Jhonen Vasquez
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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 Vasquez in November 2007 | |
| Born | September 1, 1974 San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Chancre Scolex Mr. Scolex |
| Alma mater | De Anza College |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
Bibliography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
- ↑ VERY IMPORTANT HOUSE update - QuestionSleep.com
- ↑ 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
- 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)
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