Girl Genius XXII: Paris Needs Pants

[Porthos]

It is a world ruled by Mad Science! Things happen. Usually, they happen to other people. This is entertainment. That's when the front door gets blown in- And you belatedly realize that, once again, you are doomed to be the entertainment in another exciting installment of: GIRL GENIUS!

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Girl Genius II
Girl Genius III: Nize Thread!
Girl Genius IV: Because SCIENCE! is my mistress
Girl Genius V: Madre de Diodes!
Girl Genius VI: Der Pestle in Der Kestle
Girl Genius VII: Get on the Slab, I Want to Get to Work!
Girl Genius: VIII Will Show Them All!
Girl Genius IX: The Unstoppable Thread
Girl Genius X: The Othar Shoe Drops
Girl Genius XI: Ding Dong, the Baron's Dead!
Girl Genius XII: For Doom The Bell Tolls
Girl Genius XIII: "Gott's Leedle Feesh in Trousers!"
Girl Genius XIV: A Lightning Arc in All But Speed!
Girl Genius XV: The Weasel, the Spark, and the Wardrobe
Girl Genius XVI: The Wrath of Klaus
Girl Genius XVII: And Then He Had Pie
Girl Genius XVIII: Invisible Hand of the Legendary Smoke Knights
Girl Genius XIX: Worth a Third of Your Grade
Girl Genius XX: Endothermic Life Forms Are Inherently Heretical
Girl Genius XXI: Cancel the Jugglers

Comic Links
Link to current comic and link to the beginning of the strip. (Updates MWF, usually after Midnight [Eastern Time])
The Continuing Adventures of Othar Tryggvassen, Gentleman Adventurer! (back on hiatus, may update in the future)
A compilation (and much easier to read if you're just catching up) of the first three chapters can be found here at the GG website.
And if one goes to snapbird.org and types in "Othar" in the 'Who?' field, all of Othar's adventures can be read on one page (albiet in reverse order of posting - Now must have a Twitter account to use).
Mirror of the comic found on LiveJournal (No longer being updated as of Mid-May, 2017)
Mirror of the comic found on Facebook (Will occasionally have Girl Genius related news)
And one can find mirrors of Girl Genius on deviantArt as well. (Occasionally Kaja will put up or link to interesting GG related art that is found on dA)

Reference Links
Wiki Project devoted to to Girl Genius
Wikipedia entry on Girl Genius.
TV Tropes page on Girl Genius.
The Secret Blueprints (NOTE: Contains background information on the GG Universe, so it should probably be read after "catching up" to the newest comic, as it contains many spoilers.)

Social Media and News Links
Phil Foglio's new Wordpress art, news, and blogging website.
Kaja Foglio's LJ Page and Studio Foglio News LJ Page (Not currently being updated)
Kaja & Phil's Personal Facebook Page (Not currently being updated)
A twitter account that basically is a catch-all feed for Girl Genius related news.
Cheyenne Wright's Twitter and LiveJournal Accounts (The colorist's twitter and LJ pages)
And finally,
Phil's old LJ page. (Occasionally contains crossposts from the Wordpress website)

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Q: What is this "Sneaky Gate" y'alls go on about?

Sneaky gate: Named from this hidden gate in comic, it has become a name for viewing new comics early. Remember, if you're going to discuss the new comic, put it in spoiler boxes until the release time (12am EST).

Sneaky Gate 101:

1. Right click the comic image.
2. Select view image or copy paste the image location into the address bar.
3. Modify the date to be the day you're trying to look at. (ex. 20120111 -> 20120113)
4. Go to the modified url.
5. Be disappointed when there's no early comic to read.
6. Alternately, enjoy the comic!

[Kantaki]

New comic

Is Red Monocle someone I should remember?
He seems to be funny if ge thinks the Library could have stopped the Heterodyne without sustaining inacceptable losses.
All the beautiful books that would have been destroyed...

That and the wonderful summary of Agatha's accomblishments in the City of Light so far are exellent reasons why the librarians „let“ her leave.

[Oneris]

The coloring on this page looks weird, like some of the line art ended up on the wrong layer or was left transparent. The Lady Curator in the middle panel looks especially odd.

[eee]

New comic

Is Red Monocle someone I should remember?
He seems to be funny if ge thinks the Library could have stopped the Heterodyne without sustaining inacceptable losses.
All the beautiful books that would have been destroyed...

That and the wonderful summary of Agatha's accomblishments in the City of Light so far are exellent reasons why the librarians „let“ her leave.

He's the head of security there. He had a fit when Agatha first arrived, and now he's having a fit because she's left. I suspect it is his position that she should have never been let in, in the first place.

I see Aldin is wearing clothes again.

No mention yet of whatever it was he and Larana went to such pains to get. Maybe it's too secret for the head of security.

[Shining Wrath]

I think the sepia tone is a "flashback" by the Lady Curator.
I don't recall seeing the guy, evidently a member of the library staff since he calls them "our secrets", who dislikes Agatha so.

He has a very "I set up the Lord High Conservator to be killed and I'm working for someone, possibly Grandma Sturmvaraous" vibe to me.

[stsasser]

The coloring on this page looks weird, like some of the line art ended up on the wrong layer or was left transparent. The Lady Curator in the middle panel looks especially odd.

I can't see anything past van Rijn's ridiculous grin.

[Traab]

And as per usual agatha leaves behind strongly split opinions because she does good work, but trouble is always around her.

[Shining Wrath]

And as per usual agatha leaves behind strongly split opinions because she does good work, but trouble is always around her.

It's almost as though she's the protagonist in an adventure story.

