emThe Complete Hateem is a three-volume set that includes the original 1990-1998 30-issue run, the nine subsequent emHate Annualsem, and tons of other emHateem-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 emHateem 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. Each volume, along with the slipcase, contains new covers, endpapers, title pages, and other surprises by Bagge.