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beamjockey ([personal profile] beamjockey) wrote2009-11-12 02:05 pm

Windycon: My Talk "Seeds of Girl Genius"

At Windycon 36 this coming weekend, since Kaja and Phil Foglio are guests of honor, and, furthermore, the con has a steampunk theme, I'm giving a new talk.

It'll be Sunday at noon in the Lilac BD room.

Seeds of Girl Genius: Glimpses from the Romantic Age of Science
The world of the Foglios' complex comic, filled with adventuresome scientists, menacing inventions, and peculiar creatures, mirrors certain elements of our own world. Romp through the history of science with Bill Higgins in a slideshow that examines the fabulous automata of the 18th Century, the science that gave rise to Frankenstein, and the hidden origins of Agatha's clan in a quaint bookstore, 14 years before Girl Genius was first published.

Be there. Aloha.

[identity profile] bigbumble.livejournal.com 2009-11-12 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Much to my regret, I likely won't be there. Any chance for a rerun at ConFusion in January?

[identity profile] johnridley.livejournal.com 2009-11-12 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Bummer. I'd like to go, but anything after noon on Sunday is right out, we're gone about then.

[identity profile] robot-grrl.livejournal.com 2009-11-12 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww, man. Now I'm really sad about missing WindyCon this year. First steampunk and now your "Girl Genius" panel. I hope you have fun though.

[identity profile] gomeza.livejournal.com 2009-11-13 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Hoo man, that sounds like an absolute hoot. Wish I could be there.

sounds like a podcast to me

[identity profile] crenelle.livejournal.com 2009-11-18 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
You need to make a podcast of this talk.