Peter Bagge

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Peter Bagge (born December 11, 1957 in Peekskill ) is an American comic artist . His best-known character is Buddy Bradley , a middle-class American youth who has distinct autobiographical traits.

Career

After attending the School of Visual Arts in New York from 1977 to 1979, Peter Bagge published his comics in small comic magazines, but also in a porn magazine and in a hemp specialist journal.

Peter Bagge moved to Seattle in 1984 , where he worked until 1986 as editor of Robert Crumb's anthology Weirdo . At the same time he published the magazine Neat Stuff at Fantagraphics . The protagonists of the comics were from 1985 to 1989 in 15 issues the members of the Bradley family, a New York suburban family. Family life and the experiences of the individual members were the subject of the magazine. Buddy Bradley, the son of the family, moved to Seattle and became the main character in the series from 1990, which has since appeared under the title Hate and in another format.

Buddy Bradley

Buddy's experiences and experiences in Seattle, the capital of grunge , are described in episodes 1–15 of Hate . They include starting a band, drug use, relationship problems, and other everyday stories from his life. He is not portrayed as a constant loser, but reacts very complexly depending on the situation. The figures are heavily overdrawn, facial features and body parts are completely deformed when emotions are strong. Buddy moves from Seattle to New Jersey before the grunge boom dies. With this move, the series from episode 16 was also given a creative cut with color printing. The inking was of Jim Blanchard taken. The color editions didn't just have friends, however. The books became more expensive and fans missed the dynamism and sharpness of the drawings. Buddy and his girlfriend continue to develop, sometimes crossing the border to adapted small-town life. In the last episode 30 of 1998, Buddy proposes marriage to his pregnant girlfriend Lisa.

The German translation of Hate brought Carlsen Comics in 1994 under the title Leck mich! on the German market. The series was discontinued in 1995 because of the low success. From 1998 new episodes were distributed by Jochen Enterprises . The stories about Buddy Bradley now appeared under the title Krass . As an addition, stories about Buddy were published in the editions with the permission of Peter Bagge, which were drawn by German comic makers, including Philip Tägert .

More work

After graduating from the Hate series , Peter Bagge worked extensively as a copywriter. He wrote an episode of the Simpsons Halloween story and developed Yeah! For DC Comics . , a girl band series drawn by Gilbert Hernandez . For Marvel wrote a satirical one shot for Spider-Man . Short stories and cartoons are regularly published in MAD Magazine , Weekly World News and Reason .

Works (German publications)

  • Lick me! Carlsen, 1994-1995, (9 volumes).
  • Awesome. Jochen Enterprises, 1998–2000, (7 volumes).
  • Simpsons Comics Special Issue 2 - Bart Simpson's Horror Show. Panini, 1998.

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personal data
SURNAME Bagge, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American comic artist
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Peekskill