History Manga / TheNightmareBeforeChristmasZerosJourney

* HeroesWantRedheads: Jack and Sally are still together (they're simply meant to be, of course!), and she even joins him this time in his second trip to Christmas Town.

* SweetTooth: Not surprisingly, Lock, Shock, and Barrel all have this, with Lock [[IncrediblyLamePun taking the cake]] with his candy heist, the giant candy cane, and going straight for the donuts first at the Christmas Eve feast.

* {{Foil}}: Mr. Myzer is one for Jack.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Barrel.

** While Lock, Shock, and Barrel are robbing the toy store, an [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] doll can be seen sitting on a shelf.

* OffModel:
** Shock sometimes has lace on the cuffs of her sleeves, and sometimes she doesn't. Lock's pants also seem to occasionally alter between separate from his shoes, or all one piece.
** Behemoth is missing his axe.
** Creature Under the Stairs sometimes has actual hair instead of it just being a spider. He also goes from light gray in the movie to dark brown in the comic.
** The steps to the Halloween Town door change from pumpkins to skulls within the same issue.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Shock takes ''just'' as much abuse as Lock and Barrel when it comes to the end results of their troublemaking. Oddly enough, [[WouldntHitAGirl she hasn't taken a direct hit from either Lock or Barrel]], but has certainly [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale smacked some sense into both of them]].

* GrumpyBear: Myzer, again. A cynical elf with a dark past living a world of brightness and cheer, he feels he'll fit better in Halloween Town.

* AirVentPassageway: This is how Zero finds the hidden room and [[spoiler: One's memory]]. {{Justified}} by his small size.

* ABoyAndHisX: Jack and Zero, but the comic also introduces [[spoiler: Mr. Myzer and One]].

* BrokenTears: Myzer after [[spoiler: One's Death]]

* ChristmasCarolers: Seen throughout Christmas Town.
* ChristmasElves: The denizens of Christmas Town.
* ChristmasTown: The main setting this time around.

An official, Tim Burton-approved sequel to ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'', ''Zero's Journey'' is a manga released in 2018 by Tokyopop. It concluded in May 2020.

The adventure continues as Jack, now having knowledge of other holidays outside his own, tries to create a portal that will allow immediate access to any holiday. While trying to get it to navigate, Jack takes a break to play with Zero, where during an innocent game of fetch, a mishap with the portal sends the ghost dog through the graveyard, into the forest, and hurtling straight into Christmas Town!

After a town-wide search for the missing pup, Sally realizes where Zero has gone off to, and rushes back to town to inform Jack. Jack wants to go get Zero himself, but being the Pumpkin King, he is needed to attend a large Halloween planning meeting to ensure this year's Halloween goes smoothly. After a suggestion from the Mayor to send someone else to look for Zero, it comes to light that Jack isn't the only one who's been to Christmas Town: [[EnfanteTerrible Lock, Shock, and Barrel]] have too.

* AirVentPassageway: Justified by Zero's small size, but this is how he finds the hidden room and [[spoiler: One's memory]].

* AbhorrentAdmirer: The waitress.
* AirVentPassageway: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] by Zero's small size, but this is how he finds the hidden room and [[spoiler: One's memory]].

* AmusingInjuries: Often the result of Lock, Shock, and Barrel's mayhem.
* AffablyEvil: Lock, Shock, and Barrel.

* YouRemindMeOfX: Zero reminds Myzer of [[spoiler: his deceased puppy, One]].

* ForgottenPhlebotnium: One wonders why Lock, Shock, and Barrel didn't bring their walking bathtub. It would have been pretty useful, considering they went into Christmas Town with the intent to take toys and candy.