So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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I have to admit, when I started the series I was dubious. The little under-appreciated orphan girl with the secret power plot sounded trite and cliche and I was highly skeptical.
And then I managed to read several years worth of online archival comics in three days and realized I was woefully hooked. The characters are deep, charming, and realistic, the art is drop-dead gorgeous, and the steampunk-esque alternate future setting is intriguing and masterfully done. The plot always manages to surprise, and you come to care about what happens to everyone very, very much.
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Girl Genius: Omnibus Edition #01 by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio
reasonably_crazy, March 29, 2008
I have to admit, when I started the series I was dubious. The little under-appreciated orphan girl with the secret power plot sounded trite and cliche and I was highly skeptical.And then I managed to read several years worth of online archival comics in three days and realized I was woefully hooked. The characters are deep, charming, and realistic, the art is drop-dead gorgeous, and the steampunk-esque alternate future setting is intriguing and masterfully done. The plot always manages to surprise, and you come to care about what happens to everyone very, very much.