Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey Book Two

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey #5-9

by D.J. Milky, Kei Ishiyama (Contributor), David Hutchison (Contributor)

When Jack Skellington's faithful pet Zero gets lost, the ghost pup must get the help of the residents of Christmas Town to find his way back. With Halloween plans on hold while Jack mounts a search, will they be reunited in time to save both holidays?

This is volume 2 of the series.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Manga, Fantasy, Christmas, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Halloween

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 18, 2019

About the author

D.J. Milky is the author pen name of creator and entrepreneur Stu Levy.

Born in Los Angeles, Stu is the founder, CEO, and Chief Creative Officer of the manga media company TOKYOPOP. Stu also produces, directs, and writes for graphic novels, film, and television. His preeminent work "Princess Ai" debuted at #1 on the National Bookscan charts for Graphic Novels.

Stu’s creative works include writing the children’s novels “Sailor Moon – A Scout is Born”, “Sailor Moon – The Power of Love”, and “Karma Club”; children’s books “Stray Sheep” and “Kung Fu Klutz & Karate Cool”; and the graphic novels “Juror 13” and the “Princess Ai” series, created with Courtney Love. He has also translated manga volumes of “Parasyte”, “Sailor Moon”, “Ice Blade” and “Magic Knight Rayearth”. He also has written and produced a series of songs including anime theme songs and a soundtrack from “Princess Ai”.

Stu holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics/Business from UCLA and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. He studied at Tokyo University and Keio University in Japan and is a California attorney. Currently, Stu chairs the Producer Guild of America's International Committee and was previously a Board Member of its New Media Council. He is fluent in Japanese.

Reviews

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey Book Two is a fun continuation of the first installment where Zero finds himself stranded in Christmas Town.

The art in this comic is very reminiscent of the movie which is a choice I'm glad the illustrators made. I love the movie, so I was happy the art was similar as it makes the comic feel almost like a continuation of the movie. As the entirety of this volume is in Christmas Town, it's quite colorful and expands quite a bit on the small part of Christmas Town we got to see in the movie. The new elements seamlessly blend in with the old and the creators made great choices on what to expand upon.

This volume centers on Lock, Shock, and Barrel journeying to Christmas Town in search of Zero and the chaos that follows in their wake. The citizens of Christmas Town really don't know what to make of Halloween Town's residents. While Lock, Shock, and Barrel are chased about by Christmas Town residents, Zero finds himself dealing with an elf who hates Christmas due to a tragedy that happened on that day. Dialog is limited as Zero can only bark, so most conversations are one-sided with only barks in return. The story does end on a cliffhanger, so I'm interested to see what the next volume holds.

I really enjoyed The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey Book Two and will definitely be continuing on. I highly recommend this comic for fans of the movie.

[Mariah Roze · Rating 4 out of 5]

"When Jack Skellington's faithful pet Zero gets lost, the ghost pup must get the help of the residents of Christmas Town to find his way back. With Halloween plans on hold while Jack mounts a search, will they be reunited in time to save both holidays?"

[Nicole (bookwyrm) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute graphic novel about what happens to Jack Skellington's dog Zero when he gets lots in Christmastown. The parts with Zero were adorable, and I loved them. However, there were also a lot of parts featuring Lock, Shock, and Barrel (probably my least favorite Nightmare Before Christmas characters) so I didn't like this volume as a whole nearly as much as I could have.

[Jayme Dunn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel ALL THE FEELINGS. 😭😭😭

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

cuuuute

[Jennifer Reynoso · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great illustrations though the plot is a bit choppy.

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still cute and with a strong undertone of darkness. A quick read as well.

[Lisa Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Total book of fan faction to say the least. I mean tho I’m 100 percent okay with that fact like other people have said in their reviews. I love the nightmare before Xmas so when I saw these I had to read them even tho I knew they would probably be terrible. If you go in knowing it probably won’t be good it helps because if your expecting something all that grand from these then think again and don’t read them. If your thinking fan fiction and not all that good fan fiction then jump right in and enjoy. 😂

I mean the rhymes. The story line. Haha. It made me laugh and I think that was basically the whole intent. I mean it was cute but it wasn’t all that good.

I would read it again for free but I would never pay for it. The 1st one you can’t find anywhere other than to buy and it’s 15.95 for a book that takes maybe 10 minutes to read. No way! There are few and far between actual lines on the pages. I did like the graphics. I do think they were done very well but would have loved to have more content. (I mean I get it. How much can you possible have for the adventures of a dog.) So as you can tell I did not read book 1 but you can pretty much put together what happened in the first book on the recap page.

