1/13/2024 0 Comments Derf backderf my friend dahmer![]() “After the initial blast of media feeding frenzy died down a bit, I got together with two of my friends, Mike and Neal in the book, both members of my inner circle in high school who befriended Dahmer. “The idea for My Friend Dahmer came to me just a few weeks after the news broke,” Derf tells PWCW. For Derf, the idea to do a comic on his experiences came soon after Dahmer’s crimes came to light. In addition to covering the time period which they knew each other, the artist also delves into his own reactions when to learning Dahmer’s fate. From their first meeting in junior high to their formidable years in high school sharing classes, friends and car rides, Derf’s cartooning gives a haunting yet humanizing portrayal of the man who would become a serial killer. Released earlier this year from Abrams’ ComicArts imprint, the graphic novel My Friend Dahmer covers Derf’s teenage years in relation to his friendship with Dahmer. Cartoonist John “Derf” Backderf has carried with him the true story of going to school with a young Dahmer in the 70s, and after over thirty years of gaining success with his indie-flavored comic strips like the long-running The City, he decided to tell his own story of Dahmer. But for good or bad, there’s more to a person than their best-known exploits, and Dahmer is no different. ![]() To the world at large, people remember Jeffrey Dahmer for one thing: killing 17 men and boys, making him the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper. ![]()
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