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A review by drtlovesbooks
Girl Genius Omnibus Volume 1: Agatha Awakens by Cheyenne Wright, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Laurie E. Smith, Brian Snōddy, Mark McNabb
3.0
What it's about: Agatha Clay lives in a world of mad scientists - in fact, she is interning for one, until he is killed in a not-quite-accidental explosion. Agatha has always wanted to be an inventor and mad scientist, but she's always had difficulty staying focused enough to complete a project. But when her family heirloom locket is stolen, she finds herself sleep-inventing. This leads to a case of mistaken identities, which lands her in the not-so-protective custody of Baron Baron Wulfenbach, a dictatorial ruler who has just taken over her town.
Soon Agatha finds herself at the center of chaos and confusion, and she learns that the fictional stories of the Heterodyne Boys, the fabled heroes, may not be fiction - and may have a direct connection to Agatha herself!
Why I rated it like I did: The story takes some common tropes and builds them out with some wild flourishes, but the tone and pacing feels very uneven. And there's something about the art that I dislike - I think it's the combination of oddly cartoonish proportions of the character's faces, along with a weird and subtle sexuality that shows up every so often. I'm interested by the story, but the whole presentation seems to veer about from innocent adventure tale to adult-edged weirdness in the blink of an eye.
Soon Agatha finds herself at the center of chaos and confusion, and she learns that the fictional stories of the Heterodyne Boys, the fabled heroes, may not be fiction - and may have a direct connection to Agatha herself!
Why I rated it like I did: The story takes some common tropes and builds them out with some wild flourishes, but the tone and pacing feels very uneven. And there's something about the art that I dislike - I think it's the combination of oddly cartoonish proportions of the character's faces, along with a weird and subtle sexuality that shows up every so often. I'm interested by the story, but the whole presentation seems to veer about from innocent adventure tale to adult-edged weirdness in the blink of an eye.