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Ghostopolis is a graphic novel written and illustrated by [[Doug Ten Napel]]. Clocking in at 272 pages, it ties with ''Earthboy Jacobus'' for being his longest book. Unlike most of his comics, this one is published by Scholastic's Graphix imprint rather than by [[Image]]. Along with ''[[Gear]]'' and ''Solomon Fix'', it's one of his few comics that's been printed in color and the first one that was not initially published in Black and White.
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Despite the similar title, it should not - in any way - be confused with ''[[Ghost World]]'', nor should it be confused with the tropes [[Ghost Town]] or [[Ghost City]].
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* [[Abusive Parents]]
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* [[Demoted to Extra]]: {{spoiler|Skinny starts out as Garth's sole companion, but then gets pushed to the sidelines until the end of the story}}
* [[Disappeared Dad]]
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Specifically, {{spoiler|the video game version of [[The Matrix|Neo's final fight with Agent Smith]].}}
* [[The Dragon]]: Lockjaw
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Any still-living person who winds up in Ghostopolis has the potential to be this, not that they all do, though.
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* [[Heroic Bystander]]: Defied. The Mummy Boy wanted to be one, but his dad wouldn't let him.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Frank. Also, Claire was willing to make one to save Garth, but he ended up saving himself.}}
* [[Hidden Depths]]:
** Frank's boss
** Cecil
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** {{spoiler|Vaugner}}
* [[Historical Domain Character]]: Benedict Arnold
* [[Historical
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: {{spoiler|Frank treats Garth as one during the final battle}}
* [[I Hate Past Me]]: Cecil.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]
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* [[Kid Hero]]: Garth
* [[Littlest Cancer Patient]]: Garth
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* [[Monochromatic Eyes]]: Vaugner
* [[Mr. Exposition]]: Cecil and (to a lesser extent) Clair.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Twice!
* [[Not So Different]]
** Frank and {{spoiler|his unsympathetic boss}}
** Garth and {{spoiler|Vaugner}}
* [[Occult Detective]]: A whole agency of them.
* {{spoiler|[[One
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]
* [[Our Monsters Are Different]]: Keep in mind, this is Doug TenNapel we're talking about.
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* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]
* [[Shout
** Maybe unintentional (or even preceeding the myth), but Vaugner is [[The Slender Man Mythos|tall, skinny, scary as hell]], [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and ]][[Badass in
** Vaugner also looks a bit like [[Aeon Flux|Trevor Goodchild]].
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]
* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]: Aside from the government having the technology to make round-trip expeditions into the afterlife, Garth and Frank's world really isn't anymore different or advanced than our own.
* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]
* [[X Meets Y]]:
** Real World scenes: ''[[Blade Runner]]'' meets ''[[Ghostbusters]]''
** Afterlife scenes: ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' meets ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' meets ''[[Dark City]]'' meets {{spoiler|''[[Ultraman]]''}}.
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