Sadly Never After
| Sadly Never After | |
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| Date |
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| No. of issues | 5 |
| Main characters |
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| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Creative team | |
| Writers | Skottie Young |
| Artists | Skottie Young |
| Letterers | Nate Piekos of Blambot |
| Colourists | Jean-Francois Beaulieu |
| Creators | Skottie Young Jason Howard |
| Editors | Rian Hughes |
| Original publication | |
| Published in | I Hate Fairyland |
| ISBN | 978-1-63215-887-1 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Good Girl |
| Followed by | Gert's Inferno (story arc) The Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland! (spin-off) |
Sadly Never After (also known as Gert: A Real Muffin Fluffer) is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Skottie Young as the fourth volume of the American comic book series I Hate Fairyland. Published by Image Comics, following the death of Gertrude "Gert" in the previous volume, the series follows two new storylines, as Gert is condemned by the devil, Bill, to eternally repeat her quest in an identical copy of Fairyland in a pocket dimension within Hell, while in the real Fairyland, Gert's former companions Duncan Dragon and Larry seek to resurrect her in order to save Fairyland from "Dark Cloudia", revived by Horribella. Produced as the final volume of the series, it was followed by the spin-off anthology series The Untold Tales of I Hate Fairyland! in 2021, and a revival series, beginning with the story arc Gert's Inferno, in 2022, again written by Young with a new illustration team.
The series has received a universally positive critical reception.