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A contemporary review by Bruce Barcott in the Seattle Weekly stated, 'Twenty years from now, when people want to know what it was like to be young in 1990s Seattle, the only record we'll have is Peter Bagge's \u003cem\u003eHate\u003c\/em\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Complete Hate\u003c\/em\u003e is a new paperback series that includes the original 30-issue run from 1990-1998, the nine subsequent \u003cem\u003eHate Annuals\u003c\/em\u003e, and tons of other \u003cem\u003eHate\u003c\/em\u003e-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVol. 1 collects the first major arc of the series, (\u003cem\u003eHate\u003c\/em\u003e 1-15), focusing on young Buddy Bradley's travails in early 1990s Seattle, with a lengthy introduction by Bagge. 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With his rock-impresario career in tatters, his friends dispersed, and his career opportunities at zero, Buddy returns with his tail between his legs (and his neurotic girlfriend Lisa by his side) to his native New Jersey to be closer to family (his sister now a harassed mom, his brother still pretty much a psycho, and his parents?well, wait and see).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included in this volume is the shocking final fate of the exuberant Stinky -- a story that caused jaws to drop in unison all around the world when it was originally released -- and the riotous tale of Lisa's brief conversion to lesbianism and subsequent breakup with Buddy. 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