#issue 11

This issue of the Girl Genius comic book was printed in April 2004 and includes pages 5 to 31 of volume 4 of the graphic novel series. The pages in the comic book are numbered 1 to 27. The pages in this issue of the comic book are larger than those in the first ten, which were standard comic book size. Issue eleven and those following have pages the same size as in the graphic novels.

The story in this issue of the comic book is notable because Agatha “dies” on the last page. One has to wonder what Girl Genius fans reading the comic at the time thought of this, especially since they had to wait three months before the next issue of the comic book came out.

Okay, I got silly. These were drawn by me, and inked by Phil. You can get them on mugs and shirts and things on our CafePress site at www.cafeshops.com/airship —Kaja

The first appearance of Kaja's chibi versions of Girl Genius characters. Kaja would go on to create chibi versions of many other main characters, and use them for desktop wallpaper, pins, patches, and so on.

THE DON'T LOSE YOUR HAT PUZZLE Arrange the nine square pieces in a 3x3 pattern so that every Jäger is wearing the proper hat. Puzzle art by Kaja Foglio with inks by Phil Foglio Girl Genius™ & ©2004 Studio Foglio, LLC all nights reserved

The first puzzle to appear in a Girl Genius comic book. More will follow in subsequent issues.

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Back issues and all sorts of other goodies are always available on our Web site. Please remember to cut your puzzle out from the other side of the page. (The one with the Jägermonsters on it.)

Girl Genius is suggested for an audience of Teens and up, due to adventure-style violence and the occasional sight of Victorian underthings. Thank you.

Additional content before the comic: Title page, Our story thus far. Additional content after the comic: A note from the Faculty, An Agatha Heterodyne 1 Minute Mystery, The Girl Genius Secret Cypher Society page.

"An Agatha Heterodyne 1 Minute Mystery" is a completely goofy single-page short story that was printed in Volume 6, Agatha Heterodyne and the Golden Trilobite. It can also be found online on a obscure page on the Girl Genius website.

The note from the Faculty is an interesting nugget of Girl Genius history, and will be covered as an addendum.

Sample pages:

Girl Genius A Gaslamp Fantasy with ADVENTURE, ROMANCE & MAD SCIENCE Story by Phil & Kaja Foglio Pencils by Phil Foglio Feature Story Colored by Laurie E. Smith Lettering, Logos, Book Design. Puzzle & Assorted Illustrations by Kaja Foglio Cover Colors by Kaja Foglio & Cheyenne Wright

This is the first time a title page has been included in one of the comic books.

Agatha Clay is a Spark—capable of scientific wonders. She is also the last of the famous Heterodyne family—Heroes who disappeared mysteriously many years ago. Folk legend claims that they will someday return, much like England's King Arthur. Agatha was raised by Adam and Lilith Clay—a pair of constructs built by her father and uncle. Adam & Lilith are better known in stories of the Heterodynes as Punch and Judy. The Clays have just helped Agatha escape from the giant airship Castle Wulfenbach—at the cost of their lives. Also fleeing the Castle is Krosp—a failed experiment created to be the King of the Cats. Castle Wulfenbach is the fortress of Baron Klaus Wulfenbach—an old companion of the Heterodynes who now rules Europe with an iron fist. The Baron would prefer to keep Agatha safely a prisoner. The Baron's son Gilgamesh would also like her to stay, but he has other reasons. And this is a Mimmoth.