Eu Odeio Contos de Fadas - Vol. 3: Uma Boa Menina

I Hate Fairyland

by Skottie Young

O ilustrador campeão de vendas no ranking do The New York Times e também ganhador do Prêmio Eisner – o Oscar dos quadrinhos –, além de aspirante ao Prêmio Nobel da Paz, SKOTTIE YOUNG (O MARAVILHOSO MUNDO DE OZ, DEADPOOL, ROCKY RACUM, FELIZMENTE, O LEITE) dá continuidade à sua farsa na forma de fábula, nos trazendo Gertrude em sua jornada para CAIR FORA DESSA ZERDA CHAMADA TERRA DAS FADAS!

Ignorando as lições de sua versão guerreira futura, Gert libera todo o seu lado geek e resolve ficar boazinha enquanto explora o mundo das convenções, faz generalizações grosseiras sobre outras culturas e habilmente arca com as consequências de suas próprias ações. O Larvito entra no espírito do filme A Felicidade Não Se Compra e percebe que pode tanto gostar de Gert quanto sentir falta dela quando a menina faz seu último esforço para sair da Terra das Fadas de uma vez por todas e nada sai exatamente como ela planejou.

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

148 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 2015

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

[Sam Quixote · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gertie’s still stuck in Fairyland looking for a way out. Could she finally escape if the murderous lil’ psychopath does the unthinkable: become a… Good Girl???

Like the second volume, the third I Hate Fairyland book is just ok. The “Gertie getting home” storyline is definitely feeling stale at this point and her attempts at being “good” aren’t that interesting. She goes to a fantasy con and meets her biggest fan, fights shiitake mushroom samurais, and goes up against a Jareth from Labyrinth pastiche – all very meh.

I enjoyed the origin of Larry issue though and the inspired choice to draw it in a Ren & Stimpy art style. And while most of the humour in this book failed to land (the puns about the Jareth character’s magic balls were obvious and tiresome), the joke when Larry went to Fairyland University and said “I can’t believe I’m finally going to F.U.!” and getting punched by a passing girl made me laugh.

And once again Skottie Young’s art is absolutely outstanding. It’s such a bloody beautiful comic, especially with Jean-Francois Beaulieu’s gorgeously vivid colours, that even if I wasn’t entertained with the story, I was always engaged by the visuals. The samurai issue in particular was my favourite from an art standpoint.

I Hate Fairyland, Volume 3: Good Girl isn’t the most riveting read but it has some of the highest quality art out there and if you’re a Skottie Young fan like me you’ll want to check it out for that. But, given the weak writing and story, I’m not sure if Fairyland has the legs to be an ongoing series for much longer.

[Chelsea (chelseadolling reads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is PHENOMENAL. Omg. I’m obsessed.

[✘✘ Sarah ✘✘ (former Nefarious Breeder of Murderous Crustaceans) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gert is the loveliest, most beautifully, murderously deranged (and derangedly murderous) forty year old woman in a six year old's body that ever was and ever will be. And that, my Little Barnacles, is a scientifically proven fact. Because I said so and stuff.

Also, she's got the coolest hero ever.



Also also, she's a bloody shrimping ninja. Sorry, I meant samurai. Then again maybe not. Opinions seems to differ as to Slightly Homicidal Gert's status these days. But the fact remains, a delightfully delightful executioner of mushroom-type people she is.



Also also also, Gert's got the motest awesomest means of transportation in the history of means of transportation and stuff. (Yes, that it yet another scientifically proven facts. Ha.)



Also also also also, Good Gert is scary as fish.



Now if that isn't the creepiest, most horrifyingly horrifying thing ever, I don't know what is. Please, Skottie Young, bring Bad Gert back pronto. My murderous children are having bloodcurling nightmares about Good Gert and that cannot be and that will not do. Thank thee kindly and stuff.

· Volume 1: Madly Ever After ★★★★★
· Volume 2: Fluff My Life ★★★★
· Volume 4: Sadly Never After ★★★★

[Heidi Wiechert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Skottie Young's gorgeously-drawn and cleverly-written comic series I Hate Fairyland continues in Volume 3: Good Girl.

Gert is still desperately trying to get home and kill as many cute and fuzzy things as possible while she does so.

But first, she wants to meet her favorite marauding hero, Gwag, a hard-core barbarian at Dungeon Festexpocon!

"This line is ridiculous. Why in the world would anyone want to spend all their time, energy, and money to attend Dungeon Festexpocon just to wait in lines the whole time?" "Says the girl about to stand in that line."

