History Creator / JhonenVasquez

* SlidingScaleOfCynicismVersusIdealism: Very, very far down the cynicism end of the spectrum, to the point of being nihilistic.

* LighterAndSofter: Much of his work from TheNewTens, though still full of BlackComedy, tends to ease up slightly on the nihilism in favor of straightforward, family-friendly garbled insanity.

Jhonen C. Vasquez (born September 1, 1974) is the creative force behind several comics, cartoons and other works, including ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', ''ComicBook/IFeelSick'', ''Comicbook/{{Squee}}'', ''Fillerbunny'', and others. He's widely known as the "''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' Guy".

* LatinoIsBrown: Notably averted throughout his works. The majority of his human protagonists are or are suggested to be of Hispanic descent, but most of them are very pale. Jhonen himself is the son of Mexican immigrants but was very fair-skinned for most of his youth before developing a darker complexion as he got older.

* LameExcuse: "SOMEBODY PUT SHIT IN MY PANTS!" from Meanwhile... #2.

** StrawmanHasAPoint: Though one of the fans mentions how much The Bad Art Collection sucked, to which Jhonen assented.[[note]]Which is justified, since it was created in response to all his friends in high school bugging him to draw stuff for them.[[/note]]
* StylisticSuck: ''Fillerbunny''. With the exception of the final issue, which is much more lavishly drawn, Jhonen would intentionally wait until the last minute to do the first two issues to ensure that it would look as sloppy and rushed as possible.

* ''ComicBook/{{Invader Zim|Oni}}'' (2015-ongoing)[[note]]general oversight/creative consultant, listed as "control brain"; wrote six issues[[/note]]

* ''ComicBook/{{Invader Zim|Oni}}'' (2015-ongoing)[[note]]general oversight as "control brain"; wrote six issues[[/note]]

* ''ComicBook/{{Invader Zim|Oni}}'' comics (2015-ongoing)[[note]]general oversight as "control brain"; wrote six issues[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' comics (2015-ongoing)[[note]]general oversight as "control brain"; wrote six issues[[/note]]

* ChaoticStupid: Nearly every secondary or minor character is this.

* ContemplateOurNavels

* DarkWorld

* HiddenDepths: He's done a few pieces of fine art for galleries.

* LargeHam[=/=]EvilIsHammy

* ThePhilosopher: Most of his main characters.
* RoomFullOfCrazy

* SanitySlippage

* SerialKiller
* SlapStick

* StrawFan: A comic has him being stalked and attacked by five very persistent fans.

* StrawNihilist

* SurroundedByIdiots

* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness

* VillainEpisode
* VillainProtagonist
* WorldOfHam

** ''Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus'' (2019; director/writer)

* AntiHero
* AntiVillain

* AxCrazy
* BlackAndGrayMorality
* BlackComedy

* ComedicSociopathy

* DarkerAndEdgier

* HeroicComedicSociopath

* RuleOfFunny
* SadistShow

** Jhonen himself has frequently been described as a real life example of this.

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' comics (2015-ongoing)[[note]]general oversight; wrote six issues[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' comics (2015-ongoing)[[note]]wrote six issues[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' (2001-2002)
** ''Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus'' (2019)

* ''Don vs Raph'': A ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' short (2015)

Vasquez's characters are disturbed people living in a CrapsackWorld. A wildly hilarious one. His most notable characters include a violently schizophrenic serial killer, an unstable megalomaniacal extraterrestrial, an abused and terminally terrified child, and a tortured and suicidal bunny rabbit. Just to name a few. His jokes mostly involve very stupid people getting horribly maimed, tortured, yelled at, mocked and patronized. He's also quite fond of DoomyDoomsOfDoom.

'''Comics and cartoons include:'''
* ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'' (7 issues, 1995-97)
* ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Bad Art Collection]]'' (1 issue, 1996)
* ''Comicbook/{{Squee}}'' (4 issues, 1997-98)
* ''ComicBook/IFeelSick'' (2 issues, 1999)
* Fillerbunny (4 issues, 2000-2014)
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' (27 episodes, 2001-02; 2006)
* ''EverythingCanBeBeaten'' (1 issue with Crab Scrambly, 2002)
* ''ComicBook/{{Jellyfist}}'' (1 issue with Jenny Goldberg, 2007)
* ''ComicBook/{{MODOK}}'' and ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' stories for ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Tales Strange Tales]]'' and the upcoming ''[[Series/{{Fringe}} Beyond the Fringe]]'' comics
* Character designs for ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja''
* An upcoming ''Squee'' animated series with Creator/{{Titmouse}}.
* ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors'' episode "The Puppetyville Horror."
* ''Very Important House'', a pilot for Creator/DisneyXD which didn't get picked up.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' comics (10 issues, 2015-Ongoing)
* ''Don vs Raph'' a ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' short for Nickelodeon.

'''Tropes commonly associated with his works include:'''

** Dib sometimes steps into this role, and is implied to be based off of Jhonen as a kid.

* LatinoIsBrown: Notably averted throughout his works. The majority of his human protagonists are or suggested to be of Hispanic descent, but most of them are very pale. Jhonen himself is the son of Mexican immigrants but was very fair-skinned for most of his youth before developing a darker complexion as he got older.

** Also, guess what company the character "Nick" on ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' was meant to parody. Go on, guess.

** I'm gonna sing the doom song now! Doom doom doom doom doom doom doom doom DOOM! Doom doom doom...

* LatinoIsBrown: Notably averted throughout his works. The majority of his human protagonists are or suggested to be of Hispanic descent, but most of them are very pale. The man himself is the son of Mexican immigrants and was very pale in his youth before gaining a darker complexion as he got older.

* LatinoIsBrown: Notably averted throughout his works. The majority of his human protagonists are or suggested to be of Hispanic descent, but most of them are very pale.

Jhonen Vasquez is the creative force behind several comics, cartoons and other works, including ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac'', ''ComicBook/IFeelSick'', ''Comicbook/{{Squee}}'', ''Fillerbunny'', and others. He's widely known as the "''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' Guy".

->''EVERYTHING is funny. So long as you know it's a joke nothing is offensive. YOU try to protect people from wising up and getting beyond the idiotic shock and into a place where they can see how ridiculous things are. Do I think rape and abortion is funny? FUCK NO!! Jeezus! But Aborto and Rape-bo? HELL YES!"''

->"''Someone once said to me 'Jhonen, why do you make up so much shit on [[http://twitter.com/JhonenV your Twitter?]]' and I just strangled the bastard with my tentacle arms''."

->"''EVERYTHING is funny. So long as you know it's a joke nothing is offensive. YOU try to protect people from wising up and getting beyond the idiotic shock and into a place where they can see how ridiculous things are. Do I think rape and abortion is funny? FUCK NO!! Jeezus! But Aborto and Rape-bo? HELL YES!''"
-->--'''Jhonen Vasquez''' getting on his soapbox in ''Fillerbunny 3.''

* An upcoming ''Squee'' animated series for Creator/{{Titmouse}}.

* Very Important House for Creator/DisneyXD