Hate #16

In "The Daily Routine," Peter Bagge delivers a quietly devastating slice of life as Buddy navigates the weight of home, family, and uncertain futures. Back in New Jersey after time away, he reconnects with his mother and sister, visits his hospitalized father, and finds himself at a weekend gathering that feels both familiar and foreign—before making a quiet, decisive choice to stay. With Bagge’s signature blend of humor and melancholy, the story unfolds in his own distinctive art, colored with subtle care by Bagge, Woodring, and Bowen, and lettered by the writer himself. The cover, also by Bagge, captures the mood with his familiar, expressive line.