Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland

I Hate Fairyland

by Skottie Young, Gabriel Bá (Illustrator), Fábio Moon (Illustrator)

Collects the entire five-issue anthology series featuring Untold Tales based on Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG’s best-selling comic, I HATE FAIRYLAND, written and drawn by a stellar line-up of creators, including new short stories written by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

Featuring Untold Tales from GABRIEL BÁ & FÁBIO MOON ( Daytripper , CASANOVA), AARON CONLEY (BULLY WARS), JORGE CORONA (THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK, MIDDLEWEST), MORGAN BEEM (THE FAMILY TRADE, Swamp Twin Branches, Wonder Black & Gold ) and many more!

Collects Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland #1 - #5

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy, Humor, Adult, Graphic Novels Comics

144 pages, Paperback

First published February 6, 2024

About the author

Skottie Young has been an illustrator and cartoonist for over ten years working for entertainment and publishing companies such Marvel, Warner Bros., Image, Upper Deck, Mattel, and many more.

He is currently illustrating the New York Times Best Selling and Eisner Award Nominated adaptions of L. Frank Baum's OZ novels with writer Eric Shanower. The series has gained acclaim from both fans and critics.

Skottie currently lives in Illinois with his family, Casey, Baxter and their Saint Bernard, Emma.

Reviews

[Drew Canole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still lots of fun, but unfortunately doesn't add much to the worldbuilding. Most of just little snippets of Gert being a monster.

Lots of fantastic artwork. The Gabriel Ba/Fabio Moon piece is great, but not even a particular stand-out among all these great artists.

[Matthew Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing crazy great in this one, but quite a few really fun stories. This world works very well for an anthology of stories like this was.

[Virgil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brud the Brutal: ⭐⭐
Don't Trust the P.I.G. in Apartment 23: ⭐
The Death and Rebirth of Cloudia: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Hunchover: ⭐⭐
Gameday: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Til Death Do Us Part: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Ballad of Sir Hanselot: ⭐⭐⭐
I Hate Gert: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Arcade Love Song: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fairyland Before Time: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fairy Road: ⭐⭐
Judge Gerty: ⭐⭐

Average: 3.25 ⭐

[:¨·.·¨: `·. izzy ★°*ﾟ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very fun and I loved having different authors and artists contribute to this collection!

[Penny Geard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Since this is a compilation of stories by different creators, it's pretty varied in what you get. Some good stories, some not-so-good stories, and nothing that will really stick with me, but it was fun enough.

[Lau · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

Una palabra: prescindible.

Son historias cortas, algunas muy muy cortas, ilustradas por otras personas cuyos estilos no llegan a captar la onda de la historia central, y lo que es más importante, mayormente escritas por otras personas. Y la diferencia se siente mucho.

No me interesaron, salvo una que otra que eran tan breves que no hicieron mucha fuerza. Al punto de que dentro del mismo día de hecho me olvidé de que lo había empezado.
Y no, no estoy tan mayor. Eso era mi nivel de entusiasmo.

Bruud the Brutal: 3*
Don't trust the P.I.G in apartment 23: 2* – Lo mejor, el nombre
The Death and Rebirth of Cloudia: 2*
The Hunchover: 2.75*
Gameday: 3* – Realmente breve
Til Death do us part: 3* – Hubiese sido genial con otra ilustración
The Ballad of Sir Hanselot: 2.5*
I hate Gert: 3* – Muy breve y abrupto
Arcade Love Song: 2* – Alguien mira One Punch Man
Fairyland before Time: 2.5*
Fairy Road: 3* – Quisiera ver más de esta versión estilo Mad Max
Judge Gerty: 3.5* – Uno de los mejores

[Ellyn → Allonsythornraxx · Rating 3 out of 5]

13/12/2024
3 ⭐
This truly does not need to exist. I was an... interesting time and such a mixed bag. If this becomes a series I really don't know if I'll continue with it.

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[Ville-Markus Nevalainen · Rating 2 out of 5]

The flashy, detailed cover art called to me as I browsed my local library's shelves. Unfortunately, the cover art was the best it was going to get (well, there is the collection of covers at the back and they, too, are amazingly illustrated).

