Peter Bagge

If you could relive major events in your life, would you take a stab at making things better--and would your best attempts only make things worse? Or would you use your second chance to put your most twisted, perverted fantasies in motion? These are questions washed up actor and comedian Guy Krause asks himself after he signs up to be the main research subject for a virtual reality experiment! This new graphic novel from Harvey Award-winning writer/artist...

Creepy Comics packs multiple dark dimensions of horror into one convenient, cadaverous collection! This latest volume of the abominable anthology features over a dozen new terror tales, including Uncle Creepy's instantly classic Lovecraft, romance, and unlucky #13 specials! Our contemptible contributors include, J. Torres, Amy Reeder, Joelle Jones, Peter Bagge, Dan Braun, and many more! Don't miss out on a single panel of the frightening fun! Collects...

Buddy Bradley's back! Now in his 30s and married with child, onetime slacker hero Buddy Bradley gets a "real" job, shaves his head, dons an eyepatch, quits his "real" job and buys the local dump - because what better place to raise a toddler? Peter Bagge's iconic character is to alternative comics what Homer Simpson has been to television animation over the past quarter-century: a generation-defining slacker and the greatest comedic character of its...

This situational comedy graphic novel is about a newspaper strip "sweatshop" of aspiring cartoonists who are attempting to make it big like their boss, but on their own terms.

At the end of Buddy Does Seattle, with his rock-impresario career in tatters, his friends dispersed, and his career opportunities at zero, Buddy had decided to return with his tail between his legs (and his neurotic girlfriend Lisa on his hands) to his native New Jersey. Buddy Does Jersey collects all 15 issues of Hate describing the arc of Buddy's East Coast experience, including his launch as a small businessman (co-owning and running a nostalgia...

Peter Bagge is not only one of the primary architects of the alternative comics scene that exploded in the 1980s and 1990s (alongside peers including Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, and Daniel Clowes), but also someone who helped fashion the aesthetics and attitudes of an entire youth movement. His comic book series, Hate, chronicled the exploits of twentysomething Buddy Bradley and his gang of lovable losers through the rise and fall of the grunge...

Learn how comics are formatted and how to talk about layout, configuration, and other aspects of comic creation. Look at a variety of different examples from various artists that demonstrate the many possibilities, from single panels to full-page strips. Also learn the ins and outs of word balloons and how to place text.

As you can see from the name, comics originated as a humorous form, but comics have been telling dramatic and thrilling stories for decades. Turn now to genre fiction to look at the many ways you can tell a serious and engaging story through the comics medium, from superheroes and space adventures to spine-tingling horror and gritty noir, and everything in between.

While comics have since branched out into many different kinds of storytelling, their origins lie in humor. But humor can be surprisingly difficult to do well. Dive into the way comics can be used to make us laugh, whether it is through visual gags and silly jokes or complex, real-life experiences and narrative humor.

Collaboration-whether between different creators or with editors, publishers, and agents-is a vital part of working in comics. Dive into the different dimensions of professional relationships in the comics field, from communication and division of labor to charging for your work and working with a team-player mentality.