Agatha is in roughly the same position as Jessica in "Murder, She Wrote" - she never murders anyone, but everywhere she goes, death follows.

[Rogar Demonblud]

You can make a better argument for Jessica Fletcher being the murderer, and the criminal-of-the-week being a patsy, than you can that she just happens to be around for all those murders. Plus, Cabot Cove has a per capita murder rate that makes the Mexican Drug War look sedate.

Anyone else expecting a newly minted wasp eater to suddenly show up and go "SHREEEEE!!!" at that guy?

[eschmenk]

Anyone else expecting a newly minted wasp eater to suddenly show up and go "SHREEEEE!!!" at that guy?

Agatha's didn't react to him. He could have been wasped since then, but I don't particularly expect it.

[Shining Wrath]

Agatha's didn't react to him. He could have been wasped since then, but I don't particularly expect it.

To be fair, he's looking at a Slaver Wasp Engine from about 10 inches away in the last panel.

[eschmenk]

To be fair, he's looking at a Slaver Wasp Engine from about 10 inches away in the last panel.

Yeah, but he would have been safe enough if Larana hadn't smacked the globe down on its "Activate" button.

[Scarlet Knight]

It's almost as though she's the protagonist in an adventure story.

Agatha is in roughly the same position as Jessica in "Murder, She Wrote" - she never murders anyone, but everywhere she goes, death follows.

Agatha Stormcrow?

[geoduck]

He's the head of security there. He had a fit when Agatha first arrived, and now he's having a fit because she's left. I suspect it is his position that she should have never been let in, in the first place.

I see Aldin is wearing clothes again.

No mention yet of whatever it was he and Larana went to such pains to get. Maybe it's too secret for the head of security.

While he's obviously concerned about security, I don't think at any point it's said it's officially his job.

I do hope this is where we learn what Aldin and Larana were looking for in the crypts.

[eschmenk]

While he's obviously concerned about security, I don't think at any point it's said it's officially his job.

Yes, he is just referred to as the "Deputy Archivist," AFAIK.

I do hope this is where we learn what Aldin and Larana were looking for in the crypts.

Me, too, in part because that led to Jiminez doubting Larana's love for him. Some readers complained that the romantic subplot seemed fake and superfluous. I wasn't bothered that much, but I would like to see it supported better.

[eee]

It looks like a Big Reveal coming tomorrow when we finally learn what Aldin got. But probably not what it does.

And that's a fair summery of how things have hit the fan. Although technically, Agatha / Lucrezia ARE responsible for a lot of it.

[stsasser]

It looks like a Big Reveal coming tomorrow when we finally learn what Aldin got. But probably not what it does.

And that's a fair summery of how things have hit the fan. Although technically, Agatha / Lucrezia ARE responsible for a lot of it.

It looks like a hiatus/intemission/side story coming.. We do know that Aldin got the Heart of the Muse, but don't know what it is/does.

As the Kickstarter has already tripled it's goal amount of $50,000, playing a new video game may be exactly what Katja plans on doing for the next week or so.

[Shining Wrath]

It looks as though the Heart of the Muse is either above them, or really big. But it was something that could be casually picked up, so I'm guessing it floats due to its Immense Sparky Power that is going to cause Something to Happen.

[geoduck]

It looks as though the Heart of the Muse is either above them, or really big. But it was something that could be casually picked up, so I'm guessing it floats due to its Immense Sparky Power that is going to cause Something to Happen.

I'd guess it's been plugged into/is powering some larger structure or object.

[Divayth Fyr]

I'd guess it's been plugged into/is powering some larger structure or object.

The Muse of War, a battle clank so powerful it was turned off and its power source was hidden.

[eschmenk]

It looks like a hiatus/intemission/side story coming.

If you are referring to the extra panels at the bottom, they are old. They are originally from Revenge of the Weasel Queen. It can be a lot of fun when Kaja publishes alternate versions of panels.

[stsasser]

If you are referring to the extra panels at the bottom, they are old. They are originally from Revenge of the Weasel Queen. It can be a lot of fun when Kaja publishes alternate versions of panels.

Nice recycling there, Fogllios.

Its previous use does reinforce my sense that a break in the main story will appear Wednesday.

[Ellen]

Well, that's not remotely ominous. . . .

Speaking of, which, if any, lords are still alive/not entirely dead who might return who could decide to use a Muse of Vengeance?

[keybounce]

120 pages, a splash page, and we just had a summary. I think we've reached the end of Part 2 Vol 4.

[Douglas]

Well, that's not remotely ominous. . . .

Speaking of, which, if any, lords are still alive/not entirely dead who might return who could decide to use a Muse of Vengeance?

I would guess the Lord High Conservator, top leader of the Library, is who she's referring to.

[JavaScribe]

Did whoever built that cage make a spelling error?

[Kantaki]

The Muse of Vengeance
Even without the name activating that thing seems like a bad idea.
That design promises she will leave nothing in her wake.

If she is activated I would recommend some activity that keeps you far away and safe, library staff.
Something like a expedition to the Americas.

[Lethologica]

It's going to be awkward when the Library discovers what happened to said Lord High Conservator.

[Scaleybob]

Looking at the page number (#120) and the very ominous, and Cliffhangery end to this, is this the end of Book 4?

Did Gil have any story time at all in this volume? I can't remember seeing him for ages.

[Shining Wrath]

So, that needs a label that says "Break glass in case of very, very, very serious emergency".
Also, the Library has not yet learned the Lord High Conservator is dead at the hands of Sturmvaraous Smoke Knights, working for Grandma.