Hate (comics)
Hate is a comic book by writer-artist Peter Bagge. First published by Fantagraphics in 1990 it ran for 30 issues, and was one of the best-selling alternative comics of the 1990s, at its height selling 30,000 copies an issue. In 2000 Bagge revived the series in Hate Annual, a yearly comic that continues the story after Hate in short stories, and includes writings on libertarianism, culture, and topical cartoons.
| Hate | |
|---|---|
Cover art for Hate #1. Art by Peter Bagge. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics |
| Schedule | Quarterly/annually |
| Publication date | April 1990 – March 2011 |
| No. of issues | 39 |
| Main character(s) | Buddy Bradley Stinky Lisa Leavenworth Valerie George Cecil Hamilton III Jay Buddy's family |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Peter Bagge |
| Written by | Peter Bagge |
| Artist(s) | Peter Bagge, Jim Blanchard |
| Penciller(s) | Peter Bagge |
| Inker(s) | Jim Blanchard, |
| Colorist(s) | Mary Woodring, Rebecca Bowen |
| Editor(s) | Kim Thompson, Jim Blanchard |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1 | ISBN 1-56097-623-3 |
| Volume 2 | ISBN 1560978376 |
| issues 1–5 | ISBN 978-1560971139 |
| issues 6–10 | ISBN 978-1560971559 |
| issues 11–15 | ISBN 978-1560971764 |
| issues 16–20 | ISBN 978-1560972761 |
| issues 21–25 | ISBN 1560973358 |
| issues 26–30 | ISBN 978-1560974154 |
Hate follows the life of Buddy Bradley, in a continuation of events from Bagge's strip "The Bradleys" from former publications Neat Stuff. It is set for the first half in Seattle and later in suburban New Jersey. Buddy has to deal with the end of adolescence, reluctantly growing up, his relationships with a host of unpleasant acquaintances he has to class as friends, working in dead-end jobs and having no direction in life. Bagge used memories of events from his own life as material.
Hate has been referenced by many commentators as an important example of Generation X comic culture and grunge culture in general. Bagge tends to see the parallels with the grunge lifestyle as largely coincidental, as he was referencing events that had happened to him ten years previous. The comic was also released in Europe in the mid-'90s as Spanish, Italian and German language editions, the Spanish Odio proving particularly popular.