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3 | ''Ghost World'' is an indie comic series by graphic novelist Daniel Clowes, which appeared in ''ComicBook/{{Eightball}}'' #11–18 between June 1993 and March 1997. It follows {{Deadpan Snarker}}s Enid Coleslaw and Rebecca Doppelmeyer as they face the summer after high school graduation. |
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5 | The character of Josh, an alienated friend (and quasi-love interest) of Enid's (and Rebecca's), also plays a major role in the comic. |
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7 | Enid and Rebecca's conversations would not be out of place in a ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' episode, though they lack the moral core which would make them [[TheSnarkKnight that kind]] of DeadpanSnarker. |
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9 | A [[Film/GhostWorld film adaptation]] was released in 2001, directed by Creator/TerryZwigoff and featuring Creator/ThoraBirch as Enid and Creator/ScarlettJohansson as Rebecca. |
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11 | Not to be confused with the tropes GhostPlanet, GhostTown or GhostCity. |
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13 | !!This comic contains examples of: |
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15 | * AuthorAvatar: "Enid Coleslaw" is an anagram of "Daniel Clowes". |
16 | %%* DeadpanSnarker: Enid, Rebecca, and Josh. |
17 | * {{Eagleland}}: Enid's [[CityWithNoName nameless town]] is a wasteland of strip malls populated by the lonely and troubled. |
18 | * GreasySpoon: Enid and Rebecca hang out at the Quality Cafe. |
19 | * GuessWhoImMarrying: Enid's father remarries the worst possible (in Enid's opinion) of his previous romantic interests. |
20 | %%* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: |
21 | %%-->'''Enid:''' I think I'm going crazy from sexual frustration.\ |
22 | %%'''Rebecca:''' And you haven't heard of the miracle of masturbation? |
23 | * NerdHoard: Seymour is a sucker for 1920's jazz and blues and his room is shelved up with a huge record collection, pinup art and historical memorabilia of the era. |
24 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The male "Satanist" is a virtual dead-ringer for the late founder of the Church of {{Satan}}, Anton [=LaVey=]. |
25 | %%* PrankDate: What Enid pulls on Seymour. |
26 | %%* SurroundedByIdiots: Most of Enid's classmates. |
27 | %%* ThisLoserIsYou: Seymour. |
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