My Friend Dahmer: Derf Backderf (Graphic Biographies)

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Irony: A lesson of sorts in not judging books by their covers; Lloyd Figg makes a big show of being a huge psycho edgelord while Jeff looks relatively normal and well-behaved (even Derf in the lunchroom lampshades ◊ this when Figg's having a meltdown) in comparison... but it is the latter who becomes a genuine Serial Killer. I Love the Dead: Jeff's first sexual desires are for the male jogger who runs past his house... as a corpse.

Supporting Protagonist: Derf is the narrator and viewpoint character, but the comic is clearly Jeff's story. The original self-published comic book was adapted and staged as a one-act play by the NYU Theater Department.

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Downer Ending: Dahmer becomes a Serial Killer, and the reader is left with the impression that his murders could have been prevented. And Dahmer's parents? They were basically indifferent, caught up in their own brand of marital warfare. His mother may have suffered from some mental problems. After Derf's standup routine as Hitler, he goes to get some water and runs into Dahmer, having a brief chat with him. Derf makes a note that yes, he did indeed have a conversation with Jeffrey Dahmer while dressed as Adolf Hitler and that in hindsight it's one of the most surreal moments of his life. a b "Newswatch: Boneyard Press Wins Suit: Fisher Debates Families of Dahmer Victims on CNN". The Comics Journal. No.172. November 1994. p.23. There are no excuses made for what Jeffrey Dahmer eventually became, just a sort of filling in the blanks of the timeline of his downward spiral into insanity . . .

Jeff was all set on the jogger who ran past his house being his first victim, but on the day he waited for him, he didn't jog by, unknowingly sparing himself from being the first of many victims. a b c Warner, Stuart (November 6, 2017). "Jeffrey Dahmer's Friend Derf: A Q&A About His Classmate the Serial Killer". Phoenix New Times . Retrieved August 5, 2022. Even Evil Has Standards: According to Derf's notes, even Jeff was outraged when Lloyd Figg — a classmate with severe behavioral problems that he briefly befriended — ran over a neighborhood pet for yuks. Instead, what was more infuriating is this is essentially a tale of some nondescript dudes who are amused by a peer's offbeat behavior in high school. Bizarre, I know. But this friendship (if you can call it that, and I wouldn't if you're concerned with accuracy) is a purely superficial distraction infusing the story with absolutely nothing of substance.EDIT: I had to update the review to include that Jeff Dahmer was a serial killer, a friend of mine - This was really disappointing. So... it's sorta a memoir by this guy who knew and kinda bullied Jeffrey Dahmer when he was in High School. Sounds okay! How can that be boring. An Aesop: If someone shows signs of distress or mental illness, intervene as soon as possible or those problems will get worse.