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Girl Genius has the tagline of "Adventure, Romance, Mad Science!". It follows the main character Agatha Heterodyne (introduced in 1995) through an alternate- ... GirlGenius FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Forthegeneralterm,seeChildprodigy. GirlGeniusAgatha,maincharacterofGirlGeniusAuthor(s)Phil&KajaFoglioIllustrator(s)Phil&KajaFoglioWebsitewww.girlgeniusonline.comCurrentstatus/scheduleUpdatesonMondays,Wednesdays,Fridays.LaunchdateJanuary 2001 (2001-01)(SecretBlueprints,Vol.Ipreviewissue)February21,2005(webpublication)Genre(s)Fantasy,humor,sciencefiction,steampunk,gaslampfantasy GirlGeniusisanongoingcomicbookseriesturnedwebcomic,writtenanddrawnbyPhilandKajaFoglioandpublishedbytheircompanyStudioFoglioLLCundertheimprintAirshipEntertainment.ThecomicwontheHugoAwardforBestGraphicStorythreetimes,hasbeennominatedforaHugoAwardforBestProfessionalArtistandtwiceforEisnerAwards,andwonmultipleWCCAawards. GirlGeniushasthetaglineof"Adventure,Romance,MadScience!".ItfollowsthemaincharacterAgathaHeterodyne(introducedin1995[1])throughanalternate-historyVictorian-style"steampunk"setting,althoughelementsveerfromwhatisusuallythoughtofassteampunk.KajaFogliodescribesitas"gaslampfantasy"insteadtosuggestitsmorefantasticstyle. Aswellasthecomics,theFoglioshavealsowrittenfourGirlGeniusnovels,allpublishedbyNightShadeBooks,andtwogamesbasedontheworldhavebeenmade. Contents 1Overview 1.1Setting 1.2Plot 2Publicationhistory 2.1Publishedcollections 2.1.1TheFirstJourneyofAgathaHeterodyne(alsocalled"Act1") 2.1.2TheSecondJourneyofAgathaHeterodyne(alsocalled"Act2") 3GirlGeniusinothermedia 3.1Novels 3.2Games 3.3Movie 4Awards 5References 5.1Primarysources 6Externallinks Overview[edit] Setting[edit] Thesettinghasbeendescribedassteampunk,[2][3][4][5]withreviewersforWireddescribingitasa"moshofVictorianera,magicandemergingtechnology"[4]and"steampunktothecore",[2]butco-creatorKajaFogliodislikesthetermandinsteadcoinedtheterm"gaslampfantasy"todescribethework.KajasaidinablogpostthatwhenGirlGeniuswasfirstcomingout,therewasacomiccalledSteampunkandshewantedtoavoidconfusion.Sheaddedthat"wehavenopunk,andwehavemorethanjuststeam,[so]usingadifferentnameseemedappropriate."[‡1]GirlGeniusdiffersfromclassicsteampunkinthattechnologyisnotjustlimitedtomachinesbutalsoencompassesbiologysuchas"constructs"–biologicalcreationswhichrangefromFrankenstein-stylecreatures[‡2]totalkingcats[‡3]andmouse-sizedmammoths.[‡4] GirlGeniusissetinanalternate-universeEurope[5]withIndustrialRevolution-likesurroundings,airships,andmadscientistscalledSparks.[2]TheseSparks,whohaveincrediblepowersofinvention,[3]turnedtheAgeofEnlightenmentintoafull-scalewarthatravagedthecontinent,untilBaronWulfenbachbroughtanuneasypeacethroughforce.[‡5] Plot[edit] GirlGeniustellsthestoryofAgathaClay,astudentandapprenticeatTransylvaniaPolygnosticUniversitywhoseexperimentsneverwork,untilsheencountersanelectromagneticpulseandisrobbedofherlocket.[3][4][5]ThisleadshertobreakfreeofanattempttosuppressherpowersasaSpark,andtohidethatsheisthelong-lostdaughteroffamousheroBillHeterodyneandvillainess-turned-goodLucreziaMongfish.AgathaHeterodyne(whosesurnameisbasedonarealscientificconcept)learnstomixscientificgenius,astreakoftrueheroismandanobsessivepossessivenessforwhatsheconsidersherowninordertoclaimhermonstrousheritageandbirthright,evenastheeyesofallEuropawatchhercarefullyincasesheturnsouttobeoneofthemonstersherself.