Review:
Gertrude (Gertie) is a young girl who is unwillingly transported to Fairyland, where she is to remain until she and Larrington (Larry), her guide, find the key to the door back to her world. According to Queen Cloudia, this shouldn't take long. Twenty-seven years later, Gertie is still in Fairyland, a bitter and violent woman stuck in the body of a child. Queen Cloudia wants her gone but is forbidden from harming visitors to Fairyland, so she brings another little girl into Fairyland in an effort to circumvent the rules.
This was violent, irreverent, and gross. Vomit, snot, blood, tears, etc. were plentiful. The cartoonish gore was a little too gross for my tastes, unfortunately. I was reminded of Ren & Stimpy, which I found more repulsive than entertaining, as well as Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan.
I had some trouble feeling sympathy for Gertie when I realized that she was primarily stuck in Fairyland not because she was unfairly trapped but rather because she refused, from the beginning, to listen to her guide. From the sounds of things, she really should have been able to get out of Fairyland decades sooner.
The story got so twisted in on itself by the end that I wasn't always sure what was going on. Despite the "Compendium One" bit in the title, though, this felt like a complete story on its own, so thankfully I didn't feel compelled to go hunting for more story, although Wikipedia tells me the story does indeed continue.
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