Eisner Award winning Skottie Young will bring Popeye the Sailor Man aboard the upcoming I Hate Fairyland #4. This spinach-fueled issue will feature guest cartoonist Jay Fosgitt (Marvel Fairy Tales, Bodie Troll) and will weigh anchor in October from Image Comics.
“Jay [Fosgitt] is a great cartoonist and we’re lucky to have him on board with us. I know one of Jay’s favorite characters is Popeye and he can draw the heck out of him! And it just so happens that Popeye entered the Public Domain recently so it seemed fitting,” said Young. “I Hate Fairyland it the perfect book to be able to grab onto things like that run with it because anything can happen in my book!”
I Hate Fairyland #45’s inclusion of Popeye is just the latest in a series of cameo appearances made by some of the most beloved, iconic characters of all time. Young has also featured Dorothy and Toto from The Wizard of Oz, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Steamboat Willie’s Mickey Mouse, and more.
Readers interested in catching up or binge-rereading the I Hate Fairyland series so far can find it in print format at local comic book shops, independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Indigo, and Waterstones.
Available in trade paperback:
- I Hate Fairyland Volume 1 – ISBN: 9781632156853, Lunar Code: 0116IM176
- I Hate Fairyland Volume 2 – ISBN: 9781632158871, Lunar Code: 1016IM184
- I Hate Fairyland Volume 3 – ISBN: 9781534303300, Lunar Code: 0723IM928
- I Hate Fairyland Volume 4 – ISBN: 9781534306806, Lunar Code: 0618IM177
- I Hate Fairyland Volume 5 – ISBN: 9781534325982, Lunar Code: 0423IM381
- I Hate Fairyland Volume 6 – ISBN: 9781534397859, Lunar Code: 1123IM235
- I Hate Fairyland Volume 7 – ISBN: 9781534376175, Lunar Code: 0824IM344
- I Hate Fairyland Volume 8 – ISBN: 9781534332157, Lunar Code: 0525IM473
Available in Compendium paperback:
- I Hate Fairyland Compendium One – ISBN 9781534397729, Lunar Code: 0424IM240
Available in hardcover:
- I Hate Fairyland Book One – ISBN 9781534303805, Lunar Code 0917IM207
- I Hate Fairyland Book Two – ISBN 9781534312487, Lunar Code 0519IM186
- I Hate Fairyland Book Three – ISBN 9781534382756, Lunar Code 1224IM393
In I Hate Fairyland #45, Gert and Larry sail the oceans blue in search of a dastardly sea beast that may hold the key to Gert returning home, but they find themselves outmatched and in need of help… from none other than Popeye the Sailor Man.
- Cover A by Fosgitt – Lunar Code 0825IM0380
- Cover B Red variant by Fosgitt – Lunar Code 0825IM0381
- Cover C 1:10 copy incentive by Young – Lunar Code 0825IM0382
I Hate Fairyland #45 will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, October 15: