Joe Matt
| Joe Matt | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 3, 1963 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist, Writer, Artist, Colorist |
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Notable works
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Peepshow |
Joe Matt (born September 3, 1963) is an American cartoonist, best known for his autobiographical work, Peepshow.
Matt was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He started drawing comics in 1987.
In addition to his cartooning career, he is known for his large collection of vintage Gasoline Alley comic strips. Matt lived (illegally) in Canada from 1988 to 2002. He currently lives in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
In his autobiographical comic Peepshow, Joe Matt examines his inadequate social skills, his addiction to pornography, his cantankerous relationship with his then-girlfriend Trish, and the lingering effects of his Catholic upbringing.
Matt began creating 'Peepshow' in 1987. In 1992, his 'Peepshow' strips were serialized by Kitchen Sink Press under the title 'Peepshow: The Cartoon Diary of Joe Matt'. His work is now published by Canadian publishing house Drawn and Quarterly.
Joe Matt's work on Peepshow is part of the autobiographical comics genre, kick-started by the confessional stories of Harvey Pekar and Robert Crumb. Along with these artists, Joe Matt's work frequently involves soliloquies "to camera". Peepshow is part of a self-referential universe that includes Matt's contemporaries Chester Brown and Seth, all of whom have included each other in their books.
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