Derf Backderf
@derfbackderf.bsky.social
Maker of fine comics products, incessant scribbler, former garbageman, aging punk rocker.
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Art of Derf Backderf
Art of Derf Backderf is a new comic book length publication from Banzai Editions in France. An underground legend turned bestseller, Derf Backderf has written such essential works as Kent State, Punk ...
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Good news! You can now mailorder the import Best of Derf in the US. Fun magazine-size collection with early work, some rarities, and the favorites. In French and English. Comes with a 18x24 poster, previously unpublished, that is worth the $16 alone.
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I mean, you know, we're all reasonable people here and it was certainly worth a try letting delusional, violent, racist, misogynistic, corrupt, brutal, malevolent assholes be in charge of everything, but I don't think it's working out all that well
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I mean, you know, we're all reasonable people here and it was certainly worth a try letting delusional, violent, racist, misogynistic, corrupt, brutal, malevolent assholes be in charge of everything, but I don't think it's working out all that well
This coming week! Brussels and Paris!
Wednesday, Jan. 14: I'll be signing at MultiBD in Brussels.
Thursday, Jan. 15: I'll be at UniversBD in Paris.
#bandedesinee #comics #graphicnovels
Wednesday, Jan. 14: I'll be signing at MultiBD in Brussels.
Thursday, Jan. 15: I'll be at UniversBD in Paris.
#bandedesinee #comics #graphicnovels
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
This coming week! Brussels and Paris!
Wednesday, Jan. 14: I'll be signing at MultiBD in Brussels.
Thursday, Jan. 15: I'll be at UniversBD in Paris.
#bandedesinee #comics #graphicnovels
Wednesday, Jan. 14: I'll be signing at MultiBD in Brussels.
Thursday, Jan. 15: I'll be at UniversBD in Paris.
#bandedesinee #comics #graphicnovels
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Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
Haha. Funny piece from McSweeney's.
I'm not Gen X, I'm one of the numerically insignificant sub-generation a couple years older, the Blank Generation or Generation Jones or whatever, but most of this hits me pretty dead center.
I loved Gen X. Got a LOT of material mining their experience.
I'm not Gen X, I'm one of the numerically insignificant sub-generation a couple years older, the Blank Generation or Generation Jones or whatever, but most of this hits me pretty dead center.
I loved Gen X. Got a LOT of material mining their experience.
Signs You Are a Gen-Xer Who’s About to Turn Sixty
Our 5th most-read article of 2025.
- - -1. You own music in so many formats that your collection could be housed in an audio museum.
2. Back in yo...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 9, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Haha. Funny piece from McSweeney's.
I'm not Gen X, I'm one of the numerically insignificant sub-generation a couple years older, the Blank Generation or Generation Jones or whatever, but most of this hits me pretty dead center.
I loved Gen X. Got a LOT of material mining their experience.
I'm not Gen X, I'm one of the numerically insignificant sub-generation a couple years older, the Blank Generation or Generation Jones or whatever, but most of this hits me pretty dead center.
I loved Gen X. Got a LOT of material mining their experience.
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ok so now only creeps who PAY to be on X can use grok to make CSAM and non-consensual porn cool cool
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI tool, has switched off its image creation function for the vast majority of users after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery.
It comes after Musk was threatened with fines, regulatory action and reports of a possible ban on X in the UK. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
ok so now only creeps who PAY to be on X can use grok to make CSAM and non-consensual porn cool cool
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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The murderous ICE goon has been named. Jonathan Ross.
He shot Renee Good, who had just dropped her 6-year-old off at school, in the face. For no reason. The bastard lives in Minneapolis! Bet he's furiously packing moving boxes today. FBI refusing to cooperate w/Minneapolis law enforcement.
He shot Renee Good, who had just dropped her 6-year-old off at school, in the face. For no reason. The bastard lives in Minneapolis! Bet he's furiously packing moving boxes today. FBI refusing to cooperate w/Minneapolis law enforcement.
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The murderous ICE goon has been named. Jonathan Ross.
He shot Renee Good, who had just dropped her 6-year-old off at school, in the face. For no reason. The bastard lives in Minneapolis! Bet he's furiously packing moving boxes today. FBI refusing to cooperate w/Minneapolis law enforcement.
He shot Renee Good, who had just dropped her 6-year-old off at school, in the face. For no reason. The bastard lives in Minneapolis! Bet he's furiously packing moving boxes today. FBI refusing to cooperate w/Minneapolis law enforcement.
Current mood. Definitely.
January 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Current mood. Definitely.
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? The only correct answer is:
January 8, 2026 at 12:39 PM
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? The only correct answer is:
Marvelous! Just the thing to lift my spirits in an awful awful week. But then I go to buy it online and... "No shipping to the US" because of Generalisimo Piggy's tariffs. And so we're back where we started.
January 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Marvelous! Just the thing to lift my spirits in an awful awful week. But then I go to buy it online and... "No shipping to the US" because of Generalisimo Piggy's tariffs. And so we're back where we started.
The ICE Agent who executed a Minneapolis resident in cold blood, scampering away after the shooting. President Piggy insists he was "run over" and is in the hospital. Pretty spry for a guy who was "run over."
