It looks likes everyone's favorite alien invader is making a come back! No, not in a new, or even continuation of the Nickelodeon TV series, but in his very own ongoing comic book series. That's almost as good and we'll definitely take it.
Thanks to the folks at Oni Press, the new comic, from Jhonen Vasquez directly, will hit the stores on July 1st, 2015. Yep, that's right, only a few months from now!
"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," Vasquez is said in Oni's press release. "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."
And a better place it shall be! Really can't wait to see how this one plays out and if other beloved Vasquez characters such as Squee or Johnny the Homicidal Maniac make their way into the mix as well. I know, many of us would love a revival of JTHM, but I don't think the world is quite ready for that. Either way, I'll be more than happy to take more of the insanity of Zim!
Full press release after the break.
COMIC REVIVAL OF THE LANDMARK ANIMATED SERIES BY JHONEN VASQUEZPORTLAND
OR February 18, 2015 – Oni Press, Portland's premier independent comic book publisher, announced today it is collaborating with Jhonen Vasquez and Nickelodeon in producing an ongoing comic book series based on the beloved animated show Invader Zim. The series will explore a new chapter in Zim's Earth invasion and the adventures of GIR, Dib and Gaz. The first comic will release on July 1st, 2015.
"All of us at Oni Press are elated to be bringing the first new Invader Zim stories in years to a rabid fanbase," explained Oni Press Editor in Chief, James Lucas Jones. "Getting to tell those tales with folks from the show like Jhonen, Aaron Alexovich, Eric Trueheart, and Rikki Simons just makes it all the more sweet."
Zim, the diminutive, naïve Irken soldier, is assigned to invade Earth to keep him from disrupting his leaders' plans to expand their empire. Arriving on the unsuspecting planet, he tries to blend in by disguising himself and his malfunctioning robot sidekick GIR as a human boy and his dog. Zim is constantly hounded by his nemesis Dib, who recognizes his alien nature, and Dib's younger sister Gaz.
In 2001 animation fans were introduced to Zim, his oft-foiled plots to enslave the Earth and Jhonen Vasquez's dark, funny universe on Nickelodeon. The show and Vasquez's iconic characters went on to become cult classics with a following to this day. Fans have been waiting for the return of Zim and GIR; now they'll get it in the first all-Zim comic book, part of Nickelodeon's commitment to bring its beloved classic characters to new audiences.
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