We need to have a talk about Kate Beaton - Page 2

Magus · 06-30-2011, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kerensky287

Three greatest Canadians in history, in no particular order:
-Pierre Trudeau.
-Nathan Fillion.
-Kate Beaton.

Like, I don't follow Hark! A Vagrant as it updates, but every time I stumble upon the page I'm stuck hitting the random button for hours. It's just beautifully clever.

[Insert "Oh Mr Darcy" reference here]

My three greatest Canadians in history:

1. Kate Beaton
2. Alex Trebek
3. I don't know any other Canadians, I think it is telling I have no idea who those other two you listed are.

HOWEVER this comic has introduced me to several historical Canadians, if I remember correctly. I just don't remember them, which means I should go read it some more to try and remember them!

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Originally Posted by Satan's Onion

I had initially thought that Kate Beaton's wonderfulness was something that went without saying; but now that you've brought it up, I'm glad we have a venue for conversation on this clearly vital subject.

Well Jefferson had a whole scad of truths that were self-evident but still felt he had to write them down because apparently some people like to lie to themselves. Like people who say they don't like Kate Beaton.

Amake · 06-30-2011, 07:10 PM

Jim Carrey, Mike Myers and Steve Perry are all born in Canada, and some of the greatest comedians alive if you're into that sort of thing.

But yeah everything Beaton does is pretty much so amazing I can only stand it in small infrequent doses. I don't want to get used to her.

Magus · 06-30-2011, 07:29 PM

Kate Beaton does a lot of historical Canadian comics so I will undoubtedly catch up eventually.

Fifthfiend · 06-30-2011, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kerensky287

Three greatest Canadians in history, in no particular order:
-Pierre Trudeau.
-Nathan Fillion.
-Kate Beaton.

I thought Kate Beaton made a pretty good case for Mike Pearson!

RickZarber · 06-30-2011, 08:42 PM

Strong Female Characters get more attention.

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Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

literally everything I know about canadian history I learned from Hark a Vagrant

Yeah, I think that's true for me too.

...Hooray for American schooling! :/

EDIT: Also some fanart from Jess Fink, who is also awesome.

Magus · 06-30-2011, 09:02 PM

Hey, I had a Canadian history class in ~~high~~ middle school.

Just anything interesting happened when they were a British colony or during the War of 1812. Seriously, it got up to like 1814 and then it was like "they later became sort of independent but not totally. In fact they had some rebellions similar to the American revolution but lost instead of winning. Canada has a parliament and a prime minister instead of a congress and a president. Canada fought in World War II. Canada today is a multifaceted nation. It's main exports are lumber, minerals, and the half of Hollywood that isn't Jewish." Okay I threw in that last part. That would have been an interesting thing to write. Instead I had to learn all the provinces. Except some of them are called territories. I don't remember if they are actually provinces that are just called territories, though.

Just pretty boring all around. Canadian Bacon was a cool movie, though, I kind of wish that had actually happened. Also I will read more Kate Beaton to try and expand my knowledge of Canadian history.

EDIT: Oh, hey, according to the mostly fake plot of The Untouchables the RCMP helped catch Al Capone. Hopefully that part was true.

Kerensky287 · 07-01-2011, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Fifthfiend

I thought Kate Beaton made a pretty good case for Mike Pearson!

Are you saying that ~~Lester~~ Mike Pearson is a better person than Pierre "Just Watch Me" Trudeau, Nathan "Guess I'm Just A Good Man" Fillion, or Kate "Ooh Mr Darcy" Beaton?

And Magus if you want me to I can correct you on all of the falsehoods they apparently taught you in middle school Canadian History.

Magus · 07-01-2011, 04:48 PM

So you're saying its not a multifaceted nation? Okay, I kind of figured that was puffery on their part.

Kerensky287 · 07-01-2011, 05:41 PM

You kidding? Each and every single one of us is basically Bob and/or Doug MacKenzie.

RickZarber · 07-03-2011, 06:44 PM

On the Strong Female Characters watch, a new update from Carly!

06-30-2011, 07:10 PM	#12
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	Jim Carrey, Mike Myers and Steve Perry are all born in Canada, and some of the greatest comedians alive if you're into that sort of thing. But yeah everything Beaton does is pretty much so amazing I can only stand it in small infrequent doses. I don't want to get used to her. __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed

06-30-2011, 07:29 PM	#13
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Kate Beaton does a lot of historical Canadian comics so I will undoubtedly catch up eventually. __________________ The Valiant Review

06-30-2011, 09:02 PM	#16
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Hey, I had a Canadian history class in ~~high~~ middle school. Just anything interesting happened when they were a British colony or during the War of 1812. Seriously, it got up to like 1814 and then it was like "they later became sort of independent but not totally. In fact they had some rebellions similar to the American revolution but lost instead of winning. Canada has a parliament and a prime minister instead of a congress and a president. Canada fought in World War II. Canada today is a multifaceted nation. It's main exports are lumber, minerals, and the half of Hollywood that isn't Jewish." Okay I threw in that last part. That would have been an interesting thing to write. Instead I had to learn all the provinces. Except some of them are called territories. I don't remember if they are actually provinces that are just called territories, though. Just pretty boring all around. Canadian Bacon was a cool movie, though, I kind of wish that had actually happened. Also I will read more Kate Beaton to try and expand my knowledge of Canadian history. EDIT: Oh, hey, according to the mostly fake plot of The Untouchables the RCMP helped catch Al Capone. Hopefully that part was true. __________________ The Valiant Review Last edited by Magus; 06-30-2011 at 09:06 PM.

07-01-2011, 04:48 PM	#18
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	So you're saying its not a multifaceted nation? Okay, I kind of figured that was puffery on their part. __________________ The Valiant Review

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RickZarber Please Be Well Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,715	On the Strong Female Characters watch, a new update from Carly! __________________ Twitter / Art Tumblr / Personal Tumblr

07-01-2011, 05:41 PM	#19
Kerensky287 Just That Good Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,426	You kidding? Each and every single one of us is basically Bob and/or Doug MacKenzie.