Dynamite’s Nightmare Before Christmas tie-in returns this week as Shiver of Christmas Town #2 lands in stores on April 1, 2026, intensifying a crossover that pits Halloween’s horrors against Christmas’s cheer. The new issue ramps up the danger for the citizens of Christmas Town and puts unlikely allies on the front line.
The latest installment follows the chaos that began when the mischievous trio — Lock, Shock and Barrel — accidentally unleashed a creature called Shiver. Now Shiver has slipped loose, and Oogie Boogie’s minions are prowling the streets, threatening to turn what was meant to be the town’s first Halloween celebration into outright disaster.
Artist Edu Menna’s pages depict frantic scenes: Jack Skellington searches for Sally, while Sally, Mrs. Claus and a band of improvised defenders attempt to hold Christmas Town together. The tone oscillates between macabre humor and genuine peril, keeping the story grounded even as it leans into Tim Burton’s signature oddball aesthetic.
Key details
- Title: Nightmare Before Christmas: Shiver of Christmas Town #2
- Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
- Release date: April 1, 2026
- Writer / Artist: Torunn Grønbekk (writer), Edu Menna (artist)
- Covers: Jae Lee & June Chung; Soo Lee; Alan Quah; plus a Disney Library variant
- SRP: $4.99
Readers familiar with the property will recognize recurring motifs — holiday icons in conflict, the uneasy alliance between characters who normally occupy separate mythologies — but this series leans into the crossover aspect more deliberately than many previous tie-ins. The writing emphasizes teamwork under pressure, while the art highlights contrast between festive color palettes and darker, scarier elements.
For collectors the multiple variant covers are notable: Jae Lee’s take provides a more stylized, noir-tinged option, while the Disney Library cover offers a cleaner, archival look. Each variant frames the same central conflict in a different visual register, which may appeal to fans who follow cover art as much as storytelling.
What matters now is immediate: this issue continues a running arc that could reshape the dynamics between the franchise’s hallmark holidays, and it arrives at a moment when both nostalgia and event-driven comics remain major draws for readers. The creative team’s treatment suggests the crossover will have consequences that ripple into later issues, rather than serving only as a one-off gag.
Advance preview pages are circulating alongside the solicitation, offering a snapshot of the action and the turn toward darker stakes. Whether you follow the series for character beats, art, or the novelty of a holiday mash-up, this issue looks designed to keep the plot moving and set up bigger clashes ahead.
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