Peepshow is the title of a 1992 comic book

Comic book

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 collection and an ongoing autobiographical

Autobiographical comics

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 comic book by American

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 cartoonist

Cartoonist

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 Joe Matt

Joe Matt

Joe Matt is an American cartoonist. He started drawing comics in 1987 and is best known for his autobiographical work, Peepshow. In addition to his cartooning career, he is known for his large collection of vintage Gasoline Alley comic strips. Matt lived in Canada from 1988 to 2002...

, both published by Drawn and Quarterly

Drawn and Quarterly

Drawn and Quarterly is a Canadian comic book publishing company, headed by Chris Oliveros, and based in Montreal, Quebec. Its focus is on graphic novels and underground or alternative comics. Drawn and Quarterly was also the title of the company's flagship quarterly anthology during the 1990s...

. The book collects strips published in various publications from before the Peepshow series started.

Story arcs

The story is divided into three story arc

Story arc

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s:

• #1 to 6 — about Matt's relationship with his girlfriend Trish and their breakup; collected in the book The Poor Bastard, 2002.

• #7 to 10 — deals with Matt's childhood and family. Collected in the book Fair Weather, 2002.

• #11 to 14 — depicts Matt arguing with his cartoonist friends and obsessing over his addiction to pornography. A new, cleaner style of drawing was adopted for this storyline. Printed in two colors on tinted paper. Collected in the book Spent, 2007.

Collected editions

Issues of Peepshow
Date	Title	Contents	ISBN	Notes
1992	Peepshow : The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt	strips from 1987–92.	Softcover:	Originally published by Kitchen Sink Press Kitchen Sink Press Kitchen Sink Press was a comic book publishing company founded by Denis Kitchen in 1970. Kitchen owned and operated Kitchen Sink Press until 1999. Kitchen Sink Press was a pioneering publisher of underground comics, and was also responsible for numerous republications of classic comic strips in... Republished by Drawn and Quarterly Drawn and Quarterly Drawn and Quarterly is a Canadian comic book publishing company, headed by Chris Oliveros, and based in Montreal, Quebec. Its focus is on graphic novels and underground or alternative comics. Drawn and Quarterly was also the title of the company's flagship quarterly anthology during the 1990s...  in 1999
1996	The Poor Bastard	Peepshow #1–6	Hardcover: Softcover:
2002	Fair Weather	Peepshow #7–10	Hardcover: Softcover:
2007	Spent	Peepshow #11–14	Hardcover:

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

David X. Cohen

David Samuel Cohen , primarily known as David X. Cohen, is an American television writer. He has written for The Simpsons and he is the head writer and executive producer of Futurama.-Early life:...

. This project was abandoned in 2005.

External links

• preview of the Peepshow collection at Drawn and Quarterly
  Drawn and Quarterly
  Drawn and Quarterly is a Canadian comic book publishing company, headed by Chris Oliveros, and based in Montreal, Quebec. Its focus is on graphic novels and underground or alternative comics. Drawn and Quarterly was also the title of the company's flagship quarterly anthology during the 1990s...
  
  's website
• preview of The Poor Bastard at Drawn and Quarterly's website
• preview of Fair Weather at Drawn and Quarterly's website
• preview of Spent at Drawn and Quarterly's website