Let's make this birthday one to remember.

50 years old (Born on September 01, 1974)

Happy Birthday, Jhonen Vasquez! May your day be filled with more joy than Zim's misguided attempts at planetary conquest and fewer existential crises than Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. Your twisted humor and delightfully dark imagination have given us countless laughs—and perhaps a few nightmares—but we wouldn't trade them for anything.

From Invader Zim’s hilariously chaotic invasions to Squee!'s charmingly anxious adventures, you've crafted worlds that are as bizarrely relatable as they are brilliantly absurd. Congrats on all your success—including an Eisner Award nomination that's far less terrifying than Dib discovering another alien conspiracy. Here's hoping this birthday is gloriously weird—just like you!