Gert is so relatable. She's the unfiltered impulses that run through your mind. Difference is, we quash those ideas and she lives them.

"Lesson one: the lifeblood of any good quest is alcohol!" True.

After some hijinks, Gert does some soul searching and decides she has to change her ways... again. You'd think that premise would get old after awhile, but Young manages to keep it fresh and his readers guessing.

As I mentioned earlier, the art continues to be a delight. No one does adorable, gore-covered critters and fantasy scenes quite like Young.

Added bonus, everybody's favorite long-suffering guide through Fairyland, Larry, gets his own backstory in this book.

"Sorry, I must have dozed off. What were you talking about?" "I was talking about how terrible your life would be if you never met me." "Yeah, you're probably right."

Highly recommended for graphic novel fans. Reminder, this series is for adults only. Don't be fooled by the pastels. It can be crass, violent, gross, or a mix of all three of those things. It also has plenty of heart.

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gertie realizes being bad is getting her nowhere in her quest to return home and takes a stab at being good. Yeah, we all know how that is going to go. I found this book funnier that the last one, particularly all the riffs on trying to be good. There's a Labyrinth and Lone Wolf and Cub homages along with a Comicon story. All in all pretty great. Young and his colorist, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, continue to delight with their cute but gory art and syrupy sweet colors.

[Alejandro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Gertrude? Run for your lives!

Gertrude has tried to be bad, reaaaaaaaaaallyyyyyyy baaaaaaaad, trying to find a way to come back to her real life and escaping from Fairyland...

...so, if bad isn't working...

...well, let's try to be good!

Have mercy of us!

Since after all, it's Gertrude, so even being honestly good...

...karma is a bitch and Gertrude has A LOT of karma to pay for!

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lesson One: The LIFEBLOOD of any good quest is ALCOHOL!

Lesson Two: The LIFEBLOOD of any good quest is the actual LIFEBLOOD of anyone that doesn't help you complete your quest.

Lesson Three: Combine lessons one and two.*

*Gert's Rules for Questin'

Since all her other attempts to exit this fluffing place have ended in explosions, chaos, and massive loss of life, Gert decides that being good may just be her ticket outta Fairyland. (If you know Gert, you know how hard that's gonna be!)

She even takes time to mentor a Wannabee.



But . . . you can only slay so many villages full of innocent mushroom people before SOMEBODY comes lookin' for vengeance, and more than a few Fairyland dwellers want to make sure good Gert NEVER GETS HER WISH!

Another fun, sugary-sweet (unless you don't like the taste of LIFEBLOOD) volume!

[Calista · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprise, this series is growing on me. I enjoyed this one. I think it has to do with the ending when Gertrude turns good and she finishes her quest and gets the key to go home. She ends up somewhere different - a cliff hanger - you have to read it. I can't believe they left us hanging like that. Tears.

The first part of the book Gertrude is trying to complete a quest to be good to make up for the bad she has done by getting to the center of a labyrinth and find the balls. There is still blood and guts everywhere and plenty of hyper color cuteness with it. It starts off at a comic con type event - that is some funny stuff.

This was fun.

[Donovan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gertrude realizes that maybe being bad has kept her trapped in Fairyland all these years. So she tries being good, to the best of her ability, which isn’t great. And it’s naturally cute and hilarious to watch because, of course, it doesn’t go very far.

Larry Wentsworth, her guide, imagines life if he never met Gertrude. And it’s a funny and insightful fantasy break.

As usual, the plot isn’t crazy deep. It’s more about the jokes afforded by this wonderfully wacky world and the incredible artwork. But it’s nice that Skottie Young is keeping the story moving along.

Thanks to Image for the advanced copy.

[Tyler Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am still loving this series and I can officially say i'm obsessed with it! Gert falls into fairyland as a child, and is unable to find her key to get out and over 30 years later she's still stuck in fairyland and is mad as fluff! It's violent, it's gory, it's hilarious, and it's so not for kids despite the candy-like colors! Gert just wants OUT of fluffing fairyland and her guide Larry, a fly, is pretty fed up too. Though I loved getting to see more into his thoughts as well!

I love sassy Gert and how this series doesn't take itself too seriously. I love that this volume went a bit deeper though, without losing it's light take on itself. The commentary and calling stuff out was awesome!

It continues the story and went in a direction I wasn't expecting. Please tell me there will be more after that ending!

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[Lost Planet Airman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice twist at the end of this volume. Should be good for another volume but this will soon "jump the shark" for me.

Color and art is fun, but there is no longer any charm in the illustrations, attitude or language of "Bad Gertie" for me


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I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 3: Good Girl has human hair visible on the cover.

