| Peepshow | |
| Schedule: | Irregular |
| Ongoing: | Y |
| Genre: | Alternative comics |
| Publisher: | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Startyr: | 1992 |
| Endmo: | October |
| Endyr: | 2006 |
| Creators: | Joe Matt |
| Tpb: | The Poor Bastard |
| Isbn: | 978-1-896-59767-6 |
| Subcat: | Drawn & Quarterly |
| Sort: | Peepshow |
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]
The story is divided into three story arcs:
| + Issues of Peepshow | |||
| Issue | Year | Month | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | February | The Poor Bastard (1997) |
| 2< | -- | 1992 --> | May |
| 3< | -- | 1992 --> | 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 | |
| + Peepshow collections | ||||
| Title | Date | Contents | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peepshow : The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt | 1992 | strips from 1987 to 1992. | Softcover: |
|
| The Poor Bastard | 1996 | Peepshow #1–6 | Hardcover: Softcover: | |
| Fair Weather | 2002 | Peepshow #7–10 | Hardcover: Softcover: | |
| Spent | 2007 | Peepshow #11–14 | Hardcover: | |
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.[6] This project was abandoned in 2005.