[Low-quality photos] Zim artbook

Page 7 (it starts here):

FOREWORD BY REBECCA SUGAR: "When i get a chance to meet fans of my cartoon steven universe, theres usually a lot of crying and hugging involved. i'm often asked if i'm surprised by the intensity of the fanbase. but i'm not surprised at all. it's something i truly understand, because of invader zim, the 90s wasn't the best time to be a queer kid. i entered middle school cautious optimistic, and came out the other side sure that i was unlovable garbage.

worst of all, unlike most of my classmates,i didn't stop liking cartoons, so i was also a nerd, which at the time was not at all cool. but then, suddenly,like fate, there was invader zim, it's particularly misanthropic point of view hit me at exactly the right time, there was something about Dib especially---his ability to see the obvious and incredible truth while all the other kids went along obliviously with their lives really struck a chord with me.

it reminded me of my own obsession with cartoons, which began to pool entirely into Zim.....

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i have adhd i'll edit this post with the next paragraph later sorry lmfao