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A review by saidtheraina
Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank by Phil Foglio
3.0
Ok, people. Phil Foglio was doing steampunk comics WAY before the teenagers caught on. This was published in 2001. 2001. (Yes, it needed to be said again.)
ANYWAY... So yeah, this is pretty groundbreaking. The library edition I read is printed all in brown&white, except for an excerpt of the next volume at the end. And I know this shouldn't be my firstish comment about the book, but OMG, this is SO MUCH BETTER in color. Which, I know, is a total DUH. The Foglios (which always throws me off because it's so close to "folio" and that's funny, especially for steampunk) fixed that in later editions. But in the meantime, brown and white feels pretty chaotic.
I like what they're trying to do here. Our heroine is plucky, can-do, and unabashed. In everything. There's a lot of cool technology stuff, but I felt a little like I was looking at the pictures through a screen. It was hard to get a sense of focus. All of the characters are caricatures, some of which subvert themselves. I'm not really sure what's up with the guy with the slash-mouth, though I imagine he'll be explained as the series develops.
Fun, glad I read it.
ANYWAY... So yeah, this is pretty groundbreaking. The library edition I read is printed all in brown&white, except for an excerpt of the next volume at the end. And I know this shouldn't be my firstish comment about the book, but OMG, this is SO MUCH BETTER in color. Which, I know, is a total DUH. The Foglios (which always throws me off because it's so close to "folio" and that's funny, especially for steampunk) fixed that in later editions. But in the meantime, brown and white feels pretty chaotic.
I like what they're trying to do here. Our heroine is plucky, can-do, and unabashed. In everything. There's a lot of cool technology stuff, but I felt a little like I was looking at the pictures through a screen. It was hard to get a sense of focus. All of the characters are caricatures, some of which subvert themselves. I'm not really sure what's up with the guy with the slash-mouth, though I imagine he'll be explained as the series develops.
Fun, glad I read it.