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A review by parallax
Girl Genius Omnibus Volume 1: Agatha Awakens by Cheyenne Wright, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Laurie E. Smith, Brian Snōddy, Mark McNabb
3.0
I have been meaning to read Girl Genius for a long time; many people have urged me to check it out. I couldn't get through it on the web site so an omnibus is ideal.
The story is pretty awesome, I like the characters so far and I anticipate that the world building will be excellent. I, however, really dislike the art. The proportions are weird and constantly changing, sometimes someone's arm will be like 2 or 3 sizes too big in one panel and only a little too big in the next. The coloring style makes everything look tubular and bizarre, which is fine for mechanical things but disturbing for humanoids. The women's bodies are obnoxious and I didn't expect the same tired cheesecake back twisting T&A that you find in mainstream superhero books in this series. I would hope that the art improves over time as many web comics do but I have a feeling that this stylization is here to stay. :/
The story is pretty awesome, I like the characters so far and I anticipate that the world building will be excellent. I, however, really dislike the art. The proportions are weird and constantly changing, sometimes someone's arm will be like 2 or 3 sizes too big in one panel and only a little too big in the next. The coloring style makes everything look tubular and bizarre, which is fine for mechanical things but disturbing for humanoids. The women's bodies are obnoxious and I didn't expect the same tired cheesecake back twisting T&A that you find in mainstream superhero books in this series. I would hope that the art improves over time as many web comics do but I have a feeling that this stylization is here to stay. :/