![]() ![]() Kate Beaton’s success is like a case study on the benefits of being generous with your interests and for choosing your own career path, even if it means diverging from preestablished routes. After graduating from college, comics became her medium for communicating her passion for history and her unique sense of humor. Beaton did not go to art school– she studied history and anthropology and drew on the side. It was hard to choose a favorite collection of Beaton strips to share, but I went with this one because Joan of Arc is one of my favorite historical/cultural characters and Beaton uses her story to highlight current discussions about women so well and so humorously.īesides obviously being funny, I’ve always admired how Kate Beaton’s career represents comics’ accessibility for both readers and creators. Despite her forays into children’s illustration, though, I think Beaton still remains most associated with her literary and historical gag strips, which are consistently hilarious and satirical. ![]() ![]() The next artist I want to highlight is Kate Beaton, another cartoonist I first began to follow online who has expanded her output to include books and children’s stories. I’m excited to contribute to the blog this week! ![]() I currently live in D.C., and I got involved with Our Comics Ourselves while the exhibit was at George Mason University this fall. Hi! My name’s Athena Naylor, and I’m a cartoonist and recent graduate of the George Washington University. ![]()
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