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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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5The 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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7Enid 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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9A [[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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11Not 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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