New Releases by Peter Bagge

The alternative comics master offers an indelible and idiosyncratic take on the protofeminist "[Woman Rebel] is fine work from an excellent cartoonist and I urge you to jump right in."—Tom Spurgeon of The Comics Reporter, from his introduction Peter Bagge''s Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story is a dazzling and accessible biography of the social and political maverick, jam-packed with fact and fun. In his signature cartoony, rubbery style, Bagge presents the life of the birth-control activist, educator, nurse, mother, and protofeminist from her birth in the late nineteenth century to her death after the invention of the birth control pill. Balancing humor and respect, Bagge makes Sanger whole and human, showing how her flaws fueled her fiery activism just as much as her compassionate nature did. Sanger''s life takes on a whole new vivacity as Bagge creates a fast-paced portrait of a trailblazer whose legacy as the founder of Planned Parenthood is still incredibly relevant, important, and inspiring.

A bold retelling of the life of the Their Eyes Were Watching God author Peter Bagge has defied the expectations of the comics industry by changing gears from his famous slacker hero Buddy Bradley to documenting the life and times of historical 20th century trailblazers. If Bagge had not already had a New York Times bestseller with his biography of Margaret Sanger, his newest biography, Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story, would seem to be an unfathomable pairing of author and subject. Yet through Bagge’s skilled cartooning, he turns what could be a rote biography into a bold and dazzling graphic novel, creating a story as brilliant as the life itself. Hurston challenged the norms of what was expected of an African American woman in early 20th century society. The fifth of eight kids from a Baptist family in Alabama, Hurston’s writing prowess blossomed at Howard University, and then Barnard College, where she was the sole black student. She arrived in NYC at the height of the Harlem Renaissance and quickly found herself surrounded by peers such as Langston Hughes and Wallace Thurman. Hurston went on to become a noted folklorist and critically acclaimed novelist, including her most provocative work Their Eyes Were Watching God. Despite these landmark achievements, personal tragedies and shifting political winds in the midcentury rendered her almost forgotten by the end of her life. With admiration and respect, Bagge reconstructs her vivid life in resounding full-colour.

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).

The life story of the feminist founder of the American libertarian movement Peter Bagge returns with a biography of another fascinating twentieth-century trailblazer--the writer, feminist, war correspondent, and libertarian Rose Wilder Lane. Following the popularity and critical acclaim of Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story and Fire The Zora Neale Hurston Story, Credo: The Rose Wilder Lane Story is a fast-paced, charming, informative look at the brilliant Lane. Highly accomplished, she was a founder of the American libertarian movement and a champion of her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder, in bringing the classic Little House on the Prairie series to the American public. Like Sanger and Hurston, Lane was an advocate for women''s rights who led by example, challenging norms in her personal and professional life. Anti-government and anti-marriage, Lane didn''t think that gender should hold anyone back from experiencing all the world had to offer. Though less well-known today, in her lifetime she was one of the highest-paid female writers in America and a political and literary luminary, friends with Herbert Hoover, Dorothy Thompson, Sinclair Lewis, and Ayn Rand, to name a few. Bagge''s portrait of Lane is heartfelt and affectionate, probing into the personal roots of her rugged individualism. Credo is a deeply researched dive into a historical figure whose contributions to American society are all around us, from the books we read to the politics we debate.

In December, the Garbage Pail Kids were dragged kicking and screaming into the world of comic books. Now, those miscreants are right where you''d expect to find them ... in love? That can''t be right, you say? Well, if loving GPK is wrong, we don''t want to be right. So join the Kids as they celebrate Valentine''s Day the only way they know how: the exchange of bodily fluids (and solids)!

This is a deluxe collection of Peter Bagge’s groundbreaking comic books. Neat Stuff is Bagge’s one-man humor anthology that ran from 1985 to 1989 for fifteen issues and introduced the world to Girly Girl & Chuckie-Boy, the reactionary talk radio host Studs Kirby, the hulking misfit Junior, suburbanites Chet and Bunny Leeway, the Goon on the Moon, lounge lizard Zoove Groover, and Bagge’s signature creations, The Bradleys.

