User:Rej Maddog/Rej's Weekly

A place for more effusive summary of the comic on a weekly and monthly basis. A backup for what I put on current events.

Comic: March 2009
Gil continues his chat with a former friend, and his party and her companions find themselves at least temporarily trapped in part of the Castle.

We then return to Agatha, Violetta, and Moloch to find that Tarvek seems to be undergoing some interesting changes. Then the Castle undergoes some interesting changes, which seem to be caused by Gil's tinkering.

Gil pulls out a Dingbot to help him repair. There ensues heated negotiation between the Dingbot and Gil. Then a more pleasant and informational discussion between Gil and Zeetha, as the others sleep. After, the Dingbot agrees to help and makes the requested repair. A bit more heated negotiation. Gil frees the Dingbot and asks him to open the door in order to help Agatha. The door opens and his party splits up. Gil finishes the (partial) repairs and proves himself once again a major spark.

Comic: April 2009
Free to pursue his own interests, Dingbot starts some electrical projects... using the Castle as spare parts. Gil continues his chat with an old friend, and they tour parts of Castle Heterodyne the castle can't see &mdash; or so they think. Agatha with her death ray, takes her own tour in search of Gil. The Castle, thanks to Gil's repairs, can now see the chatting friends. As the Castle describes its version of the conversation to Agatha, her feelings for Gil get stronger. Gil may need more Slightly Better Than Death battle draught soon. Or not. That is a truly powerful death ray Agatha is carrying.

As Agatha continues her trip, the death ray comes in handy for some quick but useful alterations to the Castle's architecture and accessories.

Getting close to her confrontation with Gil and company, she comes upon a useful bit of debris. She winds up her handy, dandy dingbot assistant and tasks it with tiger-dog salvage. Mollifing a huffy Castle with the assurance "It's just one little clank," off to confront her adversaries she goes. Boy, does that little clank know how to fix up a ride. Gil's friend finds herself literally underfoot. "Hello?"

Agatha prepares for conversation with Gil &mdash; a somewhat one-sided one. You see, Gil finds himself with a foot in his mouth. Which is odd because he hasn't had a chance to put it there himself. =Events May 2009=

Agatha's careless words again have a more powerful affect on her adversaries than she intends. And Gil looks mad enough to vole the tiger/dog.

- 	The tiger/dog has the upper foot however. So Gil can only participate in the conversation with his eyebrows. Agatha helps by carrying both her and his end of the conversation. From which she finally realizes being the evil mad girl with death ray has its points.

The prisoners are eager to work for her. When the castle is working in the hands of a true Heterodyne, the Baron will let them go. So things are somewhat resolved.

Gil finally gets a weight off his chest. Brushes himself off. Regathers as much of his dignity as this story might allow him. Suggests they get on with the help Agatha needs. Then agrees with the Big Bad Heterodyne. They will have a long talk later.

Of course right now is a good time to come to an understanding without words but may be with a ki....-

Merlot! What he doing here? Bringing mayhem and danger to the distracted pair. Gil is shot. Agatha can't find her death ray. The Tiger-Dog is riddled with Gatling fire from the shiny (?) new (?) Heterodyne (?) mobile gundam unit. Agatha can't find her misplaced death ray and the zappy stick Gil brought along has petered out in the hands of the curious prisoner who picked it up hoping to use it as a weapon.

Merlot pauses to explain why it was so unfair of the Baron to send him to Castle after he had warmed so completely to the task of taking care of Dr. Beetle's notes and laboratories.

Assuring Agatha it is all her fault he tracks her down to her hidey hole. Which she has now bolted. Rushing to get her hands on her death ray.

Merlot comes at her with both guns blazing. He pins her down. Gil manly overturns his plans and chariot. Merlot gets his machine to do a full flip. Agatha gets her gun (er, death ray). She pauses to tell Silas what he didn't know and what she can do to him with her castle redecorater (er, death ray). The castle now back in control of this section thanks to the rest of Gils crew, drops the BOOM on Silas.

