Dynamite continues its string of comics and graphic novels based on Disney properties with Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen, an original graphic novel adapted from the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name by Shea Earnshaw. Liz Marsham (Disney Princess: Ariel and the Sea Wolf) wrote the graphic adaptation, and the interior artists are Alessio Petillo and Ismael Canales. Jill Thompson is the cover artist. The 192-page graphic novel will be released on June 18, 2025, in two formats, a hardcover with an MSRP of $22.99 and a paperback with an MSRP of $15.99.

Dynamite announced in 2023 that it would be publishing comics and graphic novels based on The Nightmare Before Christmas, and they announced a different launch product at that time (see “Dynamite Announces ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Comics”). Tokyopop has been publishing manga and graphic novels based on the film for years, and their 2023 book Disney Manga: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – The Battle for the Pumpkin King (which, despite the title, is not manga) is one of their best sellers, frequently making the BookScan Top 20 around the holidays (see “October 2024 Circana BookScan”). When Dynamite announced the license, Tokyopop said it would not affect their titles.

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