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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle for the Pumpkin King

by ShaunMcLaughlin/D.J. Milky/Dan Conner; Deborah Allo and Roberto Scalia

Tokyopop

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Blue Beetle and J'onn J'onzz by Ken Hooper

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Aquaman #1 & 2 (1991-1992) by DC Comics

1 (December 1991) Written by Shaun McLaughlin, drawn by Ken Hooper and Bob Dvorak, cover by Kevin Maguire and Joe Rubinstein.

2 (January 1992) Written by Shaun McLaughlin, drawn by Ken Hooper and Bob Dvorak, cover by Kevin Maguire and P. Craig Russell.

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Order the Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle for Pumpkin King and get a limited Postcard featuring Jack Skelington and Zero

Order the Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle for Pumpkin King and get a limited Postcard featuring Jack Skelington and Zero #NBX #manga

Publisher Tokyopop has announced a holiday promotion to support the release of Disney Manga: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle for Pumpkin King that offers a special, limited edition postcard featuring Jack Skellington and Zero with every order placed until January 1st via the Tokyopop website. Writer Dan Connor will appear at Holiday Matsuri 2023 in Orlando, Fl to sign…

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The Battle for Pumpkin King #5

Here are my thoughts on the last issue of the comic. After this, I'll be writing a full review looking at the series as a whole. As always, Spoilers under the 'Read More'!

The last competition for the title of Pumpkin King between Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie is designing and carving their own giant Jack-o-Lantern. It's clear that they must complete it on their own, even cleaning out their pumpkins, and will be judged by 5 Townspeople.

Edgar suggests for Oogie Boogie to break the rules (again) by using Lock, Shock, and Barrel, this time to clean out his pumpkin for him. He says if Boogie wins, he can continue using his Lair, even having it as his own. While they clean out his pumpkin, Oogie wastes time by talking to the Judges and even taunting Jack, who questions why he isn't dirty from cleaning his pumpkin.

Jack starts to have doubts about himself and wonders why he's working so hard while things come 'naturally' for Oogie. He is comforted by Sally, who tells him he workd hard because it's natural to him, too, and is giving his all.

Oogie sends some bugs and snakes Jack's way to bother him while he carves. Lock, Shock, and Barrel start throwing pumpkin guts at each other inside, which sends a flurry onto Jack's pumpkin. Thinking quickly, Jack meshes it to look like hair on the jack-o-lantern. In contrast, Oogie's pumpkin is a mess from the trio's mischief.

The judges (as we all know) choose Jack's jack-o-lantern unanimously over Oogie Boogie's, winning him the crown of Pumpkin King. Boogie is furious and stomps the winning pumpkin down, arguing with Edgar and claiming his Lair as his own. He officially ends his friendship with Jack and storms off. Elsewhere, Jack suggests using Oogie's mess for a pumpkin pie, along with the Mayor's suggestion of a party to celebrate his victory.

Edgar congratulates Jack on his winning and claims he will retire to the pumpkin patch since Oogie is now in his Lair. He lays with the pumpkins lamenting Oogie's loss and their wasted potential as a team, but now he can finally rest.

Oogie, now in Edgar's Lair, claims everyone is against him, and vows no one will ever cheat him again.

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This comic was a LOT of fun to read and buy, much like Mirror Moon was. But I think I enjoyed this one more, despite TBFPK not having as extreme concepts. I will go into more detail in my full Review - keep an eye out for it! ;)

#5 was a great wrap to everything, showing us how Oogie ended his ties with Jack and what happened to Edgar in the end. Crazy to think the previous Pumpkin King might be one of the many pumpkins in the patch now, if he's not already long gone by this point.

It's interesting how Oogie was easily manipulated by Edgar, cheated in the competitions, yet feels betrayed and cheated HIMSELF after he loses. He gave up his friendship with Jack over a potential team-up with Edgar, only to lose THAT in the end(except gain his Lair). I can see why he would take control over the trio down the line, seeing as they indirectly caused his loss for the crown. I bet he forever holds that to them....

Also, very sweet little moments between Jack and Sally. I wonder how their friendship grew in this way. And I'm happy to see how Jack won his crown, it's fortunate it hadn't been Oogie(unless, without Edgar's influence, he would have wanted to rule Halloween Town...better? And possibly had a greater chance in the Competition without his help?)

I have a lot more to say about this series, so I'll start on the overall review soon. If you can, consider buying the Issues, or the Graphic Novel that comes out next month!!!

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Sorry ran out of options so no "I haven't read this comic" sweeps, just will have to wait one week to see results :P

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I Am . . .

Katy and Shaun are on a plane when she asks him who he is. Shaun explains that his name’s not really Shaun, but Shang-Chi. After mispronouncing it a few times, Katy asks sarcastically, “You changed your name from Shang to Shaun? I wonder how your father found you!” It’s not the greatest undercover alias. Shang-Chi was truly trying to conceal who he is—albeit incompetently. But when Jesus echoes the name of Israel’s one true God, he’s aiming for the opposite. He’s taking the name of Israel’s one true God and making it his own.

