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It becomes clear, however, that Vaugner and his henchmen wish to capture Garth due to his anomalous status in Ghostopolis. Garth has also displayed numerous supernatural powers when in the realm of the afterlife, piquing Vaugner's interest.
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In the city center of Ghostopolis, Vaugner addresses the masses alongside the lords of Ghostopolis's various divisions. When Garth and Cecil arrive at the city center, Cecil recounts the tale of how Vaugner came to be ruler of Ghostopolis. The provinces were manipulated into war with one another by Vaugner. He played one side against the other, weakening each kingdom along the way Then Vaugner came and presented himself as a great peacemaker. He promised them unity. Under Vaugner's one state of Ghostopolis, of course.
Now Ghostopolis is a dump full of crime and bugs. All good ghosts dream of escaping to Earth. In the city, Frank and Claire meet up with Garth and Cecil. When they are ambushed by Vaugner's henchmen, Cecil is accidentally sent back to the physical world mid-skirmish, simultaneously expending Frank and Claire's ride back home. The remaining trio is secured by the Bone King, whom, as it turns out, is in league with Joe himself. Unbeknownst to Vaugner, Joe is trafficking people from the corrupt Ghostopolis to a more perfect afterlife through a crack in the very wall of Ghostopolis.
Garth attempts to leave through the crack, but is told by Joe that it will take Garth "home, but not to Earth". Having exhausted what they thought to be their last option, Garth, Frank and Claire are escorted by the Bone King to the Firefly power plant, Ghostopolis's main source of energy, in hopes of recharging the set of plasmacuffs that initially transported Garth and Skinny to Ghostopolis.
Recharging them would provide enough power to reverse the effect and send the trio back to Earth. Vaugner ambushes the group and the Firefly is destroyed, yet again extinguishing hopes of returning to Earth. I don't usually read graphic novels, so reading this kind of book was very new for me. I thought this book was kind of silly and childish but I enjoyed the pictures.
I knew what was going to happen from page 50 and some of the jokes were a little cheesy. I think that Garth being zapped to the afterlife because a dead horse fell on top of him is silly, and I think that the government would take this issue a little more seriously. My least favorite part about reading the book was the jokes. The potty jokes and booger jokes weren't for me. My favorite part of reading Ghostopolis was the pictures.
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The colors really set the mood for the book and there were some great black and white pictures that made certain boxes important and made the characters stand out. I really liked being able to read and see images of the story at the same time because there was much more than just reading the story. A major motif throughout this book is death.
It keeps talking about death and afterlife and what it is like being death. A major theme in this book is that you always have to help out if you make a mistake, no matter how hard it is. I rate this book 3 out of five ghosts, and most who are ten and under or anyone who wants a fun fantasy graphic novel should read this book! Oct 26, Karissa rated it it was amazing. I picked this book up at the library on a whim and I am so glad I did. This was a wonderful story with some great illustrations.
The story is meaningful, fun, and quirky all at the same time. Garth is a kid with problems, he has a life-threatening condition that no doctor can solve. Imagine his surprise when he is accidentally zapped into the Ghost world by an accident prone ghost hunter. While there Garth learns he has fantastic powers and ends up facing off against Ghostopolis's evil ruler. Gar I picked this book up at the library on a whim and I am so glad I did. Garth learns a lot about his family's past and about himself while he is there.
Now Garth needs to figure out how to get back. I loved the idea behind this story. How cool that Garth gets zapped into a ghost world and finds out that he has super hero like abilities there? I also loved Garth's faithful skeleton horse, that horse was awesome and added a lot of fun to the story.
The story is suprisingly complex and creative. I was drawn into it right away and had to read the whole thing in one sitting because I just could not put it down. This is one of those graphic novels that will appeal to a broad range of ages. Depending on the age of the reader different messages can be taken from the book. At the most basic level it is a fun and engaging story about the adventure of a boy in a ghost world; on a more complex level is explores questions behind death and what happens after life.
The drawings were very well done. I never had trouble following them or figuring out what was going on. The characters were drawn very expressively So, I just really enjoyed it. Overall this was an absolutely fantastic graphic novel. The idea is creative, the characters very engaging, and the story complex and interesting. It is one of those books that will appeal to a large age group.
Young kids will love the adventure aspects of the story, older kids and adults will be drawn in by the whole mystery of death subtheme. If you love fantasy graphic novels or paranormal graphic novels definitely give this one a read May 11, Joella www. So basically there are a lot of things going on all at once like with any good book. First of all you have a ghost hunter named Frank Gallows who goes around and zaps ghosts back to a ghost world where Ghostopolis is the main city.