Getting hurt made Gil mad. Getting mad made Gil hurt worse. As Agatha turns back to him, she finds him being nursed by Zola.

June 2009 Events
The weasel queen gets hers comeuppance. She is now starting a post-something or other fashion house in Paris with Agatha's avant garde fashion clank.

July 2009 events
Agatha magnanimously gives Zola the task of watching after Gil's well being. Zola in response invents a new acronym knbrf Agatha instantly groks the castle killing device, and disables it much more efficiently than Gils efforts. Then decides she wants to examine the pieces, including the missing ones. Having given everyone their assignments she asks if she has missed anyone. So Von Pinn replies "Yes" and nimbly steps out of the way of the incoming death ray. She offers to keep Agatha safe and offers her free lessons in of all things manners.

Has Von Pinn given Agatha an offer she can't refuse? Will Agatha establish a Kolil und Zumil relationship with her mother's construct? What will Zeetha have to say about that? What kind of grindstone will the leather clad nanny prove to be?

Stay tuned for the next exciting week of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius.

Von Pinn embraces Agatha and reveals her real age. Apparently Von Pinn is a Van Rijn built at the request of the Storm King to "protect" the next "Lady Heterodyne" but tasked by Van Rijn to keep others safe from her. More recently Agatha's mother compelled Von Pinn to protect Agatha with her life.

So Agatha uses this last revelation. she modifies the castle one more time. As the two fall thru the floor, Von Pinn tosses Agatha back up, Thus, proving her story true as she falls though several more of the castles. Agatha rouses Gil and the intrepid adventurers head off.

Will Zola actually stick her head in a bucket again? Will Tarvek get some healing medical attention? If so from whom? Will Agatha ever have time to go look for the castles real library? What will Von Pinn do when she lands? With these questions in mind, stay tuned for the next exciting week of Agatha (and Zola) Heterodyne, Girl Genius (and Blonde in Distress).

Of course Gil is in Paris while everybody else is in Castle Heterodyne.

It's Tuesday. The weekly Castle Jack (Happy Fun Ball of Death) comes round to clear the corridors. A shriek from Zola puts Gil in Hero Boy mode. Gil leaps into action bringing himself and Zola to safety. Totally neglecting his hostess. Leaving her to her own devices.

Fortunately, Agatha has many of them, including a very useful chopper-bot. Gil welcomes her to Paris and invites her to a lecture.

Then...

Reality dawns. Gil makes the trip from Paris to Mechanicsburg in jig time. So now back to business. They're off the see the storm king. "He's a sneaky, manipulative, fast talking smoothie, you'll like him."

Will the lost crew find the right medical lab? Will the swain on the slab like that his rival has all the girls? Will Gil wish he had his zappy stick? Will Zeetha find Agatha? Will Higgs find Gil? Will Higgs bring Gil's hat so that proper introductions can be made? Stay tune for the next exciting week of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius

Our courageous and inquisitive pink heroine has a series of adventures: followed by a capper: So Zola's adventures is neatly wrapped up in silk with a spider ichor facial.
 * Zola Heterodyne vs. the Zola Booby Prize Dispensing Machine.
 * (Gil retrieves the prize.)
 * Zola Heterodyne vs. the You Ought to be in Pictures Trap.
 * (Zola was framed. Gil saves her.)
 * Zola Heterodyne vs. the Coo Coo Tock Clank.
 * (Agatha's turn!)
 * Zola Heterodyne vs. the Nyar,Nyar Spider
 * (Gil and Agatha almost let the spider win).
 * Happily the Heterodyne portable claw mitt shows up in the hand of our favorite reluctant minion. We seem to have somehow reached the medical laboratory.

From Tarvek's symptoms Gil diagnoses the cause and outlines a treatment. Agatha though is more intent on playing Doctor with Gil.

Will Agatha see what Mama Grika saw? Will she be happy with it? What will Gil do with the hammer? Will Tarvek be saved from the Chromatic Death? How will he thank his rival? What are Higgs, Zeetha and the other good folks in the castle doing? And where's Gils hat?

