TY - BOOK AU - Backderf,Derf TI - My friend Dahmer SN - 9781419727559 (pbk.) : AV - PN6727.D466 M9 2017 U1 - 364.15232092 23 KW - Dahmer, Jeffrey KW - Serial murderers KW - Wisconsin KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - True Crime KW - ukslc N1 - "Includes movie photos and bonus content"--Front cover; Film tie-in; Includes bibliographical references N2 - 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, Dahmer 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 ER -