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Invader Zim #1
Invader Zim
INVADER ZIM Hastings Exclusive!!! ZIM and his filthy evil ways have been gone for what feels like years. But Dib KNOWS the alien menace will rear his head again, and he won't leave the house, or his 900 security monitors, until it happens. And it WILL happen. Oh, it WILL.
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First published July 8, 2015
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April 1, 2016
Made more awesome when you read it in their voices. :D
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I need this.
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I need this.
July 9, 2015
ZIM IS BACK! This issue is actually a bit meta: Dib says that it feels like it has been years since he has seen Zim on the screen through which he has been trying to watch him. After all this time, Dib has become lethargic and is unable to remove himself from his chair. I love how he sings his own montage music when trying to get back in shape and how Gaz is all up for it as long as it means Dib will not stink anymore; the humor is still there. Even the dark humor: Zim, as we find out, is keeping Prisoner 777's children and can "erase" them whenever he wants, thus explaining why Prisoner 777, originally a one-off character on the show, does his bidding. Minimoose is still one of Zim's sidekicks, even distracting Dib by just uttering one line repeatedly and having Dib interpret it as he wants. And GIR still sounds very much like GIR. I can hear the character voices in my head. Now we have to wait SIX WEEKS for the next issue! But, at least we know that the story is being continued. A good aspect of my childhood has been reborn.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 20, 2015
RTC tomorrow. Reading as many backed up comics tonight and then I will put words to what I've read!
July 8, 2015
This was everything I needed right now in my life. I've missed the days of being tickled funny by Gir & Zim. This was PERFECT! It had everything I loved about the show and translated wonderfully in comic form. I didn't doubt that it would be this way... It is Jhonen Vasquez who wrote it. I'm more than excited to see this coming back in comic form and can't wait for the next installment (shaking fist at invisible time creature holding the next issue away from me). I couldn't ask for anything more... really. This made my month.
July 21, 2015
No puedo ser objetivo con Zim.
Está igual de divertido que la serie y un plus es que mientras lo leía escuchaba las voces de los personajes en mi cabeza.
Está igual de divertido que la serie y un plus es que mientras lo leía escuchaba las voces de los personajes en mi cabeza.
July 13, 2015
Absolutely amazing to have Zim back. I already feel like an addict waiting for my next fix next month.
September 11, 2015
This is a comic adaptation of what used to be a kids tv show. I personally never watched the TV show but I really liked the colours of this when I flicked through so I thought I would pick this up to try it out.
The storyline of this book is okay, for me it's nothing overly original or enticing and it didn't really feel like something I was reminiscent over either. I enjoyed this in the sense that it was bright and fast paced, but honestly I just felt such a distinct lack of connection or mystery surrounding the characters or what might happen next and so I don't think this is a series I'll get much further with. I do own issue #2 so I'll try that out, but it just felt like a bombardment of colour and capital letters and not really something I was connected to or intrigued by... 2*s
The storyline of this book is okay, for me it's nothing overly original or enticing and it didn't really feel like something I was reminiscent over either. I enjoyed this in the sense that it was bright and fast paced, but honestly I just felt such a distinct lack of connection or mystery surrounding the characters or what might happen next and so I don't think this is a series I'll get much further with. I do own issue #2 so I'll try that out, but it just felt like a bombardment of colour and capital letters and not really something I was connected to or intrigued by... 2*s
July 10, 2015
It's like the tv show just got up and plopped itself down in another medium. <3
April 2, 2024
I suppose this came first or was a storyboard but it’s just like the Florpus movie made after the show. I do still like the sassy computer, edgier humor (“badder” words or death threats), and Zim’s sinister faces, but I feel like I’m watching blended up reruns.
August 22, 2015
After all that bugging and bitching and poking and petition signing to bring Zim back after more than ten years. Also, with JV saying he would never bring it back and look what we have here, ZIM IS BACK! I'm so grateful he gave in... or was forced. I'm not sure which. But thank you JV!
