New Releases by Skottie Young

MINISERIESÊFINALE Ryder challenges Death and it accepts, but is she ready to lose whatÕs at stake if her aim is not steady and true? Will the life sheÕs led inform the death she wantsÉor deserves?

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!ÊÊ In this deluxe mega-sized compendium, join Gert, a grown woman trapped in a six-year-old girlÕs 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. WeÕre talking totally fluffing losing it.Ê 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.Ê Collects I HATE FAIRYLAND #1-20 & the IÊHATE IMAGE FCBD 2017 special

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!

HereÕs the thing about Gert...sheÕs never WRONG, okay? Especially when it comes to Gertlins. IÕm sure she has a perfectlyÊgood explanation for why she would allow an invasion of these tiny Gert gremlin monsters to take over all of Fairyland. Right? RIGHT?! Cough...

Gert Goes Hollywood! ThatÕs right, GertÕs life is getting turned into a movie! The I HATE FAIRYLAND movie! That has a ring to it, doesnÕt it? Speaking of RINGÉgive me a RING if you want to turn I HATE FAIRYLAND into a movie like I do in this issue. Art imitating life and life imitating art and imitation is the highest form of flattery and will you please give me money to make the movie already? Thanks.

END OF STORY ARC An old nemesis is the last hope for Gert to get home. There''s just one problem...that certain Ex-Queen turned Villain is in prison. Did you know prison is really hard to get out of?! Yeah, we didn''t either. Join Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (MIDDLEWEST, TWIG, THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK) and artist BRETT BEAN (Marvel’s Rocket and Groot) as they conclude their latest story arc and usher in new adventures in I HATE FAIRYLAND!

An old friend is back, and they might be the key…or, have a key…or, know a key… I mean, you know how into keys they are around Fairyland. Anyway. Duncan Dragon joins Gert once again on her quest to get home. 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 for a whole new journey to I HATE FAIRYLAND!

There can be only one! That’s right, O.G. (Original Gert) is back and QUEEN OF THE HILL…of dead Gertrudes. She did what the King asked, but will she get the prize she was promised? Or will she go on many more adventures so that we can keep this comic going? Hmmmm… 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 adventure!

Collects Strange Academy: Finals (2022) #1-6. The spellcasting students are ready to face their final exams! From day one, people have been wondering: Who is the savior of Strange Academy, and who can bring it all down? Prepare to find out as the students who have chosen to remain at the Academy must meet their biggest challenge yet! They''ve finally got a lead on Gaslamp and their missing friend - now all they have to do is fight and defeat the most terrifying villain they''ve ever known! The endgame is here, the future of Marvel magic is about to be decided, and students past and present will face a battle for their very souls! Skottie Young and Humberto Ramos reunite for the spellbinding climax of their Eisner Award-nominated saga!

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!

MINISERIES PREMIERE A five-issue anthology series featuring Untold Tales based on Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG’s bestselling comic, I HATE FAIRYLAND, with stories written and drawn by a stellar lineup of creators. BULLY WARS co-creators SKOTTIE YOUNG and AARON CONLEY pit Gert against an uncouth barbarian in “Bruud the Brutal.” And in “Don’t Trust the P.I.G. in Apartment 23,” by DEAN RANKINE (Simpsons Comics, Invader Zim), Gert finds herself at the wrong end of a classic fairy tale.

Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (MIDDLEWEST, TWIG, THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK) and artist BRETT BEAN (Marvel’s Rocket and Groot) bring back the hit comic I HATE FAIRYLAND! 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. Collects I HATE FAIRYLAND (2022) #1-5

SERIES FINALE Our 12-issue celebration of Image’s 30th anniversary wraps up with an all-new SCIENCE DOG story by INVINCIBLE creators ROBERT KIRKMAN & CORY WALKER, a new tale of THE OLD GUARD by GREG RUCKA & LEANDRO FERNANDEZ, and a very special story by the late VINCENT KUKUA. Additionally, GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI bring us the conclusion of “The Blizzard,” BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON tie up “Red Stitches,” and PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG present the final installment of “Gehenna.” Plus! SKOTTIE YOUNG’s “Stupid Fresh Mess” and DEAN HASPIEL’s “Billy Dogma!”

