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Jhonen Vasquez

Jhonen Vasquez

Writer, actor, director, composer and producer · Born September 1, 1974 (52) · San Jose, California, USA

Jhonen C. Vasquez is an American comic book writer, cartoonist, and music video director. He is best known for creating the comic book Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, its spin-off comics Squee! and I Feel Sick, and the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 1, 1974 (52)
From
San Jose, California, USA
Works as
Writer, actor, director, composer and producer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Jhonen Vasquez's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
80%
Bonds
11%
Society
8%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Manic
1
Joyful
1
Tense
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jhonen Vasquez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Jhonen Vasquez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

5 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer · Story · as Computer / Minimoose (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Very Important House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • Don vs. Raph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Bravest Warriors(2009)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Invader ZIM(2001)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Computer Voice / Old Kid / Brian (voice) · as Minimoose / Computer / Precocious Kid / Kid in Crowd (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2001 to 2019.

Highest rated

Invader ZIM (2001)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 4: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting2 of 4: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting4 of 4: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 4: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 4: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 4: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

4 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Is Jhonen Vasquez's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jhonen Vasquez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jhonen Vasquez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Berman shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers