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[[File:Ghostcover_7845.jpg|frame|I don't think we're in [[In Joke|Turlock]] anymore, Skinny.]]
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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.
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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* [[Heroic Bystander]]: Defied. The Mummy Boy wanted to be one, but his dad wouldn't let him.
* [[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.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Frank. Also, Claire was willing to make one to save Garth, but he ended up saving himself.}}
* [[Hidden Depths]]:
* [[Hidden Depths]]:
** Frank's boss
** Frank's boss
** Cecil
** Cecil
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* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]
* [[Shout-Out]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** 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 a Nice Suit|well-dressed]].
** 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 a Nice Suit|well-dressed]].
** Vaugner also looks a bit like [[Aeon Flux|Trevor Goodchild]].
** Vaugner also looks a bit like [[Aeon Flux|Trevor Goodchild]].
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* [[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.
* [[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]]
* [[Two Lines, No Waiting]]
* [[X Meets Y]]:
* [[X Meets Y]]:
** Real World scenes: ''[[Blade Runner]]'' meets ''[[Ghostbusters]]''
** Real World scenes: ''[[Blade Runner]]'' meets ''[[Ghostbusters]]''
** Afterlife scenes: ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' meets ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' meets ''[[Dark City]]'' meets {{spoiler|''[[Ultraman]]''}}.
** Afterlife scenes: ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' meets ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' meets ''[[Dark City]]'' meets {{spoiler|''[[Ultraman]]''}}.

Revision as of 01:14, 31 December 2014

I don't think we're in Turlock anymore, Skinny.

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.

Basically, it tells the story of a young, terminally-ill boy named Garth Hale, a cynical paranormal investigator named Frank Gallows, and the fateful day their lives intertwined...and the madcap adventure that resulted.

Apparently, Hugh Jackman is either a fan of TenNapel's or got an advanced copy because, before the book was even released, it was reported that he'll be producing and starring in a feature-length adaptation. If this is true, he'll almost certainly be playing Garth.

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.

This work contains examlples of:

Mummy Wife: (sees a section of buildings, now turned into a huge monster, walk by her window) "There goes the neighborhood."

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