END OF STORY ARC The band plays on as Gert finds her groove again and finally makes her way closer to Fairyland, where she’ll finish the mission VILLIANAIRE Walter Wiggins sent her on ages ago. There will be dragons slain, villages saved, and…a full song to listen to while following the action? Yeah, I just said that. Don’t miss this one! Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (MIDDLEWEST, TWIG, THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK) and superstar artist BRETT BEAN (Marvel’s Rocket & Groot) return to I HATE FAIRYLAND for the end of a story arc—and a new beginning for Fairyland!

It’s the penultimate issue of our year-long celebration of Image’s 30th anniversary, and this time around we’ve got an all-new PRETTY DEADLY story by KELLY SUE DeCONNICK & EMMA RÍOS, the first NYC MECH tale in nearly 20 years by IVAN BRANDON & ANDY MacDONALD, the debut of GHOST MAKERS by EMI LENOX, “The Slacktacular Now” by JOHN ARCUDI & DOUG MAHNKE, and another look at IN HELL WE FIGHT! by JOHN LAYMAN & JOK. And as if that’s not enough, GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI bring us closer to the conclusion of “The Blizzard,” BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON prepare to wrap up “Red Stitches,” and the clock runs out for PATRICK KINLDON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG’s “Gehenna.” Plus! SKOTTIE YOUNG’s “Stupid Fresh Mess” and DEAN HASPIEL’s “Billy Dogma!”

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!

Gert continues her journey through the Inferno in search of the backdoor to Fairyland and finds herself stripped of, well…everything! NAKED and AFRAID, Gert is now a CASTAWAY in a strange land with no way back to civilization. Oh, I almost forgot—there’s a dope cliffhanger, too.

Meet the Gertlins! Gert’s latest trip to Fairyland is as messy, complicated, and disturbing as ever. Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (MIDDLEWEST, TWIG, THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK) and artist BRETT BEAN (Marvel’s Rocket and Groot) continue the triumphant return of I HATE FAIRYLAND!

Gert is more jaded than ever when she discovers the secret behind the mystery man offering her a mission he doesn''t think she can refuse. Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (MIDDLEWEST, TWIG, THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK) and artist BRETT BEAN (Marvel''s Rocket & Groot) continue the triumphant return of I HATE FAIRYLAND!

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.

Eisner Award-winning I HATE FAIRYLAND and MIDDLEWEST writer SKOTTIE YOUNG and artist KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD, UNEARTH) come together for an epic fantasy adventure miniseries! It’s the first day of Twig’s new job as a journeyer on a JEFF SMITH’s Bone-esque quest to save a The Dark Crystal/Labyrinth-style world. Join our hesitant hero for an inspiring and imaginative tale of hope, heartache, and determination to overcome insurmountable odds! Collects TWIG #1-5

Our all-star celebration of Image’s 30th anniversary continues with a new WYTCHES story from SCOTT SNYDER & JOCK! Plus: KIERON GILLEN & STEVE LIEBER begin a three-part serial with “Closer,” and JAY FAERBER unites eight artists for a NOBLE CAUSES reunion. This issue also features the latest installments of “The Blizzard” by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI, “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!

As we hit the halfway point in our year-long celebration of Image’s 30th anniversary, MATT FRACTION, GABRIEL BA & FABIO MOON reunite for a new CASANOVA story, JIMMY PALMIOTTI & AMANDA CONNER bring back THE PRO, and SINA GRACE presents an all-new ROCKSTAR AND SOFT BOY short story. This issue also features the latest installments of “The Blizzard” by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI, “Red Stitches” by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERICA HENDERSON, “Gehenna” by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, “Hack/Slash vs. Image” by TIM SEELEY & STEFANO CASELLI, and “Dutch” in a new serial by JOE CASEY & NATHAN FOX. Plus: The final chapter of MARIA LLOVET’s “All the Things We Didn’t Do Last Night,” and the continuation of “Billy Dogma” by DEAN HASPIEL and “Stupid Fresh Mess” by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

MINISERIES FINALE The conclusion of the dark fantasy adventure series from Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, MIDDLEWEST) and artist KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD, UNEARTH) brings Twig and Splat to the end of their quest. But will they acquire the final piece of the recipe they need to save their world? Or will they die trying?

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!