[citationneeded] Publicationhistory[edit] KajaandPhilFoglioin2007 TheideaforthestyleofGirlGeniuscameaboutwhenKajaFogliowentthroughsomeofPhil'sloosedrawings,sayinginaninterview:"IwasgoingthroughallofPhil'soldfilesandIwasfilingalloftheoldsketches,andIwascomingacrossweirdairshipsandcatsintophatswithwalkingcanes,andallofthiswonderful...Victorianasci-fistuff...itwaslike'Oh,thisiseverythingIlove!'"[6]PhilFogliosaid,"Wewantedtodosomethingwithastrongfemaleleadcharacter.Webothlikethetropesassociatedwithmadscience,andIreallyenjoydrawingfiddlyVictorian-stylegizmos".[7] AgathaHeterodynefirstappearedinprintin1995inaGURPSsourcebookthattheFogliosillustrated.[1]PhilFogliostatesthatplottingforGirlGeniusstartedin1993,anditwasfirstpublishedin2000.[8]GirlGenius:TheSecretBlueprintsVol.IwasprintedinJanuary2001,followedcloselybythemonochromeIssue1inFebruary.[citationneeded]In2005GirlGeniusbecameawebcomic,andquarterlyprintpublicationofthecomicceased.[8] Thefirstthreeprintedissues(whichmakeupVolume1)wereinblackandwhite.Subsequentprintedandwebcomicswereincolor.Volume1wasinkedbyBrianSnoddy,Volumes2and3byMarkMcNabb.Volume4byLaurieE.Smith,andallsubsequentvolumesbyCheyenneWright.[‡6]WrightalsocoloredthecomicsofVolume1;thesecoloredversionswereusedforanewprinteditionofVolume1andhavereplacedtheoriginalcomicsonthewebsite.[‡7] InaninterviewrecordedinJanuary2008,shortlybeforetheybeganreleasingpagesofvolume8ofGirlGeniusontheirwebsite,theFogliosstatedthattheyexpectedtheclimaxofVolume8tobetheroughequivalentof"theendofthefirstseason,"andthatitwouldprovidealogicalbreakincaseofauthorcatastropheandafreshjumping-onpointfornewreaders.[9]However,thiswasanunderestimateofthelengthoftheremaining"firstseason":theendofVolume13turnedouttobeapproximatelyhalfwaythroughtheplannedoverallstoryarc.[‡8]The"secondseason"oftheseriesbeganMarch3,2014,with"Act2,Volume1,"[‡9]afteratwo-monthhiatusofthemainstory. Publishedcollections[edit] Thissectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethissectionbyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(September2020)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Thewebcomic,aswellastheinitialprintedissues,havebeencollectedintoprintedvolumes,andinsomecasesthosevolumeshavebeencollectedintoprintedomnibuses.Unlessstatedinthenotesbelow,thebooksreprintworksfirstpublishedasthewebcomic. TheFirstJourneyofAgathaHeterodyne(alsocalled"Act1")[edit] Vol/Omnibus# Title Pages ISBN Notes Volume1 AgathaHeterodyneandtheBeetleburgClank 96 Paperback:ISBN 1-890856-19-3,fullcolorpaperback:ISBN 1-890856-50-9,hardcover:ISBN 1-890856-20-7 Reprintsissues#1–3 Volume2 AgathaHeterodyneandtheAirshipCity 112 Paperback:ISBN 1-890856-30-4,hardcover:ISBN 1-890856-31-2 Reprintsissues#4–6 Volume3 AgathaHeterodyneandtheMonsterEngine 128 Paperback:ISBN 1-890856-32-0,hardcover:ISBN 1-890856-33-9 Reprintsissues#7–10 Volume4 AgathaHeterodyneandtheCircusOfDreams 128 Paperback:ISBN 1-890856-36-3,hardcover:ISBN 1-890856-37-1 Reprintsissues#11–13andwebcomicfromApriltoJune2005 Volume5 AgathaHeterodyneandtheClockworkPrincess 112 Paperback:ISBN 1-890856-39-8,hardcover:ISBN 1-890856-38-X Volume6 AgathaHeterodyneandtheGoldenTrilobite 150 Paperback:ISBN 1-890856-42-8,hardcover:ISBN 1-890856-41-X Volume7 AgathaHeterodyneandtheVoiceoftheCastle 128 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-45-8,hardcover:ISBN 978-1-890856-46-5 Volume8 AgathaHeterodyneandtheChapelofBones 144 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-47-2,hardcover:ISBN 978-1-890856-48-9 Volume9 AgathaHeterodyneandtheHeirsoftheStorm 144 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-52-6,hardcover:ISBN 