"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
Steam Punk (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 is also a novelization of the comic's first major arc, called
Agatha H. and the Airship City. A
GURPS adaptation is in the works, but seems to have descended into
Development Hell.
Look over the
Girl Genius character sheet, or talk about the comic in
our discussion forum for
Girl Genius.
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