Peter Bagge

Peter Bagge is an American cartoonist whose best-known work includes the comics Hate and Neat Stuff . Moving to New York City in the mid-1970s, Bagge attended the School of Visual Arts for three semesters in 1977 before dropping out to work on Punk Magazine . His stories often use black humor and exaggerated cartooning to dramatize the reduced expectations of middle-class American youth. He won two Harvey Awards in 1991, one for best cartoonist and one for his work on Hate . Bagge has expressed...See more

Peter Bagge is an American cartoonist whose best-known work includes the comics Hate and Neat Stuff . Moving to New York City in the mid-1970s, Bagge attended the School of Visual Arts for three semesters in 1977 before dropping out to work on Punk Magazine . His stories often use black humor and exaggerated cartooning to dramatize the reduced expectations of middle-class American youth. He won two Harvey Awards in 1991, one for best cartoonist and one for his work on Hate . Bagge has expressed his libertarian views in features for Reason . The author lives in Seattle, WA.. See less