I consider how these two comics, distinct in their artistic presentation and their focus, frame their respective subjects and represent the complexities of serial murder. This article considers the framing techniques deployed in both comics. Two comics have received massive critical acclaim for their portrayals of ‘famous’ American serial killers: Jeffrey Dahmer in Derf’s My Friend Dahmer (2012) and Arthur Shawcross in Jeff Jensen & Jonathan Case’s Green River Killer (2011). Comics as a form is uniquely positioned to represent violent and graphic narratives in such a way as to maximise reader affect and create a chronicle of crime that is both entertaining and captivating, guiding and being guided by the reader. The comics form has not remained untouched by true crime’s massive surge in status across popular culture, especially in America.
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