978-1-890856-51-9 Volume10 AgathaHeterodyneandtheGuardianMuse 152 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-53-3,hardcover:ISBN 978-1-890856-54-0 Volume11 AgathaHeterodyneandtheHammerlessBell 168 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-55-7,hardcover:ISBN 978-1-890856-56-4 Volume12 AgathaHeterodyneandtheSiegeofMechanicsburg 192 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-57-1,hardcover:ISBN 978-1-890856-58-8 Volume13 AgathaHeterodyneandtheSleepingCity 160 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-59-5,hardcover:ISBN 978-1-890856-60-1 Omnibus1 GirlGeniusOmnibusEditionVol1 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-40-3 ReprintsVolumes1–3,inasmaller,black&whiteedition Omnibus1 GirlGeniusOmnibusVol1:AgathaAwakens Hardcover:ISBN 978-0-7653-3132-8 ReprintsVolumes1–3incolorandnewlettering[2] TheSecondJourneyofAgathaHeterodyne(alsocalled"Act2")[edit] Vol/Omnibus# Title Pages ISBN Notes Volume14 TheBeastoftheRails 128 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-61-8,hardcover:ISBN 978-1-890856-62-5 Volume15 CityofLightning 128 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-63-2 Volume16 TheIncorruptibleLibrary 122 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-65-6 Volume17 KingsandWizards 120 Paperback:ISBN 978-1-890856-67-0 Volume18 QueensandPirates 128 Paperback:ISBN 978-1890856-69-4 Volume19 SparksandMonsters Notyetreleased.AKickstarterwasrunin2020tofunditsprinting. GirlGeniusinothermedia[edit] GirlGeniushasbeenadapted,orproposedforadaptation,forothermedia: Novels[edit] Thissectiondoesnotciteanysources.Pleasehelpimprovethissectionbyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(September2020)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) TheFoglioshavewrittenfourGirlGeniusprosenovels,whichfollowthesamestoryasthecomics: AgathaH.andtheAirshipCity,coveringvolumes1–3ofthecomic; AgathaH.andtheClockworkPrincess,coveringvolumes4–6; AgathaH.andtheVoiceoftheCastle,coveringvolumes7–9;and AgathaH.andtheSiegeofMechanicsburgcoveringvolumes10–13. TheprosenovelsarepublishedbyNightShadeBooks. Games[edit] AgathaHeterodyneappearedintwoillustrationsandbynameinthe1995role-playinggamesupplementGURPSIlluminatiUniversity.ThissourcebookforGURPSwasillustratedbytheFogliosandpredatesthereleaseofthecomic.[1] GirlGenius:TheWorksisacardgamedesignedbyPhilFoglioandJamesErnest,publishedin2001.[10]ThisgamewasanadaptationofanearliergameinvolvingtheFoglioscalledXXXenophile.[11] GirlGeniusandtheRatsofMechanicsburgisamobilegamereleasedin2014followingaKickstarterin2012.[12][13] Furthergamesarebeingplanned: Arole-playinggameintheGirlGeniussettingwasfirstannouncedin2005.GirlGeniusRPG,alsocalledGirlGeniusSourcebookandRoleplayingGame,wasfirstannouncedbyApril2005bySteveJacksonGames,tobeillustratedbytheFogliosandco-writtenbyKajaFoglioandMichelleBarrett,asasupplementforthe4theditionGURPSBasicSetrulessystem.[14]Barrettremainedcreditedasaco-writeruntilOctober2006[15]butwasremovedbyDecember2006.[16]Philcalledthework"GURPSGirlGenius"inaFebruary2007interview.[7]ByMarch2018theGirlGeniusFAQsaidthatwhiletheprojecthadbeen"deadforyears",anewwriterhadbeenassignedinlate2017.[17]Asof2021,ithasbeenreleasedintoprintthroughSteveJacksonGamesIncorporated.[18] AKickstarterforanewvideogame,entitledGirlGenius:AdventuresInCastleHeterodyne,wasstartedinSeptember2020.[19] Movie[edit] In2010itwasreportedthatFeliciaD.HendersonhadoptionedtherightstoGirlGeniusandwasadaptingitintoamovie.