Girl Genius
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:11 pm
Here's a comic I started reading recently.
Girl Genius is a sometimes funny, sometimes serious comic with an alternate Earth steampunk setting.
Plot: In a steampunk version of 19th centure Europe, certain people are born with an innate mechanical genius. They are known are sparks. Some become master craftsmen, others heroes, and still other mad scientists. Agatha is a young mechanic whose designs never quite seem to work. However, when a visit by Baron Wulfenbach turns her life upside down, she discovers that she's not only a spark but the heir to the legendary Hetrodyne family which means pretty much everyone is either out to kill, control, or suck up to her. So begins a series of crazy midsadventures as she tries to claim her birthright, stop the forces of the mysterious Other, and just plain survive.
Art: The comic is in full color and features very good art all the way through.
Things to Know: The first arc starts out a little slow, but things get better and better as the story and characters have time to develop.
Favorite Strips: Gotta love Krosp, the ruler of all cats.
Girl Genius is a sometimes funny, sometimes serious comic with an alternate Earth steampunk setting.
Plot: In a steampunk version of 19th centure Europe, certain people are born with an innate mechanical genius. They are known are sparks. Some become master craftsmen, others heroes, and still other mad scientists. Agatha is a young mechanic whose designs never quite seem to work. However, when a visit by Baron Wulfenbach turns her life upside down, she discovers that she's not only a spark but the heir to the legendary Hetrodyne family which means pretty much everyone is either out to kill, control, or suck up to her. So begins a series of crazy midsadventures as she tries to claim her birthright, stop the forces of the mysterious Other, and just plain survive.
Art: The comic is in full color and features very good art all the way through.
Things to Know: The first arc starts out a little slow, but things get better and better as the story and characters have time to develop.
Favorite Strips: Gotta love Krosp, the ruler of all cats.