{"id":9087,"date":"2015-10-19T21:40:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T01:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9087"},"modified":"2015-10-19T21:40:30","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T01:40:30","slug":"episode-139-derf-backderf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-139-derf-backderf","title":{"rendered":"Episode 139 – Derf Backderf"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show #139:
\nDerf Backderf<\/a><\/p>\n

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“My art has become good enough to tell the stories I want to tell. I’m a broken down punk rock geezer, but I’m still a relatively young cartoonist. I’ve only been doing long-form comics since 2010.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"derfcover\"<\/a>Live from CXC<\/a>!<\/em>\u00a0Derf Backderf<\/a> made a mid-career course correction, going from alt-weekly cartoons to full-length graphic novels like My Friend Dahmer<\/a>\"\" and his new book Trashed<\/a>\"\" (Abrams Comicarts). In this live podcast,\u00a0we\u00a0talk about that transition, how he became political years after being a political cartoonist, the impact of Ohio’s rustbelt disintegration on his worldview, and the surprise of his success in Europe. How do you go from garbageman to winner of the Angouleme prize? Find out from Derf Backderf in this week’s Virtual Memories Show<\/em>!\u00a0Give it a listen!<\/a>\u00a0(And go buy Trashed<\/a>\"\"!)<\/em><\/p>\n

“The most surprising and one of the most personally satisfying thing to me has been the success I’ve had in Europe, especially France. . . . I walked around Paris last week just laughing; I can’t believe my luck.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"derfpod\"<\/a>We also talk about the glory days of alt-weekly comics,\u00a0the mental gymnastics necessary to write Jeffrey Dahmer as a human being, Derf’s\u00a0observations and adventures in the French comics market,\u00a0why he decided not to do a book about his cancer experience, how he made\u00a0more cartoonist-friends after Joyce Brabner kicked him in the ass about being a recluse, and why it’s so much\u00a0fun\u00a0to\u00a0develop good characters who can drive a story. Go listen!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

“I did an interview with a big national newspaper in France . . . and the opening question was, ‘We know the rust belt for three things: LeBron James, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and you.'”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! You might like:<\/p>\n