When Moses met with God speaking from a miraculously burning bush, God had called himself “I am who I am” (Ex. 3:14). In John’s Gospel, Jesus plays with these words like a master composer exploring a motif:

“I am the bread of life.” (John 6:35, 48; cf. John 6:41, 51)

“I am the light of the world.” (John 8:12)

“I am the door of the sheep.” (John 10:7; cf. John 10:9)

“I am the resurrection and the life.” (John 11:25)

“I am the good shepherd.” (John 10:11, 14)

“I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6)

“I am the true vine.” (John 15:1; cf. John 15:5)

Time and again, Jesus summons words and metaphors from Hebrew Scripture to present himself both as the true Israel and as Israel’s one true God. We see two instances of this played out in one explosive conversation.

~ Rebecca McLaughlin

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My Personal Book Review 17

Title: The Battle for Pumpkin King

Author: Dan Connor

Idea By: DJ Milky, Shaun McLaughlin

Illustrator: Deborah Allo, Roberto Scalia

Genre(s): Graphic Novel, Fantasy, Halloween

Synopsis: Explore Jack and Oogie Boogie’s early days in Halloween Town and learn how their inseparable friendship turns sour as they battle to become the next Pumpkin King. Discover the mastermind who’s pulling the strings, and relive the fantastic world of The Nightmare Before Christmas in this all-new manga adaptation!

Personal Rating: 6.5/10

Opinion: Honestly, I found myself a bit underwhelmed by this. I did like it, but I guess I was just expecting a bit more than what I read. I feel like it could've explored Jack and Oogie's friendship a bit more and done more to show how their friendship ended. And I wish they did more with former Pumpkin King, I felt he didn't do as he could to manipulate Oogie and Jack and really serve as the mastermind of the situation. But still, it was a pretty nice story, I just felt it could've been executed better.

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gmm as films i like part 2

midsommar:

us:

one flew over the cuckoos nest:

raw:

the shining:

jaws:

shaun of the dead:

magic:

silence of the lambs:

every tarantino film:

(part 1)

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Aquaman #3 (1992)

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Go home, Aquaman.

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ORVILLE PECK - “Hope To Die”, off his debut album ‘Pony’ out now via @subpop

Director: Blake Mawson

Creative Direction: Carlos Santolalla

Video Producer: Jeff So

Editor: Shaun Rykiss

Director of Photography: Jordan Kennington

Production Design: Chareese McLaughlin

Styling: Alon Freeman

Featuring: Adrian Nallo

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It's the Battle for Pumpkin King with new Nightmare Before Christmas

It's the Battle for Pumpkin King with new Nightmare Before Christmas #NBX #comics #comicbooks

DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS: THE BATTLE FOR PUMPKIN KING story by Dan Conner, Shaun McLaughlin and D.J. Milky, art by Deborah Allo and Roberto Scalia · SRP: $15.99 · 128 pages · ISBN: 978-1427868435 ·Available September 19th    Jack Skellington is the undisputed Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. But it wasn’t always that way… Years ago, Jack and Oogie Boogie were…

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Night of the Living Dead (1968) dir. George A. Romero Shaun of the Dead (2004) dir. Edgar Wright

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Celebrate the New Year with Two Free Stories from Candy Jar Books!

Celebrate the New Year with Two Free Stories from @Candy_Jar!

Got some time to spare in the evenings now that everyone’s started back at work? Or looking for something to do on your commute? Candy Jar Books has announced two downloadable stories you can enjoy completely free. Sweaty Flow is written by Iain Mclaughlin, who has recently contributed a story to the upcoming UNIT anthology Operation Wildcat (due to be released very soon). Combining comedy,…

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The Battle for Pumpkin King: Speculations

I’m finally back home, which means I jumped on to learn more about this. It was first shared in the TNBC Club Discord server! I found the direct Barnes & Noble page which confirms its legitimacy and gives us more information.

The official summary from the page:

“How did Jack Skellington become the Pumpkin King?

Explore Jack and Oogie Boogie’s early days in Halloween Town and learn how their inseparable friendship turns sour as they battle to become the next Pumpkin King. Discover the mastermind who’s pulling the strings, and relive the fantastic world of The Nightmare Before Christmas in this all-new manga adaptation!”

-- Apparently, this will be a manga prequel adaption of The Nightmare Before Christmas, published by TOKYOPOP. The story is credited as ideas from D.J. Milky (Who was behind the Zero’s Journey sequel comic book series), and  Shaun McLaughlin. Roberto Scalia is the illustrator while Dan Conner is credited as the author.

First off, I’m EXCITED we’re finally getting a TNBC prequel adaptation! I made a post not-too-long-ago how I wished we got more, and we’re getting one! This one will dive into Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie’s past, which I’ve had MANY headcanons about them behind friends who broke ties. This sounds like it’s going down a similar route..!

- I have no clue if it’s going to follow closely to the prequel TNBC Game, The Pumpkin King Game, where Jack and Oogie first met and began their rivalry. It doesn’t *seem* like it right now, but I’m not going to make grand assumptions so soon. Only time will tell!

Personally, I’m stoked and waiting to see more about this next year! What are your guy’s thoughts?