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Invader Zim #36-40
Invader Zim Vol. 8: Oni Exclusive
Oni Exclusive Edition features exclusive cover art! The eighth volume in the bestselling Invader ZIM comic series based on the hit Nickelodeon TV series. When Dib wakes up one cold, depressing morning to find that ZIM is actually his brother, could things get any worse? The answer, as always, is yes, as told in these five amazing standalone Invader ZIM stories collected in trade for the first time! What happens when GIR gets hit by a falling girder in the presence of a full human audience? Who’s telling the truth when an alien kidnaps Dib, Gaz, ZIM, and GIR to find out who destroyed his prize robot? And why does ZIM think it’s perfectly normal to give out raw steaks on Halloween? The answer, as always, is yes! (W) Sam Logan, Eric Trueheart, Rikki Simons, Sam Maggs, Steven Shanahan, Matthew Seely, Tait Howard (A) Kate Sherron, Maddie C, Matthew Seely, Tait Howard, Fred C. Stresing, Meg Casey, Dean Rankine, Warren Wucinich Cover Dave Crosland
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First published November 19, 2019
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May 14, 2023
"Yes, congratulations. You resolved one problem by causing a series of different, worst ones."
I enjoyed this volume much more than the previous few. I think this volume felt a look more unique with the different issues.
I enjoyed this volume much more than the previous few. I think this volume felt a look more unique with the different issues.
January 12, 2020
This was an amazing collection of Invader ZIM stories. I'll review each separately.
1st Story: Untitled
****
Summary: Dib wakes up to discover that ZIM is his brother, and EVERYONE believes this. How has ZIM orchestrated this horrible nightmare?
Review: Why haven't they thought of this storyline before? It was amazing. Watching Dib freak out is always amazing.
2nd Story: Here Lies GIR "a Normal Earth Dog"
*****
S: GIR accidentally becomes a dead dog hero (his costume dog head is decapitated in a heroic act), which means he has to get a new costume, and he goes around in a Dib costume, which of course ends up resulting in Dib having to live in the woods and sabotaging ZIM's plans but...well, I'll let you guess how it turns out.
R: I love GIR. GIR is my favorite. The series of random events in this was amazing. The art style was a little weird, but the story was hilarious.
3rd Story: Untitled
*****
S: Inquisitous the Observer puts Dib, Gaz, ZIM, and GIR under trial thinking he can get down to the bottom of who is to blame for shooting down his observer probe. He'll interrogate the suspects one at a time to get their versions of the story to sniff out the truth.
R: Oh, Inquisitous, you don't know who you're messing with. This was hilarious. Especially him getting into GIR's mind.
4th Story: Tales of Stuff What Did Not Happen
*****
S: Recap Kid accidentally gets sucked into a cosmic junction and Recap Brain has to find the right universe in all the multiverses to send Recap Kid back to.
R: A clever plot device to 1) give Recap Kid his own adventure, and 2) look at other possible versions of Dibs and ZIMs and explore a lot of different illustration styles for them.
5th Story: Untitled
*****
S: It is Halloween and ZIM realizes candy makers have the secrets to control of the Earth children. He goes to a candy factory to uncover its secrets of control.
R: Definite nods to Willy Wonka, ZIM's hilarious misunderstanding of candy while at the same time acknowledging the true power of candy and then the war between ZIM and a bunch of kids over control of the candy. And GIR's role in it all. It is epic.
Notes on content: No language issues or sexual content. Some gross factor, but this was relatively mild compared to some other ZIM collections. Violence is threatened, but everyone ends up ok.
1st Story: Untitled
****
Summary: Dib wakes up to discover that ZIM is his brother, and EVERYONE believes this. How has ZIM orchestrated this horrible nightmare?
Review: Why haven't they thought of this storyline before? It was amazing. Watching Dib freak out is always amazing.
