History ComicBook / MyFriendDahmer

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Joyce in the graphic novel is a deeply troubled soul and is utterly self-absorbed, with Backderf stating that she effectively abandoned him and guilt-tripped him into not revealing her whereabouts to her ex-husband. In the film Joyce is barely there, and is more a normal mother save for a few quirks and her leaving Dahmer is more nonchalant and mostly pleasant.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Jeff's early friend/acquaintance, Oliver, was likely this for Jeff. Jeff was gay (but hated it) and preferred handsome [[{{Hunk}} hunks]] and PrettyBoy [[{{Twink}} twinks]] (Common denominator being 'Fit and with little body hair'). Oliver was a small, slightly-doughy, barely post-pubescent effeminate nerd (who could easily be mistaken for a boyish-looking girl) who liked Neil Sedaka [[note]]a schmaltzy singer who had some pop hits in the early Sixties (such as 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do' & 'Calendar Girl') who wasn't, at this point, anything ''remotely'' resembling "Cool"[[/note]]. Leaving the poor little guy to "the wolves" was likely not just a selfish way for Jeff to escaped from being bullied but to signal that he wasn't into Oliver, ''that way.''

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Jeff's early friend/acquaintance, Oliver, was likely this for Jeff. Jeff was gay (but hated it) and preferred handsome [[{{Hunk}} hunks]] and PrettyBoy [[{{Twink}} twinks]] (Common denominator being 'Fit and with little body hair'). Oliver was a small, slightly-doughy, barely post-pubescent effeminate nerd (who could easily be mistaken for a boyish-looking girl) who liked Neil Sedaka. Leaving the poor little guy to "the wolves" was likely not just a selfish way for Jeff to escaped from being bullied but to signal that he wasn't into Oliver, ''that way.''

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Jeff's early friend/acquaintance, Oliver, was likely this for Jeff. Jeff was gay (but hated it) and preferred big strong hunks. Oliver was a small, slightly-doughy, barely post-pubescent effeminate nerd (who could easily be mistaken for a boyish-looking girl) who liked Neil Sedaka. Leaving the poor little guy to "the wolves" was likely not just a selfish way for Jeff to escaped from being bullied but to signal that he wasn't into Oliver, ''that way.''

* {{Irony}}: A lesson of sorts in not judging books by their covers; Lloyd Figg (especially in the movie) makes a big show of being a huge psycho edgelord while Jeffrey looked relatively normal and well-behaved in compassion...it was the latter who became a genuine SerialKiller.

* {{Megane}}: Jeffrey Dahmer wasn't a [[https://i.ibb.co/8mDZr0n/Annotation-2020-05-09-130852.png bad-looking guy]], physically and the lovely PrettyBoy [[https://i.ibb.co/6rmNbvF/tde-1142-1523451527.jpg heart-throb]], Creator/RossLynch playing [[https://i.ibb.co/17QR4C8/Ross-Lynch-As-Dahmer.png him only]] compounds the ''Megane''-vibe.

* {{Megane}}: Jeffrey Dahmer wasn't a [[https://i.ibb.co/s6Y8bzN/Annotation-2020-05-09-130718.png bad-looking guy]], physically and the lovely PrettyBoy [[https://i.ibb.co/6rmNbvF/tde-1142-1523451527.jpg heart-throb]], Creator/RossLynch playing [[https://i.ibb.co/17QR4C8/Ross-Lynch-As-Dahmer.png him only]] compounds the ''Megane''-vibe.

* {{Megane}}: Jeffrey Dahmer wasn't a [[https://i.ibb.co/sFDwYy2/nwlrqhrznpyos5ebltlb.png bad-looking guy]], physically and the lovely PrettyBoy [[https://i.ibb.co/6rmNbvF/tde-1142-1523451527.jpg heart-throb]], Creator/RossLynch playing [[https://i.ibb.co/17QR4C8/Ross-Lynch-As-Dahmer.png him only]] compounds the ''Megane''-vibe.

* {{Megane}}: Jeffrey Dahmer wasn't a bad-looking guy, physically and the lovely PrettyBoy [[https://i.ibb.co/6rmNbvF/tde-1142-1523451527.jpg heart-throb]], Creator/RossLynch playing him only compounds the ''Megane''-vibe.

* {{Megane}}: Jeffrey Dahmer wasn't a bad-looking guy, physically and the lovely PrettyBoy heart-throb, Creator/RossLynch playing him only compounds the ''Megane''-vibe.

** When Jeff is told to give the thighs or drumsticks (which he wanted) to his little brother, David, Jeff protests the potential ParentalFavoritism concerning David with "But I like dark meat!" [[note]]Dahmer's 17 victims, with a few exceptions, tended to be black men[[/note]].

* {{Megane}}: Jeffrey Dahmer wasn't a bad-looking guy, physically and the lovely PrettyBoy heart-throb, RossLynch playing him only compounds the ''Megane''-vibe.

* FourEyesZeroSoul: Double-Subversion in Jeff; On one hand, he does become one of the grisliest SerialKillers in modern history. However; He's presented somewhat semi-sympathetically (at first) in TheMovie and GraphicNovel and he comes off more as a ReluctantPsycho than a gleeful sadist.

* EpicFail: Apparently poor Mr. Burlman had a heck of a time working for the ever-erratic Ms. Joyce Dahmer because all that was accomplished was a frilly pink ottoman (which Derf happily tries [[https://i.ibb.co/JQDTdZq/My-Friend-Dahmer-2017-1080p-WEB-DL-DD5-1-H264-FGT-You-Tube-37-32.jpg out in one scene]] in TheMovie).

** In fact; Derf's earlier art style was a lot cruder and more grotesque rather than awkwardly cartoony-yet-polished. The dialogue and general language is also less sophisticated and with a bit more profanity. For example; Comparing the dialogue from the fishing scene...

* EpicFail: Apparently poor Mr. Burlman had a heck of a time working for the ever-erratic Ms. Joyce Dahmer because all that was accomplished was a frilly pink ottoman.

** Derf Backderf was in RealLife, a [[https://i.ibb.co/KqH67VX/teenderf.png dorky-looking kid]] with NerdGlasses and not...well...[[https://i.ibb.co/QbZBKz5/Annotation-2020-04-10-045049.png Alex Wolff]]. The GraphicNovel has him similar to RealLife but glasses-free (He's the guy on the upper-left of the cover shown above. Only the earlier comic version was accurate).

** In fact; Derf's earlier art style was a lot cruder and more grotesque rather than awkwardly cartoony-yet-polished. The language is also a bit less sophisticated and with a bit more profanity. For example; Comparing the dialogue from the fishing scene...

** In fact; Derf's earlier art style was a lot cruder and more grotesque rather than awkwardly cartoony but polished. The language is also a bit less sophisticated and with a bit more profanity. For example; Comparing the dialogue from the fishing scene...