Derf Backderf

Derf Backderf
Backderf in 2023
BornJohn Backderf
(1959-10-31) October 31, 1959 (age 64)
Richfield, Ohio, US
Area(s)Cartoonist
Pseudonym(s)Derf
Notable works
My Friend Dahmer
The City
AwardsRobert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, 2006
Inkpot Award, 2016,[1] Eisner Award, 2016 & 2021[2][3]
www.derfcity.com

John Backderf (born October 31, 1959), also known as Derf or Derf Backderf, is an American cartoonist. He is most famous for his graphic novels, especially My Friend Dahmer, the international bestseller which won an Angoulême Prize, and earlier for his comic strip The City, which appeared in a number of alternative newspapers from 1990 to 2014. In 2006 Derf won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for cartooning.[4] Backderf has been based in Cleveland, Ohio, for much of his career.

  1. ^ Inkpot Award
  2. ^ "Here Are Your 2016 Eisner Award Winners". July 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Eisner Awards 2021 Winners Announced". Screen Rant. July 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Gardner, Alan (May 1, 2006). "John Backderf wins Robert F. Kennedy Journalism award". The Daily Cartoonist. Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2009.