According to witnesses, this is the masked ICE agent who shot the driver in Minneapolis. He shot from the side into the vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
January 8, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The ICE Agent who executed a Minneapolis resident in cold blood, scampering away after the shooting. President Piggy insists he was "run over" and is in the hospital. Pretty spry for a guy who was "run over."
The Block Family, a loathsome billionaire clan of Trumpers, is shutting down the daily Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the alt-weekly Pittsburgh City Paper, as revenge for losing a court case against the papers' unions, including newsroom personnel.
The Post-Gazette has been publishing since 1786.
The Post-Gazette has been publishing since 1786.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette plans to shut down
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down.
www.cbsnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The Block Family, a loathsome billionaire clan of Trumpers, is shutting down the daily Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the alt-weekly Pittsburgh City Paper, as revenge for losing a court case against the papers' unions, including newsroom personnel.
The Post-Gazette has been publishing since 1786.
The Post-Gazette has been publishing since 1786.
I can honestly state this is fuckloads worse than I feared it would be.
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I can honestly state this is fuckloads worse than I feared it would be.
Happy birthday to the one and only Charles Addams.
January 7, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Happy birthday to the one and only Charles Addams.
Treated myself to THE BIG SLEEP last night. I haven't watched it in years and years and had forgotten many of the plot twists. Man, what a great film.
The only time Bogey played Marlowe. Seems like he played him a dozen times, but nope. Just a perfect film.
The only time Bogey played Marlowe. Seems like he played him a dozen times, but nope. Just a perfect film.
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Treated myself to THE BIG SLEEP last night. I haven't watched it in years and years and had forgotten many of the plot twists. Man, what a great film.
The only time Bogey played Marlowe. Seems like he played him a dozen times, but nope. Just a perfect film.
The only time Bogey played Marlowe. Seems like he played him a dozen times, but nope. Just a perfect film.
Gary Panter, record store, circa 1985.
January 7, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Gary Panter, record store, circa 1985.
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In case anyone needs it for their syllabi, my statement in gen-Ai from the minicomic I made as a syllabus for class last semester. All online and printable here spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...
January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
In case anyone needs it for their syllabi, my statement in gen-Ai from the minicomic I made as a syllabus for class last semester. All online and printable here spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...
Thread.
Lots of comics folks posting their own accounts of the deadline & workload challenges of making a GN or kids book.
Here's mine. (1)
Lots of comics folks posting their own accounts of the deadline & workload challenges of making a GN or kids book.
Here's mine. (1)
I know some editors give their artists the time they need but I feel like I've been hazed most of my career. I illustrated my first picture book in a month. My second one in four months. When I said my dad is dying and I need more time they gave me three additional weeks.
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Thread.
Lots of comics folks posting their own accounts of the deadline & workload challenges of making a GN or kids book.
Here's mine. (1)
Lots of comics folks posting their own accounts of the deadline & workload challenges of making a GN or kids book.
Here's mine. (1)
It's Twelfth Night. The day we take down our Christmas tree and pack it away in the attic.
But it's also Jan 6, and Trump and his horde have forever tainted the day.
Switch days? Or refuse to give in to the fuckers?
But it's also Jan 6, and Trump and his horde have forever tainted the day.
Switch days? Or refuse to give in to the fuckers?
January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
It's Twelfth Night. The day we take down our Christmas tree and pack it away in the attic.
But it's also Jan 6, and Trump and his horde have forever tainted the day.
Switch days? Or refuse to give in to the fuckers?
But it's also Jan 6, and Trump and his horde have forever tainted the day.
Switch days? Or refuse to give in to the fuckers?
Look at that spinner rack! Drool. Turn around and grab me a armload of those ECs, ma'am!
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Look at that spinner rack! Drool. Turn around and grab me a armload of those ECs, ma'am!
Thurs., Jan 16 at 7pm. I'll be in Paris for the premiere of the Making of My Friend Dahmer documentary. It examines the 20-year-long struggle to bring this book to completion.
It will be on ArteTV on Jan. 21, but here's a chance to see it on a big screen.
www.forumdesimages.fr/avant-premie...
It will be on ArteTV on Jan. 21, but here's a chance to see it on a big screen.
www.forumdesimages.fr/avant-premie...
January 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Thurs., Jan 16 at 7pm. I'll be in Paris for the premiere of the Making of My Friend Dahmer documentary. It examines the 20-year-long struggle to bring this book to completion.
It will be on ArteTV on Jan. 21, but here's a chance to see it on a big screen.
www.forumdesimages.fr/avant-premie...
It will be on ArteTV on Jan. 21, but here's a chance to see it on a big screen.
www.forumdesimages.fr/avant-premie...
I'll get the scoop when I'm in Paris next week, but there's little movement on freeing the Angoulême Fest from the reviled CEO Franck Bondoux. The 2026 fest is canceled after a massive boycott. Franck has a death grip on the operation and will not step aside.
A disaster for the French comix biz.
A disaster for the French comix biz.
Dozens Of Events Spring Up To Replace The Angoulême Comic Art Festival
Dozens of events spring up to replace the Angoulême Comic Art Festival 2026
bleedingcool.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I'll get the scoop when I'm in Paris next week, but there's little movement on freeing the Angoulême Fest from the reviled CEO Franck Bondoux. The 2026 fest is canceled after a massive boycott. Franck has a death grip on the operation and will not step aside.
A disaster for the French comix biz.
A disaster for the French comix biz.