Skottie Young Archives

Rocket & Groot Webseries Debuts, Inspired By Skottie Young's Art
Not getting enough of Rocket & Groot on the Guardians of the Galaxy series? Can't wait for the new film? How about a 12-episode spin off web-series featuring Marvel's favorite bounty hunting duo? The pilot episode of Rocket & Groot was released and shows the two chasing after a bounty who appears to be the[...]
Gentle Giant Makes The Best Skottie Young Statue Ever: Groot And Rocket
Just about everyone loves the Skottie Young Marvel Young variants Just about every character from the Marvel Universe at this point has appeared on one of them, and merchandise from posters to t-shirts to pin sets have been created from the artwork I bought some of the pins at the last two SDCC's, but they were[...]
Bullseye Takes Aim at Marvel in February
Hit the targets and make sure they don't get back up.   Plus – in addition to a full length adventure, legendary writer & Bullseye co-creator Marv Wolfman returns for a can't-miss Bullseye back-up alongside artist Alec Morgan! What does Bullseye want with the Mafia's most sensitive information? What lengths will he go to in order to[...]
Buzz About Skottie Young's Unstoppable Wasp #1 Variant In January
The Unstoppable Wasp is the latest new comic from Marvel to get a Skottie Young variant cover This time, Young steps outside of his comfort zone, and instead of drawing a cartoon baby Wasp on a plain white background, he creates a lush scene that really helps to inform the reader of what's happening inside[...]
"Enough About This Smother Fudger!" Thoughts On I Hate Fairyland #8
From Image Comics, written and illustrated by the massively talented Skottie Young, I Hate Fairyland #8 hit shelves today and knocked my socks off. [WARNING: SPOILERS FOR I HATE FAIRYLAND BELOW!] After not knowing whether or not Gert was going to survive a gigantic explosion that ended the last issue, I was scared[...]
"FLUFF OFF!" Skottie Young Talks I Hate Fairyland's Second Volume
A few days ago multi-talented creator Skottie Young turned to Twitter to tell fans that he was working on Image Comics, I Hate Fairyland #10.  writing I Hate Fairyland 10 today FINAL FANTASY! while listening to the LotR soundtracks Big doings! pic.twitter.com/RBQSXYZ6up — skottie young (@skottieyoung) August 9, 2016 The initial tweet opened up the conversation to more news on what's coming up[...]
Jeff Lemire Describes Plutona As A "Labour Of Love"
Looking at the list of praise for the series, it's a pretty convincing bet that it's worth the purchase. Fellow Image Comic creators spoke about the book including Skottie Young and Scott Snyder. Young said: "Plutona is the kind of character driven tale that we've all come to love Jeff Lemire for, but the real star here is[...]
Fluff! I Hate Fairyland Returns With A Bang
Written and illustrated by Skottie Young, I Hate Fairyland's twisted world is a treat to dive into Get ready to laugh and gasp with the amount of plot development that takes place in the sixth issue. It goes without saying, if you haven't read the previous issues you're going to want to stop reading now. Gert is Queen! To sum[...]
June Is An I Hate Fairyland Kind Of Month
Skottie Young is one of the most entertaining comic book creators to watch, and that's because his style is so unique This week brings the release of the I Hate Fairyland coloring book It will certainly be fun to color in the lines of his wacky, twisted world. In two weeks we'll finally get to see how the story continues[...]
Skottie Young Sketches Hodor For His Daily Sketch
Creator extraordinaire of one of my all time favorite comics I Hate Fairyland, Skottie Young, is one artist that participates in a "Daily Sketch" routine on social media I often keep my eyes peeled for particularly special ones, and today's sketch is just that. After last Sunday's episode of Game of Thrones, I"m certain that all of us have Hodor on[...]
Six Store Exclusives For I Hate Fairyland Vol. 1 TP (UPDATE!)
Thanks to creator Skottie Young for giving us the correction. @bleedingcool thanks, but the article got the covers wrong Those are store exclusives for the trade of vol 1. — skottie young (@skottieyoung) April 3, 2016 and in other news, Skottie will be at Emerald City Comic Con, and has a limited amount of sketching time… I'll have very limited slots each[...]
Skottie Young Wraps Up Inks And Shares Six Covers
Creator Skottie Young shared some news over the weekend, thanking fans and retailers, and also showing us six store exclusive covers for I Hate Fairyland #6.  I wrapped up inks for IHF issue 6 this week Retailers Readers Thank you for helping me be able to make things up and share them with you. — skottie young (@skottieyoung) April 1,[...]
Yes, There Will Be An I Hate Fairyland Coloring Book And It Will Be Awesome
I Hate Fairyland by Skottie Young is within the top 3 of my favorite comics right now Why? Because it's full of gore and brilliance Some exciting news was announced during this round of Image's solicits and that includes the 6th issue of I Hate Fairyland, plus a COLORING BOOK! Before we talk about that, listen to the creator himself: If you[...]
