r/invaderzim 16d ago

Comic Series Jim Zub talks about the New Zim Comic Series

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r/invaderzim Apr 16 '26

News An Announcement of a new Invader ZIM Revival May Be Imminent

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This morning I discovered a listing for a **BRAND NEW** Invader ZIM comic series, from publisher BOOM! Studios! There has been no official announcement or press release, but several retailers including Penguin Random House, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more have this posted with a (presumably placeholder) date of December 2026.

Comic script is listed as being written by Jim Zub, with illustrations by Dax Gordine. No mention of attachment from any pre-existing Invader ZIM crew members.

Synopsis is as follows:

Zim is back on Earth and ready to resume conquest in a sharp, modern new story from comics mainstay Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons and Dragons) and animator-comics artist Dax Gordine (Marvel’s Giant-Size Little Marvels)!

Freshly hatched from an Irken chrysalis, Zim is primed for total world domination. Problem: humanity has already been “conquered” by the latest Membrane Labs obsession, the M-Brain. It has turned everyone into screen-glazed zombies, including Gir!

Now Zim has to out-scheme a planet that’s too distracted to fear him, while Dib tries to prove the alien threat is real, and Gaz weaponizes the same digital chaos for her own ends… Earth is “still dumb,” but now it’s dumb with a subscription plan.

For fans of Invader Zim or Samurai Jack, this dark tech satire returns with manic cruelty, absurdist sci-fi, and gross-out gags. The only way to master this new media is simple: plug into Gir and merge minds.”

Product listing can be found here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/840898/invader-zim-1-by-jim-zub/


r/invaderzim 1d ago

Fan Creation Some of my OC screenshot edits!

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hi! first post here 🥹😅😅 I’ve been meaning to actually post here for a whole (oops)

I guess this is kinda an intro post too? I‘ve been practicing JV’s style quite a bit for the past year or so and here are my most recent works where i’ve drawn my ocs (..and self insert 😅😅) screencaps! Hope you guys enjoy and if you got any questions let me know!! 💚🧪


r/invaderzim 1d ago

Television Series Fast and efficient mental health services

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r/invaderzim 1d ago

Discussions I got Richard Horvitz autograph

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Fantastic actor to get it signed bro really enjoyed it


r/invaderzim 1d ago

Television Series Progress made on 4K Intro Remaster so far

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I wasn't joking last time. Scene 2 and 3 rendered together in 4K. (scene 1 is really complex so I'll visit it much later)
Those are the simplest in the whole intro so they took me just a couple of days. Currently working on scene 4 that contains Voot Runner (why is Zim animated in 30 frames? That's really a lot and unnecessary xd)
Personally, I think it looks nice, though it would be even nicer if I remade more complex scenes so the quality difference stood out better.

Made using ToonBoom Harmony. Thanks to this project I learned so much more about Harmony. When I used it to do my job I only resorted to crude methods of clean up.


r/invaderzim 1d ago

Discussions Can someone tell me if there's any actual proof about this?

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So I once posted art of my oc x Canon of one of my ocs and Mr. Elliot, and someone responded that it's implied that Mr Elliot has a wife and a kid, and because I never knew that, I rewatched all scenes I remember Mr Elliot being in and all I could find as proof about him having a family is him walking with Spoo during Parent-teacher night, which I wouldn't count as proof of him having a kid of his own.

Can someone help with this or at least tell me if it's true or not?


r/invaderzim 1d ago

Fan Creation Looking for English fandubbers

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Hello everyone!

We're looking for English voice actors for a fan-made English dub of Unidad G!

I wanted to hear real voice acting instead of Al voices, so I'm inviting the English-speaking community to join this project.

Cast already filled:

Dib

Caro

Dr. Skoo

Background characters

Gi-ra

Roles still available:

Zim

Computer

Tallest red

Tallest purple

Professor Membrane

Whether you're an experienced voice actor or just starting out, you're welcome to audition!

