"Kate Beaton has become a Web comic superstar with her hilarious look at historical and pop culture tropes from Julius Caesar to Gatsby. Hark! A Vagrant is a newly expanded collection of her witty, literate comics." Publishers Weekly "[Beaton's comics] are witty reinventions of literary and historical figures navigating modern times ... A high-minded version of The Far Side that is at once of-the-moment and timeless. " -- Deborah Vankin Los Angeles Times "Simply put, this is the most well-drawn, funniest comic that I've read in a while." -- Adrienne So Wired "[Beaton's] neat linework and terrific grasp of simple caricature and facial expression sells a lot of the best strips, including Sasaki Kojiro meeting an undignified end, Jane Austen and Nikola Tesla being pestered by their fans, and Lord Byron muttering 'Bitches, man' to a grieving Percy Bysshe Shelley." The Onion "This is that rarest combination of literate irony and devastatingly funny humor." Publishers Weekly
