I Hate Fairyland Vol. 5: Gert's Inferno
Created & Written by Skottie Young; Drawn by Brett Bean
Image Comics, 2023
The Second Series of I Hate Fairyland opens with Gert still back on Earth, where things are not going well for her. She is all grown up, has gotten over her obsession with spending years in Fairyland through therapy, and sucks at every job she tries. So, it is almost a relief when she is called back into service by the superrich William Wiggins. His son has disappeared into Fairyland. He wants him back, but he also wants to take over Fairyland and use it as a Theme Planet like the Theme Park his grandfather founded. Gert agrees to the job and heads off to Fairyland with her new rat partner. But it turns out they have to go through the Inferno to get to Fairyland. With Gert's usual luck, a few days of travel turn into years. She finally does get to Fairyland in Chapter Five, which largely uses the song "This World" by Jack the Radio in place of dialog (QR code provided). It turns out that Wiggins' son is already back, he has gone with a virtual theme world, and his lawyers have advised him not to bring her back through the portal. So, guess what: she's stuck in Fairyland again! As usual, the story is as much about the journey as the destination. New artist Brett Bean does a great job capturing the energy of Skottie Young's storytelling in the original series.
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