The American Revolution has never been funnier! America''s founding fathers were brilliant, brave, forward-thinking. . . and ridiculous, at least in the eyes of cartoonist and history buff Peter Bagge! "I find myself laughing out loud whenever I read of their foibles, especially when their oversized egos clashed," says the author. This collection of short vignettes features some of our country''s best-known historical figures (along with several lesser-known players) and includes all Founding Fathers Funnies cartoons from Apocalypse Nerd and Dark Horse Presents. This hardcover also features several brand new stories and additional biographical information! "I can count on one hand the number of comic artists whose work is as strong . . . Maybe on two or three fingers." -Robert Crumb "Peter Bagge is one of the best comic storytellers ever." -Vice "Peter Bagge remains one of those premiere old-school 80s/90s alt-cartoonists who built their careers one corrosively funny page at a time." -The A.V. Club

"Neat Stuff is Bagge’s one-man humor anthology that ran from 1985 to 1989 for fifteen issues and introduced the world to Girly Girl & Chuckie-Boy, the reactionary talk radio host Studs Kirby, the hulking misfit Junior, suburbanites Chet and Bunny Leeway, the Goon on the Moon, lounge lizard Zoove Groover, and Bagge’s signature creations, The Bradleys. Black & white with 32 pages of color,"--Amazon.com.

**WATCH OUTHE BITES!** Uncle Creepy opens up a pet shop of horrors this April! Join us for housebroken beasts of the _Felis_, _Canis_, and monstrous varieties from such talented terror-tale tellers as Matthew Southworth, Kelly Thompson, Peter Bagge, and more! * Animalistic anecdotes from Matthew Southworth (_Stumptown_) and Kelly Thompson (_Jem and the Holograms_)! * Winner of the Ghastly Award for Best Anthology.

Mel Bowling is the unhappy, out-of-touch creator of a very bad, daily newspaper comic strip called Freddy Ferret (a cross between Dilbert and Garfield). He spends most of his time listening to Rush Limbaugh and coming up with horrible catchphrases to merchandise, while his “sweatshop” cast of studio assistants grind out all the hard work.Sweatshop is a hilarious situational comedy from acclaimed author Peter Bagge (Buddy Does Seattle, Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story) that ingeniously incorporates the visual styles of cartoonist guest stars like Stephen DeStefano (Popeye) and Johnny Ryan (Prison Pit) to give voice to Bowling’s colorful cast of misfit, aspiring cartoonists (plus a cameo by Neil Gaiman!), all attempting to make it big like their boss, but on their own terms.

Ring in spring with more thrills and chills than you can shake a baseball bat at! Featuring pugnacious paintings from Richard P. Clark (_House of Gold & Bones_) and brutal ball games from Ivan Cohen (_Beware the Batman_) and Attila Futaki (_Severed_), plus hilarious tales of the Creepy family from Peter Bagge and Dan Braun! * Cover by legendary horror artist Sanjuli��n! * Winner of the Ghastly Award for Best Anthology! Don''t pass up the opportunity to partake in these frightening comic shorts.�Bloody Disgusting

Hot summer nights make for the very best frights, right here in good ol'' _Creepy Comics_! Featuring spooky sequential storytelling from such graphic greats as Jeff Parker, Vera Greentea, and Sandy Jarrellplus another _Creepy_ classic from the vile vault! You''ll be sweating with sickening satisfaction! * Featuring a story from _Batman ''66_ team Jeff Parker and Sandy Jarrell! * Beautiful and haunting cover by Juli��n Totino Tedesco! * Winner of the Ghastly Award for Best Anthology!

**CELEBRATING A HALF-CENTURY OF TERROR!** It''s Uncle Creepy''s golden anniversary, and his loathsome legacy lives on in this milestone of macabre monstrosity! Prepare for putrid productions from Fred Van Lente (_Conan the Avenger_), Corinna Bechko (_Star Wars: Legacy_), Peter Bagge (_Bat Boy_), Art Baltazar (_Itty Bitty Hellboy_), and a horrible host of sinister surprises! Don''t miss out! * New stories from fan-favorite writers Fred Van Lente and Corinna Bechko! * Anniversary cover by Dustin Nguyen revealed soon! * Itty Bitty Uncle Creepy and Cousin Eerie frontispiece by Art Baltazar!