2nd Story: Here Lies GIR "a Normal Earth Dog"
*****
S: GIR accidentally becomes a dead dog hero (his costume dog head is decapitated in a heroic act), which means he has to get a new costume, and he goes around in a Dib costume, which of course ends up resulting in Dib having to live in the woods and sabotaging ZIM's plans but...well, I'll let you guess how it turns out.
R: I love GIR. GIR is my favorite. The series of random events in this was amazing. The art style was a little weird, but the story was hilarious.
3rd Story: Untitled
*****
S: Inquisitous the Observer puts Dib, Gaz, ZIM, and GIR under trial thinking he can get down to the bottom of who is to blame for shooting down his observer probe. He'll interrogate the suspects one at a time to get their versions of the story to sniff out the truth.
R: Oh, Inquisitous, you don't know who you're messing with. This was hilarious. Especially him getting into GIR's mind.
4th Story: Tales of Stuff What Did Not Happen
*****
S: Recap Kid accidentally gets sucked into a cosmic junction and Recap Brain has to find the right universe in all the multiverses to send Recap Kid back to.
R: A clever plot device to 1) give Recap Kid his own adventure, and 2) look at other possible versions of Dibs and ZIMs and explore a lot of different illustration styles for them.
5th Story: Untitled
*****
S: It is Halloween and ZIM realizes candy makers have the secrets to control of the Earth children. He goes to a candy factory to uncover its secrets of control.
R: Definite nods to Willy Wonka, ZIM's hilarious misunderstanding of candy while at the same time acknowledging the true power of candy and then the war between ZIM and a bunch of kids over control of the candy. And GIR's role in it all. It is epic.
Notes on content: No language issues or sexual content. Some gross factor, but this was relatively mild compared to some other ZIM collections. Violence is threatened, but everyone ends up ok.
February 11, 2020
These are very cute comics based on the weird cartoon show with the same name. Probably a lot more wholesome than the show called for...
The chapter where they are brothers stands out in terms of story telling and general weirdness.
The chapter where they are brothers stands out in terms of story telling and general weirdness.
June 19, 2022
Este volumen reúne los cómics #36 a #40.
El cómic #36 (por T. Howard y M. Seely) está okey, pero el que realmente se lució es el guionista Sam Logan (con los dibujantes Kate Sherron y Maddie C), en los episodios siguientes, con historias hilarantes:
El #37 es sobre un universo en el que Zim y Dib son hermanos, en el #38 se muere GIR, y en el #39 hay un interrogatorio policial. Todo con resultados inesperados y exagerados.
El #40 es un caso especial, pues colaboran 4 guionistas y 5 dibujantes en la primera historia protagonizada por el Recap-Kid (un personaje que aparece en todas las historietas de Zim).
El cómic #36 (por T. Howard y M. Seely) está okey, pero el que realmente se lució es el guionista Sam Logan (con los dibujantes Kate Sherron y Maddie C), en los episodios siguientes, con historias hilarantes:
El #37 es sobre un universo en el que Zim y Dib son hermanos, en el #38 se muere GIR, y en el #39 hay un interrogatorio policial. Todo con resultados inesperados y exagerados.
El #40 es un caso especial, pues colaboran 4 guionistas y 5 dibujantes en la primera historia protagonizada por el Recap-Kid (un personaje que aparece en todas las historietas de Zim).
August 18, 2024
Dib's reaction to a world where Zim is his brother is pretty funny. Also really enjoyed Inquisitous the Observer stuff. And Recap Kid's journey through the multiverse is funny and feels anti-What-If. Also seems to confirm this is a universe separate from the show, one where the characters are 2D and in rectangles.
September 23, 2024
All the stories here met the "better than meh" criteria, and a few were actually really good. My favorite was the one about memories. It had some interesting things to think about regarding our personal bias in our own memories. Didn't expect that in an Invader Zim comic.
December 4, 2019
Amusing as always!
February 15, 2024
This was a step-down for me. There’s maybe only one instance that captured the evil tone of the original show; the rest felt a little too cute.
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