Aug 18, 2016 the phrase strong female character is problematic. A vagrant features sexy batman, the true stories behind classic nancy drew covers, and queen elizabeth doing the albatross. Created together with carly monardo, meredith gran the comic parodies the popular treatment of female characters in american comics. Is it a critique of portrayals of strong female characters. A vagrant strong female characters like us on facebook. A vagrant is a largely historybased webcomic by kate beaton, best known for its historical comics, which are oneshots of varying length focusing on historical events or figures getting into pretty inaccurate situations recurring themes include beaton visiting her younger self, canada, a pony called fat pony, and a story about a sailor who meets a mermaid. A vagrant is by far one of my favorite webcomic series. On strong female characters why strong female characters are bad for women. If you want to see what the geek feminism wiki and the hark. Taking a serious academic subject and treating it in the silliest way possible is a tendency that runs strongly in hark. Jul 22, 2012 the audience broke into applause and cheers when the next fan mentioned liking beatons strong female characters strips, cocreated with carly monardo and meredith gran. Collected from her wildly popular website, readers will guffaw over strong female characters, the wicked yet chivalrous black prince, straw feminists in the closet and a. I enjoy a hell bent for leather character as well as anyone does, but not all strong female characters are physically strong. As someone who spends a fair amount of time complaining on the internet that there arent enough female heroes out there, this may seem a strange and out of character thing to say.
Superstar cartoonist kate beaton on superheroes, strong female. Sep 28, 2011 comics often get a bad rap when it comes to their portrayals of women. A vagrant 2 diana wonder woman 1 nikola tesla 1 jane austen 1 gay watson 1 susan b. More threedimensional female characters the power of.
Well, technically, its more a series of webcomic strips. Everybody knows their names and stories and it is not surprising that these beautiful and strong ladies are an inspiration to many. But theres also other features like fond mocking of old book covers, a look at comic book characters in a realistic sense beatons lois lane seems to be forever fed up with superman interrupting her when shes trying to get her job done realistic teen detectives, and i really could go on. Whats it like to write a webcomic about jules verne and.
The reason why various historical figures and fictional characters are shown sayingdoing things they would never actually saydo. Another plus is you dont even need to know the historical figures, in fact i enjoy it more when i dont. She is the damsel in distress, and we are sick of her. A vagrant beaton casts her biting satire across many categories.
Todays celluloid ladies are tough, independent, feisty, and more often than not, skilled in advanced weapons techniques. Since i am not an expert in or a huge fan of either, most of the jokes went straight over my head, especially the ones about canadian history. Although i take responsibility for this travesty, they are, as ever, the. Or perhaps wonder woman or nancy drew, and lets not forget strong female characters and straw feminists. Cartoonist kate beaton has created another characteristically hilarious webcomic lampooning the popular treatment of female characters in. Kate beaton brilliantly breathes the stuff of life into historys characters with her artfully smart new book, step aside pops. Oh, everything and anything, though history is always a recurring topics.
I hope youre doing well these days, ive moved from new york to toronto and am attempting to learn how to paint in an effort to become a better artist, so fingers crossed on that one. Assthony 1 queen elizatits 1 georgia oqueefe 1 straw feminists hark. A vagrant is a collection of comic strips that poke fun at a wide range of historical events and classic literature. Satirical strong female characters kick sexisms ass. The characters nuance has, from the very beginning, made her a much more believable human being, while also making her buttkicking skills even more. Strong female characters geek feminism wiki fandom. It is engrossing and very entertaining, the characters always seem to reflect who youd expect them to be except they dont take themselves too seriously. Buffy wants to date, she wants to shop, and she wants to kick evils ass.
See more ideas about comics, funny and witty comics. Like sherlock holmes, female characterization is something i could go on about for longer than would be appropriate here. Comic books sensation comics featuring wonder woman. There are occasionally other kinds of comics, including comics in which beaton visits her younger self, a few comics about a pony called fat pony, and a story about a sailor who meets a mermaid. A vagrant has been noted for its feminist themes, and beaton has described herself as naturally drawn to womens history. Aug 06, 20 the strong female characters are an expert skewering of womens representation in media.
Kate beaton is a canadian comics artist and the creator of hark. Sep 22, 2011 the characters in kate beatons hit webcomic, hark. As kate beaton memorably illustrated in a series of her online cartoons, hark. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. We are professionals in the entertainment industry and we think we know what we are talking about when we say that there needs to be more strong female characters out there and we know just what to do about it. A vagrant 2 include characters strong female characters hark. We are professionals in the entertainment industry and we. Although i take responsibility for this travesty, they are, as ever, the creation of carly monardo, meredith gran and myself.
Animesque web series rwby is everything wrong with. Better not think of that in a slutty way though, otherwise the strong female characters. A vagrant comics are critiquing, satirizing, i put in the internet search female marvel characters and one of the first hits was this list of the 10 strongest marvel female characters. Im going to do a comics reading oh, thank you, beaton laughed as the packed room erupted into applause at the images of her. A vagrants kate beaton on making history funny and. You can still see these kinds of poses on the covers of comic books when they distort the heroines figure so you.
May 10, 2014 today, im going to talk about a webcomic that i really like. Wells, or just an image from the archives, beaton puts her. No era or tome emerges unscathed as beaton rightly skewers the western worlds revolutionaries, leaders, sycophants, and suffragists while equally honing her wit on the hapless. A vagrant is a historyliteraturehumor webcomic by kate beaton which has won several awards.
