Chronology - Volume 2-5

Volume summary: Volume 5 of Act 2

For more information on the double-page spreads in this volume, see double-page spreads in Girl Genius.

For more information on special pages in this volume, see the list of special pages, notes, and annotations.

Pomp and Happenstance
Location: The Great Ivory Chamber of the Awful Tower

Note: The first eight pages of this volume (Volume 18 or Book 5 of Act 2), were originally posted online as the last eight pages of the previous volume (Volume 17 or Book 4 of Act 2).

Let's Go To England Already
Location: Leaving the Great Ivory Chamber of the Awful Tower

Boarding the Airship (non-canon)
Location: At the Carla Hennes Airfield in Paris.

Final Page of Act 2: Book 4- (no longer canon)
Note: This page was originally the final page of Act 2, Volume 4 (see the note at the bottom of the However, the Foglios later decided to move eight pages from the end of act 2, volume 4, to the beginning of act 2, volume 5. This "chapter heading" has been left in the chronology as part of the historical record.

The Winslow short story and other artwork
Occasion: An art break after the end of volume 4.

Bride and Groom (non-canon)
Occasion: Messing with the Gil and Agatha Shippers

Cover Art for Volume 4 (non-canon)
Occasion: The cover art for book 4 of The Second Journey of Agatha Heterodyne (volume 17 in the overall series).

Opening the Mechanicsburg Harvest Festival (non-canon)
Location: Start of Snail Race at the Mechanicsburg Harvest Festival

On the Case (non-canon)
Location: Ivo Sharktooth's Office

On the Run (non-canon)
Location: The Streets of Mechanicsburg

At the Scene of the Crime (non-canon)
Location: The Stopped Clock tavern

The Mechanicsburg Watch (non-canon)
Location: The Watch House

Mechanicsburg Neighborhoods (non-canon)
Location: All around Mechanicsburg

Charlemagne Greenclaw (non-canon)
Location: The Court of Gears

The Blood Circle (non-canon)
Location: The Court of Gears

On the Trail of the Killer (non-canon)
Location: The Streets of Mechanicsburg

Eleven Deadly Sins (non-canon)
Location: Van's Office

Art Interruption: Zeetha and Agatha: The Way They Were (non-canon)
Occasion: Phil and Kaja's 24th wedding anniversary.

The Return of the Snail (non-canon)
Location: In Mechanicsburg

The Invisible Assassin (non-canon)
Location: On the streets of Mechanicsburg

The Sin of Hadrian Greenclaw (non-canon)
Location: Hadrian's (formerly Charlemagne's) office in Court of Gears

The Secret of the Von Mekkhans (non-canon)
Location: Hadrian's (formerly Charlemagne's) office in Court of Gears

Art Interruption: "The Lady and the Snail" Cover (non-canon)
Occasion: Buying time to work on the story.

The Motive (non-canon)
Location: Hadrian's (formerly Charlemagne's) office in Court of Gears

The End (non-canon)
Location: Ivo Sharktooth's Office

Tarvek Embarks
Location: At the Carla Hennes Airfield in Paris.

Agatha Arrives in England
Location: The White Spires, gateway to Londinium, England

The Mopey Tortoise is Under Attack
Location: At the White Spires air traffic control and on the airship Mopey Tortoise.

Trelawney Thorpe
Location: Entering England.

The Mopey Tortoise is Under Attack Again
Location: On and near the airship Mopey Tortoise.

Happy New Year 2018
Occasion: New Year's Day 2018 break

Waiting for the Submersible
Location: The submarine locks, Londinium, England

Extra Art: The Mighty Organ
Occasion: Nothing in particular.

Gil and Tarvek Meet Again
Location: On the Mopey Tortoise

Strange Poison and Mystery
Location: At the Londinium docks in England

Extra Art: Trying to Sleep
Occasion: A huge mistake in the art for the page that was supposed to be posted on this day.

Arriving at Dover One
Location: Dover One airship docking station.

Extra Art: Wasp Eater and Clank Party
Occasion: The Kickstarter for the next Girl Genius graphic novel, Kings and Wizards, is announced and the artwork and a mockup of the medal for this campaign is shown.

Albia of England
Location: The Royal Palace in England.

Extra: Nonsense from Professoressa Foglio
Occasion: A new page wasn't prepared for today because all of the Professors went to Emerald City Comic-Con.

