My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf [FIRST EDITION PAPERBACK] 2012 • Abrams Books

My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf 

FIRST EDITION PAPERBACK [2012] ABRAMS BOOKS

This autobiographical graphic novel by Jeffrey Dahmer's childhood friend was first published in simultaneous hardcover and  trade paperback editions. 

This deluxe trade paperback first features front and rear panels and textured matte cover.  2nd printing.

Book is like new w/ only minor trace shelf wear.  Gorgeous copy.

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 My Friend Dahmer, 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.