As someone who has never heard of I Hate Fairyland, this was not the best way to get into the series. It's a collection of really short gags (it feels unfair to call some of them stories) with in your-face-oh-so-gross-but-so-funny-Internet-humor. And yes, in the middle of it, there is one semi-serious story that seems to explore the backstories of these characters that are not featured anywhere else in this collection.

There was one beautifully detailed Mad Max-parody which I liked to look at. Perhaps the fans, or those who at least know the series, get more out of it.

[Renato · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm gettin' bored, man. You wanna come over and play G.I. Joes?

Skottie Young cites the above quote from Talladega Nights as the inspiration to work with other illustrators on fleshing out some of the missing stories from the original series.

Ever wonder how Gert bested the assasain Bruud the Brutal from Volume 1? You will find it here, along with many other stories, now infused the pens of newer artists!

If there were any author with a distinct style from Young's that had to take over the main series, my vote would go with Dean Rankine - a number of entries are his and the stories feel well represented in his format.

[Amie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Untold Stories of I Hate Fairyland expands on Gertrude's wild adventures, offering side stories and alternate takes on her chaotic misadventures in the bizarre and violent world of Fairyland. These tales delve deeper into the absurdity of the fantasy realm, showcasing even more of the dark humor and twisted fun that define the series.

This collection offers fresh, hilarious, and brutal new layers to the I Hate Fairyland saga, packed with the same irreverent charm and stunning artwork. It's a fantastic addition to Fairyland's unhinged madness.

[Marlana · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you love I Hate Fairyland you will love this anthology.

Everything from the artwork to the storytelling was top notch.

It really brought back all I loved about the first volume of the I Hate Fairyland comics.

Some stories were more to my taste than others and I did enjoy some of the artwork more than others, but all together still a 5/5 highly recommended volume.

I would love to see more of this.

[Bekka · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much fun to be back in I Hate Fairyland's world, and seeing what Gert was up to during her 30 years stuck there!
Some panels were confusing, but overall a great time!
TW for violence, blood, gore, decapitation, death of a horse, adult/sex jokes, drug mentions, alcohol mentions, murder.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can’t believe I’ve read the whole fluffing series. And enjoyed it. You may totally question my taste and judgement in books. But if you’re in touch with your inner teenager you migh like the puerile humor too.

[Piper · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bruud the Brutal 3*
Don't trust the PIG in Apt 23 2*
The Death and Rebirth of Cloudia 3*
The Hunchover 3,5*
Gameday 3,5*
Til Death do us part 3*
The Ballad of Sir Hanselot 2,5*
I hate Gert 2*
Arcade Love Song 2*
Fairyland before Time 2*
Fairy Road 2*
Judge Gerty 3*

2,5 Stars

[Radwa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love seeing different comics artists (some of them I already loved from reading their own works) take a shot at drawing and writing a story for Gert. Really recommended if you finished the original series and wanted a little bit more.

[Alex Sarll]

As so often, the oblique anthology format was a much better continuation idea than the full-on sequel.

[Farah Tarek · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love them ..well the change of style was less amazingly detailed but none the less refreshing

[Alana · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's an anthology with other writers and artists. Of course it'll be hit or miss. But I also know I'm often over I Hate Fairyland so I'm trying to take that into my account with the rating.

[angelofmine1974 · Rating 3 out of 5]

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/uFQHSVUx2Cs

Enjoy!

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's an anthology so it's all short segments of varying quality. But it's still Fairyland.

[Matthew Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun collection of short stories from one of my favourite graphic novel series. Filled with humour and violence this is an enjoyable quick read to get an extra dose of the world of fairyland.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some very amusing tales. Getting lost in their imaginations. Some of best toned-down expletive strings that I've ever read.

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun collection of stories from the I Hate Fairyland universe!

[Brylliams · Rating 3 out of 5]

B+/85 (Good/Respectable) 3.5 Stars rounded down

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

love this stuf

so fluffing awesomeness, drawing, art work, themes, story line, all great & a fun read. a fun ride into fairyland

[Cadavercide · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of short side stories from the multiverse(?) of fairyland. Some were better then others.

[Devin Araujo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this universe.

[Shaun Brady · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too many stories, would have liked less and more expanded versions of the good ones.

[Julia Dwyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really fun. Brought back some backstories and characters I didn’t think I’d se again

[Carina · Rating 3 out of 5]

A review in 10 words or less -

Definitely shouldn't have read this before the others. Oh well.