Kate Beaton
Kate Beaton rose to moderate internet fame after her historical Web Comics became subject to Memetic Mutation. Most of these were responses to challenges, which means they cover a diverse array of historical figures. Other comics deal with Canadian history in particular, nonsense subjects (usually drawn in a much simpler, MS Paint style than the other comics), and autobiographical subjects, including conversations with her younger self.
Kate Beaton's comics are updated on her website, Hark! A Vagrant and her LiveJournal. As with most web comic authors, it is traditional to refer to Kate Beaton by her full name. Characters in her comics usually refer to her as "Katie" or "Beaton".
Works written by Kate Beaton include:
Web Comics
Comic collections
- Never Learn Anything From History (2009)
- Hark! A Vagrant (Montréal: Drawn & Quarterly, 2011, ISBN 978-1770460607)
- Step Aside, Pops (Montréal: Drawn & Quarterly, 2015, ISBN 978-1770462083)
Children's books
- The Princess and the Pony (New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2015, ISBN 978-0545637084)
- King Baby (New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2016, ISBN 978-0545637541)
Graphic Novels
- Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Drawn & Quarterly, 2022, ISBN 978-1770462892) - an autobiography, and winner of the 2023 contest of Canada Reads. Definitely not a children's book.