Derf

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Derf Backderf, sometimes known simply as Derf, is a cartoonist and graphic novelist with an artistic style reminiscent of R. Crumb. Comfortable with fiction as well as memoir, Backderf writes about eclectic, sometimes unsettling topics, ranging from trash collection to punk rock. His characters are rarely entirely sympathetic, but they are fully realized, evincing admirable qualities on one page and despicable qualities on the next. Between his careful use of detail and his precise rendering of people and places, he creates moody, memorable settings. Start with: My Friend Dahmer
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Derf
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Derf Backderf, sometimes known simply as Derf, is a cartoonist and graphic novelist with an artistic style reminiscent of R. Crumb. Comfortable with fiction as well as memoir, Backderf writes about eclectic, sometimes unsettling topics, ranging from trash collection to punk rock. His characters are rarely entirely sympathetic, but they are fully realized, evincing admirable qualities on one page and despicable qualities on the next. Between his careful use of detail and his precise rendering of people and places, he creates moody, memorable settings. Start with: My Friend Dahmer
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