Happy End Game

Happy End Game
Publication information
Publisher	Image Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Publication date	October 2024 – February 2025
No. of issues	5
Main character(s)	Gertrude "Gert" Happy
Creative team
Written by	Skottie Young
Artist(s)	Brett Bean

Happy End Game is a five-issue comic book story arc written by Skottie Young and drawn by Brett Bean as the eighth volume of I Hate Fairyland . ^{[1] [2]} Published by Image Comics, the story revolves around Happy as she leads an army up from Hell through the Inferno alongside everyone Gert has ever killed (including the adult Gert and the alternate Gerts) to invade Fairyland, defended by Gert with the help of Dorothy of Oz and other heroes. ^{[3] [4] [5]} As Brett Bean's final volume of the series before he handed off his position as artist to Derek Laufman, ^{[6] [7]} the volume received positive reviews, with particular attention given to featuring the public domain Mickey Mouse. ^[8]

Summary

The comic follows the events that follow deep below the Inferno, in the bowels of Hell, as the real Happy (last seen in Madly Ever After , whose presence in Hell was previously teased at the end of Good Girl ) gathers up an army of the dead to put an end to the young Gert once and for all, as the young Gert, celebrating saving Fairyland from monster infestation (over In the Mean Time ), gathers up Mickey Mouse, Dorothy Gale and other public domain heroes to defend the realm. ^{[9] [10] [8]}

Reception

Happy End Game received good reviews. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Collected editions

Title	Material collected	Published date	ISBN	Format
Happy End Game	I Hate Fairyland (vol. 2) #16–20	August 12, 2025	ISBN   978-1-5343-3215-7	Paperback
			ISBN   978-1-5343-9772-9	Hardback

References

1. Johnston, Rich (March 16, 2022). "From Brett Parson To Brett Bean On Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland". Bleeding Cool .
2. Dar, Taimur (December 22, 2021). "Interview: Skottie Young takes a trip back to the mother-fluffin' world of I Hate Fairyland". Comics Beat .
3. Fang, Sam (July 28, 2024). "Wizard of Oz Characters Teased for a Bloody Showdown in New I Hate Fairyland Arc". Comic Book Resources .
4. Anderson, Jenna (August 23, 2024). "I Hate Fairyland: Skottie Young Homages Marvel's Oz With New Cover". ComicBook.com .
5. Young, Skottie (October 2, 2024). "Happy End Game Begins!". Substack .
6. Johnston, Rich (December 5, 2024). "Brett Bean To Leave Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland But Series Will Continue". Bleeding Cool .
7. Johnston, Rich (March 25, 2025). "Derek Laufman Joining Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland In June". Bleeding Cool .
8. Johnston, Rich (January 11, 2025). "Public Domain Mickey Mouse Visits Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland". Bleeding Cool .
9. Johnston, Rich (August 23, 2024). "Skottie Young Returns To Oz With I Hate Fairyland". Bleeding Cool .
10. Young, Skottie (December 4, 2024). "I Hate Fairyland Will Never End". Substack .
11. Bickerstaff, Russ (October 2, 2024). "I Hate Fairyland #16 // Review". You Don't Read Comics.
12. Aguilar, Matthew; Ridgely, Charlie (October 2, 2024). "Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 10/2/2024". ComicBook.com .
13. Bickerstaff, Russ (November 10, 2024). "I Hate Fairyland #17 // Review". You Don't Read Comics.