New Releases by Skottie Young

A new era of the hit fantasy series begins, as SKOTTIE YOUNG & co. welcome new artist DEREK LAUFMAN to Fairyland! In this volume, Gert & Larry get into all kinds of blood-splattered mayhem, including culinary cavalcades, hornless unicorns, and a good ol'' fashioned Dungeon Pub Crawl! Plus, guest artist JAY FOSGITT joins the crew for a very special maritime adventure featuring none other than Popeye the Sailor Man! Collects I Hate Fairyland #41-45

Once you''ve mad-scienced your way to a Frank-like monstrosity, there''s just one thing left to do... No, not make it a bride, that''s gross. You gotta find it a friend! Skottie Young, Derek Laufman, and the IHF crew continue their gothic horror experiment in THE BFF OF GERTRUDENSTEIN!

Years ago, Gert laid waste to the entire land of the Shroomurai...except for one. A daughter of the fallen survived and has vowed to find the Green-Haired Horror and end her life. SKOTTIE YOUNG, DEREK LAUFMAN, and co. continue the new (old) era of I HATE FAIRYLAND with some delicious samurai action!

The Fairyland adventures continue in the eighth volume of the wildly hilarious and bestselling series! The end of all MUFFIN FLUFFERS! Gert saved Fairyland from a monster infestation and is being celebrated by one and all. Okay, well...maybe not all. Deep below the Inferno, in the bowels of Hell, an old rival is gathering an army of the dead to put an end to our green-haired heroine... and she might need to assemble some familiar faces to avenge her (get it?). Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (Ain''t No Grave, Twig) and artist BRETT BEAN (Marvel''s Rocket and Root) return with a cataclysmic new volume of the hit fantasy series! Collects I HATE FAIRYLAND Vol. 2 issues #16-20.

The end of all MUFFIN FLUFFERS! Gert saved Fairyland from a monster infestation and is being celebrated by one and all. Okay, wellÉmaybe not all. Deep below the Inferno, in the bowels of Hell, an old rival is gathering an army of the dead to put an end to our green-haired heroineÉand she might need to assemble some familiar faces to avenge her (get it?).Ê Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG ( AIN''T NO GRAVE, TWIG ) and artist BRETT BEAN ( MarvelÕs Rocket and Root ) Êreturn with a cataclysmic new volume of the hit fantasy series! CollectsÊI HATE FAIRYLAND, Vol. 2 #16-20

NEW STORY ARC A new (old) era of the hit fantasy series begins, as SKOTTIE & co. welcome new artist DEREK LAUFMAN, and I HATE FAIRYLAND reverts to legacy numbering in the lead-up to the big 5-0! And you know how our green-haired antihero Gert is celebrating? A good olÍ fashioned Dungeon Pub Crawl!

Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG and TRANSFORMERS artist JORGE CORONAÑthe team behind the hit series MIDDLEWEST and THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARKÑare back with a brand-new genre-bending tale of love, loss, bullets, and death: AINÕT NO GRAVE! This Unforgiven-style journey is an original macabre Western/fantasy tale for mature readers, told through a Guillermo Del Toro-esque lens. Ryder put her violent past behind her when she fell in love and became a mother. But that was before she learned it was all going to be taken away. ItÕs not the first time Ryder has been wanted. She picks her guns back up and rides to the city at the edge of the world to kill the one trying to rob her of her lifeÉdeath. Collects AIN''T NO GRAVE #1-5 Select praise forÊAIN''T NO GRAVE: ÒA truly promising and potent slice of highly emotional, semi-magical western storytelling.Ó ÑAIPT ÒThe masterful storytelling combined with stellar artwork creates a synergy that elevates this comic above others.Ó ÑCapes & Tights ÒI love the comic panel coloring, each panel is detailed to each character.Ó ÑNerd Initiative

"HAPPY END GAME," Part Two of Five Happy leads the army of dead Gerts from Hell, through the Inferno and into Fairyland. Gert needs allies, so the King summons a legend from Kansas who''s pretty familiar with fighting off WICKED forces! Who could it be? Maybe someone whoÕs into glittery footwear? Yellow Bricks? Any guesses?ÊÊ

Ryder is aboard a riverboat where she must gamble her fate against the mysterious Madam Gates. If she plays her cards right, Death will be within her sights. If not, this will be her last trip down any river.

