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"People keep giving me rings -- but I think a small Death Ray might be more practical."

—Agatha

In a World where the Industrial Revolution has turned into all-out war, Mad Scientists rule the world. Badly.

Girl Genius is a Web Comic that was originally a print series, and is authored by Phil and Kaja Foglio. It first began in November 2002, was still running as of August 2021, and has become one of the classics of the Steampunk genre, though the comic is called Gaslamp Fantasy by the creators.

The title character of the story is Miss Agatha Clay (Heterodyne), who begins as a young apprentice to a type of Mad Scientist known to the world as a "Spark". Her adventures span over 16 volumes so far. There are also novelizations of the comic's first two major arcs, called Agatha H and The Airship City and Agatha H and The Clockwork Princess respectively. A GURPS adaptation has been licensed, and after years of being stuck in Development Hell was finally released in early 2022.

Girl Genius was the winner of the Graphic Story Hugo Award for the first three years it was awarded (2009-2011). They took themselves out of the running for 2012 so that somebody else could win the award and show that it was a viable category.

Girl Genius can be found at the Studio Foglio website, accessible through this elegant and finely-crafted link. An archive of the comics that were online as of May 4, 2016 can be found at the Library of Congress - accessible through this elegant and finely-crafted link. Please note here: "We recommend Girl Genius for an audience of teens and up".

Look over the Girl Genius character sheet, or talk about the comic in our discussion thread for Girl Genius.

Girl Genius follows The Wiki Rule, of course; their wiki is on Wikia.

Girl Genius is the Trope Namer for:

Tropes used in Girl Genius include:

