Gert's Inferno Explained

Gert's Inferno is a five-issue comic book graphic novel written by Skottie Young and drawn by Brett Bean as the fifth volume of I Hate Fairyland.^[1] Published by Image Comics, the story revolves around an adult Gert as she is hired by a billionaire to rescue his son from Fairyland.^{[2] [3]}

Summary

The comic follows an adult Gertrude as she is hired by billionaire William Wiggins to return to Fairyland, rescue his son, and conquer the realm for mankind. Teaming up with Fairyland denizen Rotwald Rat and guided by the demonic ancient Roman poet Virgil, Gert traverses the hell of Dante's Inferno in search of the road back to the realm of magic.^[4]

Reception

Gert's Inferno received good reviews.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rich Johnston. Johnston. Rich. From Brett Parson To Brett Bean On Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland. Bleeding Cool. March 16, 2022.
2. Web site: Dar. Taimur. Interview: Skottie Young takes a trip back to the mother-fluffin' world of I Hate Fairyland. Comics Beat. December 22, 2021.
3. Web site: Young. Skottie. Skottie Young. New I Hate Fairyland and More!. Substack. January 19, 2024.
4. Web site: Epps. Justin. I Hate Fairyland Is Back With More Laughs and More Gore (Review). Screen Rant. November 21, 2022.
5. Web site: Sullivan. Mark. October 5, 2023. Short Cuts 73: I Hate Fairyland Vol. 5 – Gert’s Inferno. Mr. Vertigo Comics. en-us.
6. Web site: Redmond. Scott. July 6, 2023. Returning To The Hell You Know — Reviewing “I Hate Fairyland Vol 5: Gert’s Inferno’. Comic Con. en-us.
7. Web site: Brett A.. December 21, 2022. Review: I Hate Fairyland #2. Graphic Policy. en-us.
8. Web site: Magnett. Chase. March 15, 2023. Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 3/15/2023. ComicBook.com. en-us.