Ghost World

When Daniel Clowes was writing and drawing vignettes about two cynical teenage girls in his groundbreaking comic anthology Eightball, he wasn’t sure Ghost World would add up to anything in the end, but its balance of bitter ennui and painful self-reflection connected with readers and led to a standalone graphic novel and a 2001 film adaptation. Kicking off our conversation with a discussion of the alternative comics scene, we then struggle to overcome our own inner critics to dig deep into the comic: the zeitgeist of the ‘90s, the vibrant mundanity of its setting, and how our identification with the leads has changed as we’ve aged. Get ready for a very personal look at a very personal book.