Yar, you be here: Invader ZIM - Doom Doom Doom (Vol. 1) > Customer Reviews

Invader ZIM - Doom Doom Doom (Vol. 1) Customer Reviews (37 - 39 of 44 Reviews)

Good stuff, and about time. FULL SKULL BABY!

Reading the other reviews will give you the plot, but there's several other things about Invader ZIM that it's helpful to know. It's fairly dark and satirical, with at least one plot about stolen internal organs. It's also some of the most wildly imaginative stuff I've seen in a while, both in terms of plotlines (in one episode, Earth has been stolen, and ZIM must retrieve it so that he can conquer it himself!) and the technology. The visual style, especially of the Irken settings, is so cohesive and distinctive that creator Jhonen Vasquez won a place in the National Design Triennial for it. No skimping on the backgrounds or details here!

A couple of things that might put some people off: The series is very morally ambiguous. Neither ZIM nor his archnemesis Dib are really the good guy or the bad guy, which might bother some parents of smaller kids. Also, a personal peeve is that a lot of the humor relies on sheer randomness. One of Jhonen's overall concept of ZIM was to take the most inane stuff he could imagine (and if you know his comics work, you know that can stretch the limits of the current definitions of inanity--Happy Noodle Boy, anyone?) and treat it as dramatically as possible. Some of the scenes, especially the endings, will sometimes leave you thinking "huh? what the---why?!?"

Beyond the series itself, the DVDs will contain many extras, at least some from a list Jhonen himself gave MediaBlasters. They say that to get the most extras, you will have to get the box set that will be released after the DVDs. Also helpful to know.

Get the DVDs, and prepare yourself for some DOOM!

I'm Gonna Sing the Doom Song Now... FULL SKULL BABY!
It's about time! I've been waiting for Zim on DVD since it first came out! I've been dying to see it ever since Nickelodeon cancelled it. It's such a crime that Nick won't play Zim but they'll play other pathetic shows *cough cough* Rocket Power *cough cough*. What is wrong with some people watching stuff like that? Just shows you the limited brain capacity of some of the people in this world.
Zim is by far the most amazing show ever created. Jhonen Vasquez has truly left his mark on the world with the creation of Invader Zim. You must buy this DVD. You won't regret it!

ZIM ROCKS!!! FULL SKULL BABY!
Invader ZIM is one of the greatest cartoons (if not THE greatest) ever made. If you watch just one episode of this addictive series, you will instantly be hooked. The basic story is that ZIM, a dishonored alien invader from the Planet Irk is sent to Eart on a "secret mission" (i.e. banishment) by the rulers of the Irken Empire, the Almighty Tallests Red and Purple. On Earth he meets his insane robot slave Gir (who obeys just about any command that involves watching TV or eating. . . TACOS!); a spirit-crushing teacher Ms. Bitters; a young, big-headed paranormal investigator named Dib; Dib's scary sister Gaz; and Professor Membrane, the creator of a Perpetual Energy Machine and Super Toast.

ZIM was created by Jhonen Vasquez, author of the popular comic books Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee, I Feel Sick, and many others. Make sure you buy this DVD so you can figure out why ZIM has established such a huge fanbase and to learn just how hilarious a little green guy (and a robot in a doggy costume) can be.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15