[Jim Ef · Rating 4 out of 5]

7.5/10

My favourite vol so far. I enjoyed the individual stories of each issue a lot. The difference with the first two books is that Gert is trying to grow as a person and be nice. She is not the best at it as you might imagine, which makes the whole thing funnier. We also get to see how Larry's life would turn out if he never met Gert.

P.s. I love the cover for issue 12

[Holly Hearts Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

MOTHER FLUFFER! I DON’T WANT THIS TO BE OVER!! This was phenomenal and I pray to the fairyland gods that there will be a volume 4 in the future. I need this series to continue!

[Trish · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this despite the heavy drop in quality between volumes 1 and 2. Why? Because some people I know read it and said it got good again. And did it? Yes and no.

Yes, this was a bit more entertaining than the last.
No, it was still nowhere near as good as the first and we got some repetitions (or that is what it felt like for me - stuff to drag it out).

I don't know. Maybe it's because this sort of story was never made to be stretched out over so many volumes. Maybe this can only last for a short and sweet time. Or maybe I'm hypercritical because it has lost its allure for me.

What you get in this third volume?
Gertrude is still travelling through Fairyland with Larry. But she finally has the epiphany that she needs to become good in order to finally be allowed to go home (though the way she comes to this conclusion was a bit ... rushed/forced?).
So this book deals with Larry's background as well as Gert's quest to find a way to wipe the slate clean and, maybe, get the fluff out of Fairyland.


There will be one more volume so you can imagine that we're not getting THE answer here yet, but we're getting close at least. Like I said, not enough steam for me, though it wasn't too bad.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Predivni crtez, pricice koje su dosta zabavne i ismevaju se sa fanovima kao i sa samim stripom. Plus dobijamo lep insight u Lerija kako je poceo i kakav bi mu zivot bio da nije sreo nasu malu slatku junakinju.

Sve u svemu ovaj volume mi je mnogo vise legao (mozda manja ocekivanja) tako da sada opet jedva cekam sledecu knjigu.

[Shadowdenizen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun read, though they definitely need to find a new plotline beyond the Gert wants to go home.

Skottie Youngs visuals continue to impress, and the Larry-centric episode is among the best of the series.

And the last panel of the last issue got me really excited for the next arc.

[Philip · Rating 5 out of 5]

REREAD UPDATE: Am rereading (but not re-reviewing) all four of these original books before getting into the NEW ones that have come out (yeah!). Still funny, still wildly depraved and super-violent; yet still the most beautifully drawn and colored comics I have come across since Young's other work for the MARVEL "Wizard of Oz" series.



ORIGINAL REVIEW: Can't objectively call this the best book in the series (so far), but it's my favorite. I loved the backstory on Larry the Fly, and have to give a special shout-out to colorist Jean-Francois Beaulieu. His work has been outstanding from the first page, but he hits a new high in the "samurai" chapter, (see above). Coloring a world is always difficult; but then putting that world in a twilight setting is near impossible — darkening and graying down his colors to represent dusk and shadow...it's a lot more than just throwing a filter over the lens like they do in the movies. Also, the shiitake samurai are pretty damn funny...

Overall review to come when I finish Volume 4...

[Ronyell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Introduction:

So, after I finished reading “I Hate Fairyland Volume Two: Fluff My Life,” I just had to read the third volume of Skottie Young’s hilarious “I Hate Fairyland” series called “Good Girl” and I was curious about why the cover was showing a HAPPY, CUTE EYED Gertrude and what that was all about! Well, I must say that “I Hate Fairyland Volume Three: Good Girl” was definitely an unexpected step up from the second volume!

What is this story about?

It seems like after the events of the last volume (her future self comes and tells her that if she does not change her ways, she could possibly doom Fairyland), Gertrude still has not learned her lesson that if she continues to kill people left and right, she could be heading for some big trouble. That is until she meets up with a girl named Maddie, who is Gertrude’s biggest fan and Gertrude decides to teach Maddie everything about killing people to get what she wants. But, when Maddie proved to be even worse than Gertrude, Gertrude then realizes what a terrible person she has been and she decides to try to become a better person in the long run. However, knowing Gertrude, that is not going to be easy!

