Product Details

• Actors: Richard Steven Horvitz, Andy Berman, Rosearik Rikki Simons, Melissa Fahn, Jhonen Vasquez
• Writers: Jhonen Vasquez, Danielle Koenig, Frank Conniff
• Producers: Christine Griswold
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Anime Works
• DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004
• Run Time: 225 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00026L8NK
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,048 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Invader Zim's mighty need to destroy all of humanity knows no bounds. Fortunately for Earth, he's a cosmically inept fool! But this Invader has more to deal with than that self-proclaimed protector of our planet, Dib. The path to conquest is paved with hazardous challenges, which include all of the prickly, meat-flavored horrors that Earth has to offer. Zim must outwit Mall Security, endure the terror of Bloaty's Pizza Hog, and defeat the evil space babies.

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98 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a quick run-down, September 2, 2004

By	Michael Schneider (Sharonville, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As I am holding the DVD in my hand, I thought I'd provide what the specs left out....an episode listing:
- Plague of Babies
- Bloaty's Pizza Hog
- Door to Door
- FBI Warning of Doom
- Bolognius Maximus
- Game Slave 2
- Battle of the Planets
- Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom
- Mysterious Mysteries
- Future Dib
- HOBO 13
- Walk For Your Lives
- MegaDoomer
- Lice
- Abducted
- The Sad, Sad Tale of Chickenfoot

All Great Episodes that have excellent commentary tracks.

97 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worse... Or Better?, July 25, 2004

By	Jen "Obey My Dog!" (Squishy) - See all my reviews

Seeing as how quite a few of the online reviews for this particular DVD are quite hard to read, I shall provide you with brilliant (and metaphorical) insight to the wonder that is Zim.

I remember seeing the commercials for Zim on Nickelodeon and thinking that this is something worth seeing. Sadly, I didn't get around to watching it until Nanozim came out, and I was officially hooked.

I can sum up the wonder of this series in one word: screaming.
All of the voice actors and actresses in this show scream at the top of their lungs. And it's a proven fact that the public likes screaming.

With brilliant colors and quirky animation, this show is sure to keep the interest of people with the shortest attention spans. Being one of those people, I can vouch for that.

The reason I'm excited about this particular set...
Well, actually, there are several reasons:

1) Commentary on most of my favorite episodes. Please do not miss out on this! I never laughed so hard in my life. Jhonen has to be one of the funniest and most charming cartoonists on Earth right now. Please... please hit that button on your remote and listen to the freakin' commentary.

2) This brings us closer to the unaired episodes!
I've had the privilege of seeing a few of the unaired eps and I have to say, the writing is wittier, the colors are brighter, and the acting is doomier and squishier. (Those are positive adjectives, by the way).

3) High quality versions of the all the episodes that were so horribly broadcasted on cable television.

4) Extras! Extras! And more extras!

5) At such a cheap price, it feels like I'm stealing it.

I also believe that the second volume of this series starts with Plague of Babies and goes on through until it stops at walk For Your Lives. This pleases me greatly, as some of the best episodes were towards the end of the first season.

That's all I have to say about this DVD.
The volume practically sells itself.
And it wins a box of adhesive medical strips.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "The Dib pig won't see this one coming!", August 20, 2004

By	Michael Amato "DamnCartoonGuy" (Belle Mead, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ah, Invader ZIM. It's grown quite a large fanbase, and it was only a matter of time before it came on DVD. And now it is. It is a bit of a letdown, because the original cover for this set, drawn by Jhonen, was much cooler, but Nick vetoed it. So now we're stuck with this generic stock art. Anyway, this is Volume Two of the set of three, and it's got some gems on it. Since the episodes aired out of order, here's what's on this two disc set:

Plague of Babies / Bloaty's Pizza Hog*
Door to Door / FBI Warning of Doom*
Bolognius Maximus / Game Slave 2
Battle of the Planets
Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom
Mysterious Mysteries* / Future Dib
Hobo 13 / Walk for your Lives
Megadoomer / Lice
Abducted / The Sad, Sad Tale of Chickenfoot
(episodes with an asterisk do not have commentary)

Abducted, possibly my favorite episode, is here, where ZIM and GIR get abducted by two idiotic aliens who think he's a human. Also very great episodes are Megadoomer, Game Slave 2, and Walk for your Lives, which I believe never aired here in the US. But, we'll have plenty to see when the unaired episodes release on volume 3.

Well, all in all, if you love ZIM, you can't afford to miss this set. Even if you don't, it's worth checking out. This is a frighteningly original and hilarious and beautiful series, that definitely should have ran longer.