"Invader Zim" to Conquer Comics

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Parent Category: Film and the Arts

Category: Previews

Published on Monday, 23 February 2015 16:06

Written by Renzo Adler

 In March of 2001, indie comic auteur Jhonen Vasquez, previously known for the cryptically comical comics Johnny the Homicidal Maniac and Squee, unleashed his first animated series for a younger audience on Nickelodeon called Invader Zim. Following the adventures of a hyperactive would-be world conquering alien disguising himself as a human schoolboy, Zim struck a chord with audiences for it’s bizarre characters and strange humor. But after only 26 episodes the show went off the air in 2002 and the adventures of Zim came to an end… until now.

Oni Press (publishers of Blue Monday, Scott Pilgrim, and Queen & Country) have announced that they will bring back Zim as a new comic book series.  The comic picks up where the show left off and is being done in collaboration with Vasquez and show staff Aaron Alexovich, Eric Trueheart, and Rikki Simmons. Issue one will be released July 1, 2015.

“I’m always confused when people say how much they miss Invader Zim because the show never stopped running in my head, and then I remember everyone else isn’t in my head," said show creator Jhonen Vasquez. "I try to imagine the world for all those people who don’t know what Zim’s been up to since the show went off the air and it makes me shudder. How can people live that way? Hopefully this comic helps make the world a better place.”

To learn more, go to: http://onipress.tumblr.com/

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