Story & Comic by Xiao Jiangnan Comic The Dangerous Miracle
The Dangerous Miracle Story & Comic by Xiao Jiangnan Comic
Plants Dinosaur Profiles Laser Bean Magnifying Grass Blover Lightning Reed Citron Velociraptor Period: Late Cretaceous Area: Asia Adult body length: About 2 metres Adult body weight: About 15 kilograms Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal
Period: Late Cretaceous Area: South America Adult body length: About 7 metres Adult body weight: About 11 tons Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal Struthiomimus Period: Late Cretaceous Area: North America Adult body length: About 4 metres Adult body weight: About 150 kilograms Diet: Omnivorous Walking method: Bipedal Period: Late Cretaceous Area: North America Adult body length: About 6 to 9 metres Adult body weight: About 2 to 4 tons Diet: Herbivorous Walking method: Quadrupedal, sometimes bipedal Maiasaura Carnotaurus
Dinosaur Profiles Period: Late Cretaceous Area: Asia Adult body length: About 12 metres Adult body weight: About 8 tons Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal Zhuchengtyrannus
An expert’s recommendation Dinosaurs, an extinct group of prehistoric reptiles, have been children’s favourite for the past 30-40 years. They are the best companions of several generations during childhood, be it comics, science books or horrifying skeletons of giant dinosaurs. Even today, as they grow up under the influence of dinosaur culture, children will occasionally recall their childhood memories by reading books about dinosaurs. No wonder dinosaurs become the protagonists of Hollywood’s bestselling films. They become an embodiment of life’s beauty. Many people wish to find out the strong connection between lost lives and real inspiration from them. I used to be an author and compiled popular science books about dinosaurs. I would put myself into the readers’ shoes and think what kind of dinosaur stories they like because I know that hardcore dinosaur fans have different reading perspective and taste compared to normal people. The images of dinosaurs are considered alive to them. You can feel their zeal and excitement when they talk about dinosaurs. This might be the reason why the dinosaur culture still exists until now. Dinosaurs have turned into a culture that is full of mysteries. This culture did not disappear because of the extinction of dinosaurs. Rather, it is developed rapidly in various forms and deeply rooted in our souls. A few years ago, the tower defence game Plants vs. Zombies was popular around the world and many game-related products became hot selling items in the market. I thought, why don't we bring the Plants and dinosaurs together to create interesting and vivid stories about dinosaur kingdoms? I’m sure this will be an eye opener for dinosaur fans. I never expect that this idea has become a reality now. Among many ideas and topics, China Children’s Press and Publication Group has selected some characters from Plants vs. Zombies and started a wonderful battle against the dinosaurs in the form of
comic. Dear children, do you still remember those lively and funny characters from that game? Bonk Choy – a kung fu master from Guangdong, China who is proficient in Eastern and Western boxing skills. He is practising kung fu, learning new skills or training apprentices all over the world now. Some of his apprentices are even more famous than him. Peashooter – “You want to know what success tastes like?” He sips his hot tea and says, “Sorry, I can’t tell you about that now. I’m busy arranging my business contracts. Oh, please take care of my jacket!” Cherry Bomb – Forming a band has always been the Cherry brothers’ dream. “We want to know every explosive rhythm. We subvert music, entertain our fans, rock the stage and destroy the Zombies of course! Oh, don't forget to buy our album next year!” The Plants connect the dinosaur world to the real world. They will bring children back to the Mesozoic to understand the world of ancient life. This idea not only serves as a large-scale trial and thrilling challenge but also brings warmth to the icy dinosaur world. This allows children to understand the dinosaurs better. Dinosaur stories are eternal and endless. The sudden disappearance of dinosaurs from Earth after their domination remains in our thoughts and draws our attention to the historical eras that are long gone. We might discover new things if we look at the dinosaurs from a different perspective. Children, I hope you will be inspired by your knowledge on dinosaurs to explore the world of science further. Dr Zhang Yuguang Researcher Beijing Museum of Natural History
The approaching asteroid 8 The competition 22 The key to victory 36 Activating the battleship 54 The enclosed space 82 Dr Zomboss’s ambition 82 Contents Emergency call for help 98 The arrival of the rescue team 116 Capturing the culprit together 128 A close call 142 Dinosaur encyclopaedia 156 Glossary 174