Then you have a kid named Garth who has some incurable disease and his mother who drags him to five doctors to try and find some hope of a cure. Well things get a bit jumbled when Gallows sends a skeleton horse back and accidentally sends Garth with it. Now Gallows must ask his ghost friend Claire Voyant to help him save Garth and Ghostopolis before the evil Vaugner destroys them both. Well, there is a lot more going on This was a good read.
I enjoyed the creativity and the story line. I thought the whole idea of a Ghostopolis was great. I especially liked Skinny the skeleton horse. Although many of the other characters were great. I loved the expressions that they had. There is one panel that has Gallows as a silhouette, yet you can totally see what his expression is.
I did have to think while reading this one.
Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel
Once again proving that graphic novels aren't for sissies. Sometimes there wasn't any indication between panels that we were jumping from one story line to another.
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For example I saw a bug-like monster disappear and then in the next few panels there was suddenly a puff of smoke that I thought was the bug until I saw Gallows and Voyant coming into Ghostopolis in a traveling machine. So I had to keep paying close attention to what was happening, especially the extra details in the background. I can see the high appeal. This book had great characters, a good plot, loads of imagination, drama, a huge action scene, and ghosts--of all the ghostly varieties.
I can totally see the appeal and why this is so popular. Oct 27, colleen the convivial curmudgeon rated it liked it Shelves: This is a cute story. Garth is a terminally ill boy who gets trapped in Afterlife while he's still alive because an RIPD type dude accidentally sends him back while sending a "nightmare" back at the same time.
So we visit Afterlife where the rules are reversed - i. And that's pretty much it. The story moves along very quickly, so while it is sweet and there are lessons to be learned and whatnot, nothing gets really developed or lingered on for long. Just wam, bam, thank-you-maam, and don't worry about view spoiler [that whole terminal illness thing because you're gonna be magically cured because happy ending. There's ghostopolis, but there's also Mummyville and the Bone Kingdom and some other stuff, so different types of dead and some mythological type things are portrayed in different ways, but there seems to be very few actual ghosts, which was kind of weird.
Oh, and there's also the one female character of note stops in the middle of the story to get from practical overalls to a dress, because, ya know, girl. At least she wore flats Don't get me wrong, I'm all about the skirts and shit, but this little divergence offered nothing to the story except the RIPD guy getting to be like "oh, wow, you're pretty" and she gets to be all blushy.
Anyway - Cute, quick story. I liked it, but wish it would've been developed a bit more. Jul 27, Brittany Boza rated it did not like it.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. It reads like Danny Phantom fan fiction with a few creative liberties taken and slightly less plot holes. Questions I asked myself while reading: Is Gallows's body in the afterlife with him, or did it get mashed into microscopic pieces in the rubble? Where do ghosts go when they disintegrate? Why are there only three to four ghosts in the afterlife, with the exception of the God conga line towards the light, and a bunch of other "types" of dead people?
Why can't a probably children's graphic n It reads like Danny Phantom fan fiction with a few creative liberties taken and slightly less plot holes. Why can't a probably children's graphic novel pass the Bechdel test or show a little diversity? It seems that only white people die, so that's good news for everyone else in the world.
Who names a protagonist Garth? As a whole, the pacing was too fast, things were moved along with little development or explanation humans have magic powers in the afterlife for some reason and it reeked of Deus Ex Machina. Boy who has an incurable disease is The Chosen One amongst the dead, but he's not dead so he has extra superpowers! Boy defeats the Evil Not White Guy with friendship, imagination, and pure willpower!
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Forbidden human-ghost love subplot between some adults that gets remedied during the adventure and they live Happily Ever After ruling the afterlife! Boy's incurable disease gets cured because some random dead guy says so! I'm probably being a cynic. The art was nice.
Your kids will like it if they like ghosts, skeletons, or Danny Phantom. Feb 11, Zoey Wyn rated it really liked it Shelves: Frank Gallows, a longtime ghost hunter has really done it this time, sending a living person to the afterlife. Now he is really going to get fired, so he enlists his ex to help save the day. Garth, a terminally ill boy, is accidentally zapped to the afterlife prematurely. At first he just wants to find a way home, but as he spends more time in the afterlife he realizes he may be able to help.
But through this terrible Frank Gallows, a longtime ghost hunter has really done it this time, sending a living person to the afterlife. But through this terrible accident he is able to meet his grandson for the first time, and possibly repair broken relationships. In the end, nothing is resolved in the way one would guess, but it ends up being even more amazing.
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Why I picked it up: Why I finished it: The story was surprisingly original, and the graphics were complex and engaging. There were a few times I just took a moment to soak it all it. Anyone who loves a good graphic novel that deals with the afterlife and other spooky stuff. I'm surprised at how good this was. It looks kiddie, and is kinda kiddie, but the story is well thought out and the bad guys are enjoyably evil, and i just kinda loved it.
Basically its the story of this kid, Garth, that finds himself in the afterlife. One problem, he's still alive.