Bibliograph

My friend Dahmer, a graphic novel by Derf Backderf

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Label

My friend Dahmer, a graphic novel by Derf Backderf

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-220)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

My friend Dahmer

Nature of contents

comics graphic novelsbibliography

Oclc number

1008852375

Responsibility statement

a graphic novel by Derf Backderf

Summary

We all have that one friend from school -- the strange kid, the class freak, the guy whose antics amused, entertained, and maybe even alarmed us. The one who sticks in our heads even with the passing of the years. That classmate is invariably left behind when we graduate, vanishing into memory, filed away with our old yearbooks and other teenage mementos. But every now and then we wonder, whatever happened to that friend? For one man who grew up in a small town in Ohio, that questions was by every media outlet in the world on July 22, 1991, when Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested for the murder of seventeen young men and teenage boys. My Friend Dahmer is a graphic novel from political cartoonist Derf Backderf in which he tries to make sense of the future serial killer with whom he shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides

Table Of Contents

Introduction: by Marc Meyers -- Preface: The convoluted history of My friend Dahmer -- Prologue -- The strange boy -- A secret life -- The Dahmer fan club -- Becoming the monster -- Fade to black -- Epilogue -- The players -- My Friend Dahmer movie photo gallery

Target audience

adult

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