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ashawp's review
3.0
I was so drawn in by the uniqueness of the story in the first three volumes that the beginning of this one was a big let down. There were a lot of hackneyed plot points such as, "Oh, now we must train you to fight," and "Gee, you're so good at most everything without even trying!" It was disappointly familiar. The end of the volume began to pick up a little more of the mystery for me again. I hope the next volume or two improve or I will likely move on.
Also I find the artist's depiction of the female figure really annoying. The art as a whole is still very inconsistent - sometimes beautifully detailed and sometimes awkwardly wrong.
One thing that always makes me smile though is the connection between being a scientist and being "mad." We tend to see scientists today as detached and analytical - so the different perspective in this story is refreshing.
Also I find the artist's depiction of the female figure really annoying. The art as a whole is still very inconsistent - sometimes beautifully detailed and sometimes awkwardly wrong.
One thing that always makes me smile though is the connection between being a scientist and being "mad." We tend to see scientists today as detached and analytical - so the different perspective in this story is refreshing.
pumpkinmomma's review
5.0
This one is more colorful and lively than the other stories and I really enjoyed it. The Circus is made up of amazingly interesting and cool characters. I love how Agatha just "fits in".
emilyn's review
5.0
Agatha meets up with a circus to continue her escape from the baron. She convinces the baron and his son that she has been killed and continues to travel with the circus. At a stop to perform, she runs into some jagers, then frees them to help save the town when a woman riding a bear attacks. The jagers are in league with the attacker.
lordofthemoon's review
4.0
Everyone's favourite mad scientist, Agatha Heterodyne, has escaped from Castle Wulfenbach and now needs to make her way across a monster- and clank-infested wasteland to her ancestral home of Mechanicsburg. She and her companion Krosp (emperor of all cats) join a travelling circus and this volume tells the story of their journey.
The circus folk are fun, and when it is finally revealed, their secret is pretty impressive. This is the volume where we also meet the loveable (for given values of 'loveable') trio of Ognian, Maxim and Dimo, the Jägermonster equivalent of Larry, Curly and Mo (although with more in the way of killing).
The story zips along and the art is as lovely as ever. It's also much easier to follow in graphic novel format than trying to read it a page at a time online.
The circus folk are fun, and when it is finally revealed, their secret is pretty impressive. This is the volume where we also meet the loveable (for given values of 'loveable') trio of Ognian, Maxim and Dimo, the Jägermonster equivalent of Larry, Curly and Mo (although with more in the way of killing).
The story zips along and the art is as lovely as ever. It's also much easier to follow in graphic novel format than trying to read it a page at a time online.
briarglade's review
3.0
(Feb 2018) I liked the circus interlude for being a lower-drama interlude where Agatha got the chance to make some friends who (mostly) weren't trying to involve her in more politics. It also gave some illuminating details of the war with The Other, the conflict that shaped the world Girl Genius is set in, and established some really important characterization for the Baron Wulfenbach.
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