I Hate Fairyland #50 Cover A Derek Laufman (MR) – Image Comics
I Hate Fairyland #50 Cover A Derek Laufman (MR) – Image Comics
I Hate Fairyland #50 – Cover A by Derek Laufman (MR)
Publisher: Image Comics | Series: I Hate Fairyland | Issue: #50 | Cover: A (Regular) | MSP: $3.99
Fifty issues of pure, unhinged chaos — and I Hate Fairyland has never been more gloriously deranged. Issue #50 is a landmark milestone for one of Image Comics' most beloved and irreverent series, and Derek Laufman's Cover A delivers the perfect blend of cute-meets-carnage that defines everything fans love about Gert's never-ending nightmare in Fairyland. This is the issue you'll be talking about for years.
Issue Highlights
- Series: I Hate Fairyland
- Issue Number: #50 (Milestone Issue)
- Cover Designation: Cover A (Regular Cover)
- Cover Artist: Derek Laufman
- Publisher: Image Comics
- Available in Stores From Publisher: April 2026
- Format: Single Issue / Comic Book
- Rating: Mature Readers (MR)
- MSP / Cover Price: $3.99
50 Issues of Fairyland Fury
What started as Skottie Young's darkly comedic passion project has grown into one of the most distinctive ongoing series in modern comics. I Hate Fairyland takes everything saccharine about fantasy and drenches it in gleeful, over-the-top violence — and issue #50 is the perfect celebration of that legacy. Derek Laufman, known for his expressive and charming art style, brings a fresh energy to Cover A that makes this milestone feel both celebratory and delightfully unhinged.
🍀 Fun Fact: I Hate Fairyland was originally conceived by Skottie Young as a short story idea he'd been sitting on for years before Image Comics gave it a home — and it debuted as one of Image's fastest-selling new series of 2015. Gert has been trying to get home ever since, and honestly, we hope she never does.
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