Madly Ever After

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Madly Ever After is a five-issue comic book story arc written and drawn by Skottie Young as the first volume of I Hate Fairyland . [1] Published by Image Comics, the story revolves around Gert, stranded unageing in Fairyland for the past twenty-seven years, as she attempts to escape the realm once and for all, before the realm's frustrated queen can have her killed. [2] [3]

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Summary

The comic follows Gert, a bitter, hard-drinking, sarcastic, murderous young woman who has spent the last twenty-seven years on a "one-day quest" through Fairyland on being transported there for the key that will allow her to go home, trapped as her unageing six-year-old self with pretty green curls and a bow, and accompanied by her equally sarcastic, top-hat-wearing housefly quest companion Larry. After the impatient Queen Cloudia decides to summon a second child, Happy, to take Gert's place, Gert must complete her quest before Happy lest she be trapped in Fairyland forever. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Reception

Madly Ever After received good reviews. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

References

  1. ↑ Lu, Alexander (June 14, 2016). "Interview: Skottie Young On the "Street Fighter Blood Sports" of I Hate Fairyland's New Arc!". Comics Beat .
  2. ↑ Lehoczky, Etelka (May 1, 2016). "No Pink, But Plenty Of Red, In Hack-N-Slash 'I Hate Fairyland'". NPR .
  3. ↑ Tromler, Cody (October 20, 2015). "Review: I Hate Fairyland #1". ComiConverse .
  4. ↑ Tutton, Robert (13 October 2015). "State of the Art: Skottie Young Devastates Kids Fantasy Tropes in I Hate Fairyland". Paste .
  5. ↑ Lovett, Jamie (April 5, 2016). "Skottie Young On The Magic And Madness Of I Hate Fairyland". ComicBook.com .
  6. ↑ Stewart, Scott (April 27, 2016). "Skottie Young Talks I Hate Fairyland (Interview)". NerdSpan.
  7. ↑ Johnston, Rich (September 29, 2019). "Image Comics' Twenty-Five Best-Selling Titles, Right Now". Bleeding Cool .
  8. ↑ Kantor, Jonathan H. (September 9, 2018). "10 Image Graphic Novels You Must Read Before You Die". WhatCulture .
  9. ↑ Magnett, Chase (September 14, 2015). "Review: I Hate Fairyland #1 is Absolutely Bananas". ComicBook.com .
  10. ↑ Brooke, David (November 17, 2015). "I Hate Fairyland #2 Review — AIPT". AIPT Comics.
  11. ↑ Wallace, John (December 16, 2015). "Review – I Hate Fairyland #3 (Image Comics)". Big Comic Page.
  12. ↑ Hunt, Levi (January 21, 2016). "Comic Book Reviews for January 20, 2016". IGN .
  13. ↑ Wilson, Chris (February 22, 2016). "I Hate Fairyland #5 Review". Major Spoilers.
  14. ↑ Sondheimer, Shiri (April 13, 201). "Gather 'Round Padawans: 'I Hate Fairyland' and Looking Deeper". Geek Dad.
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