Derf Backderf

(b. 31 October 1 Backderf is originally from the small rural town of Richfield, Ohio, where he went to school with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Derf wrote and drew a graphic novel about his connection with Dahmer, called 'My Friend Dahmer'. The first installment was published in Fantagraphics' Zero Zero in 1997, and Derf self-published a black-and-white comic book in 2002. An extended edition was published by Abrams Comic Arts in 2012. His background was also the inspiration for his other graphic novels, such as 'Trashed' (SLG, 2002) and 'Punk Rock & Trailer Parks' (SLG, 2010). Derf's art has also appeared on many posters, T-shirts and CD covers, and in magazines like Playboy, The Wall Street Journal and Progressive Magazine.959, USA)