Peter Bagge

<p><For fans of Peter Bagge (b. 1957) and his bracing satirical writing and drawing this collection offers a perfect means to track how he describes his career choices work habits preoccupations and comedic sensibility since the 1980s. Featuring a new interview and much previously unavailable material this book delivers insightful occasionally gossipy sometimes funny and often tart conversations.</p><p>Bagge's detailed garrulous and often grotesquely funny (and discom ting) work harks back to the underground generation recalling R. Crumb and Gilbert Shelton while also pointing forward to the emergence of alternative comics as a distinct genre. His signature series the rawly humorous <em>Hate</em> and his editorship of the often outrageous <em>Weirdo</em> magazine founded by Crumb established Bagge as a leading voice in alternative comics and his rude wildly expressive cartooning makes him a counterpoint to the still introspection of recent literary graphic novels.</p><p>In his career over three decades Bagge has left his mark as a prolific cartoonist an accomplished musician and a sometime essayist editor and animator. While his creative output encompasses autobiographical comics graphic non ction magazine illustrations gag cartoons minicomics political commentary superhero parodies comic strips animated videos and one-page humor pieces Bagge stands out for creating continuity-based graphic stories that revolve around sharply defined over-the-top fictional characters. Libertarians know him for his comics journalism as his graphic biography of Margaret Sanger in 2013 reaches new audiences.</p>