Girl Genius XXV: It needs work! BUT THE CONCEPT IS SOUND!

[PraetorDragoon]

awwwww, not the winslow 8(

Be thankful it isn't that horrible abomination.

[Calemyr]

awwwww, not the winslow 8(

That particular wrinkle is already secured away in a Corbetite vault.

Unless this monstrosity is about to pull the winslow out from behind it and ask "Hey, buddy, this yours?".

[Traab]

Uh guys? Take a close look at the "faces" of the cultists. Im not sure if its intentional because they have no room to accurately draw them, or if the reality warping power involved here is having an effect, because the runner looks like a giant eye face, there are a couple of smiley face type drawings, and yeah, very odd.

[SZbNAhL]

The more I look at it, the more it looks like a beholder being stretched vertically by the portal. Maybe the threat to reality isn't from the monster itself, but from the dark and eldritch powers summoned forth by its very existence: WoTC's lawyers *thunderclap*.

[Manga Shoggoth]

And, then, we get to switch to a splash page. Please, note, the thing Agatha allowed to be summoned is not wearing a hat. That could also be important.

It's not a Jager?

It is a Jager, but the dirigible is already in flames?

It's the dirigible? I mean, it's more or less the right shape so far...

[wingnutx]

Dreen wear hats.

[Onyavar]

it's a dreen in disguise?

Nahh, they have different hands too.

[eee]

If Higgs wanted to keep Tarvek from going insane, assuming it's not too late, all he'd have to do would be to knock him out...

If the thing coming through the gate drives everyone insane, though, I wonder what it's going to do to Agatha.

[RedScholarGypsy]

You know, I read that first as "not the Windows 8!" and was a bit puzzled...

Seeing the embodiment of Windows 8 summoned from whatever hell it's imprisoned in would drive anyone insane. But yeah sadly no internet cookies for me.

So what are we calling this? The Strawberry of Doom? Gives a new meaning to 'sod off!'

[Grif]

Naming it Windows 8 sounds appropriate, to be honest.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Nonono, this is the mythical Windows 9, which was supposed to improve so many things about Windows 8 during the upgrade process.

[Traab]

If Higgs wanted to keep Tarvek from going insane, assuming it's not too late, all he'd have to do would be to knock him out...

If the thing coming through the gate drives everyone insane, though, I wonder what it's going to do to Agatha.

They seem to be stuck in a loop so higgs would have to be constantly knocking tarvek out which could lead to travek being aware of the incoming attack which etc etc etc.

[sihnfahl]

They seem to be stuck in a loop so higgs would have to be constantly knocking tarvek out which could lead to travek being aware of the incoming attack which etc etc etc.

It seems to be a stable loop, however, in that they know it's a loop, but are unable to break said loop.

[HandofShadows]

Have to admit Agatha sounds a lot like Gil on this page.

[Rogar Demonblud]

And this is why having a Spark in the neighborhood cancels your homeowners insurance. And health insurance. And life insurance.

[Radar]

And this is why having a Spark in the neighborhood cancels your homeowners insurance. And health insurance. And life insurance.

And your house, and your health, and your life.

There is research to run, there is science to be done on the people who are still alive.

[wingnutx]

Othar was definitely on to something.

[lord_khaine]

Othar was right!

[Manga Shoggoth]

According to the novels, a large number of sparks think that Othar's theory and methodology is sound. They're rather conflicted about this.

[Rogar Demonblud]

The concept is sound, as long as it's applied to OTHER Sparks?

[Fyraltari]

It needs work, okay!?

[Traab]

Othars theory is sound, but he needs WAY more help if he is going to make an appreciable dent in the spark population.

[Scarlet Knight]

You know, it's seems that Agatha's big problem is that she has no one she trusts who can (will?) tell her "no" and may be getting power-drunk. Zeetha went from teacher to minion mode. Maybe Punch and Judy but they may never join her again. Higgs, Wooster, Da Boys & Violetta are all minions. Tarvek will try to point out a bad plan, but he's not a confrontation guy.

Only Gil seems willing to confront her one to one and we've already seen that Agatha does not take to that very well.

[RedScholarGypsy]

You know, it's seems that Agatha's big problem is that she has no one she trusts who can (will?) tell her "no" and may be getting power-drunk. Zeetha went from teacher to minion mode. Maybe Punch and Judy but they may never join her again. Higgs, Wooster, Da Boys & Violetta are all minions. Tarvek will try to point out a bad plan, but he's not a confrontation guy.

Only Gil seems willing to confront her one to one and we've already seen that Agatha does not take to that very well.

I wonder how much longer until Bill and/or Barry Heterodyne show up. Given the trajectory Agatha is on, and that Agatha never even met her dad, I don't it will be a happy family reunion.

[SZbNAhL]

You know, it's seems that Agatha's big problem is that she has no one she trusts who can (will?) tell her "no" and may be getting power-drunk. Zeetha went from teacher to minion mode. Maybe Punch and Judy but they may never join her again. Higgs, Wooster, Da Boys & Violetta are all minions. Tarvek will try to point out a bad plan, but he's not a confrontation guy.

Only Gil seems willing to confront her one to one and we've already seen that Agatha does not take to that very well.

Krosp's still not sycophantic. If only he had human morality.

[lord_khaine]

According to the novels, a large number of sparks think that Othar's theory and methodology is sound. They're rather conflicted about this.

The concept is sound, as long as it's applied to OTHER Sparks?

When not in the madness place sparks are generally scientifically minded.
So all the saner ones should be able to spot that yes, sparks are the source of all the monsters running around.
And so the solution is then also rather simple. Kill all sparks, and the world is safer.

The problem is there is a large gasp between accepting something is the right thing to do, and actually doing it if it brings you discomfort.
Case in point, accepting smoking is bad for you, and actually stopping.

[geoduck]

I wonder how much longer until Bill and/or Barry Heterodyne show up. Given the trajectory Agatha is on, and that Agatha never even met her dad, I don't it will be a happy family reunion.

I will be very surprised if Bill is still alive. Barry however may still turn up somewhere.

[Manga Shoggoth]

The concept is sound, as long as it's applied to OTHER Sparks?

Nope - Othar states in comic that when he has killed all the other sparks, he will kill himself.

That's why the other sparks think the methodology is sound - when he says "remove all sparks" he means it.

[HandofShadows]

Othar was definitely on to something.

Othar was right!

Yes, with no sparks the world would be a nice peaceful place with no wars or anything like that. Just like the real world... Um. I don't know about you, but the real world isn't that peaceful either. The problem is with humans in general, so unless you want to go the way of Judge Death....

[geoduck]

Yes, with no sparks the world would be a nice peaceful place with no wars or anything like that. Just like the real world... Um. I don't know about you, but the real world isn't that peaceful either. The problem is with humans in general, so unless you want to go the way of Judge Death....

It's all worse with Sparks- here in our reality, Europe is, yes, mostly peaceful and productive, while in the GGVerse, even under the Baron's iron-fisted rule it's a patchwork collection of walled city-states surrounded by a monster-infested wilderness.