Stay tune for another exciting week and a new month of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius

August 2009 Events
With Gils permission, Agatha tends to his wounds. The long conversation... begins. Misunderstanding about Othar and Zola are cleared away. The is touched on. They windup in each others arms.

Revealing the patient is Tarvek, Agatha upsets the mood and Gil. Gil's vocalized opinion of his rival brings the big purple- blue- green- yellow- orange fella out of his bed. Tarvek vocalizes back until he turns palette; then he fallsa ona his face.

Chromatic death races against time. Time races against chromatic death. No one can find a hammer.

Will Gil succeed in beating the Clock? Will he have a hammer to do it with? Will Tarvek beat the Chromatic death? What hue will he end up? How will Gil let Tarvek know he's more than just a Holzfäller Will Higgs bring the Hat?

Stay tuned for the next colorful week of Agatha Heterodyne Girl Genius (and boy friends).

Chromatic Death trumped by Resplendant Immolation! Tarvek changes colors faster than a sunset. No one finds a hammer. Gil's determined he not to let the toad die. But would Gil survive the feedback?

What to do? What to do? Gil takes inventory of the castles artifacts. Agatha explains how the least of them could toast a small town. Why it would be easier....

...Ah, don't you love it when a plan comes together.

Will Tarvek be toast? If so what color? Does Gil get his hat? Can anyone find the hammer? Stay tuned as the cookie crumbles in the next death defying week of Agatha Heterodyne Girl Genius (and boy friends).

We take time this week to clear our heads of mindworms, abstain from the drugged wine, and hear Kaja's thanks for all the friendship and support. A moment if you please, Phil is gloating about receiving this years HUGO.

Meanwhile, back in Castle Heterodyne or mad sparky scientists are planing the storm kings death using spare parts from Heterodyne torture devices. After Agatha, Gil, Agatha explains it to him, the big purple- blue- green- yellow- orange fella actually likes the plan.

Will Tarvek survive his own enthusiasm? When the resplendent immolation reaches phase two will he declare himself Sun King? Will we see Gil's resplendent hat once again? Will Tarvek help it ignite? If the devices work, will Gil windup part Storm King? Will either them be in a state to be suitable suitors?

Only time will tell in the next death courting week of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius (and her resplendent boyfriends)

Tarvek prepares himself. Bequeaths Violetta to Agatha. Declares Agatha his future bride. (Eeew!)

Agatha talks Gil out of a change of plans. Gil for a moment wants to kill the colorful fellow outright.

The plan begins. Agatha heterodynes. Gil shows us which way the ichor of somnia blows. Tucks Zola and the Professor in for their nap. Von Zinzer shows us again he catches on quick.

Meanwhile, Agatha has changed into something more... more...

...Well, Let's just say that she and Gil (and Tarvek) are about to have kinky science.

You'll definitly want to stay tune for the next electrifying week of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius (and her resplendent boyfriends)

September 2009 events
Agatha is ready to strap Gil in beside Tarvek. Gil is ready to have second thoughts. Agatha gives him a nice kiss. Gil's jealousy finds this not as reassuring as Agatha intended.

The count down begins. The bellows jump started. The resonance accelorators cranked up. Gil knows what's coming. He puts up with it and continues. The Heterodyne's suitors are in sync. The lightning is released. ZZFzt.

ZZFzt.? "Oh dear."

What just happened? Can anyone spare a good zappy stick? How will Gil get out of this one? Is this the resplendent end for all of Agatha's hopes and dreams?

Find out if Agatha's dears live through the next slab chilling week of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius.

Agatha goes to check on the ZZFzt. lightning.

Tarvek, slightly enlightened, finally realizes who Gil really is. He enlightens Violet and Von Zinzer about their time aboard Castle Wulfenbach. The time they went fishing for Jaeger hats. The time they snuck into the Baron's secret vault to look at Gil's family records....

