The core quest of I Hate Fairyland 01 is simple: Gert needs to find the key to leave. The fairy denizens, tired of her terror, tell her she must retrieve it from the "Candy Kingdom." However, the Wizard of the Candy Kingdom requires her to survive the "Perilous Path of Predetermined Peril."
By the time the first issue opens, Gert is chronologically 33 years old, but physically stuck as a six-year-old. The wide-eyed innocence has evaporated, replaced by a sociopathic lust for violence. She doesn’t want to save Fairyland; she wants to burn it to the ground until Queen Cloudia coughs up the key home. I Hate Fairyland 01
The visual brilliance of the series lies in the stark contrast between the aesthetic and the content. The world of Fairyland is drawn with rounded lines, bright colors (courtesy of colorist Jean-Francois Beaulieu), and expressive, cute character designs. It looks like a Saturday Morning Cartoon. The core quest of I Hate Fairyland 01
To discuss I Hate Fairyland #1 is to discuss the art. Skottie Young had already made a name for himself with his whimsical, cartoony style, most notably on Marvel’s Wizard of Oz adaptations and his beloved variant covers. In I Hate Fairyland , he weaponizes that style. She doesn’t want to save Fairyland; she wants