This 32-Year-Old Tim Burton Classic With a 95% RT Score is Returning With a New Story

Fans can revisit the world of The Nightmare Before Christmas in a brand-new graphic novel.

In a press release, Dynamite Comics unveiled what will undoubtedly become one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year in the form of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen Graphic Novel. Based on the New York Times best-selling 2022 novel by Shea Ernshaw, the upcoming graphic novel is written by Liz Marsham, with artists Alessio Petillo and Ismael Canales providing interior art and cover art by the legendary Jill Thompson.

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen The Graphic Novel

• Written by LIZ MARSHAM
• Art by ALESSIO PETILLO & ISMAEL CANALES
• Cover art by JILL THOMPSON

Like the original novel, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen Graphic Novel will find the eponymous Sally settling into her role as the Pumpkin Queen of Halloween Town. With the pressures of her new office weighing heavily on her, Sally is unsure if she is fit for the role. Things only get worse after she and the ever-faithful ghost dog Zero uncover a new door leading to the previously unseen Dream Town, which quickly comes to pose a serious threat to Sally herself, not to mention her entire world.

Writer Liz Marsham said of the project, "I really enjoyed the opportunity to work on this compelling story. Shea Ernshaw wrote everything I could have needed: a compelling story about iconic characters I have loved as a fan for decades, an exciting mix of the settings we know and gorgeously-described new landscapes, enthralling action, an emotional journey that is both fantastical and deeply relatable, and, of course, the delightfully spooky vibes we all associate with Halloween Town." Marsham added, "It was a pleasure to help add a new dimension to an already rich tale, and the art team has done a wonderful job bringing it all to life."

Directed by Henry Selick from a script by Caroline Thompson, which itself was based on a story and characters crafted by none other than Tim Burton himself, The Nightmare Before Christmas premiered in 1993 and immediately established itself as a whole different kind of pop culture phenomenon. The stop-motion feature followed Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, a fantastical, menacing realm devoted to the proliferation of the Halloween spirit all across the world.

When Jack stumbles into Christmas Town, he develops a deep-seated fascination with this bright and gleaming new holiday, kicking off a series of increasingly ludicrous attempts to put a Halloween spin on the merriest day of the year. At the box office, The Nightmare Before Christmas brought in nearly $108 million against a budget of only $18 million, whereas it has raked in hundreds of millions more in the years since thanks to countless pieces of tie-in merchandise and subsequent rereleases.

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen The Graphic Novel is set to go on sale this June from Dynamite Entertainment.

Source: Dynamite Entertainment