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| 6 | ->''"People keep giving me ''rings'' -- but I think a small ''{{death ray}}'' might be more ''practical''."'' |
| 7 | -->-- '''[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20051028 Agatha]]''' |
| 8 | |
| 9 | ''Mad Scientists rule the world. [[HilarityEnsues Badly.]]'' |
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| 11 | ''[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ Girl Genius]]'' is a webcomic (originally a print series) by Creator/{{Phil|Foglio}} and Kaja Foglio, which has become one of the classics of the {{Steampunk}} genre, though the creators [[InsistentTerminology describe it]] as GaslampFantasy. |
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| 13 | The title character of the story is Miss Agatha Clay, who begins as a teen lab assistant to a MadScientist, one of a coterie of such individuals known to the world as "[[ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder Sparks]]". Despite her interest, hard work and tuition, she is frustratingly bad at mechanics, for reasons far greater than she's ever realized. It's hardly a spoiler to say her problems stem from the fact she is actually the last of a legendarily powerful Spark family, her powers and identity hidden even from herself to keep her safe. Of course, that kind of secrecy never lasts forever, and her ensuing adventures now span multiple volumes. |
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| 15 | Please note that the creators say [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/newreader.php here]], "We recommend ''Girl Genius'' for an audience of teens and up". It was the winner of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Graphic_Story the Graphic Story]] UsefulNotes/HugoAward for three years running (2009-2011).[[labelnote:Fun Fact]]The Foglios actually removed themselves from the running in 2012 because they wanted to give others a chance to win and prove that the award was viable. Since returning to the category, they were nominated for one more award (in 2014), but did not win.[[/labelnote]] |
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| 17 | The Foglios have also written novelizations of their comic: |
| 18 | * ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheAirshipCity'' (2011) |
| 19 | * ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheClockworkPrincess'' (2012) |
| 20 | * ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheVoiceOfTheCastle'' (2014) |
| 21 | * ''Literature/AgathaHAndTheSiegeOfMechanicsburg'' (2020) |
| 22 | |
| 23 | Other media include: |
| 24 | * ''Girl Genius: The Works'' (2001): A CardGame based on the previous game tie-in to Foglio's ''ComicBook/XXXenophile''. A second completely overhauled version was released in 2018. |
| 25 | * ''Girl Genius and the Rats of Mechanicsburg'' (2014): A mobile game [[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/937718469/girl-genius-and-the-rats-of-mechanicsburg funded through]] Website/{{Kickstarter}}. |
| 26 | * ''Legendary Showdown: Machines & Magic'' (2015): A tabletop CardGame {{crossover}} with ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/killer-robot-games/legendary-showdown-machines-and-magic funded through]] Website/{{Kickstarter}}. |
| 27 | * ''Munchkin Steampunk Girl Genius'' (2019): An expansion for ''TabletopGame/{{Munchkin}} Steampunk''. |
| 28 | * ''Girl Genius Sourcebook and Roleplaying Game'' (2022): A ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' [[TheRoleplayingGame RPG adaptation]] that seemed for many years to have descended into DevelopmentHell... Until 2020, when both [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/girlgenius/queens-and-pirates-a-girl-genius-graphic-novel/posts/2628791 the Foglios]] and Creator/SteveJacksonGames confirmed that they were finally getting the gears turning again. A "Prerelease Edition" appeared in PDF form in 2021, with paper publication following after a Website/{{Kickstarter}} funding campaign. |
| 29 | * ''Girl Genius – Adventures in Castle Heterodyne'': An action adventure game [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ggadventures/girl-genius-adventures-in-castle-heterodyne funded through]] Website/{{Kickstarter}}, now available on [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1789370/Girl_Genius_Adventures_In_Castle_Heterodyne Steam]] and [[https://www.gog.com/en/game/girl_genius_adventures_in_castle_heterodyne GOG]]. |
| 30 | * ''Girl Genius'' (TBA): An AnimatedAdaptation. |
| 31 | * The ongoing exploits of [[GentlemanAdventurer Othar Tryggvassen, GENTLEMAN ADVENTURER!]], are detailed on [[https://twitter.com/Othar Twitter.]] |
| 32 | ---- |
| 33 | !!''Girl Genius'' provides examples of: |
| 34 | |
| 35 | [[index]] |
| 36 | * GirlGenius/TropesAToE |
| 37 | * GirlGenius/TropesFToJ |
| 38 | * GirlGenius/TropesKToO |
| 39 | * GirlGenius/TropesPToT |
| 40 | * GirlGenius/TropesUToZ |
| 41 | * [[ShoutOut/GirlGenius Shout Outs]] |
| 42 | * [[ReferencedBy/GirlGenius Referenced page]] |
| 43 | [[/index]] |
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