Will Agatha find what's interfering with the castles lightning generator's? Will she find Othar while she is at it? Will Tarvek enlighten us about Gil's records? Will the resplendent Snake and the now resplendent Weasel survive the SVV?

Stay tuned for the next revealing week of the resplendent boyfriends of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius.

Friends. Tarvek mad safe cracking skillz get them into the vault. All the barons secrets revealed? Gil's records show him the son of a sausage spark. He leaves crying. Tarvek searches for the real explaination. The baron catches the curious kids.

Enemies? Something has caused Gil to turn on a dime and drop it on Tarvek. The baron banishes the boy. Tarvek hunts the real secret. Finds the devil in the details. Gil in Paris, Bang draped on his arm.

Fireworks? Tarvek's hues are getting warmer.

What did Gil learn from the Baron? Is he really the son of a stony devil? What will Tarvek-o-vision reveal next? What adventures did the two rivals have in Paris? How does Tarvek know Gil spent ALL his time in local nightclubs? And oh yeah, what about that small matter of snake and weasel's survival?

Stay tuned for more revelations and shocks in the next revealing week of the resplendent boyfriends and Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius.

Tarveks continuing story shows that Gil knows how to ride out trouble; Bang knows how to make prisoners swab decks. Tarvek knows how to hang in there when he has no other choice. He's learned a lesson from his recounting of all this. Does not look like it will have a chance to stick.

Agatha has made bubble blowing hats for each of them. Helps the resplendent pair remember what it feels like to be a spark. Very medicinal.

They help one another to stand, Agatha supplies them with wireless medallions to keep them connected. Before the Si Vales decays or the immolation moves to phase two, seems the next task is in the basement. Pep up the nearly exhausted castle.

Well, will it be a case of dead men walking? Will they pass by Mama Grika's again? I'm sure she'd like to see the splendid colors. What about Zeetha, Dumeed, O'hara, and Higgs? Othar has NOT been mentioned. Will he show up to do his own publicity? How far into the depths of the castle has Von Pinn fallen? Can she get up? Will she?

Will the narratory ever shut up and just say: Stay tuned for the next electrifing week of Agatha Heterodyne and her all too lively nearly dead boyfriends.

Gil and Tarvek compare notes on spies, lies and sly schemes until Agatha can barely hide her laughter.

The castle is tickled too. Turns out it is Dingbot Prime, bearing gifts:
 * For Gil, the pair of the sock he gave him last time.
 * For Tarvek, the long sought hammer.

Deuce is as surprised by Prime as Prime is of Deuce. They begin to argue about supremacy and bragging rights.

October 2009 events
How will the argument proceed? Which Dingbot will wear the bigger crown? Did Prime bring any friends? Like Zeetha and Higgs, DuMeed and O'Hara? How many dingbots does it take to screw in a lightbulb? How many to screw in a hottub?

Stay tuned for the next screwed up week of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius and her colorful boyfriends.

Dingbots declare a deathmatch. Agatha puts her foot down. Bad move. Prime already knows what to do about that and Deuce is a quick study.

Agatha vows to build something that will whack them back. I guess she's forgotten about the castle.

Tarvek realizes they have the spark. Gil wants further proof. Observing, both then realize how like mad boys prime dingbots act.

Will Gil and Tarvek each grab a maddbot to break up the fight? Will deuce think of a topper for pope's hat? Are the left handed sparky maddbots too wound up to notice their springs are nearly all wound down? Aren't Gil and Tarvek nearly unwound too? Oh what will become of Agatha, her clanks and her resplendent boyfriends? Find out in the next wound up week of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius.

In a pinch Tarvek finds that banging and clanging recalcitrant clanks can bring peace. Gil thinks this is so like his father. So Tarvek warns the clanks about hiding the booze and the women from the debauched libertine son of Klaus.

The plot takes an hairpin turn as Zola and Tiktoffen escape, leaving said hairpin behind.

Gil and Tarvek continue to compare notes and reminisce as the party deals with nyar spiders and the castle's idea of an egress.

Where ever it was we were going, we're there.

