Cover of issue seven of the Girl Genius comic book. Story by Phil & Kaja Foglio. Pencils by Phil Foglio. Colors by Mark McNabb. Logo, Lettering, Artist Bullying & Book Design by Kaja. On this cover, the Girl Genius tagline has become A Gaslamp Fantasy with Adventure, Romance & Mad Science.
This issue of the Girl Genius comic book was printed in July 2002 and marks the beginning of volume 3 of the graphic novel series; it includes pages 1 to 37. The pages in the comic book are unpaginated.
See the rest below the cut.
Inside front cover: For those who do not choose to cut up their books and who don't feel like monkeying with photocopiers or scanners, extra covers are available from the publisher at a small price from our Web site—airshipbooks.com, as are a selection of back issues and other works by Phil and Kaja.
The stands for the cutouts are on the inside back cover.
Inside back cover: No text from the cover is reproduced here.
You can download a high-resolution printable PDF of the “Build Your Own Dingbot kit” from the Fun Extras section of the Girl Genius website.
Back cover:
Build your own dingbot—
Actual Instructions Inside!
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The last submersible, which was promised in issue 6 to be part of the next issue, actually shows up on the back cover of issue 8.
No additional content before the comic. Additional content after the comic: "A Standard Waiver to be Distributed to all Students Enrolling for the Fall Quarter at Transylvania Polygnostic University"; ad for the first Girl Genius Collection; the Girl Genius Secret Cypher Society, including "Build your own Dingbot" instructions.
Sample page excerpt:
AN HISTORICAL REPLICA
BY PROF. KAJA FOGLIO
Build Your Own Dingbot—
On the Back Cover you will find a cute little replica dingbot (slightly flatter than the originals.)
Body, feet, hands and an antenna are all provided, plus lots of in-between bits to connect them all. Cut them out and punch holes in the indicated spots. Put it all together in an arrangement of your own choosing. Metal brads work great for this, as do small rivets. Tape or glue will work in a pinch, if you don't require articulation. Please note that there is no marked spot for the antenna—just stick it on anywhere you like. Or not.
THERE IS NO "WRONG" CONFIGURATION!
fig. 1—a metal brad
fig. 2—punch holes and connect
fig. 3—a finished dingbot
Sample page: Girl Genius Ad
The First Girl Genius Collection
Brown Ink throughout for an Olde-Timey look!
Eight Full-Color Pages—Thoroughly Modern!
Silly Ramblings by the Authors to fill up Extra Pages!
Don't miss the first-ever Girl Genius Collection.
Bound in both trade paperback and hardcover editions, it combines the first three Girl Genius issues with the eight-page Web-comic story Agatha Heterodyne and the Electric Coffin.
Available from fine booksellers everywhere!