And of course, i love all sorts of female characters who exhibit great resilience and courage. Strong female characters this comic was conceived by carly monardo, meredith gran and myself one night. Small press expo collection library of congress ida b. A vagrant is an uproarious romp through history and literature seen through the sharp, contemporary lens of new yorker cartoonist and comics sensation kate beaton. If you found that plandemic video convincing, read this too. No era or tome emerges unscathed as beaton rightly skewers the western worlds revolutionaries, leaders, sycophants, and suffragists while equally honing her wit on the hapless heroes, heroines, and villains of the bestloved. Kate beaton, the web comic writerartist behind the new york times best selling collection hark. Theyre a parody of the characters where hollywood is like, ladies, stop complaining, heres a strong lady that youll love, and its just tits and a gun, beaton said. The game cabinet with a lady twisted into a boobsandbutt pose is a clear homage in style and pose to kate beatons strong female characters from hark. I will let you judge the pictures of those strong marvel female characters for yourself. Hiveswap lore will run concurrently with homestuck.
Whats it like to write a webcomic about jules verne and sexy. Jun 25, 2015 in pop culture, though, strong female characters often are less rosalind and more rosalind with an ak47. They may be tough, they may be powerful, they may kick ass, but they are actually extremely weak characters. Hark a vagrant comic strong female characters by kate beaton. We are professionals in the entertainment industry and we think we know what we are talking about when we say that there needs to be more strong female characters out there and we know just what to. A vagrant its 2015 and the strong female character has muscled the damsel in distress right out of american cinema. Gone are the days of stalwart heroes and beautiful maidens. She is particularly wellknown for her series of strong female characters strips, which satirise sexist depictions of female characters in comics and movies.
A vagrant on september 27th, and publishers weekly has spotlighted it as. The strong female characters are back, and dare i say, stronger than ever. She haunts our disney movies and cheesiest romance novels. Press the keys to navigate the gallery, g to view the gallery, or r. Explained, and will be aimed at covering various parts of hiveswaps. The unique variant of the tesla cannon known as the teslabeaton prototype is named for kate, with a nod to the hark. The site has been going slowly since beaton started work on the hark. Sep 03, 2015 napoleon bonaparte, kate beatons proclaimed unofficial mascot, makes a brief appearance in step aside, pops but the star is truly tiny hermione. A vagrant comic strip but not in terms of any real understanding of strong character writing. In short, theyre strong female characters in terms of the famous hark. What led to you and your cocreators actually doing the.
Too many strong female characters are presented as onenote killing machines or gruff, unfeeling robots. Pdf hark a vagrant download full pdf book download. The latest thoroughly enjoyable nugget from hark, a vagrant. A vagrant collection, armed with modernsounding quips and amusingly onpoint repartee. Aug 10, 2011 beaton set off another round of discussion with this hark, a vagrant strip depicting one brand of strong female characters, and then there was a new york times article, and numerous discussions on blogs, and, and, and the discussion continues, endlessly.
As the 500,000 unique monthly visitors to already know, no one turns the ironic absurdities of history and literature into comedic fodder as hilariously as beaton. A vagrant for eight years this has been a big year for beaton. Another plus is you dont even need to know the historical figures, in fact i. Beaton set off another round of discussion with this hark, a vagrant strip depicting one brand of strong female characters, and then there was a new york times article, and numerous discussions on blogs, and, and, and the discussion continues, endlessly.
Some of her feminismbased comic strips include strong female characters 1 and 2, which stars georgia oqueefe, susan b. How to make history, jane eyre and superheroes funny. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. A vagrants kate beaton on making history funny and who. I think the major problem here is that women were clamoring for strong female characters, and male writers. This comic was conceived by carly monardo, meredith gran and myself one night. Please awkwardly try to figure out where your eyes should focus. A vagrant is a largely historybased web comic by kate beaton best known for its historical comics, which are oneshots of varying length focusing on historical events or figures.
A vagrant, welcomed the audience to her spotlight panel at comiccon international in san diego with a wave and a slide show presentation of her online comic parodies. Since then, she has become a fan favorite and has garnered a significant following, with illustrations appearing in places like the new yorker, harpers magazine, and marvels strange tales anthology. In pop culture, though, strong female characters often are less rosalind and more rosalind with an ak47. High in a tower, or preserved in a glass casket, or trapped in her wicked stepmothers house, she awaits a kiss from a dashing male rescuer. Its a phrase used mainly by guys, first of all, generally by guys who think referring to women as females is somehow a more scientific and precise nomenclature, as if the women in their lives are an alien species that must be studied. A vagrant is a largely historybased webcomic by kate beaton, best known for its historical comics, which are oneshots of varying length focusing on historical events or figures getting into pretty inaccurate situations. Collected from her wildly popular website, readers will guffaw over strong female characters, the wicked yet chivalrous black prince, straw feminists in the closet and a disgruntled heathcliff. Kate beaton is a canadian cartoonist who appeared on the comics scene in 2007 with her online work hark. Assthony, and queen elizatits, 3 empowered superheroes who are fighter pilots. Enter kate beaton, author of the immensely popular hark, a vagrant, and one of the most prominent comic artists to have. Press the keys to navigate the gallery, g to view the gallery, or r to view a random image. Kate beaton, carly monardo, and meredith gran present. A vagrant, a hilarious history inspired comic strip.
She still periodically posts quick doodles on her tumblr, though. Cartoonist kate beaton returns with allnew sidesplitting comics that showcase her irreverent love of history, pop culture, and literature. I couldnt help but think of your strong female characters comics as i was reading it. A vagrant 1 include relationships include additional tags podfic 1. Cartoonist kate beatons whimsical portrayals of characters from history, literature, and pop culture have delighted readers of her webcomic hark. Also, im reminded of the fantastic hark a vagrant comic on strong female characters, which sums up the kind of female character youre describing better than anything else ive seen.