{"product_id":"9781419702174","title":"My Friend Dahmer: A Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA national bestseller, Derf Backderf’s Alex Award winner \u003ci\u003eMy Friend Dahmer\u003c\/i\u003e is the bone-chilling graphic novel that inspired the major motion picture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To Derf Backderf, “Jeff” was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMy Friend Dahmer\u003c\/i\u003e, a haunting and original graphic novel, writer-artist Derf 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With profound insight, what emerges is a Jeffrey Dahmer that few ever really knew, and one readers will never forget.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eAlso available by Derf Backderf:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrashed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKent State: Four Dead in Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Abrams ComicArts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044163272944,"sku":"9781419702174","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781419702174_p0.jpg?v=1763728677","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781419702174","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}