Eisner Award-winning writer and artist SKOTTIE YOUNG (MIDDLEWEST, TWIG, THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK) tells the bloody good tale of the gruesome, grotesque, green-haired GERT! In this deluxe mega-sized compendium, join Gert, a grown woman trapped in a six-year old girl’s body, who has been stuck in the magical world of Fairyland for over thirty years. All Gert wants is to return home, but with an endless array of cute and terrifying Fairylanders blocking her every move, she might lose her mind in the process. We’re talking totally fluffing losing it. Accompanied by a chain-smoking fly named Larry and her trusty blood-soaked battle-axe, Gert battles an army of cosplay Gerts, a goblin king, and her own sanity, only to find herself sucked into a fantasy hellscape forever. Forever ever. Forever ever? Yeah. No biggie. Collects I HATE FAIRYLAND Issues 1-20, I HATE IMAGE FCBD SPECIAL

Ryder seeks out Death in the city of Cypress, but quickly realizes that Death is on the hunt for her as well. SheÕs a wanted woman and every bullet in this dark place is looking to put her in a grave.

END OF STORY ARC ITÕS THE RISE OF GERTZILLA! As Gert and Larry reach the end of Fairyland, the little baby Gertlins from a year ago are now decidedly NOT little and are in fact huge, slobbering, Gert-eating monsters. With a little help from Virgil, the team pulls together one final weapon to kill Õem all...

MINISERIES PREMIERE Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG and Eisner Award-nominated artist JORGE CORONA, the team behind the hit series MIDDLEWEST and THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK, are back together with an all-new miniseries, AINÕT NO GRAVE! This Unforgiven-style journey is an original macabre Western/fantasy tale for mature readers, told through a Guillermo Del Toro-esque lens. Ryder put her violent past behind her when she fell in love and became a mother. But that was before she learned it was all going to be taken away. Now sheÕll have to pick up her guns once again and ride to kill the one whoÕs behind the threat. Which just happens to be Death. The genre-bending adventure begins in this DOUBLE-LENGTH FIRST ISSUE, with forty pages of story and no ads!

NEW STORY ARC Queen Cloudia is finally getting a glimpse of where Gert and every brat in Fairyland come from: the Real World. But she''s going to learn the hard way that it''s much more dangerous than her realm. Meanwhile, Gert kills some stuff. What else did you expect?!

The only Gert to fear is Gert herself! Gert needs to get the fluff out of Fairyland, and King Cloudeus is doing everything he can to make that happen. But he knows the only one who can get rid of Gert is every other Gert who ever lived. So let the battle BEGIN! (That’s the most times I’ve ever typed GERT in a solicit. Pretty impressive, right?) Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (MIDDLEWEST, TWIG, THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK) and artist BRETT BEAN (Marvel’s Rocket and Groot) return to I HATE FAIRYLAND for a brand-new story arc!

As we head toward the finish line with our all-star celebration of Image’s 30th anniversary, DAVID WALKER, CHUCK BROWN & SANFORD GREENE join in with an all-new BITTER ROOT short, JOHN LAYMAN & JOK premiere their new upcoming series IN HELL WE FIGHT, IVAN BRANDON & ANDY MacDONALDS reunite for a new NYC MECH tale, and JEFF BOISON teams up with ZOE THOROGOOD, TULA LOTAY, PAPER D, SIMON GANE & KATIE SKELLY for “WTFK, A Lyrical.” Plus: more of “The Blizzard” by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI, “Red Stitches” by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON, “Gehenna” by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, “Billy Dogma” by DEAN HASPIEL, and, of course, “Stupid Fresh Mess” by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

