Disney Manga: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Special Collectors Manga

By Jun Asuka

Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King, the ruler of Halloween Town and master of all things creepy and spooky. But he's tired of his life in the shadows and longs for something new. When he accidentally stumbles upon Christmas Town, he decides this is the perfect chance to try his hand at a brand new holiday and is convinced he'll have the world yelling "Scary Christmas"! With the young patchwork doll Sally trying to dissuade him and the evil Oogie Boogie waiting in the wings to take over Halloween Town in Jack's absence, he’d better hurry if he wants to get his plan in place by December 25th! This is the soft cover manga edition!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Disney Manga
• Release date: Nov 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9781427858764

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Reviews for Disney Manga

[misspider-1 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I was eager to read yet another version of my Halloween favorite. However, I was disappointed by this manga version, as it lacked the atmosphere and fascination of the movie version.First of all: the colors. I understand that a lot of mangas are done in b/w, but it simply does not work for this story, where the colors are a great part of the charm. The contrast between the brilliant colors of Christmas land and the darker shades of Halloween land, which perfectly mirror the different moods, is completely lost.Furthermore, while the story and all text seems to be very close to the original, there were several pages where I would have had a hard time to understand what was going on in detail had I not already watched the movie. With some pictures I had a real problem figuring out what they were supposed to show.Unfortunately, the magic of the original story is totally missing from this colorless retelling.(I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review)

[tonifgmamtc · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This story loses a lot of its magic in translation. It just doesn't come across with the same feeling. Super fans are still going to need it for their collection, but it was a let down for me.

***copy given in exchange for an honest review***

[ssimon2000-1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

2 stars.

Nothing to make this book worth the purchase price. Stick with the movie.

[lilyroseshadowlyn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely love this manga. It brings across the existential crisis that Jack is going through, and brings new dimensions to the story told in the movie. If you are a fan of the movie and philosophically leaning manga, then you must read this. The art is beautiful, and truly captures the spirit of the film.Received for review

[arkrayder · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I received this book free from Netgalley in return for a fair and honest review. This manga was okay. I wasn't overly amazed by it. The illustrations are well done, but I think it needed tightening up a bit.