History ComicBook / Hate1990

* ExcitedShowTitle: The series has been published both with and without an exclamation mark in the title.

* WorkCom: Much of the work-related storyline after Buddy's return to Jersey is centered around the collectables shop he starts with Jay. Later, he owns a scrap yard, developing a [[FriendlyRivalry rivalry]] with Jay who opens a similar business right next door to Buddy's. Many typical work-com elements are featured, including the classic WhosWatchingTheStore routine but also lots and lots of sarcastic takes on [[{{Nerd}} nerd culture]].

''Hate!'' is a comic book series by Peter Bagge that ran from 1990 to 2011. Its precursor was ''Neat Stuff'' which, among other recurring characters, introduced the [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey-based]] [[DysfunctionalFamily Bradley family]] whose BreakoutCharacter [[EmbarrassingFirstName Harold "Buddy" Bradley]] became the LoserProtagonist of ''Hate!''. The series follows Buddy's life as a [[TheSlacker slacker]] through the early nineties (during which he lives in Seattle during the city's heydays of {{grunge}} music and alternative subculture) and later back to Jersey where he settles down with his girlfriend Lisa and starts a family himself.

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: In late 2020, Fantagraphics published a three-volume hardcover slipcase collection of the complete ''Hate!'' comics (called ''The Complete Hate''), with new cover artwork and all stories printed in color for the first time plus additional comics from the original ''Hate!'' comic magazines.

'''Hate!''' is a comic book series by Peter Bagge that ran from 1990 to 2011. Its precursor was "Neat Stuff" which, among other recurring characters, introduced the [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey-based]] [[DysfunctionalFamily Bradley family]] whose BreakoutCharacter [[EmbarrassingFirstName Harold "Buddy" Bradley]] became the LoserProtagonist of "Hate!". The series follows Buddy's life as a [[TheSlacker slacker]] through the early nineties (during which he lives in Seattle during the city's heydays of {{grunge}} music and alternative subculture) and later back to Jersey where he settles down with his girlfriend Lisa and starts a family himself.

Starting in April 1990, "Hate!" originally was published by Fantagraphics Books as a black-and-white comic magazine, then changing to colored format from issue #16 onward. After its initial run of 30 issues concluded in 1998 the series was continued in the "Hate! Annuals", running from 2000 to 2011. Especially with the rise of slacker culture, grunge music and Generation X angst from subculture phenomena to mainstream success, "Hate!" became one of the best-selling UndergroundComics of the 1990's, spawning foreign issues in Spain and Germany.

Although the "Hate!" franchise is centered on Buddy, he is surrounded by a multitude of characters, many of which play important roles in the unfolding and development of Buddy's life story. His main love interest is Lisa Leavenworth (with who he has a turbulent relationship that ultimately lasts until the end of the series), although his one-time girlfriend Valerie continues to appear intermittently after their breakup too. Buddy's business partner in several enterprises (such as a collector's shop or a scrap yard), Jay, turns out to be a long lasting supporting character as well. His ever-changing roommates include nerdy George Hamilton and chaos-prone and self-proclaimed "love god" Leonard "Stinky" Brown. Major characters from Buddy's family include his parents, his older sister Babs and, most prominently, his younger brother Butch.

!!Hate! features examples of the following tropes:

* AnimatedAdaptation: Since 1995, several plans for an animated "Hate!" TV series have been made by MTV, Fox, HBO, and other broadcasting companies. So far, [[DevelopmentHell none of these have seen the light of day]]. (Author Peter Bagge has not been complaining as stated in the foreword to the 2020 deluxe edition: "The development money was usually pretty good.")

* DisposingOfABody: In one of "Hate!"'s most evident examples of BlackComedy, the remains of [[spoiler:Stinky]] undergo a seemingly neverending journey: first they're secretly buried near an abandoned farm, then they're moved to [[spoiler:Buddy]]'s backyard, then are buried underneath the garage and finally get [[BurialAtSea dumped in the ocean]].

* ForeignRemake: The German editions of the "Hate!" annuals ([[CompletelyDifferentTitle entitled "Krass!", meaning "shocking" or "far out"]]) not only contained the original Buddy Bradley stories translated into German but also new ones drawn and authored by German comic artists. They also transplanted the Buddy and Jay characters to Berlin and [[AdaptationalNationality made them Germans]].

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: In late 2020, Fantagraphics published a three-volume hardcover slipcase collection of the complete "Hate!" comics (called "The Complete Hate"), with new cover artwork and all stories printed in color for the first time plus additional comics from the original "Hate!" comic magazines.
* UsefulNotes/{{TheNineties}}: The majority of "Hate!" issues (#1-30) were released during the 1990s, although the story continues well after the TurnOfTheMillennium in the "Hate! Annuals".
* NinetiesHair: Greasy bangs? Bleached blond perms? "Grungy" long hair? You name it, at least one of the characters will have it.
* OneWordTitle: According to the foreword of the deluxe edition, "Love and Hate" was initially planned to be the comic's title but was considered too similar of Fantagraphics's flagship publication ComicBook/LoveAndRockets. Co-publisher Kim Thompson then suggested shortening it to just "Hate!" which Peter Bagge thought was both "short and snappy" like classic comic magazines Magazine/{{Mad}} or Zap Comix and also "had that definitely-not-for-kids punch that I was looking for".