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+{{work}}{{outdated}}<!-- Four novels, not two, as of 2020. What else is wrong? -->
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-[[File:AgathaGirlGenius3_8.jpg|link=For Science!|frame|Our Heroine.]]
+[[File:AgathaGirlGenius3 8.jpg|link=For Science!|frame|Our Heroine.]]
+{{quote|''"People keep giving me ''rings'' -- but I think a small ''[[Death Ray]]'' might be more ''practical''."''|'''[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date{{=}}20051028 Agatha]'''}}
+[[In a World]] where the Industrial Revolution has turned into all-out war, Mad Scientists rule the world. Badly.
-{{quote|''"People keep giving me ''rings'' -- but I think a small ''[[Death Ray]]'' might be more ''practical''."''|'''[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20051028 Agatha]'''}}
+'''''Girl Genius''''' is a [[Web Comic]] that was originally a print series, and is authored by [[Phil Foglio|Phil]] and [[Kaja Foglio]]. It first began in November 2002, [[Webcomics Long Runners|was still running as of August 2021]], and has become one of the classics of the [[Steampunk]] genre, though the comic is called [[Insistent Terminology|Gaslamp]] [[Gaslamp Fantasy|Fantasy]] by the creators.
-''Mad Scientists rule the world. Badly.''
+The title character of the story is Miss Agatha Clay ({{spoiler|Heterodyne}}), who begins as a young apprentice to a type of [[Mad Scientist]] known to the world as a "Spark". Her adventures span over 16 volumes so far. There are also novelizations of the comic's first two major arcs, called ''[[Agatha H and The Airship City]]'' and ''[[Agatha H and The Clockwork Princess]]'' respectively. A ''[[GURPS]]'' adaptation has been licensed, and after years of being stuck in [[Development Hell]] was finally released in early 2022.
-'''''Girl Genius''''' is a [[Web Comic]] (originally a print series) by [[Phil Foglio|Phil]] and Kaja [[Phil Foglio|Foglio]], which has become one of the classics of the [[Steampunk]] (called [[Insistent Terminology|Gaslamp]] [[Gaslamp Fantasy|Fantasy]] by the creators) genre.
+''Girl Genius'' was the winner of [[wikipedia:Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story|the Graphic Story Hugo Award]] for the first three years it was awarded (2009-2011). They took themselves out of the running for 2012 so that somebody else could win the award and show that it was a viable category.
-The title character of the story is Miss Agatha Clay ( {{spoiler|Heterodyne}}), who begins as a young apprentice to a type of [[Mad Scientist]] known to the world as a "Spark". Her adventures span almost 15 volumes so far.
-Can be found at the Studio Foglio website, [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ accessible through this elegant and finely-crafted link]. Please note [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/newreader.php here], "We recommend Girl Genius for an audience of teens and up".
+''Girl Genius'' can be found at the Studio Foglio website, [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ accessible through this elegant and finely-crafted link]. An archive of the comics that were online as of May 4, 2016 can be found at the Library of Congress - [https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0009970/ accessible through ''this'' elegant and finely-crafted link]. Please note [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/info/newreader.php here]: "We recommend Girl Genius for an audience of teens and up".
-Was also the winner of [[wikipedia:Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story|the Graphic Story Hugo Award]] for three years running (2009-2011).
+Look over the ''Girl Genius'' [[Girl Genius/Characters|character sheet]], or talk about the comic in [https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Forum:Webcomics#Girl_Genius_Discussion..._353 our discussion thread] for ''Girl Genius''.
-There are also novelizations of the comic's first two major arcs, called ''[[Agatha H and The Airship City]]'' and ''[[Agatha H and The Clockwork Princess]]'' respectively. A ''[[GURPS]]'' adaptation is in the works, but seems to have descended into [[Development Hell]].
+''Girl Genius'' follows [[The Wiki Rule]], of course; [http://girlgenius.wikia.com/wiki/Girl_Genius_Wiki their wiki is on Wikia.]
-Look over the ''Girl Genius'' [[Girl Genius/Characters|character sheet]], or talk about the comic in [https://allthetropes.orain.org/wiki/Forum:Webcomics#Girl_Genius_Discussion..._353 our discussion thread] for ''Girl Genius''.
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+{{tropenamer}}
-=== ''Girl Genius'' provides examples of: ===
+* [[Gaslamp Fantasy]]
+* [[Gentleman Adventurer]]
+* [[The Madness Place]]
+* [[The Spark of Genius]]
+* [[Sufficiently Analyzed Magic]]
+{{tropelist}}
 * [[Girl Genius/Tropes A-E|Tropes A-E]]
 * [[Girl Genius/Tropes F-J|Tropes F-J]]
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 * [[Girl Genius/Tropes P-T|Tropes P-T]]
 * [[Girl Genius/Tropes U-Z|Tropes U-Z]]
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+{{Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story}}
+{{Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards}}
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 [[Category:Webcomics Long Runners]]
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 [[Category:Hugo Award]]
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+[[Category:Web Comics]]
-[[Category:Girl Genius]]
+[[Category:Web Comics of the 2000s]]
-[[Category:Webcomic]]
+[[Category:Web Comics of the 2010s]]
+[[Category:Web Comics of the 2020s]]
+[[Category:Works by Phil Foglio]]
+[[Category:Steampunk Works]]
+[[Category:GURPS Settings]]

v t e Winners of the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
An award given from 2001 to 2008, not without controversy. Only the major awards are listed here.
Best comic	Boxjam's Doodle (2001) Megatokyo (2002) Nowhere Girl (2003) Count Your Sheep (2004) Scary Go Round (2005) The Perry Bible Fellowship (2006) The Perry Bible Fellowship (2007) Girl Genius (2008)
Best writing	Cool Cat Studios (2001) Megatokyo (2002) Demonology 101 (2003) Penny Arcade (2004) Narbonic (2005) Whispered Apologies (2006) Whispered Apologies (2007) Girl Genius (2008)
Best art	Chopping Block (2001) Chopping Block (2002) Mac Hall (2003) Mac Hall (2004) Copper (2005) A Lesson is Learned but the Damage is Irreversible (2006) Lackadaisy (2007) Lackadaisy (2008)