Derf

Derf

Born 1959 Richfield, Ohio 11 series, 18 with collected and international editions 26 issues

4 awards

Derf is a comic creator with 26 credits from 1939 to 2024. Their credits include work on True Stories, Adventure Comics and The Best American Comics. Work is catalogued across 18 series on VerseDB.

Upcoming Appearances

Small Press Expo 2026 — Sep 12, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026 (Guest)

Name

Derf

Issues

26

Series

18

International Editions

7

Awards

Inkpot Award (2016), Eisner Awards - Best Lettering (2016), Angoulême International Comics Festival - Prix Révélation (2014), Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award - Cartoon (2006)

Also Known As

John Backderf, Derf Backderf

Gender

Male

Birth Date

October 31, 1959

Birth Place

Richfield, Ohio

Country

United States

Links

www.derfcity.com/

Series

Mein Freund Dahmer

Mein Freund Dahmer (2024)

1 issue

Kent State: Quatre Morts dans l'Ohio

Kent State: Quatre Morts dans l'Ohio (2020)

1 issue

Comic Book Creator

Comic Book Creator (2013)

TwoMorrows Publishing

41 issues

True Stories

True Stories (2014)

Alternative Comics

4 issues

Kirby 100

Kirby 100 (2017)

TwoMorrows Publishing

1 issue

Basura

Basura (2016)

Astiberri Ediciones

1 issue

Trashed

Trashed (2015)

1 issue

Punk Rock & Mobile Homes

Punk Rock & Mobile Homes (2014)

1 issue

Mi Amigo Dahmer

Mi Amigo Dahmer (2014)

Astiberri Ediciones

1 issue

The Best American Comics

The Best American Comics (2006)

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

14 issues

Issues

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Mein Freund Dahmer (2024)

Mar 20, 2024

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Kent State: Quatre Morts dans l'Ohio (2020)

The Drama King P. Craig Russell

#22

The Drama King P. Craig Russell

Comic Book Creator (2013)

Mar 25, 2020

Volume Four

#4

Volume Four

True Stories (2014)

Sep 19, 2018

Volume Three

#3

Volume Three

True Stories (2014)

Jun 27, 2018

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Kirby 100 (2017)

Aug 23, 2017

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Volume Two

#2

Volume Two

True Stories (2014)

Sep 14, 2016

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Volume One

#1

Volume One

True Stories (2014)

Oct 29, 2014

Frequent collaborators

Bert Christman

Bert Christman

David Ray

Philippe Touboul

Jennifer Feinberg

Gil Kesson

Joseph Sulman

Joseph Lambert

Christopher P. Reilly

Todd Meister

Terry Gilkison

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