Our Heroine.
"People keep giving me rings
— but I think a small death ray might be more practical
." Mad Scientists rule the world. Badly.Girl Genius is a
Web Comic (originally a print series) by
Phil and Kaja
Foglio, which has become one of the classics of the
Steampunk (
called Gaslamp Fantasy by the creators) genre.
The title character of the story is Miss Agatha Clay (
Heterodyne), who begins as a young apprentice to a type of
Mad Scientist known to the world as a "Spark". Her adventures span almost 15 volumes so far.
Can be found at the Studio Foglio website,
accessible through this elegant and finely-crafted link
. Please note
here, "We recommend Girl Genius for an audience of teens and up". Was also the winner of
the Graphic Story Hugo Award for three years running (2009-2011).
There are also novelizations of the comic's first two major arcs, called
Agatha H. and the Airship City and
Agatha H And The Clockwork Princess respectively. A
GURPS adaptation is in the works, but seems to have descended into
Development Hell. There is a completed Kickstarter for
a mobile game.Look over the
Girl Genius character sheet, or talk about the comic in
our discussion forum for
Girl Genius.
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