Jhonen Vasquez
American cartoonist
Jhonen C. Vasquez[1] (; born September 1, 1974) is an American cartoonist, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating the comic book Johnny the Homicidal Maniac—along with its spin-off comics Squee!, Fillerbunny, and I Feel Sick—and the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim.
Jhonen Vasquez | |
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Born | San Jose, California, U.S. | September 1, 1974
Other names | Chancre Scolex Mr. Scolex |
Alma mater | De Anza College |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Bibliography
changeYear | Title | Notes |
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1995–1997 | Johnny the Homicidal Maniac | 7 issues |
1996 | The Bad Art Collection | |
1997–1998 | Squee! | 4 issues |
1999–2000 | I Feel Sick | 2 issues |
2000, 2005, 2014 | Fillerbunny | 3 issues |
2002 | Everything Can Be Beaten | With Crab Scrambly |
2003 | Slave Labor Stories | Two page story "The Ghost with Black Fingers" |
2007 | Jellyfist | With Jennifer Goldberg |
2009–2010 | Strange Tales MAX | MODOK story in Strange Tales #2 and Wolverine story in Strange Tales II #1 |
2012 | Beyond the Fringe | With Becky Cloonan and Andy Belanger, issues 5A and 6A |
2015–2021 | Invader Zim | 50 issues, with multiple others |
Filmography
changeYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001–2002 | Invader Zim | Creator, writer, character designer, executive producer and voice actor | Television series |
2005 | 2775-Man | Director, executive producer and voice actor | Television series |
2006 | "Shut Me Up" | Director | Music video |
2011 | "White" | Director | Music video |
2012–2015 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Character designer (credited as Chancre Scolex) | Television series |
2014 | Bravest Warriors | Writer | Episode: "The Puppetyville Horror" |
2015 | Very Important House | Creator, director, writer | Pilot |
2015 | TMNT: Don Vs Raph | Creator, writer, voice director, character designer | Television short |
2019 | Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus | Creator, director, writer, executive producer and voice actor | Streaming television film |
Awards and nominations
change- Squee! was nominated for 1998 Eisner Awards for Best New Series and Best Humor Publication.[2]
- I Feel Sick won an International Horror Guild Award in 2000 for Best Illustrated Narrative.[3]
- Invader Zim won an Emmy, an Annie, and the award for Best Title Sequence at the 2001 World Animation Celebration awards. It also garnered seven other nominations.[4]
- Vasquez and his work were honored in the National Design Triennial: Inside Design Now, a 2003 exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution.[5]
- Vasquez received the Inkpot Award in 2015.[6]
References
change- ↑ "VERY IMPORTANT HOUSE update - QuestionSleep.com". Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ↑ 1998 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees. users.rcn.com
- ↑ "The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror" by Stephen Jones, Carroll and Graf, 2002
- ↑ "Invader ZIM" (2001) Awards. imdb.com
- ↑ "National Design Triennial". Cooperhewitt.org. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011.
- ↑ Inkpot Award
Other websites
change- Official website
- Jhonen Vasquez on IMDb
- An Interview on SuicideGirls.com
- Revolution Science Fiction (October 26, 2001): "Death and Morons: The Jhonen Vasquez Story" (online-chat transcript)
- Jhonen Vasquez Spotlight (2007 New York Comic Con speech Podcast. 54:12m) Downloadable mp3
- Interrogation Special with Zoetica Ebb (August 22, 2007)