Girl Genius

In the early 2000s, Airship Entertainment launched Girl Genius, a 14-issue comic series that introduced readers to a delightfully mad world of steampunk adventure and clanking automatons. Chronicling the exploits of a brilliant young spark in a Europe dominated by warring mad scientists, the series was primarily written by Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, and James Ernest, with Phil Foglio and James Ernest providing the artwork. This comic laid the foundation for the sprawling, award-winning webcomic to come, establishing the Foglios' signature blend of witty character-driven storytelling and whimsical, high-energy invention.