The Complete Hate

by Peter Bagge, Jim Blanchard (Foreword by)

Overview

An archival collection of one of the bestselling alternative comic book series — arguably, the Great American Grunge novel — complete for the first time.

The Complete Hate is a three-volume set that includes the original 1990-1998 30-issue run, the nine subsequent Hate Annuals, and tons of other Hate-related comics, illustrations, and ephemera created for books, magazines, comics, toys, and other merchandise. Bagge combined his cartoony drawing style with uncomfortably real Gen X characters, and the comic books resonated with readers. Book One (Hate 1-15), focuses on young Buddy Bradley's travails in early 1990s Seattle. Book Two focuses on Buddy and his girlfriend Lisa Leavenworth's move back to Buddy's native New Jersey (and a switch from black-and-white to full color). Book Three features the final arc of Bagge's magnum opus, as Buddy and Lisa become parents (and buy a garbage dump). Each volume, along with the slipcase, contains new covers, endpapers, title pages, and other surprises by Bagge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683963554
Publisher:	Fantagraphics Books
Publication date:	12/01/2020
Series:	Hate
Pages:	938
Sales rank:	452,515
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 11.30(h) x 3.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Peter Bagge  created Hate, one of the bestselling and most influential comic book series of the past quarter century. Born in New York in 1957, after graduating from the School of Visual Arts, Bagge contributed to and, along with R. Crumb, edited the underground anthology Weirdo. Bagge's numerous original graphic novels and collections of comics have won him multiple Harvey Awards, an Inkpot Award, and numerous Eisner Award nominations. He lives in Tacoma, WA.

Born in Texas, Jim Blanchard has lived all across the U.S.A. and in Norway. From 1982–1988, he was the editor and publisher of the punk rock/graphics zine Blatch. In 1987, he moved to Seattle, Washington, where he’s been an illustrator, designer, and comic book artist, as well as an art director. His previous books for Fantagraphics include Meat Warp, Beasts & Priests, Glam Warp and earlier retrospective Visual Abuse: Jim Blanchard's Graphic Art 1982-2002. He lives in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife Diana and his dog Lucius.

Editorial Reviews

"Bagge's captivating artwork and humor ensure that the title is relevant for any age and time."

The A.V. Club - Gwen Inhat

"Hate is one of the best books ever made, and this hefty-yet-approachable collection is a great way to enjoy it."

Under the Radar

"The box set provides a fancy way to relive the highs and lows of the decade seen through Bagge’s twisted lens, and to enjoy some of the best, most iconic comic storytelling of the era."

Rob Salkowitz

12/01/2020

This complete collection of Bagge's (Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story) seminal underground series, published from 1990 to 2011, opens with star Buddy Bradley as a shaggy-haired, flannel-clad, easily frustrated yet generally apathetic twentysomething living in Seattle. With his irrepressibly obnoxious pal Leonard at his side, Buddy explores the city's pool halls, bars, used bookstores, and music scene, butts heads with eccentric roommates and deluded hipsters, and spars with girlfriend Valerie. Eventually, Buddy falls for Valerie's moody, unpredictable roommate Lisa, and the pair head east to settle in suburban New Jersey. The change in setting and expanded cast of Buddy's family members and neighbors allow Bagge to develop the scope of his satirical observations, which remain sharply incisive even as the humor becomes increasingly derived from interactions between his occasionally unlikable but thoroughly realized and deeply human characters. In fact, without ever losing the edgy hilarity dominant in the series' early years, a genuine investment in Buddy and Lisa's relationship animates the final third of this three-volume set, which finds the couple married and raising a child together. VERDICT Bagge's distinct vision of American life, conveyed through intense, exaggeratedly cartoony illustration and brilliant dialog, feel as revelatory and relevant as ever.

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