This sequel book to the bestselling graphic novel continues the story of young Jack Skellington and his rivalry with the malevolent Oogie Boogie. A feast of frights and fun for middle-grade and up.
Taking place shortly after The Battle for Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington is now the newly-named Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, and his first Halloween is fast approaching. Intent on proving himself as deserving of this title, Jack plans a huge celebration full of flashy ideas and fun for all—and insists on doing all the work himself! As his to-do list piles up, Jack starts to fear that he can't deliver on all the frightful promises of Halloween, and so he turns to the one person he knows can help: Oogie Boogie. Thinking this might be a chance to rekindle their friendship after their battle for the Pumpkin King title, Jack enlists Oogie Boogie to assist in Halloween preparations... not realizing that the embittered Oogie Boogie actually has schemes of his own.
New York Times Bestselling Author and Emmy Award Winner Joshua Pruett is the only human being on Earth to have written for both MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and DOCTOR WHO.
Currently working on the widely anticipated return of Disney’s PHINEAS AND FERB (2025), Joshua is perhaps best known for his work as a TV Writer on MILO MURPHY'S LAW, the original feature for Disney Plus, PHINEAS AND FERB THE MOVIE: CANDACE AGAINST THE UNIVERSE and THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH, the Emmy-Award Winning Netflix animated series.
As an Author, Joshua headed back to the Last Kids universe, co-writing the NYT and USA Today bestselling graphic novel series, THE LAST COMICS ON EARTH, with Max Brallier, illustrated by Jay Cooper and Douglas Holgate. Joshua’s first solo middle grade series, GYRO AND THE ARGONAUTS, pitched as ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Greek Mythology,’ a revisionist take on classical myths where the monsters become the heroes they were always meant to be, hits bookstores and libraries from Andrews McMeel Kids in June, 2025!
Previous published work includes his original full cast Doctor Who audio book TIDES OF THE MOON from DOCTOR WHO: THE SIXTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: WATER WORLDS from Big Finish Productions. With three more Doctor Who stories in the pipeline, Joshua is one of only a handful of American writers to have contributed to this sixty-plus-year institution.
This sequel book to the bestselling graphic novel continues the story of young Jack Skellington and his rivalry with the malevolent Oogie Boogie. A feast of frights and fun for middle-grade and up.
Taking place shortly after The Battle for Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington is now the newly-named Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, and his first Halloween is fast approaching. Intent on proving himself as deserving of this title, Jack plans a huge celebration full of flashy ideas and fun for all—and insists on doing all the work himself! As his to-do list piles up, Jack starts to fear that he can't deliver on all the frightful promises of Halloween, and so he turns to the one person he knows can help: Oogie Boogie. Thinking this might be a chance to rekindle their friendship after their battle for the Pumpkin King title, Jack enlists Oogie Boogie to assist in Halloween preparations... not realizing that the embittered Oogie Boogie actually has schemes of his own.
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New York Times Bestselling Author and Emmy Award Winner Joshua Pruett is the only human being on Earth to have written for both MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and DOCTOR WHO.
Currently working on the widely anticipated return of Disney’s PHINEAS AND FERB (2025), Joshua is perhaps best known for his work as a TV Writer on MILO MURPHY'S LAW, the original feature for Disney Plus, PHINEAS AND FERB THE MOVIE: CANDACE AGAINST THE UNIVERSE and THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH, the Emmy-Award Winning Netflix animated series.
As an Author, Joshua headed back to the Last Kids universe, co-writing the NYT and USA Today bestselling graphic novel series, THE LAST COMICS ON EARTH, with Max Brallier, illustrated by Jay Cooper and Douglas Holgate. Joshua’s first solo middle grade series, GYRO AND THE ARGONAUTS, pitched as ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Greek Mythology,’ a revisionist take on classical myths where the monsters become the heroes they were always meant to be, hits bookstores and libraries from Andrews McMeel Kids in June, 2025!
Previous published work includes his original full cast Doctor Who audio book TIDES OF THE MOON from DOCTOR WHO: THE SIXTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: WATER WORLDS from Big Finish Productions. With three more Doctor Who stories in the pipeline, Joshua is one of only a handful of American writers to have contributed to this sixty-plus-year institution.
