Martin reviewed Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel
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4 stars
Pretty decent.
266 pages
English language
Published Feb. 16, 2010 by Graphix, Graphix/Scholastic.
When he is accidentally transported to the spirit world by a washed-out ghost wrangler, Garth Hale discovers that the world's evil ruler wants his unique powers, so he teams up with some unlikely allies to find a way home.
Pretty decent.
Fun graphic novel from the creator of the video game character Earthworm Jim. My son bought this over christmas and I stole it from him.
A young boy dying of a mysterious "fatal disease" is accidentally dragged into the afterlife when a ghostwrangler bungles a job. It's a fairly decent topic for a graphic novel and the illustrations are great. However, I was seriously unimpressed with the writing. I was sorely disappointed, actually. The dialogue was downright trite at times, which meant the characters seemed flatter than they actually were. Really liked the concept, though.