December 5, 2015
I laughed out loud.
August 22, 2015
Crying forever at Zim in a toilet for a decade.
November 28, 2018
INFANCIA REVIVIDA 🙌🏽
No saben como amaba Invader Zim (mi capítulo favorito es el de los waffles 😂)
Y ahora esta serie de cómics en una continuación de la serie y YAASSS el humor sigue ahí y es asombroso como lees los diálogos con las voces de los personajes.
Im ready for the next one ✨ 👽 🚀
No saben como amaba Invader Zim (mi capítulo favorito es el de los waffles 😂)
Y ahora esta serie de cómics en una continuación de la serie y YAASSS el humor sigue ahí y es asombroso como lees los diálogos con las voces de los personajes.
Im ready for the next one ✨ 👽 🚀
October 1, 2020
Antes de leer el cómic vi la película, lo que fue un poquito tedioso, pero fuera de eso amo el humor de invasor Zim, su arte tan particular y le tengo mucho cariño a los personajes por lo que me encanta volver a seguir sus locuras.
July 5, 2024
Antes de leer el cómic vi la serie y la película, lo que fue un poquito tedioso porque es tal cual el principio de la película, pero fuera de eso amo el humor de invasor Zim y su arte tan particular, también le tengo mucho cariño a los personajes.
May 17, 2017
this book was alright. not to bad just like an invader Zim episode and the art is the same
June 15, 2018
The stupidity continues.
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September 21, 2019im caught up with all issues but gonna add just this one bc there are too many of em
February 7, 2023
That was funny 4,5 ⭐️
May 8, 2024
This... makes me miss the Slave Labor Comics runs.
March 6, 2025
Really good. Need to go back and read the whole series
April 10, 2025
gon rate all these while shitting
July 16, 2025
If you like the original Nickelodeon series, you'll probably like this.
August 3, 2022
3.5 stars
This comic was pretty much setting up the second comic. It didn’t really make me feel like i had to get the next comic. There are few good jokes. Though this comic is very identical to the beginning of the movie. The comics show what would happen if Zim remembered his plan.
This comic was pretty much setting up the second comic. It didn’t really make me feel like i had to get the next comic. There are few good jokes. Though this comic is very identical to the beginning of the movie. The comics show what would happen if Zim remembered his plan.
February 13, 2016
Note: I haven't seen all of the Invader Zim show. (I got turned away from watching them on TV here, because they were horrendously Dutch dubbed. *shivers*) But I know the gist and Zim was a favourite character for quite some time, even with me not watching the show. Also even if I didn't this comic starts off with a hyperactive kid telling us what has happened so far, who Zim is, who Dib is and several other things. I loved that introduction, it was silly, over-the-top and brilliant.
However, the rest of the comic falls short. I know I used to like the antics between Dib and Zim (well for most of the time), but for some reason I just don't like it now, at all. Maybe age? Maybe my kind of humour is different now? I just was bored for most of the time and annoyed the other part of the time. The whole Dib x Zim just is so utterly lame. Zim is overly hyperactive and Dib is just freaking annoying and should just be buried somewhere far far away from people. What a horrendous character. Obsessed, stalkerish and so much more. :| His sister is also not really great, she is acting a lot like a mother. A role that doesn't fit her at all.
The illustrations are the part that kept me going, they are colourful, fun and it looks like someone just plucked them from the tv and pasted them to make a book. Sometimes things like this don't work out, but I think the comic book format works perfect for Zim.
Would I recommend this comic? I am not sure, if you are a big fan, then sure.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
However, the rest of the comic falls short. I know I used to like the antics between Dib and Zim (well for most of the time), but for some reason I just don't like it now, at all. Maybe age? Maybe my kind of humour is different now? I just was bored for most of the time and annoyed the other part of the time. The whole Dib x Zim just is so utterly lame. Zim is overly hyperactive and Dib is just freaking annoying and should just be buried somewhere far far away from people. What a horrendous character. Obsessed, stalkerish and so much more. :| His sister is also not really great, she is acting a lot like a mother. A role that doesn't fit her at all.
