Story & Comic by Xiao Jiangnan Time Travel Search and Rescue Comic
Plants Dinosaur Fact Files Bonk Choy Jalapeno Wall-nut Peashooter Allosaurus Period: Late Jurassic Area: Africa and North America Adult body length: About 5 to 14 metres Adult body weight: About 1 to 3 tons Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal Sunflower Torchwood
Apatosaurus Period: Late Jurassic Area: North and South America Adult body length: About 21 to 23 metres Adult body weight: About 23 tons Diet: Herbivorous Walking method: Quadrupedal Epidendrosaurus Period: Late Jurassic Area: Asia Adult body length: About 0.1 metre Adult body weight: unknown Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal Seismosaurus Period: Late Jurassic Area: North America Adult body length: About 40 to 60 metres Adult body weight: About 30 to 100 tons Diet: Herbivorous Walking method: Quadrupedal
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 story they like because I know that hardcore dinosaur fans have different reading perspectives 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 albums 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. Professor Zhang Yuguang Researcher Beijing Museum of Natural History
Contents The mystery behind the disappearance in Bermuda 8 The strange incident in the quarry 22 The time travel portal 34 The underwater adventure 48 The rescue mission at the base 64 The slide on the moon 76 The attack of the sea monster 92 The conspiracy 108 Who is the traitor? 122 The epic battle on the full-moon night 134 Dinosaur encyclopaedia 156 Vocabulary 174
8 The mystery behind the disappearance in Bermuda Bang Bang Boom Splash
9 Yikes! Bang Ba-DA-Boom Splash
10 Wow! This bowl is so cute! It has the shape of a dinosaur egg! Let’s go to the Jurassic Restaurant for lunch! Hehe. Wall-nut, why are you looking for us? Anything urgent? Sunflower! Come out now! Peashooter! Come out now! Bonk Choy! Come out now! Yeah, look at this fork. It has the shape of a dinosaur’s teeth. I like it! 10 Jurassic Restaurant Plant Town
11 Give me another Jurassic combo plate! The fierce Allosaurus dominated the land in the Late Jurassic while Liopleurodon dominated the ocean. The first Archaeopteryx also appeared during this period. Alright. T-Rex DIDN’T exist in the Late Jurassic. It appeared only in the Late CRETACEOUS which was about 100 million years later. How could you say that? There’s NOT even my favourite T-Rex here. Our restaurant uses elements of Late Jurassic dinosaurs as decorations. Our boss designed them all by himself. 11 Allosaurus Archaeopteryx Liopleurodon
12 Breaking news! The maritime1 police’s search and rescue mission is still ongoing but they can’t find Jalapeno until now. It’s NOT my fault. It’s SOLD OUT! I’m sorry, the Jurassic combo plate is sold out! Oops, I forgot I’M the one who finished it. Then who finished it? We HAVEN’T tasted it yet! No! TWO please! 12 Huh?
Plants vs. Zombies: Dinosaur Comic - Time Travel Search and Rescue Story & Comic by | Xiao Jiangnan Layout by | Lau Wee Leng, Chong Siwe Chuan Translated by | Yap Fwee Yi Edited by | Anthony Chan Yew Choong Published by | G.Apple Studio Sdn. Bhd. (517085-P) Endah Parade Shopping Mall 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. (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 | Percetakan Advanco Sdn. Bhd. (45169-K) No. 19, 21, 23, Jalan Segambut Selatan, 51200 Kuala Lumpur W.P. If there are problems of missing or torn pages, kindly return to the distributor for replacement. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED First Printed August 2019 Plants vs Zombies·Dinosaur Comic Books Text Copyright © China Children’s Press and Publication Group First published in China by China Children’s Press and Publication Group This edition is published under licence by China Children’s Press and Publication Group, for sales in Malaysia and Singapore only and may not be bought for export thereafter. Plants vs. ZombiesTM © 2019 Electronic Arts Inc. PopCap is a trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Xiao, Jiangnan PLANTS vs ZOMBIES : DINOSAUR Comic - Time Travel Search and Rescue / Story & Comic by: Xiao Jiangnan ; Translated by: Yap Fwee Yi ; Edited by: Anthony Chan Yew Choong. ISBN 978-967-2296-25-6 1. Comic books, strips, etc. 2. Plants--Comic books, strips, etc. 3. Zombies--Comic books, strips, etc. I. Yap, Fwee Yi. II. Chan, Anthony Yew Choong. III. Title. 741.5