Things are sure to go downward from there in the next descending week of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius.

We are well if Von Pinn's well is well. There are all sorts of ways to reach the bottom of the hole Agatha's death ray made. Some will leave us more well than others.

Von Zinzer shows himself level headed and insightful in the ways of dealing with sparks. A platform and winch will get us to the bottom of the problem.

Rather than be left behind the resplendent duo rejigger their devices. Their candle now immolates at both ends and twice as quickly. They insist going as low as they have to to insure Agatha's safety.

She appreciates this. She will kill them later.

Will Gil and Tarvek last the night. Will they give off such a splendid light. What will Zola and Tiktoffen do with the opportunity? Has Von Pinn gotten up yet or will she meet them on the way down? At what level? How will she react to Gil and Tarvek? Othar still needs to come up with his own publicity. He's still not being mentioned. And just what are Deuce Prime and Prime Prime going to be doing with their minions.

Some of these and other unanswered questions will remain unanswered in the next deep and dark week of Agatha Heterodyne and her hot boyfriends. An assistant is acquired from among the incarcerated sparks. The descent begins, then continues through the layers of the castle. Given enough rope, we come into the presence of the Dyne. It's huge. It's blue. It's flowing. It's more than just water. It's Hetero-Dyne wheel is very, very jammed.

Othar Tryggvassen, Gentleman Adventurer]]ember 2009 events == How are three and a half sparks and a mechanic supposed to deal with that? Find out in the next waltz powered week of Agatha Heterodye, Girl Genius and her dancing partners.

The castle gives us a history lesson of the Dyne. From its start as a sacred spring, giving death, madness or healing to those that come in contact with its waters. To the miraculous powers it grants to Agatha's ancient ancestor. To its becoming a river and destroying the first castle. To Faustus containing its waters effects by spinning energy therefrom, allowing him to create the most marvelous of creations, ME. (It's a good thing the castle is modest.)

Meanwhile back in the present the green Heterodyne (Agatha) finds out just how green she really is. She has caught Tarvek's Hogfarb infection. Now the cure they find will have to work for three.

Is Gil well enough to cure them all? Will the waters powers have to be used as Plan C? Will caution overcome Moloch tendency to drink anything? How does the Dyne taste compared to Beetle Beer? Othar, Zola, Lucrezia what are they up to? How will Gil kill Tarvek? How will Zeetha kill Gil?

Are any of these questions relevant to the next Dyna-chromatic week of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius.

Ha. Othar has shown up and is twittering his own publicity. He is now in the castle; Baron charged with extracting Gil alive. Good luck with that.

The feisty smokeknight and the eager cheesecake descend in the lift with more supplies. Some supplies even survive the landing. The smokeknight wants to kill the swains for infecting Agatha. Moloch wants the get the cheesecake a drink and a place to lie down.

Gil and Tarvek argue and agree about priorities.

Agatha looks for a way to complete the svv reanimation. She believes she needs to be zapped along with Tarvek. The castle won't even think of not having a live Heterodyne in residence. It can't permit her plan. Well, will Agatha be the last of the Heterodynes? Will the resplendent duo split up? Will any of this plan work? Can Othar save the day? What else will happen in the next challenging week of Agatha Heterodyne, dynacromatic Girl Genius and her castle?

Lady Heterodyne challenges the Castle to a battle of wills. Showing its respect, it lifts her up on a pedestal. She concedes a new plan and asks if theres anything else?

The castle is next distracted by the resplendent duo fighting for supremacy and the hand of the lovely and colorful Lady Heterodyne. (It's all part of the plan.)

Elsewhere Othar is busy fending off the castles traps.

What does Agatha have up her sleeve? Does Agatha's new plan involve the creation of a weather vane? Which of the resplendent pair will come out on top? Will it make their blood boil?

Meanwhile will the castle get lucky with the third trap? Follow his tweets and hear what next befalls Othar Tryggvassen, Gentleman Adventurer.

See what happens in the next inventive week of Agatha Heterodyne, Girl Genius.