The illustrations are the part that kept me going, they are colourful, fun and it looks like someone just plucked them from the tv and pasted them to make a book. Sometimes things like this don't work out, but I think the comic book format works perfect for Zim.
Would I recommend this comic? I am not sure, if you are a big fan, then sure.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
January 9, 2016
I was absolutely thrilled the day I found out that the original creator of Invader Zim was back at creating Invader Zim. I've missed having Gir, Zim, and Dib in my life over the past few years, besides re-watching the show over and over to the point of being able to nearly quote it word for word.
The comic is amazing and nothing is held back. You can definitely tell that the author is passionate about Invader Zim and that he's ready to take on the challenge of bringing his world back to life, and I'm really excited that he's resurrected Invader Zim for a new generation to grow up with. Even more so that it still embodies the same elements that the show did years ago. Dib and Zim still have the same feud, Zim still wants to take over the world, and Gir is still the loveable, clueless robot that we all love to pieces.
The comic starts off virtually where the show ended and it does so in a manner that doesn't feel pushed or flawed in any manner. Which I was concerned of at first because going from a cartoon to a comic. But the introduction with a fan character to sum up what happened in the show to start it off was a brilliant idea to get people up to speed with what is going on in the world of Invader Zim.
I'm stoked to read the rest of the comics and keep up with this series, and am beyond excited to see Invader Zim back in the world.
The comic is amazing and nothing is held back. You can definitely tell that the author is passionate about Invader Zim and that he's ready to take on the challenge of bringing his world back to life, and I'm really excited that he's resurrected Invader Zim for a new generation to grow up with. Even more so that it still embodies the same elements that the show did years ago. Dib and Zim still have the same feud, Zim still wants to take over the world, and Gir is still the loveable, clueless robot that we all love to pieces.
The comic starts off virtually where the show ended and it does so in a manner that doesn't feel pushed or flawed in any manner. Which I was concerned of at first because going from a cartoon to a comic. But the introduction with a fan character to sum up what happened in the show to start it off was a brilliant idea to get people up to speed with what is going on in the world of Invader Zim.
I'm stoked to read the rest of the comics and keep up with this series, and am beyond excited to see Invader Zim back in the world.
December 13, 2015
When I heard that Invader Zim was coming back as a comic book, I got so excited. Invader Zim? Like, the same Invader Zim from my childhood? At first, I was worried that they wouldn't be able to do such an amazing cartoon justice with a comic book, and I was right. Although, it is still really good, it's not as good as the cartoon. But it does have the same comedic timing. My one complaint is that they focused too much on Dib. This was supposed to be Invader Zim's big return, and they didn't even introduce the titular character until halfway through the comic. Overall rating: 8.5 out of 10
April 13, 2016
I am soooo happy that the Invader is back, and that we get to eat waffles and ride piggies again LOL
The cover I purchased here is Mexico is awesome, and the graphics and materials superb.
The cover I purchased here is Mexico is awesome, and the graphics and materials superb.
September 24, 2015
Volvió la alegría. Vasquez volvió a trabajar en uno de sus universos más famosos y siguió al pie de la letra todo lo que uno esperaría. Dib sigue siendo un miserable, Zim elaborando planes que en la mayoría de los casos van a fracasar y el resto de los personajes tan crueles y antipáticos como siempre. Espero que en el próximo número le haya puesto una vuelta de tuerca a en la continuidad.
December 10, 2016
I'm a big fan of the Invader Zim series in Nickelodeon. I even remember having Zim's evil laugh as my ring tone way way back. lol. When I heard it's going to be made into a movie, I decided to read the comics.
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I LOVE IT!!*zim voice*
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I LOVE IT!!*zim voice*
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