My Friend Dahmer, the Glossary
My Friend Dahmer is a 2012 graphic novel and memoir by artist John "Derf" Backderf about his teenage friendship with Jeffrey Dahmer, who later became a serial killer.[1]
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45 relations: Abrams Books, Advance Publications, Akron Beacon Journal, Alex Awards, Alpine School District, American Library Association, Angoulême International Comics Festival, Booklist, Cerebral palsy, Derf Backderf, Don Martin (cartoonist), Fandango Media, Graphic novel, Harvey Awards, Ignatz Awards, Jeffrey Dahmer, Kirkus Reviews, Leander Independent School District, Lev Grossman, Library Journal, Mad (magazine), Marc Meyers, Memoir, Metacritic, My Friend Dahmer (film), National Cartoonists Society, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, NPR, Paramount Streaming, Phoenix New Times, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, Publishers Weekly, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Revere High School (Ohio), Review aggregator, Ross Lynch, Rotten Tomatoes, Seizure, Serial killer, The A.V. Club, The Independent, The Plain Dealer, The Washington Post, Time (magazine), Zero Zero (comics).
- 2012 graphic novels
- Autobiographical graphic novels
- Censored comics
- Comics about friendship
- Comics about serial killers
- Comics set in Ohio
- Graphic novels set in the 1970s
- Graphic novels set in the 1980s
- Graphic novels set in the United States
- Works about Jeffrey Dahmer
Abrams Books
Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery.
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Advance Publications
Advance Publications, Inc. is a privately held American media company owned by the families of Donald Newhouse and Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., the sons of company founder Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. It owns publishing-relating companies including American City Business Journals, MLive Media Group, and Condé Nast, and is a major shareholder in Charter Communications (13% ownership), Reddit (42 million shares), and Warner Bros.
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Akron Beacon Journal
The Akron Beacon Journal is a morning newspaper in Akron, Ohio, United States.
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Alex Awards
The Alex Awards annually recognize "ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12 through 18".
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Alpine School District
Alpine School District is the primary school district in northern Utah County, Utah, United States The district covers Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Fort, Cedar Hills, Eagle Mountain, Fairfield, Highland, Lehi, Lindon, Orem, Pleasant Grove, Saratoga Springs, and Vineyard (as well as the portion of Draper that is located within Utah County).
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American Library Association
The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally.
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Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Angoulême International Comics Festival (Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lucca Comics & Games and the Comiket of Japan.
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Booklist
Booklist is a publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of books and audiovisual materials for all ages.
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Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood.
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Derf Backderf
John Backderf (born October 31, 1959), also known as Derf or Derf Backderf, is an American cartoonist.
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Don Martin (cartoonist)
Don Martin (May 18, 1931 – January 6, 2000) was an American cartoonist whose best-known work was published in Mad from 1956 to 1988.
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Fandango Media, LLC is an American ticketing company that sells movie tickets via their website and their mobile app.
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Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a long-form work of sequential art.
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Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books.
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Ignatz Awards
The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers.
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Jeffrey Dahmer
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer (May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994), also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who killed and dismembered seventeen males between 1978 and 1991.
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Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus.
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Leander Independent School District
Leander Independent School District is a school district based in Leander, Texas (USA) and covering a total of in Leander, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Jonestown, Round Rock in Williamson County and northwest Austin in Travis County.
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Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman (born June 26, 1969) is an American novelist and journalist who wrote The Magicians Trilogy: The Magicians (2009), The Magician King (2011), and The Magician's Land (2014).
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Library Journal
Library Journal is an American trade publication for librarians.
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Mad (magazine)
Mad (stylized as MAD) is an American humor magazine first published in 1952.
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Marc Meyers
Marc Meyers is an American feature film director and screenwriter.
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Memoir
A memoir is any nonfiction narrative writing based on the author's personal memories.
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Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books.
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My Friend Dahmer (film)
My Friend Dahmer is a 2017 American biographical psychological drama film written and directed by Marc Meyers about American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
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National Cartoonists Society
The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States.
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New York University Tisch School of the Arts
The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University.
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NPR
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.
Paramount Streaming
Paramount Streaming (formerly CBS Digital Media, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS Streaming) is a division of Paramount Global that oversees the company's video streaming technology and direct-to-consumer services; including Pluto TV and Paramount+.
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Phoenix New Times
Phoenix New Times is a free digital and print media company based in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults was an annual list of popular books geared toward young adult readers, collated by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), which was published from 1988 to 2017.
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Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly (PW) is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents.
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Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers is a book list created annually by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
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Revere High School (Ohio)
Revere High School (RHS) is a public high school located in Bath Township, adjacent to the village of Richfield, Ohio, United States.
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Review aggregator
A review aggregator is a system that collects reviews and ratings of products and services such as films, books, video games, music, software, hardware, and cars.
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Ross Lynch
Ross Shor Lynch (born December 29, 1995) is an American actor and singer.
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Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.
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Seizure
A seizure is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
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Serial killer
A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is a person who murders two or more people,An offender can be anyone.
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The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The Plain Dealer
The Plain Dealer is the major newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio; it is a major national newspaper.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
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Zero Zero (comics)
Zero Zero was an alternative comics anthology published by Fantagraphics Books from 1995 to 2000.
