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Peepshow (comics) - Wikipedia

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Peepshow
Peepshow No. 1
Publication information
Publisher	Drawn & Quarterly
Schedule	Irregular
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Alternative comics
Publication date	1992 – 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 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]

Story arcs

The story is divided into three story arcs:

#1–6 — about Matt's life in Toronto, Canada, and his relationship with his girlfriend Trish and their breakup. Collected in the book The Poor Bastard, 2002.^[2]
#7–10 — deals with Matt's childhood and family in 1970s Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Collected in the book Fair Weather, 2002.^[3]
#11–14 — depicts Matt arguing with his cartoonist friends and obsessing over his addiction to pornography.^[4] 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.^[5]
#15 — posthumously discovered and published by The Estate of Joe Matt.^[6]

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	1993	October
6	1994	April
7	1995	March	Fair Weather (2002)
8	1995	July
9	1996	April
10	1997	July
11	1998	June	Spent (2007)
12	2000	April
13	2002	February
14	2006	October
15	2024	July

Collected editions

*Peepshow* collections
Title	Date	Contents	ISBN	Notes
Peepshow : The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt	1992	strips from 1987 to 1992.	Softcover: 978-1-896-59727-0	Originally published by Kitchen Sink Press Republished by Drawn & Quarterly in 1999
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.^[7] This project was abandoned in 2005.

References

^ "Joe Matt". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
^ "Joe Matt". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
^ "Joe Matt". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
^ "Joe Matt". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
^ "Joe Matt". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
^ https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/peepshow-15
^ "HBO Developing Joe Matt's 'The Poor Bastard': Futurama's David X. Cohen at the Helm," ICv2, April 28, 2004.

External links

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

Drawn & Quarterly

Creators

English	Kate Beaton Chester Brown David Collier Julie Doucet Debbie Drechsler Kevin Huizenga Dylan Horrocks Jason Lutes Joe Matt Anders Nilsen Seth Adrian Tomine
Translations	Guy Delisle Dupuy and Berberian Seiichi Hayashi Tove Jansson/Lars Jansson Susumu Katsumata Shigeru Mizuki Rutu Modan Michel Rabagliati Yoshihiro Tatsumi Tadao Tsuge Kuniko Tsurita Murasaki Yamada
Reprints	Frank King John Stanley Doug Wright

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