My friend Dahmer : a graphic novel / [text and illustrations] by Derf Backderf ; [editor, Charles Kochman].
"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, 'Jeff' was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. In [this story], 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 one readers will never forget."--Amazon.com.
Derf describes his classmate Jeffrey Dahmer's teenage years as a lonely oddball. Dahmer would go on to become one of the country's most notorious serial killers. The plot contains sexual references.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419702167 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1419702165 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9781419702174 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1419702173 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781419727559
- ISBN: 1419727559
- Physical Description: 221 p. : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2012.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Various printings. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-220). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Preface: the convoluted history of 'My friend Dahmer' -- Prologue -- pt. 1. The strange boy -- pt. 2. A secret life -- pt. 3. The Dahmer fan club -- pt. 4. Becoming the monster -- pt. 5. Fade to black -- Epilogue. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 3.6 1 1 157427. |
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Genre: | Comics (Graphic works) Comics (Graphic works) > United States. Graphic novels. Graphic novels > United States. Biographical comic books, strips, etc. |
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Annie Halenbake Ross Library | Graphic Novel 741.5 Bac (Text) | 00121167 | ADULT Graphic Novel | Available | - |
Cambria County Library | ADULT GRAPHIC Der (Text) | 85131001581769 | CACM Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
Dover Area Community Library | Adults BAC Graphic (Text) | 34217000854596 | Adult Area | Checked Out | 05/14/2024 |
Exeter Community Library | YA BAC (Text) | 33249023727492 | Teen Graphic Novel | Available | - |
Highland Community Library | YA BAC (Text) | 35610000844857 | HGHM Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library | NF 741.5 BAC (Text) | 39636100273994 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Juniata County Library | YA 364.152 DER (Text) | 39640100364304 | JUNM Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Kutztown Community Library | BAC (Text) | 33249021307305 | Adult Graphic Novel | Available | - |
Mifflin Community Library | YA BAC (Text) | 33249021181346 | Teen Graphic Novel | Available | - |
Muhlenberg Community Library | YA BAC (Text) | 33249020285239 | Teen Graphic Novel | Available | - |