ghost world has become a cultural and generational touchstone and continues to enthrall and inspire readers over a decade after its original release as a graphic novel originally serialized in the pages of the seminal comic book eightball throughout the mid1990s this quasiautobiographical story the name of one of the protagonists is famously an anagram of the authors name follows the adventures of two teenage girls enid and becky two best friends facing the prospect of growing up and more importantly apart daniel clowes is one of the most respected cartoonists of his generation and ghost world is his magnum opus adapted into a major motion picture directed by terry zwigoff director of the acclaimed documentary crumb which was nominated for an academy award for best adapted screenplay this graphic novel is a must for any selfrespecting comics fans library