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Peepshow
Publication information
PublisherDrawn & Quarterly
ScheduleIrregular
FormatOngoing series
GenreAlternative comics
Publication date1992 – present
Creative team
Created byJoe Matt
Collected editions
The Poor BastardISBN 978-1-896-59767-6

Peepshow is the title of a 1992 comic book collection and an ongoing autobiographical comic book by American cartoonist Joe Matt, both published by Drawn & Quarterly. The book collects strips published in various publications from before the Peepshow series started.

Story arcs

The story is divided into three story arcs:

  • #1–6 — about Matt's relationship with his girlfriend Trish and their breakup.[citation needed] Collected in the book The Poor Bastard, 2002.[citation needed]
  • #7–10 — deals with Matt's childhood and family.[citation needed] Collected in the book Fair Weather, 2002.[citation needed]
  • #11–14 — depicts Matt arguing with his cartoonist friends and obsessing over his addiction to pornography. A new, cleaner style of drawing was adopted for this storyline.[citation needed] Printed in two colors on tinted paper.[citation needed] Collected in the book Spent, 2007.

List of issues

Issues of Peepshow
Issue Year Month Collection
1 1992 February The Poor Bastard (1997)
2 May
3 November
4 1993 April
5 October
6 1994 April
7 1995 March Fair Weather (2002)
8 July
9 1996 April
10 1997 July
11 1998 June Spent (2007)
12 2000 April
13 2002 February
14 2006 October

Collected editions

Peepshow collections
Title Date Contents ISBN Notes
Peepshow : The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt 1992 strips from 1987–92. Softcover: 978-1-896-59727-0
The Poor Bastard 1996 Peepshow #1–6 Hardcover: 978-1-896-59767-6
Softcover: 978-1-896-59744-7
Fair Weather 2002 Peepshow #7–10 Hardcover:978-1-896-59756-0
Softcover: 978-1-896-59774-4
Spent 2007 Peepshow #11–14 Hardcover: 978-1-897-29911-1

Animated TV series

In 2004, it was reported that HBO was developing an animated series based on The Poor Bastard that would be produced by Matt and David X. Cohen.[1] This project was abandoned in 2005.

References

  • preview of the Peepshow collection at Drawn & Quarterly's website
  • preview of The Poor Bastard at Drawn & Quarterly's website
  • preview of Fair Weather at Drawn & Quarterly's website
  • preview of Spent at Drawn & Quarterly's website