▁and ▁Ne at ▁St uff . ▁The ▁character ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁Bag ge ' s ▁self - pub lished ▁Com ical ▁F unn ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Bud dy ▁became ▁an ▁icon ic ▁symbol ▁of ▁Seattle ▁under ground ▁culture , ▁with ▁the ▁character ▁being ▁associated ▁with ▁s lack erd om ▁and ▁the ▁gr unge ▁movement , ▁something ▁which ▁his ▁cre ator ▁sees ▁as ▁fairly ▁un intent ional ▁on ▁his ▁part . ▁ ▁Bag ge ▁created ▁Bud dy ▁as ▁a ▁fairly ▁unlike able ▁character ▁as ▁a ▁comment ary ▁on ▁shall ow ▁hip ster ▁culture , ▁but ▁the ▁character ▁was ▁imm ens ely ▁popular , ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁Generation ▁X ▁strongly ▁ident ifying ▁with ▁Bud dy ▁and ▁his ▁problems . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁way ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁anti h ero ▁and ▁arch et ype ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁under ground ▁culture . ▁ ▁Bag ge ▁had ▁the ▁character ▁en act ▁story lines ▁based ▁on ▁events ▁from ▁his ▁past , ▁such ▁as ▁his ▁family ▁life , ▁ad oles c ence ▁and ▁his ▁move ▁to ▁Seattle ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁▁ ▁Bud dy ▁is ▁a ▁dis aff ected ▁ad oles cent ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁self - proc laimed ▁out s ider . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁direction less ▁and ▁un mot iv ated , ▁dr ifting ▁through ▁life ▁without ▁goals ▁and ▁commonly ▁has ▁a ▁c yn ical ▁attitude ▁to ▁almost ▁everything . ▁