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ⓘ About Kate Beaton
Kate Beaton is a well-known and popular Canadian cartoonist and comics artist. The author has Scottish roots and was brought up on Cape Breton isle in the small town of Mabou alongside her three sisters. She attended a very small K-12 school that had only twenty-three students in her grade. Later on, she graduated with an anthropology and history bachelor of arts degree from Mount Allison University. It was while she was in college that she began drawing comics for “The Argosy,” which was the university newspaper. Following graduation from university, she got a job at the Maritime Museum of BC, where she was employed as an administrative assistant. While she has produced many popular works, she is best known for “Hark! A Vagrant,” a comic strip that ran between 2007 and 2018.
All Book Series by Kate Beaton
Your Whole Family is Made Out of Meat
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2005 Anthology · Ryan North
Dudes Already Know About Chickens
Book 2 of 4 · published 2010 Anthology · Ryan North
Everybody Knows Failure Is Just Success Rounded Down
Book 3 of 4 · published 2011 Anthology · Ryan North
Feelings are boring, kissing is awesome.
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2012 Co-authored · Ryan North,Anthony Clark,Randall Munroe,David Malki,John Campbell
MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 4
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2009
Machine of Death of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die
Book 2 of 6 · published 2010
Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists
Book 4 of 6 · published 2011
Thought Bubble Anthology Collection: 10 Years of Comics
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2016
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kate Beaton?
Kate Beaton is a well-known and popular Canadian cartoonist and comics artist. The author has Scottish roots and was brought up on Cape Breton isle in the small town of Mabou alongside her three sisters. She attended a very small K-12 school that had only twenty-three students in her grade.
Which Kate Beaton series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dinosaur Comics series, the earliest of Kate Beaton's multi-book series: it opens with Your Whole Family is Made Out of Meat (2005) and runs to 4 books across 2005–2012, ending with Feelings are boring, kissing is awesome. (2012).
How many books has Kate Beaton written?
Kate Beaton has 15 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2022. 6 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Dinosaur Comics series with 4 books — and 9 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kate Beaton's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kate Beaton's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dinosaur Comics (2005–2012, 4 books) and Hark! A Vagrant (2011–2015, 2 books).
How are Kate Beaton's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kate Beaton's 15 books into 2 named series and 9 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dinosaur Comics (4 books, 2005–2012); Hark! A Vagrant (2 books, 2011–2015).