What I loved about this story:

Skottie Young’s writing: As usual, Skottie Young has done a fantastic job at writing this story as the story is both hilarious and shocking at the same time (especially, with that twist of an ending)! I really loved the scenes where is Gertrude trying to become a better person by helping people, but since she is violent by nature, she cannot help but destroy the many things she comes across to. It was a nice change of pace for the series as we finally get to see Gertrude actually act (a little) nicer towards the people she comes across to and it was also hilarious still seeing Gertrude destroy things, even though she tries really hard not to! I also loved the way that Skottie Young further developed Larry the Fly’s character as we get to see that Larry actually does care about Gertrude, despite constantly snarking at her. We also get to see what his life would have been like without Gertrude and it was both sad and hilarious seeing his alternative life from his perspective.

Skottie Young and Dean Rankine’s artwork: Skottie Young’s artwork is as usual hilarious to look at as all the characters look exaggerated and I especially loved the appearance of Gertrude herself as she looks like an evil version of “Shirley Temple!” I also loved the artwork done by Dean Rankine in the issue where Larry the Fly starts dreaming about how his life would have turned out if he did not meet Gertrude as the artwork is even more cartoonish than most of the artwork in this volume and the art style actually reminds me of the art style from “Rocko’s Modern Life!”



What made me feel uncomfortable about this story:

For anyone who does not like gory violence, there is some gory violence in this volume, mainly during the scenes where characters are ripped apart and blown up in extremely bloody ways (all courtesy of Gertrude herself, of course)! Also, this is a bit of a nitpick for me, but the narrative is a bit all over the place in this volume as Gertrude and Larry go on many different adventures in this volume and the narrative tends to jump from one situation to the next. This would often confuse me as I was trying to figure out what the main plot of this volume was, although I will admit that the narrative is a bit more straightforward here than in the second volume.

Final Thoughts:

Overall, “I Hate Fairyland Volume Three: Good Girl” is a truly fantastic volume that is full of hilarious (and violent) adventure along with a shocking twist of an ending that fans of the “I Hate Fairyland” series will definitely enjoy!

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[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Hate Fairyland is fluffin’ over, with the third and fourth books bringing this series to a fantabulous conclusion! I applaud writer and illustrator Skottie Young for keeping this series to four volumes, for as I said after my review of volume two, “I am leery of falling into a candy-induced coma if I read too much of this series.”

Young has quite a distinctive illustrative style and is already well known for his past work such as Rocket Raccoon and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Plus, his chubby baby superheroes are a fan favorite for variant art in the Marvel books. As such, he is the only artist I can imagine pulling off this storyline. Colorist Jean-Francois Beaulieu gives the residents of Fairyland a candy-colored motif that is a perfect juxtaposition for green-haired Gertrude’s nightmare.

Volume three opens with a fun shout-out to comic cons as Gertrude actually looks forward to the annual Dungeon Festexpocon. There she acquires a super-fan who admires the destruction that she has wrought over the community. But as usual, that pairing doesn’t last and Gertrude moves on to the next disaster. We also get a lengthy origin story to her guide, Larry the Fly, but I wasn’t quite clear if it was a memory or a dream.

Our favorite psychopath decides to try something she hasn’t before in her quest to leave Fairytown- she is a good girl. Could this be the key to going home? However, after the swath of horror she has inflicted upon the Fairyland citizens for over 30 years, the creatures do not believe her and former foes come back to kill her. A trip to Hell seems apropos at the end.

On a funny note, when I went to pull these two books from the graphic novel collection at the library where I work, I couldn’t find them, although the computer said they were checked in. A new shelver of ours had put these two volumes in the kid’s graphic novel section, due to the look of this volume in particular. I hope no youngster was traumatized by accidentally flipping through the very mature content!

This review (plus volume four) can be found at: https://graphicnovelty2.com/2018/12/2...

[L. McCoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remember how I said volume 2 is not as good as the first volume? I still think that but this is AT LEAST as good as the first volume!

What’s it about?
Gert realizes something that she should have noticed a long time ago. Being a sadist slashing the fluff out of everything doesn’t work. She decides that perhaps she’ll become a good girl and that will get her home.

Why it gets 5 stars:
The story is quite interesting. Seeing a previously vicious character try to make the sudden change to squeaky clean is interesting and kinda crazy! Oh and we also get an origin story (I think, unless it was ONLY a dream) for Larry.
The artwork is excellent throughout! Young is always amazing at great, cute, cartoony illustrations and as usual they are fluffing hilarious when mixed with the twisted nature of this series.
I like the characters. I think the fact that they are put in a picture book-like, smiley, cartoony, happy looking, children’s fantasy-esque world but have actual personalities, flaws and struggles makes me care about the characters.
Despite Gert trying to become good there is a lot of gory action throughout! It is wonderful!
This comic is very humorous throughout. Several moments made me laugh.
This volume is very unpredictable. This is a pleasant surprise as I worried that this series would become a mindless repeat of “Gert kills things” but surprisingly, it keeps twists coming.
Some funny pop-culture references in this volume (everyone’s talking about Labyrinth and some noticed Lone Wolf and Samurai but nobody noticed the MULTIPLE humorous metal references? For fluff’s sake they even had Black Sabbath as the on-hold song! ).
The ending! Holy fluff, it is such a shocking ending!

