Peepshow (comics)

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Peepshow
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Peepshow No. 1
Publication information
Publisher Drawn & Quarterly
ScheduleIrregular
Format Ongoing series
Genre Alternative comics
Publication date1992 – October 2006
Creative team
Created by Joe Matt
Collected editions
The Poor Bastard ISBN   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. The first installment was serialized from September 1987 on, before being compiled into a 1992 book, originally published by Kitchen Sink Press and later Drawn & Quarterly. [1]

Contents

Story arcs

The story is divided into three story arcs:

List of issues

Issues of Peepshow
IssueYearMonthCollection
11992FebruaryThe Poor Bastard (1997)
2 May
3 November
41993April
5 October
61994April
71995MarchFair Weather (2002)
8 July
91996April
101997July
111998JuneSpent (2007)
122000April
132002February
142006October

Collected editions

Peepshow collections
TitleDateContentsISBNNotes
Peepshow : The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt1992strips from 1987 to 1992.Softcover: 978-1-896-59727-0
The Poor Bastard1996Peepshow #1–6Hardcover: 978-1-896-59767-6
Softcover: 978-1-896-59744-7
Fair Weather2002Peepshow #7–10Hardcover: 978-1-896-59756-0
Softcover: 978-1-896-59774-4
Spent2007Peepshow #11–14Hardcover: 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. [6] This project was abandoned in 2005.

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References

  1. ↑ "Joe Matt". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Joe Matt". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Joe Matt". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Joe Matt". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Joe Matt". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "HBO Developing Joe Matt's 'The Poor Bastard': Futurama's David X. Cohen at the Helm," ICv2, April 28, 2004.
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