New Releases by Skottie young

SKOTTIE YOUNG—the New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning writer of AIN’T NO GRAVE, TWIG, MIDDLEWEST, and many more—brings you another heaping helping of fairy tale violence. In this oversized deluxe hardcover collection with art by Brett Bean (MARVEL’S ROCKET AND GROOT), Gert wanders around Fairyland sticking her axe where it doesn’t belong on adventure after bloody adventure! Ultimately leading to a confrontation with a long-lost foe, who has raised an army of the dead to put Gert down once and for all… Collects issues #11-20 of I Hate Fairyland (2022).

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

From SKOTTIE YOUNG—the New York Times-bestselling and Eisner Award-winning writer and artist on, well, a ton of books—comes the next installment of everyone’s favorite green-haired, murder-y maniac. In this oversized deluxe hardcover collection written by SKOTTIE YOUNG and with art by artist Brett Bean, we rejoin an all-grown-up Gert on the job hunt in the real world. The position she’s qualified for sends her back to the place she hates…Fairyland. She battles old and new Royal foes, hordes of sea beasts, drunken critters and even a gang of GERTRUDES! Collects issues #1-20 of I Hate Fairyland (2022).

HAPPY END GAME, Part Four of Five War is upon Gert and the Fairyland forcesÑand they are outnumbered! I mean, come on, theyÕre facing an army of Fairylanders that Gert has killed, led by her oldest nemesis. ThatÕs A BIG NUMBER, and one evil HAPPY! Back in Kansas, Dorothy Gale is questioning her choice to stay out of the fight. The battle is ON!

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 Three of Five Gert tries to recruit a Once Upon A Timer to help fight the coming war...and itÕs Dorothy Gale, the famous hero from The Land of OZ! Meanwhile, Happy is gaining more and more ground as she conquers her way across Fairyland, eventually gaining the power of 10 GertsÉliterally!

The Fairyland adventures continue in the seventh volume of the wildly hilarious and bestselling series! Gert wanders around Fairyland sticking her axe where it doesnÕt belong on adventure after bloody adventure! Gert deals with Cloudia being in the real world instead of her, gets involved with the Billy Goats Gruff, has a movie made of her life in Fairyland, and has to transform into more of a monster than she already is to deal with an old problem! Collects I HATE FAIRYLAND issues #11-15

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.

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.

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!

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!

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

In seinem neuen Job als Reisender – eine extrem verantwortungsvolle Position von schicksalsträchtiger Wichtigkeit – legt Twig keinen guten Start hin. Denn gleich am ersten Tag kommt er zu spät. Darum müssen er und sein Begleiter Splat sich ziemlich beeilen, ihre allererste Aufgabe zu erfüllen: Der Pfadsager wartet auf ein mysteriöses Objekt, einen leuchtenden, roten Stein, dessen Herkunft er feststellen soll. Als Twig und Splat beim Pfadsager ankommen, stellt sich allerdings heraus, dass dieser überraschenderweise verstorben ist. Zeit, die Dinge selbst in die Hand zu nehmen! Diese charmante Fantasy-Story von Skottie Young (»The Me You Love in the Dark«) führt uns in eine bezaubernd-abgefahrene Welt voller fantastischer Kreaturen und Technologien. Zeichner Kyle Strahm gelingt es, Youngs einzigartige Mischung aus warmherzigem Humor, absurden Charakteren und augenzwinkerndem Grusel in ebenso einzigartige Bilder zu fassen.

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!

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.

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!

Following their encounter with the Horned Beast, adventurers Twig and Splat must figure out how to travel to the location of the final item! But with basically everything trying to kill them along the way, will they live long enough to get to the Moon? Part 4 of the new series from Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, MIDDLEWEST) and artist KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD, UNEARTH).

Our year-long 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 & ERICA HENDERSON, “Gehenna” by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, and the final chapters of WES CRAIG’s “Kaya”, KYLE HIGGINS & DANIELE DI NICUOLO’s “Shift” and MIRKA ANDOLFO’S “Hopeless.” Plus: The beginning of MARIA LLOVET’s three-part serial “All the Things We Didn’t Do Last Night,” “Makeshift Patriot” by SEAN LEWIS & BENJAMIN MACKEY, and the continuation of “Billy Dogma” by DEAN HASPIEL and “Stupid Fresh Mess” by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

As they continue their quest for the gems that will hopefully save their world, Twig and Splat run afoul of the Trappers, a deadly group of hunters with nothing good on their minds. And the Trappers are not the only menace waiting for them along their way! Part three of the new limited series from Eisner Award-winning writer SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, MIDDLEWEST) and artist KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD, UNEARTH) brings the peril and keeps the adventure moving for our hapless heroes.

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 celebration of Image Comics’ 30th anniversary continues with the second issue in a 12-issue anthology, featuring all-new stories by some of the biggest and best names in comics! This issue features the second chapters of two 12-part stories: “The Blizzard” by GEOFF JOHNS & ANDREA MUTTI and “Red Stitches” by BRENDEN FLETCHER & ERIC HENDERSON, plus the second installments of three shorter serials: “Gospel for a New Century” by WYATT KENNEDY & LUANA VECCHIO, “Hopeless” by MIRKA ANDOLFO, and “Shift” by KYLE HIGGINS & DANIELE DI NICUOLO. Plus! An all-new ICE CREAM MAN short story by W. MAXWELL PRINCE and MARTÍN MORAZZO, the beginning of WES CRAIG’s KAYA, the opening installment of a 10-part serial by PATRICK KINDLON & MAURIZIO ROSENZWEIG, and the continuation of the all-new ongoing comic strip by SKOTTIE YOUNG!

