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Derf Backderf
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<p>John Backderf (born October 31, 1959), also known as Derf or Derf Backderf, is an American <a href="/facts/Cartoonist/cHa7rV0F">cartoonist</a>. He is most famous for his graphic novels, especially <i><a href="/facts/My_Friend_Dahmer/eDhw6EvR">My Friend Dahmer</a></i>, the international bestseller which won an Angoulême Prize, and earlier for his comic strip <i>The City</i>, which appeared in a number of alternative newspapers from 1990 to 2014. In 2006 Derf won the <a href="/facts/Robert_F._Kennedy_Journalism_Award/6yXlWPQW">Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award</a> for cartooning. Backderf has been based in <a href="/facts/Cleveland%2c_Ohio/rQb7qveu">Cleveland, Ohio</a>, for much of his career. </p>