ghostopolis

ghostopolis
doug tennapel
graphic novels/ya/supernatural
graphix
published 2010

A page-turning adventure of a boy's journey to the land of ghosts and back.

Imagine Garth Hale's surprise when he's accidentally zapped to the spirit world by Frank Gallows, a washed-out ghost wrangler. Suddenly Garth finds he has powers the ghosts don't have, and he's stuck in a world run by the evil ruler of Ghostopolis, who would use Garth's newfound abilities to rule the ghostly kingdom. When Garth meets Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, the two search for a way to get Garth back home, and nearly lose hope until Frank Gallows shows up to fix his mistake.

Definitely a page turner.  Fun, creepy in a kid friendly way.  I thought it would be sad and it was a bit, but it was much more interesting and sweet than I thought it would be!