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Peter Bagge
Bagge at a comics convention in 2016
Born(1957-12-11)December 11, 1957(age 66)
Peekskill, New York,U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist,Writer, Artist
Notable works
Hate
Neat Stuff
AwardsHarvey Award,1991
Inkpot Award,2010[1]
Official website

Peter Bagge(pronounced/bæɡ/,as inbag;[2]born December 11, 1957)[3]is an Americancartoonistwhose best-known work includes the comicsNeat StuffandHate.His stories often useblack humorand exaggerated cartooning to dramatize the reduced expectations ofmiddle-class Americanyouth. He won twoHarvey Awardsin 1991, one for best cartoonist and one for his work onHate.In recent decades Bagge has done more fact-based comics, everything from biographies to history tocomics journalism.Publishers of Bagge's articles, illustrations, and comics includesuck.com,MAD Magazine,toonlet,Discover,and theWeekly World News,with the comic stripAdventures of Batboy.He has expressed hislibertarianviews in features forReason.

Early life

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Peter Bagge was born inPeekskill, New York,[4]and grew up in the New York City suburbs.[5]Bagge's father was in the military and Bagge has talked about how hisCatholichousehold was the scene of "lots of drunken fights about money. We were the weirdo outcast kids of the neighborhood. I couldn't get away fast enough."[5]Bagge wasconfirmedas a teenager; hisconfirmation nameisPeter Christian Paul Bagge(with Paul being an homage toPaul McCartney.)[6]

Moving to New York City in the mid-1970s, Bagge attended theSchool of Visual Artsfor three semesters in 1977 before dropping out[7]to work onPunkmagazine.

Career

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Comics

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Early career

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Bagge began his career in New York City in the early 1980s, contributing comics and illustrations to variousunderground newspapersandpornographymagazines.

In 1980–1981, Bagge co-published the all-comics tabloidComical Funnieswith former staffers ofPunkmagazine (includingJohn Holmstrom). Bagge sent copies ofComical Funniesto underground comics legendR. Crumb,who published some Bagge strips in the anthology Crumb was editing,Weirdo.[5]Bagge contributed to many issues ofWeirdofrom that point forward, mostly illustrating stories written by Dave Carrino. In 1984, Crumb passed on the editorial reins ofWeirdoto Bagge, who edited it for three years (and one guest issue in 1989).

In 1985, Bagge entered into a long professional association with the alternative-comics publisherFantagraphics,beginning with his first solo series,Neat Stuff.This omnibus introduced such characters as Girly-Girl, Junior, Studs Kirby,The Bradleys,andBuddy Bradley.Neat Stuffran until 1989. Its sequel series,Hate(1990–1998), is Bagge's best-known. After endingHateas a regular title, Bagge has produced a series ofHateAnnuals between 2000 - 2010.

Bagge created and wrote an all-ages comic series for DC Comics calledYeah!,about an all-girl rock band, drawn byGilbert Hernandez.The series ran nine issues (1999 to 2000).Sweatshop,published byDC Comicsin 2003, was produced, unlike early issues ofHate,with the help of an art team. The series ran six issues.

Starting in 1998 (in a piece forDetailsmagazine), and really intensely in the years 2000 to 2002, Bagge did a number ofcomics journalismstories—on such topics as politics, theMiss America Pageant,bar culture,Christian rock,and theOscars—mostly forsuck.com.

In 2002, Bagge did his version ofSpider-ManforMarvel Comics.He followed this with aHulkcomic,The Incorrigible Hulk,which was completed but never released due to a management change at Marvel Comics at the time. In August 2009,The Incorrigible Hulkwas finally released in serialized form for theMarvel Knightsimprint'sStrange Talesminiseries.[8]

2005 – present

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From 2005 to 2007, Bagge worked onApocalypse Nerd,a comic published byDark Horse Comicsabout two average, urban males dealing with the aftermath of anuclear attackon thePacific Northwest.Backup stories inApocalypse Nerdfeatured historically researched anecdotal tales of America'sFounding Fathers.The final issue of the six-issue series was published in 2007. Atrade paperbackcollection was released in 2008.

Other Livesis a graphic novel written and drawn by Bagge, and published byDC Comicson theirVertigoimprint in 2010. The story revolves around four people, whose real lives—along with their online virtual personas—interact in ultimately disastrous ways.

