal enjoyment: 3 More objective view: 4 ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2018 by Melinda
    • The Funniest Hark! A Vagrant Collection So Far
I've been a fan of Hark! A Vagrant for a number of years, and I own Beaton's previous book collections. This one is the funniest so far. The drawings themselves are whimsical and expressive, and Beaton's wit is memorable and relatable. This would be a great gift for anyone with an interest in history, literature, or pop culture. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2015 by Brittany
    • Managed to stop giggling long enough to post a review
If you know Ms. Beaton's work, you know what to expect: Smart, at times surreal, and funny as heck. Also remarkably compassionate: although I'm pretty sure none of the dialog between Juarez and Maximilian actually happened, the awkwardness between them is surely as true as any other history.
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2015 by DA Edelstein

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