This hits me in a personal way.
I can thank Invader Zim and Rebecca Sugar for so much in my life.
I met my first boyfriend in middle school thanks to a mutual love for Invader Zim (we’re still good friends). Fast forward 13 years since then and my now husband and I also bonded thanks to the show.
Invader Zim led me to Invader con in 2012. It was there that I met my first professional contact that led me to an internship at Nickelodeon a few months later.
While I was at Nickelodeon, I saw the “Remember Me” episode of Adventure Time. I fell in love with it episode and all the work she did for the show. I was a musician, and I wanted to write music and stories for cartoons just like her.
Fast forward to now, I’m a PA at Dreamworks thanks to Invader Zim and the inspiration I drew from Rebecca Sugar. Seeing this old fan hers just hits me in all the feeliest places.