During the 1990s and 2000s, Peter Bagge worked mostly on his “Buddy Bradley” stories in Hate and a series of standalone graphic novels (Apocalypse Nerd), but in between these major projects this ever-energetic cartoonist also cranked out dozens of shorter stories, which are now finally being collected in this riotously anarchic book. Peter Bagge’s Other Stuff includes a few lesser-known Bagge characters, including the wacky modern party girl “Lovey” and the aging bobo “Shut-Ins” ― not to mention the self-explanatory “Rock ’N’ Roll Dad” starring Murry Wilson and the Beach Boys. But many of the strips are one-off gags or short stories, often with a contemporary satirical slant, including on-site reportage like “So Much Comedy, So Little Time” (from a comedy festival) and more. Also: Dick Cheney, The Matrix, and Alien! Other Stuff also includes a series of Bagge=written stories drawn by other cartoonists, including “Life in these United States” with Daniel Clowes, “Shamrock Squid” with Adrian Tomine, and the one-two parody punch of “Caffy” (with art by R. Crumb) and “Dildobert” (with art by Prison Pit’sJohnny Ryan)... plus a highlight of the book, the hilarious, literate and intricate exposé of “Kool-Aid Man” written by Alan Moore and drawn by Bagge. (Other collaborators include the Hernandez Brothers and Danny Hellman.) Bagge is one of the funniest cartoonists of the century (20th or 21st), and this collection shows him at his most free-wheeling and craziest.

You can''t believe how many things there are to be afraid of! First, forget black cats-Ray Fawkes (_Justice League Dark_) and Tomm Coker (_Zombie Bomb!_) will make you terrified of blackbirds! And Matthew Southworth (_Stumptown_) takes you further into the dark than you''ve ever imagined! Better learn to read from behind your fingers! Cover story written by Ray Fawkes! Tomm Coker and Matthew Southworth slather on the black ink!

The abominable anthology turns unsweet thirteen! Cullen Bunn (_The Sixth Gun_) and Tyler Crook (_B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth_) celebrate crossroads mishaps, Josh Simmons (_The Furry Trap_) and Dean Haspiel (_Billy Dogma_) reveal a small town''s twisted secrets, John Habermas and D.W. Frydendall unearth a grizzly bonanza, and Dan Braun and Lukas Ketner (_Witch Doctor_) ride a subway to hell! Don''t push your luckread Creepy! Glorious black-and-white art from Dean Haspiel (_Billy Dogma_), Lukas Ketner (_Witch Doctor_), and Tyler Crook (_B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth_)! Frontispiece from Matt Wagner! Superstitious tales of the Creepy family from Peter Bagge and Dan Braun! Includes a classic _Creepy_ chronicle from contemptibly crackerjack creators Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall!

Bagge''''s comic strip opinion pieces for Reason magazine for the last several years are collected in Everybody is Stupid Except For Me. Although a libertarian by inclination, Bagge is hardly dogmatic, and many of the pieces undermine traditional party lines in favor of a personal, rational and informed take on hot-button issues. Bagge''s well-researched comic strip "essay" topics include the erosion of our civil liberties, ongoing boondoggles of the American public, the Iraq war, so-called art and so-called entertainment, the homeless, politicians both in general and in particular (including the 2008 presidential race and a revelatory one-on-one with Republican not-so-hopeful Ron Paul), and whether citizens should be allowed to own bazookas.

New terror from legendary artist Richard Corben reveals that six feet of soil can''t keep a good man down! John Arcudi (_B.P.R.D._) and Julian Totino Tedesco (_Uncanny X-Force_) explore the aftermath of a deadly plane crash in the ghastly "Pack Leader." And join Ron Marz and Richard P. Clark for a delightfully twisted fairytale! New story written and drawn by Richard Corben (_Ragemoor_)! Creepy Family strips from Peter Bagge (_Hate_)!

With the Reset project''s implementers, lab assistants, and bigwigs all seeming to run amuck in chaos and confusion, Guy Krause isfor once in his lifethe man with the plan, by comparison. And his plan? Get the girl, of course! Has being a guinea pig for science really changed Guy all that much? And will his final, horrible moments strapped in the Reset machine break him or totally reinforce his new outlook on life? Peter Bagge, the creator of the acclaimed _Hate_ and _Apocalypse Nerd_ comics, returns with an offbeat, hilarious new series that asks the question "If you could relive your life, would you make a BIGGER mess of it?" *From multiple Harvey and Eagle Award winner Peter Bagge! 

