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| He's kind of reminscent of a lanky Lurch, really. Posted on 04/09/2002. |
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So, a couple of months ago I moved to Oakland, and yesterday I had my first celebrity sighting!. Though, a celebrity that I, and maybe 50 other people would recognize on the street. As I'm walking down Piedmont Ave., running errands, I espy a lanky, balding, downcast man ambling towards me. Almost immediately, I recognize the personage: Dan Clowes!  The funny thing is, he looks creepier in person (For those who don't know, Dan writes the best comix out there.) I knew he lived in the neighborhood, so I wasn't terribly surprised. I suspect he's not used to being recognized, and when, after we passed, I looked back, I saw him looking back, too, and I thought he might have wondered if he'd been "noticed". Anyway, it all seemed oddly typical that this was my first brush with Oakland greatness. 8 comments so far. Add a comment. Previous entry: "Scary, in a scary way." COMMENT #1 COMMENT #2 The graphic novel is actually a collection of vignettes from Eightball, Dan's comic book. As such, GHOST WORLD in print doesn't really have the story arc that you see on the film--it's more a collection of happenings. The main story difference between the two entities is the record collector--he doesn't exist in the book. By most accounts, the record collector is a stand in for Terry Zwigoff, the director and co-writer. For the movie, he provides an anchor around which a plot can unfold. Also, the comic is all about the friendship between the two girls. A difference that I thought was key is that Enid in the comic book is quite homely, whereas Thora Birch, playing Enid in the movie, is beautiful. I found the comic book Enid more poignant, as part of her motivation is overcoming appearance.
COMMENT #3 I bet he looked back becaue he was thinking - "Isn't that Peterme? I am not sure because he is not wearing a Krispy Kreme t-shirt."
COMMENT #4 COMMENT #5 COMMENT #6 COMMENT #7 Anyway, the best character in Ghost World by far was Doug.
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