kjboldon's review against another edition
4.0
Fast funny swashbuckling. If Agatha is to be the legitimate heir, somebody's gotta ring the bell. More good castle nonsense and fights between Gil and Tarvek, with Agatha out hero-ing everybody.
A weird interlude with the baron and the storyteller
But badly done were 2 women in a fight who fat shamed each other. Plus, women 18 and up aren't girls, so constantly calling them such is a drag. I know it's there in the title, but I'd love it if she fought back against that diminutive.
A weird interlude with the baron and the storyteller
But badly done were 2 women in a fight who fat shamed each other. Plus, women 18 and up aren't girls, so constantly calling them such is a drag. I know it's there in the title, but I'd love it if she fought back against that diminutive.
philipf's review against another edition
4.0
There's a lot going on here and a lot of characters, and it's a lot easier to keep track of everything and everyone when reading in collected forum than it was doled out 3 pages a week online. Also, I have to admit this wraps up a story thread that dragged on and on In the books it's not too bad, but online, it felt like it took forever to deal with Castle Heterodyne. It's good to finally get some forward movement to the story.
a_h_haga's review against another edition
5.0
REREAD 2019
The problem with getting further and further into a series, is that you eventually run out of original stuff to say. That is starting to become a problem with GG here.
The art hasn't changed much - that said, it has become smoother and looks more finished - and I still like it - one have to really like a style to read 11 albums of a series AND plan to read the next 6 albums and however many follows.
The characters has grown into what they need to be, and I am really happy to say that while romance is a part of the story, it isn't the main plot and is taking a back seat compared to the rest of it.
About this album.
This is as far as I've reread before, so now I start in on parts that I don't remember as well. It will be fun.
The problem with getting further and further into a series, is that you eventually run out of original stuff to say. That is starting to become a problem with GG here.
The art hasn't changed much - that said, it has become smoother and looks more finished - and I still like it - one have to really like a style to read 11 albums of a series AND plan to read the next 6 albums and however many follows.
The characters has grown into what they need to be, and I am really happy to say that while romance is a part of the story, it isn't the main plot and is taking a back seat compared to the rest of it.
About this album.
This is as far as I've reread before, so now I start in on parts that I don't remember as well. It will be fun.
mlindner's review against another edition
5.0
http://marklindner.info/blog/2015/01/21/foglio-et-al-girl-genius-11/
galueth28's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lordofthemoon's review
4.0
The eleventh volume of Agatha Heterodyne's adventures see her racing against time to repair her castle while dodging the machinations of the imposter Zola and the remaining parts of the castle not under the control of the central mind. Meanwhile, armies gather outside Mechanicsburg waiting to strike.
There's one heck of a pace to this story. You really feel the pressure that Agatha is under, although the ongoing battle between Gil and Tarvek about who should be her suitor helps to lighten the mood as you get the feeling that despite their own agendas (of which they have many), they both desperately care for Agatha and do want to help her. This volume also has (just!) one Jager scene where things are set in motion and we get to see the fun, crazy monsters doing politics. One Jager scene is better than no Jager scene, but I'm looking forward to seeing them come back to the fore.
The pace is neck-breaking, the characters great fun to watch and the story as engaging as ever, especially the final double-spread page. No spoilers, but DOOOOOOOOOM :-D.
There's one heck of a pace to this story. You really feel the pressure that Agatha is under, although the ongoing battle between Gil and Tarvek about who should be her suitor helps to lighten the mood as you get the feeling that despite their own agendas (of which they have many), they both desperately care for Agatha and do want to help her. This volume also has (just!) one Jager scene where things are set in motion and we get to see the fun, crazy monsters doing politics. One Jager scene is better than no Jager scene, but I'm looking forward to seeing them come back to the fore.
The pace is neck-breaking, the characters great fun to watch and the story as engaging as ever, especially the final double-spread page. No spoilers, but DOOOOOOOOOM :-D.
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