Author:Kate Beaton
Wonder Woman! Hunks! Great men and women of history! Step aside – Kate Beaton is coming for you.
The author of the smash hit Hark! A Vagrant returns with all-new sidesplitting comics that showcase her irreverent love of history, pop culture and literature. 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. Delight in what the internet has long known - Beaton's humour is as sharp and dangerous as a velocipedestrienne, so watch out!
Tremendous fun, eccentric and warm and funny.
—— Rachel Cooke , ObserverWitty and erudite… An excellent book.
—— Pete Redrup , The QuietusStep Aside, Pops is going to be a smash hit in the bookstores.
—— Rich Johnston , Bleeding CoolA genius wit railing against the tropes of literature, a brilliantly skewed look at history, or even a sharply funny feminist comic strip; no matter how you come to this, you’ll fall a little bit in love with it.
—— Bookmunch[Beaton’s] jousting with history’s all-too-human figures makes for delicious jests.
—— Michael Cavna , Washington Post SundaySally Heathcote: Suffragette is a graphic novel for people who don’t like graphic novels, and a history book for people who don’t like history. Read it.
—— Rosie Hopegood , SkinnyA gripping read.
—— Emerald StreetA comprehensive and penetrating social analysis. Illuminating and provocative, this is serious, relevant history told with heart, guts and speech bubbles.
—— Larushka Ivan-Zadeh , MetroStunning... A visceral and deeply moving tale.
—— Doug Johnstone , Big IssueA fascinating new graphic novel… It’s a cliché to say a picture is worth a thousand words. But graphic novels remind us that it’s a cliché because sometimes it’s true.
—— Anna Carey , Irish TimesA powerful book, a real eye opener… A triumph.
—— BookmunchThe power and passion of the campaign is vividly brought to life by the dynamic illustrations.
—— Twin MagazineA fascinating graphic novel charting the rise of the suffragette movement through the eyes of a servant who embraces the cause.
—— Megan Farr , Wales OnlineAn informative but accessible read.
—— Antonello Sticca , Total PoliticsCommunicates elaborate ideas in deceptively simple ways
—— Antonello Sticca , Total PoliticsWonderful graphic novel.
—— Arifa Akbar , IndependentThe storyline is exciting and well thought out to give a wide overview of the suffrage movement. I was very pleasantly surprised.
—— Lattice , GuardianA seamless blend of historical fact and fiction ... The illustrations are full of energy and expression.
—— Jacqui Agate , Independent