Resetis a four-part, monthly comic-book miniseries written and illustrated by Bagge and published byDark Horse Comics.The story revolves around a middle-aged, washed-up comic actor who agrees to take part in the development of a computer application that allows him to relive his life in a virtual sense. The first issue was released in April 2012. It was collected into a book that same year.

Peter Bagge receivingInkpot Awardat San Diego Comic-Con, July 24, 2010

Starting with the February 2009 issue, the popular science and technology magazineDiscoverhas featured a continuing series of History of Science comic strips created by Peter Bagge. Bagge's comics feature key characters and events from scientific history.

Bagge is the subject of the first volume ofTwoMorrows Publishing's newComics Introspectiveseries of books, published in 2007.Peter Bagge: Conversations,a collection of interviews with Bagge spanning three decades was published 2015 by theUniversity Press of Mississippi.[citation needed]

His graphic-novel biographies includeWoman Rebel,about birth control advocateMargaret Sanger,Fire!!,about writerZora Neale Hurston,andCredo,about author and political theoristRose Wilder Lane.

In 2003, Bagge became a contributing writer with thelibertarianmagazineReasonin whose pages he has published both prose and comics pieces over the years. 2009 saw the release of a collection of Bagge's Reason work calledEverybody Is Stupid Except for Me (And Other Astute Observations).A second edition was released in late 2013. Bagge continues to contribute toReason.

Animation and music

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Bagge made a series ofanimatedcommercials forRound Table Pizza.In 2001 Bagge collaborated with comedianDana Gouldto produce theMacromedia FlashInternet cartoonMurry Wilson: Rock 'N' Roll Dad.The four-episode series premiered onIcebox.com.[9]

Bagge also played drums for the Seattle based power pop band The Action Suits, and guitar for another power pop band, Can You Imagine.

Art style

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Bagge's signature elastic, kinetic art style is a product of his love for 1940sWarner Brotherscartoons (especially those directed byBob Clampett). Bagge has said that he "always wanted to capture that sense of movement and exaggeration in a static format. In retrospect this sounds like a futile thing to attempt, but I think I wound up pulling it off better than I ever thought I would."[5]

Personal life

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Bagge's wife Joanne contributescoloring workto her husband's publications.[10]

Bagge has long been openly libertarian in his politics, and many of his comics feature references to this. He opposed theIraq Warand criticizedGeorge W. Bush.Bagge voted forLibertarianpresidential candidateHarry Brownein2000andDemocratJohn Kerryin2004because he "wanted to fire Bush."[11]When asked who he was voting for in the2008 election,he wrote: "If the polls in my home state are close:Obama(McCainis simply too incompetent these days to be president). If not, I'll make a protest vote for[Bob] Barr."[11]In a follow-up article inReason,Bagge stated, "I wound up voting for Barr, and I stand bythatvote more now than I did then! "[12]

Bagge collected his work forReasonexpressing his Libertarian views in the bookEverybody is Stupid Except Me: and Other Astute Observations.[13]Bagge has continued with his strips covering libertarian issues inHate Annual.[citation needed]

Awards

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Bagge won the 1991Harvey Awardfor Best Cartoonist. In addition,Hatewon the 1991 Harvey Award for Best New Series,[14]and has been nominated for various Harvey awards in 1990,[15]1991,[16]1992,[17]1993,[18]1994,[19]1995,[20]1996,[21]1997,[22]1998[23]and 1999.[24]

Bagge was presented with anInkpot AwardatSan Diego Comic-Conin 2010 in recognition of his achievements in comics.[25]

Bagge won the 2021Will Eisner Comic Industry Awardfor Best Archival Collection/Project: (The Complete Hate{Fantagraphics})

He also was previously nominated for an Eisner Award several times:

  • 1991 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards — Nominee — Best Writer/Artist: (Hate[Fantagraphics])
  • 1992 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards — Nominee — Best Writer: (Hate[Fantagraphics])
  • 1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards — Nominee — Best Writer: (Hate[Fantagraphics])
  • 1993 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards — Nominee — Best Writer/Artist: (Hate[Fantagraphics])
  • 1995 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards — Nominee — Best Colorist: (forHate[Fantagraphics])
  • 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards — Nominee — Best Humor publication: (forEverybody Is Stupid Except for Me, And Other Astute Observations[Fantagraphics])
  • 2014 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards — Nominee — Best Reality-Based Work: (Woman Rebel{Drawn & Quarterly})
  • 2021 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Winner - Best Archival Collection/Project: (The Complete Hate[Fantagraphics])

