Girl Genius: Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank by Phil & Kaja Foglio and illustrated by Phil Foglio, Brian Snoddy & Laurie Smith
Agatha Clay is a lowly lab assistant at the local university, but what she doesn't know is that she's much more than that. The theft of her special locket and the death of her mentor and protector set into motion a chain of events that will brings Agatha to the attention of the ruthless yet brilliant Baron who rules over the city. A robot (or "clank," in this world's vernacular) runs about the city looking for someone.

Interesting story. I felt somewhat lost as it felt like we jumped into the middle of the story and are trying to catch up. But I'm hoping with future volumes I'll start figuring it out. It's refreshing to see a female be the lead but not be this beautiful object as Agatha seems like a real person, flaws and all.