My Friend Dahmer (Movie Tie-In Edition)

Derf Backderf

Oct 2017 · Abrams

About this ebook

“A well-told, powerful story. Backderf is quite skilled in using comics to tell this tale of a truly weird and sinister 1970s adolescent world.â€? —R. Crumb

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Named a BEST OF 2012 by Time, The Village Voice, A.V. Club, comiXology, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, MTV Geek, and more!

“ASTOUNDING.â€? —Lev Grossman, Time

You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer—the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper—seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf Backderf, Dahmer was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. In My Friend Dahmer, a haunting and original graphic novel, writer-artist Backderf creates a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a disturbed young man struggling against the morbid urges emanating from the deep recesses of his psyche—a shy kid, a teenage alcoholic, and a goofball who never quite fit in with his classmates. With profound insight, what emerges is a Jeffrey Dahmer that few ever really knew, and readers will never forget.

This new paperback edition will coincide with the release of the movie adaptation of My Friend Dahmer and will include additional bonus content from the author archives.

Ratings and reviews

REALLY ??" A sympathetic look a America's most famous serial killer "...glorifying yet another evil monster who tortured then finally murdered his poor VICTIMS...are we so bored this is what we need to entertain ourselves?...all those poor men he murdered...perhaps a graphic novel should be written about all the promise and potential JD snuffed out because he could...shame on you for publishing this garbage....EVERYONE has hurts and burdens ..nobody gets away unscathed in life ..but very few resort to what JD did ..he was a monster in a human disguise

let the world know that he wasn't bad. He needed help.

About the author

Derf Backderf has been nominated for two Eisner Awards and has received a host of honors, including the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for political cartooning. His weekly comic strip, The City, has appeared in more than 100 newspapers over the past 22 years. Backderf lives in Cleveland, Ohio.