So due to completely foreseen circumstances1 I was unable to get last weeks blog post put up. It is currently about three quarters of the way finished. I will most likely spend some time this week making some changes and streamlining it as it is running a little long already. However, I didn't want two weeks to pass between posting so I figured that I would write something shorter now and then finish up the post I have started for later in the week.
History and I have always had an interesting relationship. I really enjoy learning about and discussing the past. Which, I imagine, surprises some people since I will often avoid really intense historical/political conversations and documentaries. But there is something about the past that just grabs me, especially when history and pop culture collide2.
This last week at work, or at least at the first half of work3, I had a lot of free time on my hands so I decided to check out Hark! A Vagrant. I had heard about this site a number of times over the last few years and I have to say it is pretty rad. Kate Beaton, the author, is a cartoonist who also enjoys history and so she started an online comic about that very subject. I thought I'd share some of my favorites in an attempt to persuade you to check it out.
Beaton doesn't always interact with history:
And part 2:
And sometimes she doesn't even deal with history (ps this is probably my favorite of all of her work).
So that was Hark! A Vagrant. Hope you enjoyed it, you should check it out right here. You won't be disappointed, I promise.
Back soon with a game that I created.
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1 I knew that I would be working a ton, and had a bachelor on Friday and Saturday so things just didn't get done when I wanted them to.
2 See http://bravodeploysatchmo.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-war-on-film.html
3 Last week and this week I have been working two jobs. One at Jackson Creek M.S. and also at a summer camp program. It has been exhausting to say the least.
