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I've been interested in this story since I saw the movie trailer. I picked the graphic novel up as I had no idea when I would find the time to travel to see the movie, but I'm pleased I experienced the story in it's original form first.
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The perspective of a past friend of a serial killer is not one we are often exposed to, let alone in more than a brief interview at the time of the killer's arre "Dahmer is probably a serial killer by now!" - Derf Backderf, 1988Ĥ.5 stars.

"Dahmer is probably a serial killer by now!" - Derf Backderf, 1988 4.5 stars. He wanted to portray Dahmer as a real person (before he became a serial killer) and I think it worked out really well. The author obviously has a lot of talent and I think he realized that he had this very unique opportunity to make something truly amazing. A kid taking care of another kid doesn't really make sense. The author couldn't have possibly known what would happen in the near future - how could he? He probably should have said at least something to some one, but he didn't. As it was said in the preface, the adults (teachers and the parents) should have done something, but they didn't because looking the other way is easier. Sure, they were school friends, but everyone has their own problems, especially in high school, and you cannot expect that a teenager will somehow know that Dahmer had really bad problems. He also says in the preface that he did a lot of research for this because he wanted to make sure it was as truthful as possible (there are notes at the end of the book that explain where he got the info for each event).Īlso, I don't think it was the author's responsibility to take care of Dahmer. Dahmer died in 1994 so I think if he wanted fame, he wouldn't have waited that many years to publish it. The short version was published in 2002 and this version (the longer one) was published in 2012. D …more I don't think he was using Dahmer to get publicity.

Tina I don't think he was using Dahmer to get publicity. With profound insight, what emerges is a Jeffrey Dahmer that few ever really knew, and one readers will never forget.more 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. To Derf Backderf, “Jeff” was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer - the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper - seared himself into the American consciousness.

To Derf Backderf, “Jeff” was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car ri You only think you know this story. But with Derf, we had to sort of nail what was necessary for the film.You only think you know this story. It was a little different with Dahmer: Ross really wanted to be how Dahmer was. So, we actually didn’t spend that much time together. I think for the sake of the story, and he agrees, I had to make my own. And then when I met Derff - Derff is a really quiet. Then I read the script, and it showed an even larger gap between Dahmer and Derff, because Derff is a little more cool, and has a little more bravado, and I found that more interesting. The interesting thing about Derf is, when I read his graphic novel, he was kind of warm, but he was a little more isolated. I watched all the videos, did all this research, because we were trying to capture exactly who he was. It was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston bomber, and I wanted to be exactly like him.

You know, I did a film called Patriots Day where I was obsessed with becoming. The real-life Derf visited the set how much time did you spend with him?