Speculation Of I Hate Fairyland's 2nd Story Arc
However, that doesn't mean we can't speculate about other characters in the second ARC. During #InStoreKickOff creator Skottie Young said this about the second ARC: "It should be on shelves in June….You'll just have to wait and see I will say this, the greatest thing about this book for me is this world is so massive and[...]
Gentle Giant To Release Statues Based On Skottie Young's Art
Gentle Giant has released images of their upcoming statues based on the animated style of artist Skottie Young Each statue will run roughly $65 and the first three will be Thanos, Iron Man and Captain America. The Thanos statue can be pre-ordered here And Iron Man here Captain America doesn't have a page yet. [Source: Facebook] [...]
Rave Reviews Continue For Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland
From the superstar New York Times bestselling cartoonist Skottie Young (Rocket Raccoon, Wizard of Oz, Fortunately, The Milk), comes the first volume of his spectacular series of adventure and mayhem. The story follows Gert, a forty­-year-­old woman in a six­-year-­old's body, who has been stuck in the magical world of Fairyland for nearly thirty years[...]
In-Store Convention Event Schedule And Guest Update
Top creators will be on hand for a day of interviews and major publishers will have panels about their upcoming books and editorial plans. Featured guests include comic creators Marguerite Bennett, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Tyler Crook, Mike Deodato, Matt Fraction, Christopher Hastings, Matt Hawkins, Dan Jurgens, Ryan North, Rick Remender, Jimmy Palmiotti, Stjepan Sejic, Randy Stradley,[...]
FOC Date For I Hate Fairyland #5 Brings A Special Sketch From Skottie Young
Writer and illustrator Skottie Young thanked fans with a sketch today, and spoke about his feelings on creator-owned comics on his website. Part of what he said was: "The thing is, when launching a creator owned book, there's no certainty So you are going with an untested and throwing it out in the world and hope they don't reject[...]
"Queen Mother Puffer!" The Plot Unfolds In I Hate Fairyland #4
I've been considering that this just might be my favorite comic on shelves right now, and the fourth issue has confirmed it. I Hate Fairyland written and illustrated by Skottie Young, is entertaining, funny, and wacky as wacky can be At the end of the last issue we were introduced to a rival guest named Happy[...]
Could Some I Hate Fairyland Spinoff Books Be In Our Future?
Earlier today Skottie Young tweeted about wanting to expand the I Hate Fairyland universe It was an Image Comics fan dream come true to see the tweet, because it was followed up by a response by Wayward writer Jim Zub.  @skottieyoung There aren't enough hours in the day for all the exploration I want to do on my creator-owned stuff[...]
"Spoiler" Rey And Maz Star Wars Sketch From Skottie Young
One of the highlights of Star Wars: The Force Awakens taking over social media is the amount of sketches from different artists that pop up on Twitter and Tumblr. I was happy to see Skottie Young join the group this afternoon: Rey and Maz SPOILER #DailySketch Original available here https://t.co/pTYsUrC0lL pic.twitter.com/Q54CD96nQo — skottie young (@skottieyoung) December 30, 2015 In true Young fashion, the sketch adds a[...]
Password? "Pizza." The Stakes Are Raised In I Hate Fairyland #3
From Image Comics, written and illustrated by Skottie Young, this comic continues to impress me. [WARNING: SPOILERS FOR I HATE FAIRYLAND #3 BELOW!] When we last left Gertrude, the odds seemed stacked against her I mean, who can handle an entire army of Zombie Faun alone? Turns out, Gertrude can Don't worry though, that isn't a big spoiler[...]
Two More WIP Sketches From Skottie Young
I know I'm not alone when I say that Skottie Young's art style is unlike any other The same can be said for his I Hate Fairyland comic from Image Comics. The series third issue will release on December 16th, so it's not too late to go to your local comic book store and pick up the first two issues[...]
Skottie Young's Secret Wars Variant Tops The Chart For Advance Reorders
Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! The newly announced Skottie Young cover for the final issue of Secret Wars has pushed that to the top of the chart, with the Jason[...]
"Quit Drinking Your Pee-Beer" I Hate Fairyland #2 Review
I want to climb a mountain and shout from the top of it, that everyone should be reading Skottie Young's comic I Hate Fairyland! Then I want Gertrude to magically appear and make a sarcastic comment. From Image Comics, written and illustrated by Skottie Young, I Hate Fairyland #2 brings us another hilarious adventure[...]
A Bit Of News For Those Craving More Of Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland
I don't know about you, but the first issue of I Hate Fairyland knocked my socks off. From Image Comics, written and illustrated by Skottie Young, I Hate Fairyland #1 follows Gert, a six year old girl who has been stuck in the magical world of Fairyland for thirty years and will hack and slash her way through anything to find her way[...]