The approaching asteroid1 It’s a pity that I taught you so much of science knowledge and yet you still believe in this! Teacher, I have a method to help you avoid this task. What is it? Headmaster Squash always worries too much. He asks me to observe the sky every Friday night. You just need to do the rain dance from Monday to Friday, so that it will rain. 8
Oh, looks like it’s true. Teacher, you’re running away too fast! See for yourself if you don’t believe me! Are you sure? Did you see wrongly? An asteroid is approaching Earth! I’m going to inform Headmaster Squash. You just clean up and then go home. Relax! I’m just joking! Oh no! Hmph! What happened? 9
The asteroid is going to hit Earth, right? What? How do you know that? Headmaster, something happened! I’m discussing strategies with Magnifying Grass and E.M.Peach. Actually, we discovered this omen2 before. Citron has already flown to space together with Laser Bean, Blover and Lightning Reed. 10
I’m even more worried now after hearing that. Our journey is the sea of stars! If Earth is really destroyed, where can we escape to? Torchwood, please gather the students and teach them the skills to escape starting from tomorrow. Sigh. Then find a way to get in touch with Citron and the rest as soon as possible. If anything goes wrong and the Earth is destroyed, it’s too late for me to take the responsibility. Can you guarantee that your calculations are correct? According to my calculations, the asteroid may be just passing by. It may not collide with Earth. Unfortunately, there seems to be a problem with the spaceship’s signal system. We can’t get in touch with them. Then what should we do? Are we going to sit here and do nothing? Shakes Shakes 11
Enough! Stop showing off and quickly think what we should do! The temperature is also slightly higher than that on Earth. It’s very similar to the climate in the Late Cretaceous. Who’s coming to save us? There’s a high level of gas in the atmosphere here. The level of carbon dioxide is several times of that in the Earth’s atmosphere. Trembling 12
Plants vs. Zombies 2: Dinosaur Comic – The Dangerous Miracle Story & Comic by | Xiao Jiangnan Layout by | Lau Wee Leng, Tham Meow Yoke Translated by | Yap Fwee Yi Edited by | Anthony Chan Yew Choong Published by | G.Apple Studio Sdn. Bhd. 200001014479 (517085-P) Lot 3-055, 3rd Floor, 1, Jalan 1/149E, Taman Sri Endah, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur. Distributed by | United Publishing House (M) Sdn. Bhd. 197301001175 (14620-K) (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Sasbadi Holdings Berhad) Endah Parade Shopping Mall Lot 3-055, 3rd Floor, 1, Jalan 1/149E, Taman Sri Endah, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling, 57000 Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 03-9054 7272 Fax: 03-9054 7273 Email: [email protected] Website: www.uph.com.my Printed by | Semarak Cetak Sdn. Bhd. (1198461M) No. 28, Jalan TPP 6/1, Seksyen 6, Taman Perindustrian Puchong, 47100 Puchong, Selangor. If there are problems of missing or torn pages, kindly return to the distributor for replacement. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED First Printed April 2023 Plants vs Zombies 2·Dinosaur Comic: The Dangerous Miracle Text and Comic © Xiao Jiangnan First published in China by China Children's Press & Publication Group Co., Ltd This edition is published under licence by China Children's Press & Publication Group Co., Ltd, for sales in Malaysia and Singapore only and may not be bought for exports. © 2023 Electronic Arts Inc. Plants vs. Zombies is a trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia A catalogue record for this book is available from the National Library of Malaysia ISBN 978-967-0039-34-3
The Plants encounter an unprecedented crisis when an asteroid is going to hit the Earth! Citron, Laser Bean, Blover and Lightning Reed travel to space immediately to investigate the situation and try to find a solution. Unexpectedly, their spaceship crashes in the middle on a strange planet called Griffith. What’s even more surprising is that dinosaurs that are long extinct on Earth actually live there! With the help of Carnotaurus and Velociraptor, the Plants launch an abandoned spaceship and finally arrive at their destination called the Wind Planet. However, some creatures have already landed there before them. The dinosaurs may look friendly but they have another hidden side. Everything has just begun. Who are the creatures on the Wind Planet? And what is the real motive of the dinosaurs? Join the Plants and dinosaurs on an adventure to the alien planet to uncover the mystery, resolve the crisis and defend the Earth. CD 2218 RM17.50 SB/SWK RM18.50 S’PORE $10.00 © 2023 Electronic Arts Inc. Plants vs. Zombies is a trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. 200001014479 (517085-P) unitedpublishinghouse 9 789670 039343 ISBN 978-967-0039-34-3