8 Alternative Comics That Would Make Killer Movies/TV Shows

6. Hate

Hate is like real life on funny-looking legs. People change in this comic. Some even die, and unlike superhero titles, you feel their absence. That alone sets Hate apart from even most alternative comics. It's better than that, of course. Hate is the story of Buddy Bradley, a man in his twenties struggling to find his place in the world, or at least Seattle. He does what most of us do when we're young and have time: manages a band, runs a collectibles shop, drives a monster truck. His shenanigans are hilarious, but his cynicism makes him the Holden Caufield of comics. Nothing is good enough for Buddy, which makes sense if you look at the world around him. Bradley somehow became an accidental icon of grunge culture. The book actually predated the Seattle music craze by a few years, but its pessimistic characters and bleakly hilarious tone made it an essential piece of the early nineties zeitgeist. For better or worse, Hate is a part of the same burned out culture that later gave us movies like Singles and Clerks. It's bored and cynical and doesn't care if you agree or disagree. In other words, it's the perfect fit for the times we're living in now. Hate was reportedly optioned several times for television, but the deals kept falling through. It's sad, because as silly as it can get, it's one of the few honest portrayals of early adulthood out there.