Eisner Award-winning I HATE FAIRYLAND and MIDDLEWEST writer SKOTTIE YOUNG and artist KYLE STRAHM (SPREAD, UNEARTH) come together for an all-new 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!

Die Fantasy-Serie über die Schüler von Dr. Strange und Wanda Maximoff Die Zauberschüler an der Akademie von Dr. Strange kommen aus Asgard, Limbos und Weirdworld – und müssen dem Tod ins Auge blicken! Aber es stehen auch eine Exkursion zu den Asen sowie Unterricht mit Wanda Maximoff, Rocket Raccoon und Groot an. Darüber hinaus soll Privatdetektiv Howard the Duck einen Mord im Institut aufklären. Die Fantasy-Serie über die Schüler von Dr. Strange und Wanda Maximoff Die Zauberschüler an der Akademie von Dr. Strange kommen aus Asgard, Limbos und Weirdworld – und müssen dem Tod ins Auge blicken! Aber es stehen auch eine Exkursion zu den Asen sowie Unterricht mit Wanda Maximoff, Rocket Raccoon und Groot an. Darüber hinaus soll Privatdetektiv Howard the Duck einen Mord im Institut aufklären. Die Fantasy-Serie über die Schüler von Dr. Strange und Wanda Maximoff Die Zauberschüler an der Akademie von Dr. Strange kommen aus Asgard, Limbos und Weirdworld – und müssen dem Tod ins Auge blicken! Aber es stehen auch eine Exkursion zu den Asen sowie Unterricht mit Wanda Maximoff, Rocket Raccoon und Groot an. Darüber hinaus soll Privatdetektiv Howard the Duck einen Mord im Institut aufklären. Die Fantasy-Serie über die Schüler von Dr. Strange und Wanda Maximoff Die Zauberschüler an der Akademie von Dr. Strange kommen aus Asgard, Limbos und Weirdworld – und müssen dem Tod ins Auge blicken! Aber es stehen auch eine Exkursion zu den Asen sowie Unterricht mit Wanda Maximoff, Rocket Raccoon und Groot an. Darüber hinaus soll Privatdetektiv Howard the Duck einen Mord im Institut aufklären. vDie Fantasy-Serie über die Schüler von Dr. Strange und Wanda Maximoff Die Zauberschüler an der Akademie von Dr. Strange kommen aus Asgard, Limbos und Weirdworld – und müssen dem Tod ins Auge blicken! Aber es stehen auch eine Exkursion zu den Asen sowie Unterricht mit Wanda Maximoff, Rocket Raccoon und Groot an. Darüber hinaus soll Privatdetektiv Howard the Duck einen Mord im Institut aufklären. Die Fantasy-Serie über die Schüler von Dr. Strange und Wanda Maximoff Die Zauberschüler an der Akademie von Dr. Strange kommen aus Asgard, Limbos und Weirdworld – und müssen dem Tod ins Auge blicken! Aber es stehen auch eine Exkursion zu den Asen sowie Unterricht mit Wanda Maximoff, Rocket Raccoon und Groot an. Darüber hinaus soll Privatdetektiv Howard the Duck einen Mord im Institut aufklären. Die Zauberschüler an der Akademie von Dr. Strange kommen aus Asgard, Limbos und Weirdworld – und müssen dem Tod ins Auge blicken! Aber es stehen auch eine Exkursion zu den Asen sowie Unterricht mit Wanda Maximoff, Rocket Raccoon und Groot an. Darüber hinaus soll Privatdetektiv Howard the Duck einen Mord im Institut aufklären.

As Ro’s isolation takes a turn toward the dark, a series of events reveals more of the true nature of her mysterious companion. 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.

Collects Rocket Raccoon & Groot (2016) #1-10. There’s a new criminal mastermind in the galaxy, and it’s - Rocket Raccoon?! How did this happen? Groot knows, but he’s not talking! Well, he is talking, but all he’s saying is - Oh, you know. Diabolical danger, madcap mysteries and astonishing adventure abound in tall tales of everyone’s favorite cosmic double act! Then, Rocket and Groot put the “fun” in “funeral” — but any mirth is only hiding a certain raccoon-like critter’s grief at the death of his mentor in conartistry. And when Captain Marvel enlists her Guardians of the Galaxy pals to fight in CIVIL WAR II, surely it won’t divide these BFFs. After all, they are Groot, right? All that, plus the unbelievable Gwenpool! If you love adventure, animals, outer space and just about anything in between, this is the book for you!

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!

Collects Deadpool (2018) #7-12. Skottie Young takes Deadpool to new heights of madness! First, Wade Wilson gets his most difficult mission yet: take out Santa Claus! But jolly old St. Nick ain’t so jolly no more. He’s downright deadly! Then, Deadpool finds himself in the middle of a twisted rivalry between two competing amusement parks. But it’s not all fun and games — it’s a carnival of carnage! Buy the ticket, take the ride! But when someone steals Wade’s heart — literally — the Merc with the Mouth must hire the MU’s best private eye, Jessica Jones! You’ll never guess where this twisted trail leads! Plus: Say hello to Good Night! He’s been taking care of Deadpool’s merc jobs before DP can get to them. But Wade’s got a plan to stop him, and he’s definitely thought it through. For sure. No question.

The lands between the coasts are vast, slow to change, and full of hidden magics. The town of Farmington has been destroyed, sending an unwitting adventurer and his vulpine companion in search of answers and to quell a coming storm that speaks his name. From author SKOTTIE YOUNG (I HATE FAIRYLAND, Deadpool, Fortunately, the Milk) and artist JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Feathers, Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack) comes the tale of Abel, a young boy who must navigate an old land in order to reconcile his family''s history. The perfect read for fans of dark fantasy like Return to Oz, classic Don Bluth animation, and/or Miyazaki animation. Collects MIDDLEWEST #1-6