Last Gert Standing

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Last Gert Standing
Date
  • June 21, 2023 (Part 1)
  • July 19, 2023 (Part 2)
  • August 16, 2023 (Part 3)
  • September 13, 2023 (Part 4)
  • October 25, 2023 (Part 5)
No. of issues5
Main characters
  • Gertrude "Gert"
  • Larry Wentsworth III
  • Rotwald Rat
  • King Cloudeus
  • Duncan Dragon
  • Queen Cloudia
PublisherImage Comics
Creative team
WritersSkottie Young[1][2]
ArtistsBrett Bean[3]
LetterersNate Piekos of Blambot
ColouristsJean-Francois Beaulieu[4]
CreatorsSkottie Young
Jason Howard[5]
EditorsJoel Enos
Original publication
Published inI Hate Fairyland
ISBN978-1-5343-9785-9
Chronology
Preceded byGert's Inferno

Last Gert Standing is a graphic novel written by Skottie Young and illustrated by Brett Bean that was released in five parts throughout 2023 by Image Comics, as the second volume of the 2022 revival of Young's 2015–2018 isekai comic book series I Hate Fairyland, set in the Image Universe, and the sixth volume overall. Part 1, We Need To Talk About Gertrude, was released on June 21, 2023, Part 2, Seven Gerts Enter, One Gert Leaves!, was released on July 19, 2023, Part 3, Here Or There Be Dragons, was released on August 16, 2023, Part 4, How To Train Your Gert…Or Not, was released on September 13, 2023, and Part 5, A Storm Full Of Pain, was released on October 25, 2023. An omnibus edition was released on January 17, 2024.

After being abandoned in Fairyland once more by her boss at the conclusion of Gert's Inferno, Gertrude "Gert" reunites with Larry and seeks to return to Earth, while on learning of her return, new Fairyland King Cloudeus makes a deal with the Gerts of alternate timelines (from during the events of Fluff My Life, Good Girl, Sadly Never After, and Untold Tales) to take out Gert and allow them to return to Earth themselves.[6]

The series has received a universally positive critical reception.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Premise[edit]

Part One: We Need to Talk About Gertrude[edit]

Following the events of Gert's Inferno, the grown up Gert is stuck in Fairylannd once again. Reuniting with Larry, she seeks to find a way to escape, as the new Fairyland King Cloudeus hires the time traveller Judd "The One Who Rides The Last Wagon" to recruit Gerts from alternate timelines to face off against her, in particular one from during the climax of Sadly Never After.[7][8][9][10]

The title is a reference to the 2003 psychological thriller novel We Need to Talk About Kevin and its 2011 film adaptation.

Part Two: Seven Gerts Enter, One Gert Leaves![edit]

On recruiting Sadly Never After Gert, the time traveller also recruits Gerts from Gert's vision of the future in Fluff My Life, Gert's redeemed Good Girl self, and two wholly alternate Gerts from The Unbelievable, Unfortunately Mostly Unreadable, and Nearly Unpublishable Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland!, as Gert's Inferno Gert herself seeks to find a new way out of Fairyland.[11][12][13]

Part Three: Here Or There Be Dragons[edit]

On defeating her adult Gert's Inferno self, the still-young Sadly Never After Gert embraces her status as O.G. (Original Gert) and prepares to accept her route back to Earth, only to accidentally give up her new exit.[14][15]

The title is a reference to "Here be dragons", a phrase used on maps as an indication of unexplored and potentially dangerous territories.

Part Four: How To Train Your Gert…Or Not[edit]

In the future of Fairyland, O.G. Gert realises that since the Duncan Dragon never formally embarked on his quest, he should still have a Key allowing him to exit, and seek to track him down. On finding him in his adulthood, Gert explains the situation, and he once more joins Gert on her quest to get home.[16][17]

The title is a reference to the 2003–2015 novel series How to Train Your Dragon and the resulting franchise.

Part Five: A Storm Full Of Pain[edit]

Realising she will need help of the former Queen Cloudia (imprisoned since her resurrection and defeat as Dark Cloudia), Gert breaks her out of prison, and the two and Duncan track down Duncan's key. After Duncan decides to stay in Fairyland and let Gert use his key, Cloudia suddenly steals the key for herself and finds herself on Earth, leaving the two humans behind.[18][19]

Reception[edit]

Issue # Publication date Critic rating Critic reviews Ref.
1 June 2023 8.5/10 4 [20]
2 July 2023 7.7/10 3 [21]
3 August 2023 7.5/10 2 [22]
4 September 2023 7.5/10 2 [23]
5 October 2023 6.7/10 2 [24]
Overall 7.6/10 13 [25]

Collected editions[edit]

Title Material collected Published date ISBN
I Hate Fairyland: Last Gert Standing I Hate Fairyland (vol. 2) #6–10 January 17, 2024[26] ISBN 978-1534397859
I Hate Fairyland Compendium Two I Hate Fairyland (vol. 2) #1–20 and The Unbelievable, Unfortunately Mostly Unreadable, and Nearly Unpublishable Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland! TBA

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Piskor, Ed; Ruggart, Jim (July 22, 2019). The Skottie Young Shoot Interview. Cartoonist Kayfabe. Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Chiu-Tabet, Christopher (July 27, 2023). "The Rundown: July 27, 2023 – Multiversity Comics". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Lehoczky, Etelka (May 1, 2016). "No Pink, But Plenty Of Red, In Hack-N-Slash 'Fairyland'". NPR. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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  23. ^ "I Hate Fairyland #9 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  24. ^ "I Hate Fairyland #10 Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  25. ^ "I Hate Fairyland: Last Gert Standing Reviews". ComicBookRoundup.com. January 24, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  26. ^ Young, Skottie (January 17, 2024). "I Hate Fairyland Volume 6: Last Gert Standing". Previews World. Retrieved January 17, 2024.

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