* SuicideAsComedy: Given the context of the comic as such it probably depends on the reader's point of view, but there's definitely a lot of BlackComedy (or at least it's qualifying for a BlackComedyBurst) around the fact that [[spoiler:Stinky shoots himself in the head]]. (This also makes Lisa's BungledSuicide story from "Hate!" issue #2 – then mainly PlayedForLaughs – a kind of {{Foreshadowing}} (or HarsherInHindsight.)
* UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}: During the first half of the 1990's timeline Buddy resides in the Pacific Northwest. He later moves back to his native UsefulNotes/{{NewJersey}}.

* UndergroundComics: Although "Hate!" reached a circulation of up to 30,000 copies during its heyday (and some astonishing 10,000 copies in Spain) it was rooted in the "comix" tradition of Peter Bagge's idol Creator/RobertCrumb.
* WorkCom: Much of the work-related storyline after Buddy's return to Jersey is centered around the collectables shop he starts with Jay. Later, he owns a scrap yard, developing a [[FriendlyRivalry rivalry]] with Jay who opens a similar business right next door to Buddy's. Many typical work-com elements are featured, including the classic WhosWatchingTheStore routine but also lots and lots of sarcastic takes on [[{{Nerd}} nerd culture]].

* WorkCom: Much of the work-related storyline after Buddy's return to Jersey is centered around the collectables shop he starts with Jay. Later, he moves into scrap business, developing a [[FriendlyRivalry business rivalry]] with Jay who starts a similar business right next door to Buddy's. Many typical work-com elements are featured, including the classic WhosWatchingTheStore routine but also lots and lots of sarcastic takes on [[{{Nerd}} nerd culture]].

* ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs: More than once, the breakfast of choice of Buddy, Lisa, and other characters in the comic.

* DisposingOfABody: In one of "Hate!"'s most evident examples of BlackComedy, the remains of [[spoiler:Stinky]] undergo a seemingly neverending journey: first they're buried near an abandoned farm, then they're moved to [[spoiler:Buddy]]'s backyard, then are buried underneath the garage and finally get [[BurialAtSea dumped in the ocean]].

* FartsOnFire: A spectacular example of this happens when Buddy and Lisa visit Buddy's parents in Jersey when a whole dozen of kids climb a roof (!) and set their farts on fire simultaneously (!).
* ForeignRemake: The German editions of the "Hate!" annuals ([[ForeignLanguageTitle entitled "Krass!"]], [[CompletelyDifferentTitle meaning "shocking" or "far out"]]) not only contained the original Buddy Bradley stories translated into German but also new ones drawn and authored by German comic artists. They also transplanted the Buddy and Jay characters to Berlin and [[AdaptationalNationality made them Germans]].

* {{Joisey}}: Both the origin and the destination of Buddy's life journey, home to the Bradley family .
* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: In late 2020, Fantagraphics published a three-volume hardcover slipcase collection of the complete "Hate!" comics, with new cover artwork and all stories printed in color for the first time plus additional comics from the original "Hate!" comic magazines.
* UsefulNotes/{{TheNineties}}: The majority of "Hate!" takes place during the 1990s, although the story continues well after the TurnOfTheMillennium.

* UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}: During much of the 1990's timeline Buddy resides in the Pacific Northwest. He later moves back to his native UsefulNotes/{{NewJersey}}.

* WorkCom: Much of the work-related storyline after Buddy's return to Jersey is centered around the collectables shop he starts with Jay. Later, he moves into scrap business. Many typical work-com elements are featured, including the classic WhosWatchingTheStore routine but also lots and lots of sarcastic takes on [[{{Nerd}} nerd culture]].

* OneWordTitle: According to the foreword of the deluxe edition, "Love and Hate" was initially planned to be the comic's title but was considered too similar of Fantagraphics's flagship publication ComicBook/LoveAndRockets. Co-publisher Kim Thompson then suggested shortening it to just "Hate!" which Peter Bagge thought was both "short and snappy" like classic comic magazines Mad or Zap and also "had that definitely-not-for-kids punch that I was looking for".

'''Hate!''' is a comic book series by Peter Bagge that ran from 1990 till 2011. Its precursor was "Neat Stuff" which introduced the [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey-based]] [[DysfunctionalFamily Bradley family]] whose BreakoutCharacter [[EmbarrassingFirstName Harold "Buddy" Bradley]] became the LoserProtagonist of "Hate!". The series follows Buddy's life as a [[TheSlacker slacker]] through the early nineties (during which he lives in Seattle during the city's heydays of {{grunge}} music and alternative subculture) and later back to Jersey where he settles down with his girlfriend Lisa and starts a family himself.

