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A hilarious, anachronistic romp that turns the stuffy figures of history and literature into petty, dramatic, and deeply relatable weirdos. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Hark! A Vargrant.
- joyful
- intellectually playful
- chaotic
- lighthearted
- 01
Step Aside, Pops
Kate Beaton
A delightfully unhinged romp through history and literature where revered figures are reimagined as petty, relatable weirdos.
- 02
You're all just jealous of my jetpack
Tom Gauld
A deadpan, delightfully nerdy collision of high literature and sci-fi tropes that feels like sharing an inside joke with your favorite librarian.
- 03
We Stand on Guard Deluxe Edition
Brian K. Vaughan
A brutal, high-octane sci-fi insurgency where scrappy underdogs battle imperialist mechs in the frozen wilderness.
- 04
Bee and PuppyCat
Natasha Allegri
A pastel-tinted, delightfully absurd daydream about temp jobs, magical girls, and the chaotic comfort of early adulthood.
- 05
Ducks
Kate Beaton
A stark, deeply empathetic portrait of survival and complicity in a vast, isolating industrial landscape.
- 06
SuperMutant Magic Academy
Jillian Tamaki
A deadpan, magical-realist snapshot of the agonizing, hilarious boredom of being a teenager.
- 07
Rat Queens, Vol. 1
Kurtis J. Wiebe
A raucous, blood-soaked love letter to tabletop roleplaying that champions messy, fiercely loyal female friendships.
- 08
Legends of Zita the spacegirl
Ben Hatke
A delightful, action-packed graphic novel romp through space that balances intergalactic chaos with a heartfelt exploration of staying true to yourself.
- 09
Heart and Brain
Nick Seluk
A hilarious, comforting visual exploration of the eternal tug-of-war between our responsible thoughts and our impulsive desires.
- 10
Hyperbole and a Half
Allie Brosh
A wildly funny, illustrated journey through the chaotic highs of childhood and the crushing lows of clinical depression.
- 11
Saga
Brian K. Vaughan
A wildly inventive, R-rated space opera that grounds its sprawling galactic war in the messy, beautiful realities of new parenthood.
- 12
Habibi
Craig Thompson
A sweeping, intricately drawn epic that weaves myth, trauma, and the magic of storytelling into a harrowing yet beautiful tapestry of survival.