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See also
2012 graphic novels
- Anomaly (graphic novel)
- Are You My Mother? (memoir)
- Astronauta – Magnetar
- Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise
- Batman: Earth One
- Best Shot in the West
- Bucko (comics)
- Building Stories
- Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker
- Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White
- Dotter of Her Father's Eyes
- Drama (graphic novel)
- Ed the Happy Clown
- Friends with Boys
- God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls
- Goliath (graphic novel)
- House of Odd
- Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
- My Friend Dahmer
- No Straight Lines
- Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men
- Pixies (film)
- Prince of Cats (graphic novel)
- Sailor Twain
- Sugar Falls
- Superman: Earth One
- The Art of War (comics)
- The Bloody Doors Off
- The Graphic Canon
- The Loxleys and the War of 1812
- The Sea Wolf (comic book)
- The Underwater Welder
- Thoreau: A Sublime Life
- Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb
- Wolverine/Nick Fury trilogy
Autobiographical graphic novels
- A Chinese Life
- A Contract with God
- American Widow
- Are You My Mother? (memoir)
- Becoming Unbecoming
- Blankets (comics)
- Blue Pills
- Burma Chronicles
- Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
- Carnet de Voyage
- Cuba: My Revolution
- Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White
- Dendō
- Dotter of Her Father's Eyes
- Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
- El Deafo
- Epileptic (comics)
- Forget Sorrow
- Fun Home
- Geeks & Greeks
- Gender Queer
- Honor Girl
- I Never Liked You
- It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
- Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City
- La Petite Patrie
- Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
- March (comics)
- Maus
- My Friend Dahmer
- Our Cancer Year
- Our Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China
- Paying for It
- Pedro and Me
- Persepolis (comics)
- Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
- Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China
- Sisters (graphic novel)
- Smile (comic book)
- Stitches (book)
- The Arab of the Future
- The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures
- The Dreamer (comics)
- The Kampung Boy
- The Playboy
- To the Heart of the Storm
- Town Boy
- Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
- Years of the Elephant
Censored comics
- Boiled Angel
- Cartoons Against Corruption
- Dick Bos
- Gender Queer
- Ghost in the Shell (manga)
- Hara-Kiri (magazine)
- Let's Talk About It (book)
- Letitia Lerner, Superman's Babysitter
- My Friend Dahmer
- Nights of Horror
- The Boondocks (comic strip)
- The Empire-Builder from Calisota
- Tintin in the Congo
Comics about friendship
- Acorn Green
- Awkward (graphic novel)
- Calvin and Hobbes
- Freckles and His Friends
- Fucked by My Best Friend
- I Married My Best Friend to Shut My Parents Up
- I Married My Female Friend
- I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend into a Girl
- My Clueless First Friend
- My Friend Dahmer
- Phoebe and Her Unicorn
- Red and Rover
- Spacewalking with You
- Stanley and His Monster
- The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend
- The Yeti with Betty
- Yoko Tsuno
Comics about serial killers
- Bible John - A Forensic Meditation
- Crossed (comics)
- Death Note
- Diamond Is Unbreakable
- Erased (manga)
- Flawed (comics)
- Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
- H.E.R.O. (comics)
- Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
- Lady Killer (comic book)
- Multiple Personality Detective Psycho
- My Friend Dahmer
- Nailbiter (comic)
- Opus (manga)
- Plastic (comics)
- Preacher (comics)
- Talentless Nana
- Torso (Image Comics)
- Zuma (comics)
Comics set in Ohio
- Alters
- American Splendor
- Freddy Krueger's A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Funky Winkerbean
- My Friend Dahmer
- Nightmares on Elm Street
- The Hues
Graphic novels set in the 1970s
- Aya of Yop City
- Becoming Unbecoming
- Black Hole (comics)
- Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns, and Moonage Daydreams
- Clyde Fans
- El Deafo
- Ethel & Ernest
- I Never Liked You
- Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
- Maus
- My Friend Dahmer
- Tales of The Smiths
- The Arab of the Future
- The Best We Could Do
- The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures
- The Playboy
Graphic novels set in the 1980s
- A First Time for Everything
- Banned Book Club
- Blankets (comics)
- Dragon Hoops
- El Deafo
- Fun Home
- It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
- Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
- Maus
- My Friend Dahmer
- Persepolis (comics)
- Prince of Cats (graphic novel)
- River of Stories
- The Arab of the Future
- The Photographer (comics)
- Where the Body Was
Graphic novels set in the United States
- A History of Violence (comics)
- A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge
- Best Shot in the West
- Black Hole (comics)
- Blankets (comics)
- California Dreamin': Cass Elliot Before The Mamas & the Papas
- Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America
- Cavalcade of Boys
- Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White
- Fun Home
- Gender Queer
- Ghost World (comics)
- Goldie Vance
- Grand Theft Horse
- Gravity Falls: Lost Legends
- Honor Girl
- Huda F Are You?
- Huda F Cares?
- I Am Princess X
- Incognegro (comics)
- Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth
- Jonah Hex: No Way Back
- Julio's Day
- La Borinqueña (graphic novel)
- March (comics)
- Maus
- Mother Nature (comic book)
- My Friend Dahmer
- New Moon: The Graphic Novel
- Pashmina (graphic novel)
- Prophet Against Slavery
- RASL
- Rabbi Harvey
- Sabrina (comics)
- Sand + Bone
- Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans
- Stitches (book)
- Stuck Rubber Baby
- The Best We Could Do
- The Electric State (graphic novel)
- The Harlem Hellfighters
- The Joe Shuster Story
- The Life and Times of Conrad Black
- The Magic Fish
- They Called Us Enemy
- Thoreau: A Sublime Life
- Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb
- Twilight: The Graphic Novel
- Wet Moon
Works about Jeffrey Dahmer
- A Father's Story
- Cannibal (Kesha song)
- Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
- Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
- Dahmer (album)
- My Friend Dahmer
- The Law of Remains
- Zombie (novel)