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In Step Aside, Pops, Kate Beaton expands her celebrated comic‑strip style to include a wide range of personalities from the past and present— from Ida B. Wells and Benito Juárez to modern celebrities— delivering incisive, satirical strips that mix cultural commentary with her signature lightness. The book follows the success of her webcomic Hark! A Vagrant, applying the same deft humor to literary characters, political figures, and everyday oddities while maintaining a thoughtful, well‑researched approach.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire
Authors: Kate Beaton
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