Nightmare Before Christmas, Long Cold Winter, Cadet Dredd: Tooth & Claw, Geek-Girl, and Petectives
Tokyopop, Mad Cave Studios, Rebellion, Markosia & Papercutz
The latest comics news and previews including:
Crossing over the spooky and the festive with Nightmare Before Christmas.
A new series from Mad Cave Studios.
News on Cadet Dredd: Tooth & Claw.
News from Markosia.
And details on the upcoming Petectives Vol.1: The Grilled Cheese Caper.
Publisher Tokyopop gets into the Halloween spirit and expands its Disney Manga collection with a full-color manga adaptation of Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas Movie Manga as well as the release of a deluxe hardcover for Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Zero’a Journey - The Complete Full-Color Collection which bundles the Zero’s Journey series into a special large premium collector’s edition.
DISNEY TIM BURTON’s NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS MOVIE MANGA (Full-Color Adaptation), story by Jason Muell, art by Jen Asuka· SRP: $19.99 · 176 Pages · For Readers All Ages · ISBN: 9781427874535 · Available October 31st
Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King, the ruler of Halloween Town and master of all things terrifying. 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!
DISNEY TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ZERO’S JOURNEY – THE COMPLETE FULL-COLOR COLLECTION, story by D.J. Milky, art by Ken Ishiyama, David Hutchison, Dan Connor, Kyoshi Arai · 416 pages · SRP: $49.99 · For All Ages · ISBN: 9781427874894 · Available October 8th
Jack Skellington is the undisputed Pumpkin King of Halloween Town and creative genius behind the most spooktacular scares. Beside him, through every great new concept, is his ever-faithful ghost pup, Zero. Finding himself lost in a curious land of baked goods, hand-wrapped presents, decorated trees, and joyful caroling, Zero must traverse the unfamiliar world of Christmas Town to find his way home!
This deluxe collectors' edition combines the 4-volume Zero's Journey series into one book and published for the first time in vivid full-color!Special Edition Hardcover presented in a large 6.6x10-inch collector’s edition size!The Bookscan-ranked bestseller and beloved by librarians and Tim Burton fans!Never-before-published cover illustration by Kei Ishiyama, one of the artists for the original series!
Mad Cave Studios has a new mini-series coming in December, just in time for the cold to come in! Check out the preview of Long Cold Winter.
From Mad Cave Studios’ Italy-based dream team, writer Francesca Perillo (Love Me: A Romance Story) and artist Stefano Cardoselli (Don’t Spit in The Wind), comes their newest sci-fi dystopian confection, LONG COLD WINTER.
In the not-too-distant future, the air on Earth has become unbreathable. However, a multinational company called Air Co. has constructed generators that provide oxygen for those who can afford it. Peace Dog, a desperate ex-soldier, who has been willing to do anything to obtain breathable air is haunted by his past and hunted by bounty hunters, though, he may have found a way out of his current predicament by helping a mysterious robot child escape the dangerous and congested city. But, someone from his past has no intention of letting him leave…alive.
“I care a lot about this story set in a dark and fragile future because it raises some reflections that concern all of us, as men and as citizens of the world,” said Francesca Perillo. “Today we inhabit planet Earth without awareness; we are distracted, we live overwhelmed by technology and progress and I believe it is necessary to return to taking care of ourselves and our relationship with the environment. I personally spent my childhood in the countryside; my grandparents taught me the value of respect for nature and I am thrilled to have been able to address this topic. Long Cold Winter is a story aimed at a young adult audience for those who love science fiction and westerns. It may seem like a cruel story (and maybe it is) but it carries with it a message of hope.”
“To draw the Long Cold Winter tables I was inspired by Sergio Leone’s films, spaghetti westerns and George Miller’s Mad Max (which I really like!),” said Stefano Cardoselli. “I tried to emphasize the movement and action of the story by alternating close-ups with long shots. The frequent changes of setting help the reader to perceive the slow (and painful) journey of the two protagonists who cross metropolises, deserts and small villages full of dust.”
Long Cold Winter features colors by Lorenzo Scaramella, lettered by Buddy Beaudoin; featuring Cover B by Marc Aspinall (Alien, TMNT). Perfect for fans of Blade Runner and Fall Out, issue #1 (of 4) drops December 4th.
From the ‘regened’ 2000 AD pages, Rebellion has a new Cadet Dredd collection to check out - Tooth & Claw.
CREATIVE TEAM: Various
RELEASE DATE: November 19
PAPERBACK, 208 pages
PRICE: £16.99
ISBN: 9781837862573
YOUNG JUSTICE!
Before Judge Dredd, there was Cadet Dredd – a keen, fresh-faced apprentice, and stickler for the rules, with no idea of the legend he will one day become.
Young Joe hits the streets of Mega-City One for the first time, facing off against perps, monsters and genetically modified movie stars as he learns how to become the greatest Judge the Meg has ever seen.
Zarjaz adventures await inside this thrilling new collection!
Available in print from: 2000 AD webshop, book stores, Amazon, and comic book stores via Diamond
Available in digital from: 2000 AD webshop, 2000 AD app for Apple & Android
From Markosia, Geek-Girl has an announcement regarding the current Geek-Girl story arc.
On October 23rd, Geek-Girl #13 (Identity Crisis Part 3) comes out - along with New Variants of Geek-Girl #11 & #12 (Identity Crisis Parts 1 & 2) - so if you aren't already on board the series, here's where you can Jump-On!
Ruby Kaye (a.k.a. Geek-Girl) has grown from 'It Girl' to proper Super-Heroine, fronting a team - and now Ruby's BFF Summer James sets out to get her own super powers and join Geek-Girl's Super-Team; which is gonna take her down a dark path...
Meanwhile, new villain Identity Thief literally steals Ruby's looks and sets out to take over her life!
Coming in March 2025 from Papercutz is Petectives Volume One: The Grilled Cheese Caper.
In March 2025, acclaimed illustrator and writer Jason Platt partners with Papercutz to launch PETECTIVES VOL 1: THE GRILLED CHEESE CAPER (Papercutz, March 2025) - the first in an exciting new series that sees famous Petectives, Purrlock and Marlowe, solving twisty, exhilarating capers!
In Vol 1, The annual Grilled Cheese Festival is ruined when someone steals all the sandwiches, and it’s up to the famous Petectives, Purrlock and Marlowe, to figure out who did it! Was it Jinny Giraffe, who was upset that the Grilled Cheese Festival kept her from putting on her Art Festival? Was it Coach Allan Alligator, who was banned from the festival the year before? OR was it Purrlock’s arch nemesis, Meowiearty, who was behind the dastardly deed? In Jason Platt’s funny and delightfully illustrated book, readers will have an opportunity to put their petective hat on and try to solve the crime alongside Petectives, Purrlock and Marlowe!
“I'm incredibly proud to be teaming up with Papercutz and Mad Cave Studios to introduce my latest graphic novel, Petectives,” said Jason Platt. “Ever since I was a little kid I've always been a fan of the mystery and comedy genre, and being able to write the adventures of Purrlock and Marlowe is a dream come true. I can't wait for The Grilled Cheese Caper to come out, and to have your young readers read my funny story and solve the mystery!”
PETECTIVES VOL 1: THE GRILLED CHEESE CAPER (Ages 6-10) will be available in hardcover ($14.99; 9781545816912) and trade paperback ($9.99; 9781545816059)