Overall:
I was worried that this series would go downhill but fortunately it’s still fantastic! I enjoyed this very much and am excited to read the final volume!
If a dark-humored story full of gory yet cartoony art, action scenes throughout and interesting characters sounds good to you, try this series out for sure!
Highly recommended!

5/5

[Melissa Chung · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve praised this graphic novel twice now on its hilarious dialogue, super cute illustrations and all the blood and gore. Not to mention it takes place in Fairyland.

This was great. We got to learn what would have happened to Larry if he hadn’t got Gert as his first “job”. Can Gert finally become good and earn her way back home?!?

Can’t wait to read volume four!!

[Bookishrealm · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was just as hilarious as the first two volumes. I can't go into detail, but I can say that Gert is just as funny as she has been and that we get introduced to a crazy plot line involving some crazy characters. The artwork was just as amazing and vibrant as before and I genuinely cannot wait to get my hands on the fourth volume. And can I just say I feel so bad for Larry haha he went through so much in this volume.

[destiny ♡ howling libraries · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so glad I finally picked this series back up. I had forgotten how funny and over-the-top it was, and it was really fun to get back into Gert's angry, violent little shenanigans. I don't remember if I've noticed this before, but while reading last night, I kept thinking that I would totally recommend these graphic novels to Invader ZIM fans or fans of Roman Dirge's work.

✨ Content warnings for: violence, gore, murder

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[Anja · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
Artwork amazing as always.
Story makes me wonder - again - about the shrooms Skottie Young seems to digest/inhale :'D
Not my fave volume tho.

[Andrea Way · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG this was amazing and that ending. Gert the good was great. The seen in the labyrinth made laugh so hard I cried. Can’t wait for vol.4. Hopefully we’ll have it soon.

[Bex (Bexnbookx) · Rating 4 out of 5]

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"Mother Fluffer!"

I Hate Fairyland. Vol. 3: Good Girl is colourful, murderous, and a hilarious read!

I Hate Fairyland: Good Girl follows on from Fluff My Life where Gertrude a six year old girl who dreams of going to a magical place, falls into Fairyland however can't find her way home. This follows on from volume two where Gertrude changes the way she approaches fairyland in an attempt to leave her own personal hell!

Artwork
The artwork within I Hate Fairyland is bright, vibrant and has a way of making murder look fabulous! The colours really break up the novel and make it a fun fairy-tale retelling to read! The art style is definitely one of my favourites, and I definitely can't wait to see more of this amazing artwork as the series continues.

Plot
The plot of I Hate Fairyland isn't overly complex, but the humour added in makes the graphic novel a really quick read.

Characters
Gertrude our utterly evil, unpredictable main character is attempting to be a good girl within this one and I love how the writers are attempting to change up the character and allow her to develop, even if it doesn't work out as planned. I think Gert's character is super entertaining to follow, and I can't wait to see what they do to her next!

Overall
I Hate Fairyland, vol. 3: Good Girl has stepped this graphic novel series up! As always it is entertaining, murderous and evil in all the best ways!

Rating: 4/5 stars

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[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gert's tired of murdering her way across Fairyland. She really wants to go home. Okay, new plan - what if she's really, really nice? (Yeah, that goes about as well as you'd expect)

Fairyland is an insane book, and these five issues continue in that trend. The opening issue puts Gert at Fairyland's version of Comic Con, which is hilarious, and there's an issue midway through that looks at what would have happened to Larry had he and Gert never met (spoilers: it doesn't turn out well). The other three issues move the main narrative along, with the usual cutesy-but-crude visuals that Skottie Young is so good at, and some unexpected twists and turns along the way, including the ending of the volume.

Consistently impressive and disgusting in equal measure.

[Completely Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this as much as the 1st two! In this volume, Gertrude decides she is going to turn things around and be a "Good Girl" and then maybe her luck will change and she will finally be able to find her key and go home. OMG this ending just left my poor brain spinning!!! I did NOT see that coming!!!

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

another great volume, I loved the cliffhanger and can't wait until the next one!

[Madi · Rating 5 out of 5]

AHHH I LOVE THIS SERIES