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Joe Matt


Born
in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, The United States
September 03, 1963

Died
September 18, 2023

Website

Genre
Comics, Graphic Novels

Influences
Harvey Pekar, Robert Crumb ...more


Joe Matt was an American cartoonist.
Matt grew up in Lansdale, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and started drawing comics in 1987. He is best known for his autobiographical series Peepshow, exploring themes of social awkwardness, abusive relationships and addiction to pornography.
Besides his cartooning career, Matt was known for his large collection of vintage Gasoline Alley comic strips.
Matt lived (illegally) in Canada from 1988 to 2002. He then moved to Los Angeles, California, where he died of heart attack in 2023, at age 60.

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.73 · 5,828 ratings · 546 reviews · 60 distinct works • Similar authors
The Poor Bastard
3.82 avg rating — 1,659 ratings — published 2002 — 18 editions
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Spent
3.38 avg rating — 937 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
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Peepshow: The Cartoon Diary
3.92 avg rating — 616 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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Fair Weather
3.66 avg rating — 495 ratings — published 2002 — 13 editions
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Peepshow #15
4.21 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Peepshow # 1
4.11 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Joe Matt's Peepshow #12
3.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2000
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Peepshow # 2
3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Peepshow # 4
3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions
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Peepshow # 5
3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions
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Series by Joe Matt

Peepshow # 5
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