If you're interested, leave a comment or send me a message. We'd love to have you on the team!

Thank you for your support, and let's create an amazing English fandub together!


r/invaderzim 1d ago

Official /Near Official Merchandise Anyone know anything about this clock?

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Found this clock at a yard sale. Does anyone have any background information about it?


r/invaderzim 1d ago

Discussions What are your ideas for episodes or comic plotlines?

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I had one idea where the class were all taking a field trip to a museum and zim gets gir to try and examine puny earth history but this proves difficult with dib literally breathing down his neck half the time.


r/invaderzim 1d ago

Memes GIR

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Forgot I had this on me phone so ima post here


r/invaderzim 2d ago

Television Series The Gaz Maneuver

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r/invaderzim 2d ago

Fan Creation mr peterson in invader zim art style

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here's a fanart if mr peterson (the neighbor) from hello neighbor was in invader zim


r/invaderzim 2d ago

Memes Me bc I'm in a lot of fandoms and I'm also autistic:

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r/invaderzim 3d ago

Fan Creation Another comic cover

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r/invaderzim 3d ago

Fan Creation I Wanna Go Home! - Invader Zim AMV Ft. Mindless Self Indulgence - Logical

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Taken from my favorite episode of invader zim - Attack of the Saucer Morons
"the pig accepts meeeee!"


r/invaderzim 4d ago

Television Series I know the Mortos ep isn't everyone's favorite but the animation in the opening scene is really something

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r/invaderzim 4d ago

Fan Creation NEW INVADER ZIM DRAWING!! By Me 😆

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I worked extremely hard on this one 🙏


r/invaderzim 3d ago

Discussions Any ideas for issue names for dib unleashed?

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r/invaderzim 4d ago

Memes Thought of this after the lettuce recalls at the “Crazy Tacos” and other places in some states.

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Sweet jumping chili bean!


r/invaderzim 4d ago

Discussions Timeline Theory (Maybe just a headcanon) Spoiler

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Making this post as a potential satisfaction for those who would want a potentially definitive timeline. (I know the bologna episode exists but we're just gonna say this is either it's own branch of the multiverse or it gets fixed offscreen).

For those who haven't read the comics (or at least those who forgot about them), there exists the "Zimvoid arc". This is the IZ version of the multiverse, the bypass for odd episode logic or weird timeline inconsistencies.
Because of the multiverse's existence in the comics, this would theoretically make all IZ media canon. Offical and fanmade (no i didn't make a typo).

By this logic, this would essentially make scrapped media/plotlines canon. Such as the original series pitch lore, or even the pilot. (For those who believe potential references to JTHM as true, Nny would potentially exist in one of IZ's timelines as seen in his own comics, aka JHTM is a Zimvoid timeline).

Considering this concept, the pilot is canon. I bring this point up for another theory.
The Pilot is the Zimvoid timeline. Aka: Pilot Dib is Zib.

There's multiple ideas that lead me to this conclusion.
The pilot version of Dib, as you reading this or myself might think, has a creepiness and edge that he is not shown with like this past the pilot. I'd like to think there is a lore reason for that, which to me is canon to this timeline.

The series pitch booklet/pre-pilot concept told Dib off as more of the creepy kid seen in the pilot. I'd like to believe this version of Dib as a result of the lack of care/involvement in his life from Professor Membrane and those around him, which ETF makes a big point on (also the booklet points this out, so it would be more likely than not a canon lore bit).

Even Zim became uneasy with him at two points in the pilot. 1: When the robo-armor begins to malfunction, the scene cuts to Zim inside the suit, squealing in fear or stress.
2. As Dib makes the big blow (either the shot of him aiming the food launcher towards the screen or the final blow), the screen shows Zim's eyes inside the suit, the pupils of his lenses(?) shrinking (This is one of multiple visual tactics animators use to convey fear).
Zim being Zim has no normal reason to be scared of Dib, even when close to failing a battle.

