My Friend Dahmer: Derf Backderf

My Friend Dahmer is an unforgettable and hauntingly original graphic novel by Derf Backderf, the award-winning political cartoonist. In these pages, Backderf attempts to make sense of Jeffery Dahmer, the future serial killer with whom he shared classrooms, hallways, libraries, and car rides. Through this exploration, a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of a young man emerges, struggling helplessly against the ghastly urges bubbling up from the deep recesses of his psyche. Although universally regarded as an inhumane monster, Dahmer is revealed to be a lonely oddball who, in reality, is all too human.

My Friend Dahmer: Derf Backderf tells the heartbreaking story of a young man whose life spirals out of control as he is neglected and ignored by the adults in his life. Follow Derf Backderf as he chronicles the descent of his friend, Jeffrey Dahmer, into madness and despair. Experience the tragedy of a life gone wrong and the powerlessness of those who could have helped.