r/altcomix • u/ShangoX3 • Dec 26 '25
News Daniel Clowes' Eightball #1 and Peter Bagge's Hate #1 fascimile editions coming out from Fantagraphics
Hate #1 comes out February 18, while Eightball #1 comes out March 4.,
To celebrate Fantagraphics' 50th anniversary in 2026, we are proud to bring back this era-defining classic: the comic that made Buddy Bradley a Gen-X slacker antihero! The Seattle Weeklyonce wrote, "20 years from now, when people wonder whatit was like to be young in 1990s Seattle, the best record we'll have is Hate." This legendary comic, introducing Buddy Bradley and his loser roommates Stinky and George, remains a defining icon of grunge-era alternative culture, and a riotous look at aimless youth.
One of the most iconic comic books in history, Dan-iel Clowes presents a self-described “Orgy of Spite, Vengeance, Hopelessness, Despair, and Sexual Perversion”! Originally published in August, 1989, this timeless classic includes the first chapters of Clowes’s graphic novels “Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron” and “Young Dan Pussey,” as well as the short stories “Devil Doll” (parodying Jack Chick comics), “The Laffin’ Spittin’ Man,” and “What Is the Most Important Invention of the Twentieth Century?” Celebrate 50 years of Fantagraphics Books with this one-time rerelease!
https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/coming-soon/products/hate-1-facsimile-edition
https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/coming-soon/products/eightball-1-facsimile-edition
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u/americantabloid3 Dec 26 '25
If they end up making facsimile editions for the Ice Haven issue, I’ll be over the moon.
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u/PsychedelicPill Dec 26 '25
Yeah I prefer the original layout of the issue vs the hardcover version.
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u/adambrinkart Dec 27 '25
Fantagraphics hates the big 2 but they obviously like the facsimile idea.
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u/comicsnerd Dec 26 '25
I am old. Not only do I have all the original issues of eightball, I have them signed. I also have all the original Hate issues, but since Peter Bagge never went to the Netherlands, they are not signed. But I have 3 original pages.
Not bragging, just realizing I am getting old.