Bagge won theUK Comic Art Awardfor Best Writer/Artist in 1990[26](and was nominated for the same award in 1992[27]and 1993).[28]In addition,Buddy Bradleyfrom Bagge'sHatewon the 1991 UK Comic Art Award for Best Character.[29]

Bagge was also the recipient of a 2014 United States Artists award, and was named aRockefeller Fellowfor Literature.[30]

Bibliography

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Bagge in 2013

Comic books

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  • The Wacky World of Peter Bagge/Ken Weiner(1982 FlipBook)[citation needed]
  • Martini Baton(Fantagraphics, 1993) with Dave Carrino
  • Neat Stuff(Fantagraphics, 1985–1989) #1-15
  • Hate(Fantagraphics, 1990–1998) #1-30
  • The Bradleys(Fantagraphics, 1999–2000) #1–6 – stories about the Bradleys fromNeat Stuffand elsewhere
  • Juniorand Friends(Fantagraphics, 2000–2001) #1–6 – non-Bradley stories fromNeat Stuffand elsewhere
  • Yeah!(DC/Homage, 1999 - 2000) #1-9 – an all-ages series written by Bagge and drawn byGilbert Hernandez
  • HateAnnual(Fantagraphics, 2001–2011) #1-9
  • Sweatshop(DC, 2003) #1–6 - Written by Bagge, Art by Bagge,Johnny Ryan,Stephenie Gladden, Jim Blanchard,Bill Wrayand Stephen DeStefano
  • Apocalypse Nerd(Dark Horse, 2005–2007) #1–6
  • Reset(Dark Horse, 2012) # 1-4

Collected editions

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  • The Bradleys(Fantagraphics, 1989,ISBN1-56097-576-8) – collects stories fromNeat Stuff
  • Studs Kirby: The Voice of America(Fantagraphics, 1989,ISBN1-56097-010-3) – collects stories fromNeat Stuff
  • Junior and Other Losers(Fantagraphics, 1990,ISBN1-56097-048-0) – collects stories fromNeat Stuff
  • Stupid Comics(Fantagraphics, 1992,ISBN1-56097-069-3) – collects stories fromNeat Stuff
  • Hey, Buddy!(Fantagraphics, 1993,ISBN1-56097-113-4) – collectsHate#1–5
  • Buddy the Dreamer(Fantagraphics, 1994,ISBN1-56097-154-1) – collectsHate#6–10
  • Fun with Buddy + Lisa: Volume III of the Complete Buddy Bradley Stories from "Hate"(Fantagraphics, 1995,ISBN1-56097-175-4) – collectsHate#11–#15
  • Buddy Go Home: "Hate" Collection Volume IV(Fantagraphics, 1998,ISBN1-56097-276-9) – collectsHate#16–#20
  • Buddy's Got Three Moms: "Hate" Collection Volume V(Fantagraphics, 1999,ISBN1-56097-335-8) – collectsHate#21–#25
  • Buddy Bites the Bullet(Fantagraphics, 2001,ISBN1-56097-415-X) – collectsHate#26–#30
  • Buddy Does Seattle: The Complete Buddy Bradley Stories from "Hate" Comics, Vol. I, 1990-94(Fantagraphics, 2005,ISBN1-56097-623-3) – collectsHate#1-#15
  • Buddy Does Jersey(Fantagraphics, 2007,ISBN978-1-56097-837-4) – collectsHate#16-#30. Written by Bagge, Art by Bagge and Jim Blanchard
  • Apocalypse Nerd(Dark Horse, 2008,ISBN978-1-59307-902-4)
  • Everyone Is Stupid Except for Me and Other Astute Observations: A Decade's Worth of Cartoon Reporting forReasonMagazine(Fantagraphics, 2009,ISBN978-1-60699-158-9) - collects strips fromReason
  • Yeah!(Fantagraphics, 2011,ISBN978-1-60699-412-2) – collects all 9 issues of the all-ages comic book of the same title. Written by Bagge and illustrated byGilbert Hernandez
  • Bat Boy: The CompleteWeekly World NewsComic Strips(IDW, 2011,ISBN978-1-60010-896-9) -- collects all 100 Bat Boy comic strips written and drawn by Bagge for the now-defunctWeekly World Newsin 2004 - '05
  • Reset(Dark Horse, 2013,ISBN978-1-61655-003-5)
  • Buddy Buys a Dump(Fantagraphics, 2013,ISBN978-1-60699-745-1) – collects stories fromHate Annual
  • Sweatshop(Fantagraphics, 2015,ISBN978-1606998120) – collects the entire 6 issue run of theSweatshopcomic book series
  • The Complete Neat Stuff(Fantagraphics, 2016,ISBN978-1606999424) – collects all 15 issues ofNeat Stuffcomic book series
  • The Complete Hate(Fantagraphics, 2020,ISBN978-1683963554– collects all 40 issues of both theHateandHate Annualseries

