Step Aside, Pops

This book has a series of short comics about history, literary characters, and superheros! I skipped a few I was not familiar with but the rest were quite humorous! My favorites are Lois lane and the postcard comics. I love Lois' get it done attitude and the super-oaf getting in her way. All the comic book related ones really made me laugh and are probably my favorites of the books. ~Ashley

3.5

Kate Beaton is wicked awesome, and a national treasure fangirlswoon

Kate Beaton amuses me greatly. Occasionally, I have no idea what she's referencing though and this is definitely not a book for the ignorant.

Sometimes Beaton made me feel a little dim and uneducated on history and literature - some comics sailed right over my head because I didn't have the context for them.

However, the stuff that hit was a total bullseye. My favorite has to be Strong Female Characters, which deserve four stars all by themselves!

I looooove Kate Beaton.

This collection contains some laugh out love bits I will adore forever and a bunch of strips I didn't quite get and was too lazy to Google. Worth a read!

I read most of these online already (and you probably did too) but it was just delightful to revisit them. So sharp and funny, just so good.

Also it's a very nice volume, very suitable for gift-giving.