Here comes Uncle Creepy to tingle your spine with all-new tales of terror! Alex de Campi (_Grindhouse_) and Henrik S. Jonsson (_Detective Comics_) present a lovers'' quarrel full of mischief, while Doug Moench (_Batman_) unleashes ancient alarm from an Aztec tomb! * Frontispiece by Bruce Timm (_Batman: The Animated Series_)! * Cover by J. G. Jones (_Final Crisis_)!

No rest for the wicked! Uncle Creepy doesn''t need a summer vacation when he can spend the time scuba-diving through comics'' darkest, murkiest waters. In this issue he''s surfaced with a batch of our most fearsome features to date, as Doug Moench and Kelley Jones (_Batman: Unseen_) continue their tale of Lovecraft insanity, Doselle Young (_The Monarchy_) delves into the murderous side of parallel universes, Emily Carroll (_His Face All Red_) brings horror from a spooky kitchen knife. This issue also includes a reprint of Bruce Jones''s and Richard Corben''s classic "In Deep" and debuts the "Creepy Family" comic strip from Dan Braun and Peter Bagge! *48 pages of the finest in illustrated horror from Doug Moench, Kelley Jones, Doselle Young, Emily Carroll, and more! "_Creepy Comics_ . . . should appeal to any and all fans of horror tales, not just old-school revivalists." -_The Onion_''s A. V. Club

February is when dear Uncle Creepy''s fancy turns toward . . . scaring the bejeezus out of readers! Prepare to swoon at the bouquet of terror offered up by our team of rotten Romeos: Gilbert Hernandez (_Love and Rockets_) weaves a tale of love gone horribly wrong, Jamie S. Rich (_It Girl and the Atomics_) and Jo��lle Jones (_House of Night_) provide a peek at voyeuristic ghosts, Alisa Kwitney (_The Plain Janes_) and Chrissie Zullo (_Fables_) find love and terror under the full moon, and J. Torres (_Jinx_) and Amy Reeder (_Batwoman_) make you afraid to go into the wateror near your beloved! Plus, the Creepys find romance in Dan Braun and Peter Bagge''s latest Creepy Family strips! New romantic scares from Gilbert Hernandez and Peter Bagge! Just in time for Valentine''s Day!

Presents a compilation of the Bat Boy comic strip, including his unlikely stint as President of the United States, turbulent love affair with Treasury Secretary Beyoncae, and how he went from hero to bum in Freaktown.

"Meet three certified geeks: a self-loathing journalist who has a seemingly normal girlfriend, a conspiracy theorist who still lives with his mother and an unemployed gamer who lives in his car. These strangely likable misfits find that dark personal secrets can sometimes be a virtue in OTHER LIVES, a hilarious original graphic novel by award-winning creator Peter Bagge (Hate). The story also explores people''s identities, both real and created, and how the two become confused and conflated through the Internet and role-playing games" -- from publisher''s web site.

Contains stories from new talent discovered through the networking website MySpace, featuring work by Joss Whedon, Mike Mignola, Gerard Way, Steve Niles, and Peter Bagge.

Presents the author''s political and social commentary on both a national and local Seattle scale, focusing on such topics as civil liberties, homelessness, and political campaigns.

Software Engineer Perry and his friend Gordo are two average suburban guys who just wanted to go camping in the North Cascade Mountains near Seattle -- but Kim Jung II had other plans. Now Seattle is a smoldering nuclear wasteland and Perry and Gordo are about to be put to the test in ways they have never imagined!

by Peter Bagge The latest installment in the increasingly eccentric life of Buddy "The Crazy Guy Who Works at the Dump" Bradley involves a war over scrap metal, of all things. Plus, Buddy''s old pal and business partner Jay takes over the auto junk yard next door to Buddy''s place in an attempt to capitalize on the rising value of used steel. Watch what happens when these too former collector geeks butt heads over a filthy, noisy, heavy yet priceless commodity! Also in this issue is the final chapter (which works as a stand-alone story) of Bagge''s "Bat Boy" run in the Weekly World News, and Lovey once again gets involved with a Man of Mystery whose "mystery" is of questionable taste! And as always, there are other odds and ends that round out this one-man anthology.