Albia Wonders About Gil
Location: Albia's Garden, in the Royal Palace in England.

Gil Meets His Hero
Location: The Royal Palace in England.

Albia Makes an Offer
Location: Albia's Garden, in the Royal Palace in England.

Agatha Settles in
Location: Headquarters of the Queen's Society in England

Art Interruption: Jäger Poker Deck (non-canon)
Occasion: Phil needs time on art for The Works, 2nd Ed. and the Jäger Poker Deck

Art Interruption: Very old art from Phil (non-canon)
Occasion: Phil needs time on art for The Works, 2nd Ed. and the Jäger Poker Deck

Art for cards from the Works 2 (non-canon)
Occasion: Phil needs time on art for The Works, 2nd Ed. and the Jäger Poker Deck

Someone Attacked Castle Wulfenbach
Location: Headquarters of the Queen's Society in England

Meeting the Dreadnought
Location: Battersea Tower above England

It's the Emperor!
Location: Battersea Tower above England

Albia meets Vapnoople
Location: Battersea Tower above England

Agatha Meets Some New Colleagues
Location: Headquarters of the Queen's Society in England.

Gil and Tarvek Lay Plans
Location: The Royal Palace in England.

Zeetha Tells Her Story to a New Audience
Location: Party thrown by Ariadne Steelgarter

Where's Tobber?
Location: Party thrown by Ariadne Steelgarter

Wooster Gets the News
Location: In a submarine in the waters around (and above) England

Partial Week Starting 2018-06-27 (Wednesday)
Location: Back in Albia's palace in England

Partial Week Starting 2018-06-29 (Friday)
Location: In Professor Homlomium's lab in the Queen's Society dome.

Week Starting 2018-07-02 (Monday)
Location: In Professor Homlomium's lab in the Queen's Society dome.

Partial Week Starting 2018-07-09 (Monday)
Location: On the streets of Londinium.

Partial Week Starting 2018-07-13 (Friday)
Location: In the Royal Collection of Inconvenient Oddities building in Londinium.

Week Starting 2018-07-16 (Monday)
Location: In the Royal Collection of Inconvenient Oddities building in Londinium.

Art Interruption: After Comic-Con 2018 (non-canon)
Occasion: Returning from San Diego Comic-Con and taking a day to rest afterwards.

Partial Week Starting 2018-07-27 (Friday)
Location: In Professor Homlomium's lab in the Queen's Society dome.

Week Starting 2018-07-30 (Monday)
Location: In Professor Homlomium's lab in the Queen's Society dome.

Partial Week Starting 2018-08-06 (Monday)
Location: On one of Her Majesty's submeribles.

Art Interruption: Munchkin Girl Genius (non-canon)
Occasion: Phil is too tired to draw a comic page after returning from GenCon, so Kaja posts about a new Girl-Genius-themed Munchkin game instead.

Partial Week Starting 2018-08-10 (Friday)
Location: In the Royal Collection of Inconvenient Oddities building in Londinium.

Week Starting 2018-08-13 (Monday)
Location: In the Royal Collection of Inconvenient Oddities building in Londinium.

Partial Week Starting 2018-08-15 (Wednesday)
Location: Headquarters of the Queen's Society in England.

Partial Week Starting 2018-08-20 (Monday)
Location: Headquarters of the Queen's Society in England.

Partial Week Starting 2018-08-24 (Friday)
Location: Agatha's quarters in the Queen's Society dome.

Partial Week Starting 2018-08-27 (Monday)
Location: Wooster's temporary office in the Queen's Society dome.

Partial Week Starting 2018-08-29 (Wednesday)
Location: Headquarters of the Queen's Society in England.

Week Starting 2018-09-03 (Monday)
Location: Somewhere in the Queen's Society dome

Art Interruption: Phil is Ill (non-canon)
Occasion: Phil isn't feeling up to drawing a new page of Girl Genius.

Partial Week Starting 2018-09-10 (Monday)
Location: Outside Professor Homlomium's and inside Agatha's lab in the Queen's Society dome.

Partial Week Starting 2018-09-12 (Wednesday)
Location: Searching the Queen's Society dome.

Partial Week Starting 2018-09-14 (Friday)
Location: Wooster's temporary HQ in the Queen's Society dome.

Week Starting 2018-09-17 (Monday)
Location: Wooster's temporary HQ and outside Professor Homlomium's lab in the Queen's Society dome.