The Complete Hate is a threevolume set that includes the original 19901998 30issue run the nine subsequent Hate Annuals and tons of other Haterelated 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 115 focuses on young Buddy Bradleys travails in early 1990s Seattle. Book Two focuses on Buddy and his girl