Starting in April 1990, "Hate!" originally was published by Fantagraphics Books as a black-and-white comic magazine, then changing to colored format from issue #16 onward. After its initial run of 30 issues concluded in 1998 the series was continued in the "Hate! Annuals", running from 2000 to 2011. Especially with the rise of slacker culture, grunge music and Generation X angst from subculture phenomena to mainstream success, "Hate!" became one of the best-selling underground comics of the 1990's, spawning foreign issues in Spain and Germany, the latter version even including original Buddy Bradley stories by German comic artists who changed the setting of Buddy's adventures from Seattle/New Jersey to Berlin.

* RubberHoseLimbs: In Peter Bagge's signature drawing style the characters have few angles and basically look like they have rubber bones. This is often accompanied by similar effects like WheelOFeet or WingdingEyes.
* SuicideAsComedy: Given the context of the comic as such it probably depends on the reader's point of view, but there's definitely a lot of BlackComedy (or at least it's qualifying for a BlackComedyBurst) around the fact that [[spoiler:Stinky shoots himself in the head]]. (This also makes Lisa's BungledSuicide story from "Hate!" issue #2 – then mainly PlayedForLaughs – a kind of {{Foreshadowing}} (or HarsherInHindsight.)

* ToneShift: Because Bagge didn't want his characters to get stuck in ComicBookTime and also wanted to allow them to develop, the overall tone of the series becomes less zany and also somewhat darker and more in tune with the realities of thirtysomethings once Buddy moves back to Jersey. Overall, however, the change is not dramatic enough to diagnose the CerebusSyndrome.

'''Hate!''' is a comic book series by Peter Bagge. Its precursor was "Neat Stuff" which introduced the [[{{Joisey}} New Jersey-based]] [[DysfunctionalFamily Bradley family]] whose BreakoutCharacter [[EmbarrassingFirstName Harold "Buddy" Bradley]] became the LoserProtagonist of "Hate!". The series follows Buddy's life as a [[TheSlacker slacker]] through the early nineties (during which he lives in Seattle during the heydays of {{grunge}} and Generation X mania) and later back to Jersey where he settles down with his girlfriend Lisa and starts a family himself.

* SuicideAsComedy: Given the context of the comic as such it probably depends on the reader's point of view, but there's definitely a lot of BlackComedy (or at least it's qualifying for a BlackComedyBurst) around the fact that [[spoiler:Stinky shoots himself in the head]].

* UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}: During much of the 1990's timeline Buddy resides in the Pacific Northwest. He later moves back to his native UsefulNotes/{{NewJersey}}.
* UsefulNotes/{{TheNineties}}: The majority of "Hate!" takes place during the 1990s, although the story continues well after the TurnOfTheMillennium.
* NinetiesHair: Greasy bangs? Bleached blond perms? "Grungy" long hair? You name it, at least one of the characters will have it.
* {{Joisey}}: Both the origin and the destination of Buddy's life journey.
* {{Grunge}}: The "Buddy Does Seattle" chapters deal with the explosion of this noisy brand of alternative rock onto the national and international scene in a very sarcastic way. Among other things, Buddy becomes the manager of a grunge band (called "Leonard and the Lovegods", itself a ShoutOut to Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone frontman Andy "Landrew the Love God" Wood) and meets Tad Doyle (the actual frontman of TAD) in a later episode.
* TheSlacker: One of the many things Buddy embodies.

* InsufferableImbecile: From [[OnlySaneMan Buddy's point of view]], far too many specimens of this kind exist in his world. Among others, his un-friend Stinky or his Jersey neighbor Jimmy would qualify for this trope.
* FunctionalAddict: For the most part, Buddy has his [[TheAlcoholic alcoholism]] in check, although he more than once suffers from its consequences. His business partner Jay also qualifies, although his drug of choice is heroin rather than booze.

* CoolCar: Subverted with the – at least in Buddy's eyes – extremely uncool monster truck Buddy buys after his return to his hometown. Of course, [[{{Joisey}} his new and old neighbors]] beg to differ.

Hate! features examples of the following tropes:

'''Hate!''' is a comic book series by Peter Bagge. Its precursor was "Neat Stuff" which introduced the New Jersey-based Bradley family whose breakout character Harold "Buddy" Bradley became the LoserProtagonist of "Hate!". The series follows Buddy's life as a slacker through the early nineties (during which he lives in Seattle during the heydays of grunge and Generation X mania) and later back to Jersey where he settles down with his girlfriend Lisa.

* UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}
* UsefulNotes/{{TheNineties}}
* NinetiesHair
* {{Joisey}}
* {{Grunge}}
* TheSlacker
* ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs
* BeatBag
* FartsOnFire
* InsufferableImbecile
* FunctionalAddict
* RubberHoseLimbs
* WheelOFeet
* WingdingEyes
* CoolCar

* UsefulNotes/Seattle
* UsefulNotes/The90s
* 90sHair
* Joisey
* Grunge