Fans of the cult classic Nickelodeon cartoon Invader Zim tend to zero in on creator Jhonen Vasquez like the whole series fell out of his head fully formed, which is somewhat understandable, as the show’s art and writing feel much like the singular vision of one lone weirdo. But, get this! Invader Zim was actually a whole production with a budget and a crew and everything! And, Eric Trueheart, one of the writers responsible for some of the most iconic Zim episodes, is here to prove it with The Medium-Sized Book of Zim Scripts: Vol. 1: Pigs ‘n’ Waffles.
I imagine many fans would have been happy with a book packed solely with scripts cover-to-cover. However, there’s a nice structure to what Trueheart has done in this book instead, introducing each script by relating the history of how the idea for the episode was formed and developed, then including the script,...
I imagine many fans would have been happy with a book packed solely with scripts cover-to-cover. However, there’s a nice structure to what Trueheart has done in this book instead, introducing each script by relating the history of how the idea for the episode was formed and developed, then including the script,...
- 4/29/2020
- by Joe Matar
- Den of Geek
Back in the day….back before we were born even!…there was this much loved cartoon on Nickelodeon called Invader Zim. But check this out the powers that be at Oni Press have brought it back. And last weekend Volume 1 of the comic series was released! It was written by Jhonen Vasques & Eric Trueheart with artists Aaron Alexovich and Megan Lawton with Simon Troussellier and Rikki Simons.
Would be spoilers to say that we love it and now we not only want to watch the TV series, but we’d like new episodes as well?
The comics follow where the cartoon series left off. It’s about boy named Dib who knows that Zim is really an alien who wants to destroy the world, except no one believes him. It’s rated for teens, but we feel like these books would be loved by younger boys too. It would be...
Would be spoilers to say that we love it and now we not only want to watch the TV series, but we’d like new episodes as well?
The comics follow where the cartoon series left off. It’s about boy named Dib who knows that Zim is really an alien who wants to destroy the world, except no one believes him. It’s rated for teens, but we feel like these books would be loved by younger boys too. It would be...
- 2/4/2016
- by Maddy and Anya Ernst
- Comicmix.com
Invader Zim #3
Written by Eric Trueheart
Artwork by Aaron Alexovich, Megan Lawton
Colored by Rikki Simons
Letters by Warren Wucinich
Published by Oni Press
Invader Zim #3 has the Irken invader trying to pull off another dubious scheme to destroy life on Earth. Alexovich and Lawton create artwork that is reminiscent of the original series. Trueheart’s writing is hilariously morbid as it pokes fun at the postmodern movement of art. Invader Zim #3 is a fairly decent comic in its delivery and comedy with some minor flaws.
Zim and Gir go to a distant planet to collect what is known as the “Star Donkey”. Zim hopes to use the Star Donkey to get rid of all life on Earth. Once back on Earth, Zim poses as Schimnvader Schmim and opens an art exhibit at the Museum of Natural History Museum to display the pieces of the Star Donkey. It all comes...
Written by Eric Trueheart
Artwork by Aaron Alexovich, Megan Lawton
Colored by Rikki Simons
Letters by Warren Wucinich
Published by Oni Press
Invader Zim #3 has the Irken invader trying to pull off another dubious scheme to destroy life on Earth. Alexovich and Lawton create artwork that is reminiscent of the original series. Trueheart’s writing is hilariously morbid as it pokes fun at the postmodern movement of art. Invader Zim #3 is a fairly decent comic in its delivery and comedy with some minor flaws.
Zim and Gir go to a distant planet to collect what is known as the “Star Donkey”. Zim hopes to use the Star Donkey to get rid of all life on Earth. Once back on Earth, Zim poses as Schimnvader Schmim and opens an art exhibit at the Museum of Natural History Museum to display the pieces of the Star Donkey. It all comes...
- 9/25/2015
- by Annie
- SoundOnSight
Invader Zim #1
Written by Jhonen Vasquez
Art by Aaron Alexovich and Megan Lawton
Colors by Simon “Hutt” Trousselier
Published by Oni Press
In case you didn’t know, Invader Zim is back in comic form and this reviewer and longtime Zim fan has been counting down the days to finally getting what we’ve wanted—new content. It’s been fourteen years since the tragically mis-scheduled cartoon about a little alien named Zim first aired on Nickelodeon. If you’ve never seen the series, don’t worry; there’s a two-page introduction that will tell you all that you need to know in order understand the comic. But that doesn’t mean that you aren’t missing out by forgoing the show! Since this is the first issue, allow me to indulge in a bit of history.
In the late 90s, Nickelodeon wanted to attract the kind of audience that...
Written by Jhonen Vasquez
Art by Aaron Alexovich and Megan Lawton
Colors by Simon “Hutt” Trousselier
Published by Oni Press
In case you didn’t know, Invader Zim is back in comic form and this reviewer and longtime Zim fan has been counting down the days to finally getting what we’ve wanted—new content. It’s been fourteen years since the tragically mis-scheduled cartoon about a little alien named Zim first aired on Nickelodeon. If you’ve never seen the series, don’t worry; there’s a two-page introduction that will tell you all that you need to know in order understand the comic. But that doesn’t mean that you aren’t missing out by forgoing the show! Since this is the first issue, allow me to indulge in a bit of history.
In the late 90s, Nickelodeon wanted to attract the kind of audience that...
- 7/13/2015
- by Katherine Smith
- SoundOnSight
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