Why would he be scared of Dib if he didn't think of Dib defeating and/or exposing him to be likely at all?
Because Pilot Timeline Dib was more likely than the series-to-movie counterpart of himself to fulfill his goal.

With this logic, Pilot Dib defeated his Zim at some point, and (given the portrayal of him), ended up mentally breaking to a point where the potential of the Zimvoid arc grows.
By the end of the day, Pilot Dib eventually becomes Zib.
(You might be wondering why both versions of Dib are so mentally different. Well, given the apparent loss of everything Zib has experienced, this could've been the last straw before Pilot Dib gave up)

Regardless, onto the post-pilot media!

The comics, as i'd like to believe, are the day-to-day things in Zim and Dib's lives. The "meanwhile" after an episode ends.
The series is usually at a peak with the intensity of situations. There have to be times where neither of the two are dealing with something big like the florpus or a "10 minutes to Doom" situation. Shows like TADC, for example, have certain episodes that are filler to the plot, but are acceptable when it comes to logically having more casual days, even if having it onscreen isn't necessary.

The comics would fill these spots for the most part. I know that the first part of the comics lines up with the movie, but i'd say the rest of the comics are the in-between content. The first issue is in a weird spot.

Then comes the Zimvoid arc of the comics, most likely imo before the cancelled episodes "The Trial" and "Mopiness of Doom".

The Zimvoid arc is only there because of how I see the trickster connection Z and D make in the movie (the friendship bracelet buildup. I really only see that bit of the movie being canon if they had some kind of crap happen beforehand.

Then comes the previously mentioned cancelled episodes.
"The Trial" has the fact come to the screen that the Armada/Entirety of the Irken race despises Zim, including the Tallests. I feel that the fact would get to Zim at some point, even if the episode's script ended with Zim's oblivious determination (Could've been a draft script idk)

Then come the events of Mopiness.
This episode has Dib questioning his efforts in paranormal pursuit. As Dib tries moving past Zim, Zim becomes mopey (hence the title). In my view, this is Zim's backhanded and complex care about Dib (not like the ship sorry). Zim has no reason to leave his residence if Dib doesn't care. It's pointless to scare anyone or battle anyone who doesn't care, hence this mood swing. None of the other skool kids care, not even Gaz (for the most part)

Some point during this time, whether it's during Dib's decision making or as he returns to the "house", Zim is formulating a huge, last-effort plan to regain the trust and pride of Tallests Red and Purple (as y'all refer to them idk if they have confirmed names), and almost at his breaking point.

(This is where the theory becomes a bit iffy, given the implications of the episode's script being finalized, but idk)

As Dib arrives at the house, returning to his focus on exposing Zim, Zim is oddly quiet. Not even a peep.
This is part of the plan.
Zim knows how Dib thinks. Dib always believes he up to something, especially when keeping quiet. Given the supposed timeskip in ETF, Dib likely would have thought Zim was planning serious shit.

This leads to Dib's state of isolation seen at the beginning of ETF, where the rest of the timeline plays out as seen.

You might be questioning the lack of presence of other kids besides Dib and Gaz (And the one gag with Poonchy and Minimoose), or even Ms. Bitters.

The movie takes place during the summer, given how none of the cast is in the skool.
Besides being irrelevant to the plot, Keef, Poonchy, Torque, etc, they're probably at home or out somewhere else for summer activities. This would include Ms. Bitters, even if she isn't exactly imaginable outside skool.

(I know this is long as hell and potentially pretty flawed but i'm dead tired and i don't care enough right now to rework anything. Lemme know if you have any corrections or backup points to make or anything ig)


r/invaderzim 5d ago

Television Series Always loved this quiet bit of Zim's adorable Mars probe doing its job

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r/invaderzim 5d ago

Comic Series What number comic is this?

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r/invaderzim 5d ago

Fan Creation Zim and Gir on a walk(by me)

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Never posted this until now, made this like 2 years ago


r/invaderzim 6d ago

Fan Creation gir collection and outfit

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something of a fan