{"product_id":"step-aside-pops-a-hark-a-vagrant-collection-hardcover","title":"Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! a Vagrant Collection - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKate Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix months on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller list! Featured on 25 best of the year lists!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003e Step Aside, Pops\u003c\/i\u003e is a fine sampling of Beaton's work, and I can't recommend it enough.\" --\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nobody's ever gotten so much comedy out of omitting punctuation.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIda B. Wells, the Black Prince, and Benito Juárez burst off the pages of \u003ci\u003eStep Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection\u003c\/i\u003e, armed with modern-sounding quips and amusingly on-point repartee\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eBeaton began her infectiously popular web comic, \u003ci\u003eHark! A Vagrant, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eE!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmazon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003ci\u003eStep Aside, Pops\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to be the comedic hit of the year: sharp, insightful, and very funny.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. After graduating from Mount Allison University with a double degree in History and Anthropology, she moved to Alberta in search of work that would allow her to pay down her student loans. During the years she spent out West, Beaton began creating webcomics under the name \u003ci\u003eHark! A Vagrant\u003c\/i\u003e, quickly drawing a substantial following around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe collections of her landmark strip \u003ci\u003eHark! A Vagrant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStep Aside, Pops \u003c\/i\u003eeach spent several months on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e graphic novel bestseller list, as well as appearing on best of the year lists from \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Vulture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e NPR Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and winning the Eisner, Ignatz, Harvey, and Doug Wright Awards. She has also published the picture books \u003ci\u003eKing Baby\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Princess and the Pony\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeaton lives in Cape Breton with her family.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.7 x 8.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45299328352342,"sku":"9781770462083","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7433\/0198\/files\/ZTDERfe4OS9781770462083.webp?v=1783299318","url":"https:\/\/duanes-world-2.myshopify.com\/products\/step-aside-pops-a-hark-a-vagrant-collection-hardcover","provider":"Duane's World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}