[20]However,asof2020[update]nomoviehadbeenproduced. Awards[edit] TheFoglios'acceptancespeechattheHugoAwardsceremonyin2010GirlGeniusanditscreatorshavewonmultipleHugoAwardsandWebCartoonists'ChoiceAwards(WCCAs).TheyhavealsobeennominatedforfurtherHugoawards,WCCAawards,andEisnerAwards. Year Organization Award Recipient/Book Outcome Citation 2014 HugoAwards BestGraphicStory GirlGenius,Volume13:AgathaHeterodyneandtheSleepingCity Nominated [21] 2011 HugoAwards BestGraphicStory GirlGenius,Volume10:AgathaHeterodyneandtheGuardianMuse Won [22] 2010 HugoAwards BestGraphicStory GirlGenius,Volume9:AgathaHeterodyneandtheHeirsoftheStorm Won [23] 2009 HugoAwards BestGraphicStory GirlGenius,Volume8:AgathaHeterodyneandtheChapelofBones Won [24] 2008 HugoAwards BestProfessionalArtist PhilFoglio Nominated [25] WebCartoonists'ChoiceAwards OutstandingComic Won [26] OutstandingWriter Won OutstandingEnvironmentDesign Won OutstandingArtist Nominated OutstandingCharacterWriting Nominated OutstandingLongFormComic Nominated OutstandingUseofColor PhilandKajaFoglio(andCheyenneWright) Nominated 2007 WebCartoonists'ChoiceAwards OutstandingScienceFictionComic Won [27] OutstandingComic Nominated [28] OutstandingLongFormComic Nominated [29] EisnerAwards BestDigitalComic Nominated [30] 2006 WebCartoonists'ChoiceAwards OutstandingStoryConcept Won [31] OutstandingComic Nominated [32] OutstandingScienceFictionComic Nominated [33] 2005 EisnerAwards BestWriter/Artist—Humor PhilFoglio Nominated [34] References[edit] ^abcFoglio,Phil.GURPSIOU.p. 11.AgathaHete..MadScien.. ^abcdBooth,John(May31,2012)."GirlGenius:OmnibusVolumeOne".Wired.ISSN 1059-1028.RetrievedSeptember15,2020. ^abcShockley,Cheyenne(July16,2015)."Review:'GirlGenius'Volume#1".FangirlNationMagazine.RetrievedSeptember11,2020. ^abcLawson,Corrina(March30,2011)."ComicsSpotlightonGirlGenius".Wired.ISSN 1059-1028.RetrievedSeptember11,2020. ^abcHogan,Robert(April23,2015)."GirlGeniusReview".Overanalysing.RetrievedSeptember11,2020. ^"InterviewwithPhilandKajaFoglio,Part2of2".TheBiblioFile.TalkShoe.January27,2008.7m,15s.Archivedfromtheoriginal(MP3)onJuly20,2011.RetrievedSeptember14,2020. ^abJordan,Justin(February12,2007)."GettingSmarter:PhilFoglioTalks"GirlGenius"".CBRNews.RetrievedDecember3,2008. 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^"TheGirlGeniusRPG".October18,2006.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonOctober18,2006.RetrievedOctober26,2020.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:unfitURL(link) ^"TheGirlGeniusRPG".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonDecember8,2006.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:unfitURL(link) ^"HowisthatGirlGeniusRole-Playing-Game-and-Sourcebook,PoweredbyGURPScomingalong?".GirlGeniusOnline.Com.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch13,2018.Theprojectwasdeadforyears,butasoflate2017,thereisanewwriterworkingonit.We'llannouncemorewhenthere'ssomethingtoannounce. ^"DriveThruRPGGirlGeniusSourcebookandRoleplayingGame".drivethrurpg.com.GirlGeniusSourcebookandRoleplayingGameiscopyright©2021,2022bySteveJacksonGamesIncorporated. ^"GirlGenius-AdventuresInCastleHeterodyne".Kickstarter.RetrievedSeptember5,2020. ^Renaud,Jeffrey(September13,2010)."HendersonOn"Titans,""Static"&"GirlGenius"".CBR.RetrievedSeptember9,2020. ^"2014HugoAwardWinners".August17,2014.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonAugust19,2014.RetrievedAugust28,2014. ^"2011HugoAwardWinners".August21,2011. 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