I managed not to say that on Tumblr where I knew Carol Monahan might see it, although I did post the link with the comment that they don't address any Girl Genius storyline questions.

why they're being so very very evasive.

Actually, they had the Linda person who I think replied nicely to some of the questions I sent in (I mean, not with actual answers, but yes-we-got-this replies) and I got my hopes up...

...And then they said they'd gotten a flood of mail about the Winslow's appearance, got off on the history of the Winslow as a stuffed animal and in Buck Godot, and never got back on (IMO) topic.