Invader ZIM Creator Jhonen Vasquez Talks His Story in the Comics

This week, Oni Press will release Invader ZIM #20, a stand-alone one-shot written by ZIM creator Jhonen Vasquez.

The cult classic animated series launched a new, monthly comic at Oni two years ago, and will soon return to TV as well in the form of a movie on Nickelodeon.

Invader Zim debuted on Nickelodeon in 2001. The show starred an alien, Zim, who landed on Earth with plans to conquer it and win points with his own alien race. It turned out Zim actually wasn't very good at the whole conquest thing, but he and his companion, the robot GIR, proved a charming pair as they attempted to assimilate into the human culture to learn more about their would-be subjects.

"ZIM fans have marveled as they've seen ZIM travel to incredible worlds and performed impossible feats of science fiction madness, but of all the things fans have been waiting for there's ONE thing that simply hasn't been attempted yet—UNTIL NOW," said Vasquez in a statement. "That's right, thanks to the power of comics technology, fans will finally get to see ZIM do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING but sit on his butt and watch TV. Seriously, he just sits and complains while GIR ALSO sits and does even LESS. Don't say we never do anything nice for you! You're welcome!"

You can check out the official solicitation text below, and the preview pages in the attached image gallery.

INVADER ZIM #20

(W) Jhonen Vasquez
(A) Warren Wucinich
(C) Fred C. Stresing
(CA) Warren Wucinich (Cover A), Jey Odin (Cover B)
AGE RATING: All Ages
GENRE: Humor, Sci-fi
PRICE: $3.99
PAGE COUNT: 32

If you haven't watched all 385 seasons of FLOOPSY BLOOPS SHMOOPSY yet don't even bother reading this issue! Lotta in-jokes that are just gonna go WAAAAAY over your head. Also, spoilers for the season 4 finale!