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Home » Jhonen Vasquez comes to DC Comics

Jhonen Vasquez comes to DC Comics

02/14/2012 7:01 pm by Heidi MacDonald

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Dropped into this little item about BEYOND THE FRINGE, a digital tie-in comic for the popular TV show, is the news that Jhonen Vasquez, the incredibly popular creator of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, will be doing some digital comics for DC, along with Becky Cloonan. SWEET.

Vasquez’s JTHM is one of the best selling indie comics of all times, and his animated show Invader Zim remains a cult favorite. He’s been very under the radar in recent years, so some comics work from him is great news.

Digital comic BEYOND THE FRINGE, based on the critically-acclaimed FOX TV show, will add a new roster of creators for upcoming issues 5a and 6a. Joining the book is seasoned writer Jhonen Vasquez, best known for his work on Nickelodeon’s Emmy and Annie Award winning show Invader Zim, and comics JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC and STRANGE TALES. Vasquez will be joined by award-winning artist Becky Cloonan (AMERICAN VIRGIN, NORTHLANDERS and DEMO VOLS 1,2).
BEYOND THE FRINGE alternates every two weeks between “A” and “B” storylines. “A” storylines explore events tied directly to the “Fringe” show canon, while “B” storylines take a “what-if” approach and look at how things might change if certain elements are out of balance.

Fringe, an acclaimed procedural thriller airing Friday nights on FOX, follows the Fringe Team as they investigate unbelievable events and mysterious occurrences linked throughout the world in pursuit of a larger, more shocking truth. The series stars Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown, Jasika Nicole and Seth Gabel. Created by J.J. Abrams & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci, Fringe is produced by Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Jeff Pinkner, J.H. Wyman and Joe Chappelle serve as executive producers, while Kurtzman, Orci and Akiva Goldsman are consulting producers. Additionally, Pinkner and Wyman serve as the series’ showrunners. Become a fan of the series on Facebook and follow the series on Twitter.

Heidi MacDonald

Heidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle.

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  1. Savage says

    02/14/2012 7:08 pm at 7:08 pm

    Invader Zim

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  2. Ittousagi says

    02/14/2012 7:10 pm at 7:10 pm

    Invader Sim? Really?

    Someone’s been playing too many video games.

    Invader Zim, however, sound like the quirky alien invasion cartoon that Jhonen would have made.

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  3. Frank says

    02/14/2012 7:18 pm at 7:18 pm

    If you want to know what Johan has been up too and have a strong stomach YouTube the left/right’s white video which he directed. It is awesome and def nsfw.

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  4. Devlin Thompson says

    02/14/2012 10:00 pm at 10:00 pm

    I was initially confused as to why DC would be doing an adaptation of BEYOND THE FRINGE, considering that Peter Cook and Dudley Moore aren’t really household names any more, but then I figured out that it was something much less interesting. Probably just as well.

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  5. Chris Hero says

    02/14/2012 11:43 pm at 11:43 pm

    My favorite Invader Sim character was FIR.

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  6. BradyDale says

    02/15/2012 1:02 pm at 1:02 pm

    If folks haven’t read it and are hating the Valentine’s Day, the DATE story in JTHM#2 is one of the greatest date stories in all of date story history.

    Also, I’m just gonna brag here that I have first printings of every single JTHM (I’m pretty sure, anyway). w00t! w00t! Cataloguing my collection these days… blew my mind to see how many printings of #1 there has been. Woah.

    JHTM #2, tho, is the funniest one. Really. You will die.

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  7. JB says

    05/10/2012 6:47 pm at 6:47 pm

    ugh I think you idiots mean Invader ZIM! no sim and it’s Gir not fir.

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