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FREE HARK! A VAGRANT PDF Kate Beaton | 168 pages | 03 Nov 2011 | Vintage Publishing | 9780224094146 | English | London, United Kingdom Hark! A Vagrant — LiveJournal Log in No account? Create an account. Remember me. July 10th,am. New comic! Click to Hark! A Vagrant I'm going to try this, I think. I haven't been updating the lj, because I don't like seeing people link to it instead of my website Hark! A Vagrant is still my home base and main source of comics-related income! But then Hark! A Vagrant didn't want to leave it either, so I think I can work the lj like the tumblr and just post a leading image. Just a little change, no big deal! With the site, twitter, tumblr and lj I feel like things are all over the place, and I'd like to keep things as tight but accessible! Click the link! May 14th,am. I made a comic for my mother yesterday, who has believed in my abilities longer and more fiercely than anyone else. You can find it here. February 21st,pm. You can find them here on my tumblr. It's part one of two, and hopefully there's a word to the wise in there at least once. January 16th,am. I have been obsessing over Hark! A Vagrant history in the past while. It only seemed natural to come back to the world of Hark! A Vagrant old friends. I like the idea of recurring characters in this strip, and that's why you're seeing more of it! Though we might take them from 15th century to 14th century. The 14th century is just so. I like a good old mix of funny Hark! A Vagrant with a lil' anachronism thrown in Hark! A Vagrant mix. For allergies, I'll be honest: I have no idea what people thought then. And I've been looking at medical Medieval image catalogues like nobody's business. I should really make a tumblr or something to record research travels on the internet, because I just want to share everything with you! There is so much great stuff out there! We'll see. But anyway, back on track re: allergies- I once read that it's possible Jean Paul Marat suffered from a gluten intolerance which led to him being confined to his bath, which led to him being murdered, which led to him being painted Pieta-style with a bathtub instead of the Virgin Mary. Can you imagine, an old timey French dude just chowing down baguettes every day and wondering what the heck was the matter while all the doctors bang their heads on the wall? C'est tragique. But in a funny way. Weren't we talking about Middle Ages stuff? Well, read all about it in my new book, How to write jokes about topics that are unrelated. And for heaven's sake, watch Terry Jones' Medieval Lives and do it now- you won't find a more charming, intelligent host anywhere. Terry, if you're reading this you're not, but just in case you areyou're the best. January 5th,pm. While looking though The Boston Public Library's Flickr accountI found this pictureand decided to share with you all the reasons I find it funny. Just for fun. I see a lot of these sorts of pictures! Everything is symbolic sure, but let's do this anyway. OK: The title is "News from America, or the Hark! A Vagrant in the dumps"so if you were wondering how old the phrase "in the dumps" is, the answer is At Least Old. The summary reads, "Lord North shows a letter from General Howe, whose victory at Long Island had just recently been announced. A dowdy, bare-breasted woman with a liberty cap falls down weeping and American ships sink in the background. Who is this jolly fellow?? He certainly looks a lot more jovial here than in his glum official portrait- Though perhaps that Hark! A Vagrant painted after his side had lost the Revolution. Speaking of Prime Ministers, yes, we are in Britain! That is where this cartoon is taking place. And by everyone, of course I mean: A bunch of Americans! Yes, they took a wrong turn at Albuquerque and ended up on an English Hark! A Vagrant damn this wartime geographic confusion! Ho ho! They are displeased! This person is especially displeased. And what's this? Lady Liberty herself, sitting on the ground, tits out, weeping, too sad to even blow on her vuvuzela remember those? God it's like my prom all over again! But don't be too sad, American Liberty Woman, as Delacroix immortalized years later, if you're going to fight for Liberty, tits out is the way to go. But let's look at the British folks gathered for the news. Is that the king in the upper right corner? He's got Hark! A Vagrant fishy-face weak-chinned Georgian King look. He's not gloating as much as the rest, he just bumped Hark! A Vagrant everyone on his morning stroll. But here is what cannot be missed- When, when is this gesture coming back as a big Fuck You? If someone did that to me I'd be confused but also sort of angry, like I know it's a dickish thing to gesture even though it's Hark! A Vagrant ridiculous. And in the background, naturally, A bunch of American ships are, first of all, there what? Probably because they were foolish enough Hark! A Vagrant sail to England! But also possibly because of those icebergs. Hi there! Are you an aspiring comic creator? It's been a very good year Hark! A Vagrant me and comics. To celebrate, and to give a little Hark! A Vagrant, I thought I would take on questions from people who are trying to make it in the world of webcomics. If there's one thing I really understand, it's that this business can be confusing- knowing what to do and how to do it. I asked a lot of questions when I started, that's for sure. Running a comic is different for everyone, and I can only really speak from my own experience, but hopefully I'll have something worth telling by this point. If you have Hark! A Vagrant you'd like to ask, write to this address: beatonna at gmail dot com. Put the subject as 'webcomics'! I'll take the most commonly asked questions and answer them after a while in a new post. Don't ask me Hark! A Vagrant look through your comics send a Hark! A Vagrant to your site, I'm not going to look through anyone's website stressful. This is more of Hark! A Vagrant for-everyone thing. Your questions, of course, will be about you and Hark! A Vagrant you and that's fine! But ask in a way that will be useful for more people, so we can all get in on the fun. I'll be as honest as I can! January 2nd,pm. Happy New Year everyone! Just playing around with drawing pictures. The greatest thing about the invention of the bicycle and ladies starting to ride them is: everything. The clothes! The bikes! The attitude! But perhaps especially: the scads of satirical cartoons made at the time that were supposed to make women look shocking and inappropriate but just makes them look super stylish and badass instead. I just can't get over the cigarette in the cartoon I used though, and the splayed legs as she rumbles willy-nilly down the street. God, is there anything better than cartoons? Incidentally, 'velocipedestrienne,' not a word I made up. You're looking for page 89 of this very informative contemporary read. I enjoyed the chapter very much. You would not believe how many words they manage to birth out of the word 'velocipede' in that book. If you notice the date you'll see that I stuck a phonograph in the cartoon about ten years too early and well that is just because I can do what I like Hark! A Vagrant here. December 28th,am. Hark, a vagrant: I can't say it enough. A Vagrant, such as it is, is an archive website now. I didn't think it would be when I stepped away to work on other projects, but not to kill the light mood around here Hark! A Vagrant very difficult years in a personal sense, and emerging on the other side, I feel like this is a project that has run its course. I am so very grateful for all that this comic and my readers have given me, they have given me a career, joy, and more than I ever Hark! A Vagrant. I'm still working on a graphic novel, and picture books for children. I miss making humour comics, but coming back to them, I will have to figure out what that will look like. These comics go back to my early 20s, and I am a different person. In a sense that's exciting. I'll figure it out, and I hope I'll see you there. Hark! A Vagrant maybe next time I'll choose a title that I won't have to repeat ten times to people, a bright prospect. I'd like Hark! A Vagrant dedicate this archive to my sister Becky Beaton, who we lost inand who always believed in me. I love you, always.