Peepshow is the title of a 1992 comic book collection and an ongoing 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:

• #1–6 — about Matt's life in Toronto, Canada, and his relationship with his girlfriend Trish and their breakup. Collected in the book The Poor Bastard, 2002.^[2]
• #7–10 — deals with Matt's childhood and family in 1970s Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Collected in the book Fair Weather, 2002.^[3]
• #11–14 — depicts Matt arguing with his cartoonist friends and obsessing over his addiction to pornography.^[4] A new, cleaner style of drawing was adopted for this storyline.^{[citation needed]} Printed in two colors on tinted paper.^{[citation needed]} Collected in the book Spent, 2007.^[5]

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.