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.