Our all-star celebration of Image''s 30th anniversary rolls on, including all-new shorts by ED BRUBAKER & SEAN PHILLIPS, CHUCK BROWN & STEVEN STATZ, SIMON ROY, and JOHN ARCUDI & DOUG MAHNKE. Plus: more of "The Blizzard" by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI, "Closer" by KIERON GILLEN & STEVE LIEBER, "Red Stitches" by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON, "Gehenna" by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, "Hack/Slash vs. Image" by TIM SEELEY & STEFANO CASELLI, "Billy Dogma" by DEAN HASPIEL and "Stupid Fresh Mess" by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

Our all-star celebration of Image''s 30th anniversary rolls on with an all-new CASANOVA story by MATT FRACTION GABRIEL Ba & FABIO MOON! Plus: THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH by JAMES TYNION IV & SIMMONDS and "The Blizzard" by PAUL GRIST begin a three-part serial with "Closer" . This issue also features the latest installments of "The Blizzard" by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI "The Blizzard" by KIERON GILLEN & STEVE LIEBER "Red Stitches" by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON "Gehenna" by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG "Hack/Slash vs. Image" by TIM SEELEY & STEFANO CASELLI and "Dutch" by JOE CASEY & NATHAN FOX. And course the continuation of "Billy Dogma" by DEAN HASPIEL and "Stupid Fresh Mess" by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

Eisner Awarding-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (MIDDLEWEST TWIG THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK) and artist BRETT BEAN (Marvel''s Rocket & Groot) bring back the hit comic I HATE FAIRYLAND for an all-new ONGOING SERIES! Everyone''s favorite green-haired axe-wielding crazed maniac returns in this Deadpool meets Alice In Wonderland-style adventure! Gert is all grown up and living in the real world. Times are tough and the only job she''s qualified for has her trying to find her way back to the place she hates the most...Fairyland.

Our year-long celebration of Image ComicsÕ 30th anniversary continues! This issue features the latest installments of ÒThe BlizzardÓ by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI, ÒRed StitchesÓ by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON, ÒGehennaÓ by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, and the debut of ÒHack/Slash vs. ImageÓ by TIM SEELEY & STEFANO CASELLI. Plus: The second part of MARIA LLOVETÕs three-part serial ÒAll the Things We DidnÕt Do Last Night,Ó the return of CHAP YAEPÕs Extreme Studios fan-favorite Dutch in a new serial by JOE CASEY & NATHAN FOX, ÒRoyal CityÓ by JEFF LEMIRE, and the continuation of ÒBilly DogmaÓ by DEAN HASPIEL and ÒStupid Fresh MessÓ by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

The celebration of Image Comics’ 30th anniversary continues! This issue features the latest installments of “The Blizzard” by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI, “Red Stitches” by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERIC HENDERSON, “Gehenna” by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, “Shift” by KYLE HIGGINS & DANIELE DI NICUOLO, and the final chapters of “Gospel for a New Century” by WYATT KENNEDY & LUANA VECCHIO, and Hopeless” by MIRKA ANDOLFO. Plus! An all-new RUMBLE short by JOHN ARCUDI & JAMES HARREN, WES CRAIG’s KAYA, DEAN HASPIEL’s BILLY DOGMA, CHRIS GIARRUSSO’s G-MAN, and the continuation of “Stupid Fresh Mess” by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

The death of the Pathsayer sends Twig and Splat on a journey to a mysterious lab, where a premonition sheds dark light on further dangers to come. Join Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, MIDDLEWEST) and artist KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD, UNEARTH) as they bring us deeper into this unique dark-fantasy world.

Writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Super Sons, Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed series MIDDLEWEST with a haunting new tale. An artist named Ro retreats from the grind of the city to an old house in a small town, hoping to find solace and inspiration—only to realize that the muse she finds within may not be what she expected. Fans of STEPHEN KING and NEIL GAIMAN will enjoy this beautiful, dark, and disturbing story of discovery, love, and terror. Collects THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK #1-5 Select praise for THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK: “A fantastic start to what promises to be a rich, dark, and vibrant tale.” —ComicBook.com “For a book about an artist, this comic lives up to the quality of an expert painter through color and linework.” —AIPT “A brilliant and balanced beginning.” —The GWW “A classic haunted house story with a modern twist.” —Geek’d Out

Artist Ro, hiding out in an old house, hoping for artistic lightning to strike, begins to feel even more strongly connected with the shadowy presence she’s been communicating with. Writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Strange Academy) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Super Sons, Feathers) follow up their critically acclaimed series MIDDLEWEST with a brand-new haunting tale. Fans of STEPHEN KING and NEIL GAIMAN will enjoy this beautiful, dark, and disturbing story of discovery, love, and terror.

When a violent storm levels his sleepy Middlewest town, Abel and his childhood companion, Fox, must hastily flee into a world of mystical carnies and soothsayer hobos, bridge trolls and wilderness spirits, endless forests and forgotten children. SKOTTIE YOUNG (Strange Academy, I HATE FAIRYLAND) and JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Feathers), with colorist JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU and letterer NATE PIEKOS, collect the complete Eisner Award-nominated tale of Abel, a boy who must navigate a strange and mysterious land in order to discover who he can become. Collects MIDDLEWEST #1-18, with exclusive bonus features!

Deadpool geht dem Weihnachtsmann auf die Nerven, mischt zwei Freizeitparks auf, verliert sein Herz und engagiert Jessica Jones! Mit anderen Worten – es läuft! Bis ein Kerl auftaucht, dessen Eltern vor seinen Augen von Deadpool ermordet wurden. Damals war der Bursche noch ein Kind. Heute will er Wade in den Schlaf wiegen. Auf immer! Bühne frei für Good Night!

Separated from Fox and in the clutches of a devious kidnapper and ruthless businessman, things look bleak for Abel. Writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Feathers) push Abel and his companions to their limits, as Abel''s ability to control his chaotic nature could shape the future of the Middlewest. Collects MIDDLEWEST #13-18

Abel''s journey to deal with his family legacy continues as his newfound sense of stability slips through his fingers. Writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Feathers) take Abel and his companion, Fox, to a few familiar places, and to others that are both wild and new. The journey across Middlewest has shown these travelers that their homeland has more hidden away than they could have ever thought. Collects MIDDLEWEST #7-12

Collects Deadpool (2018) #13-15, Deadpool Annual (2019) #1. War is hell — but Hell is worse! First, Deadpool is enlisted to fight in the War of the Realms — and sent to Australia to take care of a pesky troll problem! No, not those obnoxious internet nerds — real trolls! Will Wade Wilson be big down under? Find out in a tale filled with the sort of carnage only a nation begun as a penal colony can deliver! If the Earth — and Deadpool — somehow make it through Malekith’s war, it’ll be time to pay the devil his due. Mephisto and Weasel have their diabolical sights on Wade. Will Good Night finally get his vengeance? And if Deadpool survives, what will be left of him? Plus, unspeakable Acts of Evil will haunt your dreams when the Merc with a Mouth battles Nightmare himself!

From SKOTTIE YOUNG''s the New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz graphic novels, Rocket Raccoon, and Fortunately, the Milk comes the continuation of Gertrude''s gruesome gallop through the sugar-sprinkled fantasy world of Fairyland. In this second oversized deluxe hardcover collection, our axe-wielding ace really buckles down on getting the FLUFF out of Fairyland, but after battling a cosplay cohort and a riddle-prone goblin king, there''s just the itsy-bitsy, barely worth mentioning, insignificant matter of an extended stay in a fantasy netherworld to deal with. Collects I HATE FAIRYLAND #11-20, I HATE IMAGE FCBD SPECIAL, and exclusive extras!