My friend Dahmer, a graphic novel, [text and illustrations] by Derf Backderf ; [editor, Charles Kochman]
Type
Label
My friend Dahmer, a graphic novel, [text and illustrations] by Derf Backderf ; [editor, Charles Kochman]
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-220)
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
My friend Dahmer
Nature of contents
comics graphic novelsbibliography
Oclc number
746316123
Responsibility statement
[text and illustrations] by Derf Backderf ; [editor, Charles Kochman]
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, UG, 3.6, 1, 1, 157427
Sub title
a graphic novel
Summary
"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.comDerf 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
Table Of Contents
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
Classification
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- Graphic novels
- High school students -- Ohio -- Comic books, strips, etc
- High schools -- Ohio -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Dahmer, Jeffrey -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Dahmer, Jeffrey -- Family -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works) -- United States
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Graphic novels -- United States
- Backderf, Derf, 1959- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Male friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Behavior disorders in adolescence -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Nineteen seventies -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Serial murderers -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Biographical comic books, strips, etc
- Dahmer, Jeffrey -- Friends and associates -- Comic books, strips, etc
- At-risk youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
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- Graphic novels
- High school students -- Ohio -- Comic books, strips, etc
- High schools -- Ohio -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Dahmer, Jeffrey -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Dahmer, Jeffrey -- Family -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works) -- United States
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Graphic novels -- United States
- Backderf, Derf, 1959- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Male friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Behavior disorders in adolescence -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Nineteen seventies -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Serial murderers -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Biographical comic books, strips, etc
- Dahmer, Jeffrey -- Friends and associates -- Comic books, strips, etc
- At-risk youth -- Comic books, strips, etc
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