Graphic novels

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Monographs

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  • Irving, Chris.Comics Introspective Volume One: Peter Bagge(TwoMorrows Publishing, 2007).ISBN1-893905-83-7
  • Kent Worcester (Editor).Peter Bagge: Conversations(University Press of Mississippi, 2015,ISBN978-1628462043) - Collects 30 years' worth of interviews with Bagge.

References

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  1. ^Inkpot Award
  2. ^Auman, Chris (2001)."Peter Bagge".(interview) Reglar Wriglar.Archivedfrom the original on May 24, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 31,2010.
  3. ^Heater, Brian (December 12, 2007)."Happy 'Belated' 50th Birthday, Peter Bagge!".TheDailyCrossHatch.com. Archived fromthe originalon January 2, 2008.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.Peter Bagge turned 50 yesterday.
  4. ^"Peter Bagge: Contributing Editor/Cartoonist".Reason.Archivedfrom the original on August 16, 2016.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  5. ^abcdDouresseau, L.J. (November 16, 2003)."Interview with Peter Bagge".ComicBookBin.com.Archivedfrom the original on May 24, 2015.RetrievedDecember 15,2008.
  6. ^"Interview – Peter Bagge".The Comics Journal.No. 159. May 1993.Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2016.
  7. ^Sally, Zak (June 10, 2013)."'Your Theory Is More Than a Theory': Zak Sally's Interview with Peter Bagge (Part One) ".The Comics Journal.Archivedfrom the original on May 24, 2015.
  8. ^Cronin, Brian (January 12, 2006)."Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #33!".Comics Should be Good.RetrievedDecember 15,2008.
  9. ^"Peter Bagge's Hate (and other Neat Stuff)".Archived fromthe originalon June 18, 2009.RetrievedMay 8,2009.
  10. ^Parvaz, D. (February 23, 2005)."A moment with... Peter Bagge, comic artist".Seattle Post-Intelligencer.Hearst Communications Inc.Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2016.RetrievedOctober 14,2011.
  11. ^abWho's Getting Your Vote?,Reason
  12. ^Does Barack Obama Inspire Buyer's Remorse?.Reason
  13. ^Bagge, Peter (2009).Everybody is Stupid Except Me:and Other Astute Observations.Seattle: Fantagraphics. p. 118.ISBN978-1-60699-158-9.
  14. ^"1991 Harvey Awards".Archived fromthe originalon August 14, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 27,2015.
  15. ^"1990 Harvey Awards".Archived fromthe originalon March 15, 2016.RetrievedJune 13,2015.
  16. ^1991 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners,Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  17. ^1992 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners,Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  18. ^1993 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners,Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  19. ^1994 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners,Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  20. ^1995 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners,Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  21. ^1996 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners,Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  22. ^1997 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners,Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  23. ^1998 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners,Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  24. ^1999 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners,Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  25. ^"Comic-Con The Inkpot Awards".Comic-con.org.Comic-Con International. Archived fromthe originalon July 25, 2011.RetrievedOctober 23,2011.
  26. ^MCH. "Newswatch: Arkham Leads British Awards,"The Comics Journal#137 (Sept. 1990), p. 17.
  27. ^"Newswatch: UK Awards Named,"The Comics Journal#149 (March 1992), p. 22.
  28. ^ER. "International Miscellanea: 1993 UK Comic Art Awards,"The Comics Journal#161 (August 1993), p. 40.
  29. ^"British Awards Announced,"The Comics Journal#142 (June 1991), p. 17.
  30. ^"2014 United States Artists Fellows: Peter Bagge,"United States Artists website. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  31. ^Brown, Hillary (October 18, 2013)."Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story by Peter Bagge".(Review)PasteMagazine.com.RetrievedNovember 8,2013.
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