I picked up the Convention edition last year at Gen Con and knew that with the con right around the corner, I needed to read this so I could *hopefully* get the second book. I know the convention special of book 2 is a fuzzy Gir version, and I want it so bad!I knew going into this that I was going to love it. I've been a rabid fangirl of Jhonen Vasquez since I was 13 and picking up JTHM from Hot Topic. After Invader Zim was released, I just knew that Vasquez was an author I'd continue to read fo...

Amazing! Zim, GIR, Dib & Gaz are back. It's like the TV show all over again. Crazy stories, weird characters, Zim shouting, snacks (although no Tacos yet), and complacent Tallest. Wonderful!

“Many chubby hotdog babies and how they danced..” I live for GIR! My first invader Zim graphic novel I wish I found this series and comics during it’s prime! I’m obsessed

I have missed Zim and Gir. Like, so much. This was so much like the show it's scary. While I enjoyed the first four chapters, the last chapter (5) was by far the best. All of the video game puns!!!! Can't wait to read more.

Such a fun read. I had never heard of Invader Zim, although the Zim robot guy looks familiar. I think I've seen him in stuffed animal form. Anywho, Volume one is the first 5 chapters of this very funny series.Invader Zim is an alien robot who has been outcasted by his society. I can't remember if he was sent to Earth or he crash landed and is making the most of it. Zim has decided to enroll in school and while there a fellow human notices he is not of this world. Dib is Zim's human nemesis. Dib

Yeah! Invader Zim is back! Woohoo! Except it's just a graphic novel... oh... well, yeah, that's still good I guess. Invader Zim is (for the uninitiated) a cartoon show that ran on Nickolodeon about a decade ago for one glorious season of utter brilliant hilarious madness (except for Dark Harvest, that episode is just wrong). Zim is a member of the Irken species, whose genetic imperative is to eat snacks, shoot stuff, and rule the galaxy and absolute power goes to whichever members of the species...

Honorable quotes I forgot to mention: “Yaaay!!! I’m exploding!”. “ I did another one of those weird farts and I’m really scared.” “many chubby hot dog babies, and oh how they danced.” Zim: what do we do with the art haters? Everyone: put them in the haters closet!! “ yah know what’s good? Pictures where clowns look scary, so you have any of those?”“ hurry up my cheese is heavy!” *Looks at burrito* what a lovely baby.

If I had a dog, I'd name him GIR.This is the first five (5) issues of the comic, which I had previously read. There are four stories, with the first one being the best and longest. However, they are not properly stories-- they're vignettes.Going back to them after a long time was like seeing with new eyes. The first time I read the books, I was more interested in the stylized graphics. This time through, I payed more attention to Vásquez's stories. The existential humor of them was better than I...

GIR IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And Minimoose!!! Oh, and Zim, Dib, Gaz, Prof. Membrane, and the Tallest too! And there's all new adventures! And I'm so happy!!! Ahem. Yes, so on with the summarizing stuff.Chapter 1 & 2: First off, Zim's long absence is explained as a plot to drive Dib completely crazy and turn him into a vile, putrid, slob (which worked incredibly well) so Zim can get a head start on his quest to find the Gargantis Array. Of course Zim will use the Gargantis Array for somethin...

Everything about this is AMAZING! (Yes, I thought that in Zim's voice as I typed it. No, I'm not sorry).

Total star rating: 4 stars. I liked it! I was a fan back in the day, but If you're not familiar with the material you're probably going to be lost and confused.Okay so before I get onto the actual review, I want to say while I'm a fan of Jhonen's work I wouldn't consider myself in the "fandom." I just mostly like his art and writing. But to be honest, I just don't want to be associated with the fandom. No offense to the fandom. I just don't want people getting the wrong idea.Now that being said

Keeping true to the majority of the TV show, it is a new story each week taking place on earth where Zim is trying to take it over in preparation for the invasion - but is not strictly always about Zim trying to destroy the world.It is entertaining and well written, and the art is very true to the TV series. I will definitely continue reading this

Picks up directly after the cartoon show (though thanks to "Recap Kid", if you've never seen an episode you won't be completely lost, still will make more sense if you've at least watched a couple episodes), with Zim mysteriously disappearing and Dib reacting (per usual) by dialing the obsessive to eleven. However, the real reason to cheer? GIR IS BACK!!!!! Broken into five sections that completely feel like episodes from the show, not loosing any of the crazy (unfortunately also not loosing any...

A great addition for fans of the show. Love being back in the world. Loved it.

I love Invader Zim.It makes me happy.

A welcome return of the Irken Invader

Zim's back! In graphic form! I very much enjoyed this comic, being a fan of the author's cartoon and other work. In this one they do a fantastic job bringing back the Dib/Zim rivalry in all its absurdity, adhering (mainly) to the continuity of where the show left off, including all the GIR jokes (though some are on the predictable side, but what're you gonna do), and throwing in tons of made-up words (like "shmoop"). I also really like how even aliens are very human in their bullying tendencies,...

I nearly exploded (that happens sometimes) in the comic book store when I saw this new Invader Zim book sitting on the shelf. And oh my farking gourd it is begoodious. If you loved the show, and you, like me, harbor a deep-seated resentment toward Nickelodian for cancelling the series, then this will be a welcome return to the demented world of Zim, Gir, Gaz, Dib, Minimoose, and all the filthy humans of the backwater planet called Earth. Vasquez and his team have given free rein to their shmapsi...

I love Invader Zim and this book certainly honors the characters and the world. The writers are pulling from the world and the continuity in a fun way. However, I was looking for more of a continued, building story rather than single episodes in the form of each chapter. The first few made it seem like they would create a single story; yet as I kept reading I began to fade in and out of interest.

While looking for older Vasquez work, I happened upon this the other day and was excited to see it in the world. I've been a fan of Zim since the first episode--having to setup an automatic record on the family VCR in order to see it--and have recently been watching it with my step-son.Of course, with a show that's so animated in its animation, I wondered how it would fully translate to a more static form. However, due to the inclusion of so many original crew, I figured it was worth a shot.In s...