A review by ashawp
Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Laurie E. Smith

3.0

I was so drawn in by the uniqueness of the story in the first three volumes that the beginning of this one was a big let down. There were a lot of hackneyed plot points such as, "Oh, now we must train you to fight," and "Gee, you're so good at most everything without even trying!" It was disappointly familiar. The end of the volume began to pick up a little more of the mystery for me again. I hope the next volume or two improve or I will likely move on.

Also I find the artist's depiction of the female figure really annoying. The art as a whole is still very inconsistent - sometimes beautifully detailed and sometimes awkwardly wrong.

One thing that always makes me smile though is the connection between being a scientist and being "mad." We tend to see scientists today as detached and analytical - so the different perspective in this story is refreshing.