I did like the character in this book that zero helped. He was the Mr. Scrooge of Christmas town. He just needed someone to care about him. The names...See what they did there...they totally called his dog one. How original. 😂

[Philip Ellwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is very much fandom trash, and I'm 100% okay with that. It's light, and mostly callbacks and Easter eggs to the film, but that's what you'd expect.
This volume introduces another new character, Mr. Myzer, who gets more depth than Jouelle from the first volume. He despises Christmas and Christmastown itself, for a decent enough reason I won't spoil. Yes, he's basically Scrooge, and Zero helps him, but he feels like a character Burton could've added to a Nightmare sequel.
It's fandom trash, but what's wrong with that?

[Chulandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve been liking this series a lot even though I'm not that into The Nightmare Before Christmas movie. I think this series would be easy to follow if you have not watched the movie before, and I also like how these comics get you thinking about the characters' backstories this particular one made me think of who owned Zero before he died was it the guy in Christmas town that hadn't got over the fact that his dog died when he was younger or was it someone else? Overall I give this book four ⭐’s .

[Sirah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Zero is still lost in Christmas Town and at the mercy of a ruthless gingerbread man. Things only go from bad to worse when a salty elf shows up and promises to end Zero once and for all. Meanwhile, the trick or treaters are getting into all kinds of mischief amongst the candy, games, and toys of the elf town, inciting a mob.

I don't know if nostalgia is enough to hold this one up. Everyone is so awful in this story! I'm worried for the next volume.

[Pinky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lock, Shock, and Barrel continue to run amok in Christmas Town. Zero is busy trying to get away from a killer gingerbread man. He meets Mister Myzer who hates Christmas because his dog died on that day. Zero reunites the man with his ghost dog. Zero runs into Boogies Boys and they make their escape.

[Joshualyn Prater · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far I've enjoyed this one the most. Although it did make me a little emotional. I'm reading it at school on my break ( I'm a teacher ) and I had to pause when it got to the scene of the puppy dying. 🐶 I lost a couple dogs a few Years ago and it still breaks my heart when I think about them. So seeing the little graphics definitely hit me in the feels! 😭

[Laurla2 · Rating 3 out of 5]

-3 stars. cute. definitely childrens book.

contains issues 5-9.

Zero runs into an angry man who turns out to be sad his pup died, and Zero somehow brings the pup back or his ghost or something and the man isnt angry anymore, neither is the gingerbread man. Lock Shock and Barrel wreck havoc in xmastown and fall through a hole to somewhere else.

[Alex Gruenenfelder · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second volume in the series, this features fan favorites at its core: Zero himself, alongside the merry pranksters Lock, Shock, and Barrel. With a few false twists and a cliffhanger, it can be hard to follow what is such a short book, but it continues on with Nightmarian joy.

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zero is in Christmas Town & doesn't know the way home. Jack misses him terribly & can't wait to find him. But the Mayor wants Jack to work on next year's Halloween plans. What's the Pumpkin King gonna do to find his best friend?

[Jessica Bellemore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing Addition to the Series

We continue with Zero stick in Christmas Town as his Halloween friends wreck havoc as they try to find him.

Stunning illustrations and colours, this book is a fabulous addition to the Nightmare Before Christmas universe.

[Nena Leonor Reynoso · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book so much, for many reasons. The art is amazing in my opinion, I loved to see more of Lock, Shock and Barrel. Zero's journey on this one left me almost in tears, due to me being able to relate to the character Mister Myzer. 😥😢💔💙

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh all the feels in this one. When Zero remembered he is One and what happened to him in Christmas Town ten years earlier 😭😭😭. I can do without the Lock, Shock and Barrel antics, but the story of Mister Myzer and One/Zero was very sweet.

[Anne Helatrix · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5
Cute but too short

[J-Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aaaawww!!!! Zero can’t catch a break at all. Seriously, his journey better not be that long because he needs to get back to Jack!

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story was more about Lock, Shock, and Barrel.

[Ilaria Manferdini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Continua L’avventura di Zero, un fumetto semplice ed un po’ infantile ma capace di emozionarmi 💚

[Kai Charles(Fiction State Of Mind) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zero continues to be separated from Jack and finds himself drawn into the life of an angry elf, while Lock Stock & Barrel wage havoc on ChristmasTown

[Jenna Alcock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Christmas is a time for memories and watch out for the sewer.

[R · Rating 4 out of 5]

New characters, old characters, a fun read!

[Danica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zero's Journey is a very cute read. I love seeing his adventure.

[Xiomy's Book Tales · Rating 3 out of 5]

While still a nightmarish read we follow Zero and the trio prankster but don't know this one had too much for a short page count. Overall, will continue since it did end on a cliffhanger.

[Knight Of · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's still a cute story but we start that Christmastown isn't entirely hunky dory.

[Sabrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

so cute