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Ok, this is not the final page for the "Jhonen Experience", this is just a page of a few samples to show you what we mean and to GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE! As you can see, none of us are Pulitzar prize winning writers here, just Fangirls (and boys?) who wish to pay their respects to Jhonen on the holiest of days, September 1st! Please, take these people as examples and send in those Jhonen Experiences! After all, why does this page even exist?0_o..
My first encounter with the wonderful and twisted world of Jhonen Vasquez
was actually Invader Zim. I was reading my local newspaper and the journalist
was giving a summary of new mid-season replacements. I came across a brief
summary for Invader Zim. I had first read about it earlier, prior to this from the Web
and discovering that Richard Horawitz was doing the voice of Zim himself (at the time
I was a big Angry Beavers fan).When the big day came, I missed the airing. I actually didn't catch it until Nick repeated the first episode Saturday night. After viewing it, I instantly fell in love with Jhonen's style of art and mood throughout the cartoon.It was dark humor mixed with science fiction with created a delightful mixture that was addictive. Soon after, I had begun a quest to learn about Jhonen and his earlier projects, which included Johnny the Homicidal Maniac and Squee! I lucky enough to pick up the first issue of JTHM and quickly fell in love with it as I had with Invader Zim. Up until that point,I wondered why Jhonen's artwork was very appealing to me. Then it
hit me: He reminded me of Tim Burton, who I had always loved since I was
a child. I now consider Jhonen Vasquez a very influencal artist and writer who
has inspired me to create my own dark humor stories and artwork.
I sat upon the living room floor awaiting the bran-new show for Nickelodeon.
The screen became dark then lit up showing a screen with a thousand little
buttons, then a little green alien. "Created by Jhonen Vasquez." Jhonen
Vasquez. I had never heard the name before. I sat and watched the priceless
cartoon. I sat there mesmerized. The small green aliens life had melted mw
heart. When it was over I rocked back in forth in a dark corner of the room,
with a hoarse voice chanting, "Need...more...Zim..." Surely this "Jhonen"
must be the greatest cartoonist EVER! From then on, day and night, I worship
the Almighty Jhonen Vasquez. The End.
As luck would have it, my first "Jhonen Experience" happened in the
most unlikely of places: an Anime Con, 0_o? Yes, what a strange twist of
fate. The funny thing is, if it had not been for one tiny, almost
miniscule event, I wouldn't be here writing this. Had I not stopped at
the BP station earlier that morning, where upon I purchased the cheapest
batteries I could get my hands on, and then pulled over by the coppers
for improper restraints (damn "click it or ticket" laws!), the wonderful
and, often times horribly disturbing, world of Vasquez would still be
a spooky mystery to me.
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