Story & Comic by Xiao Jiangnan Heroes’ Showdown Comic
Plants Dinosaur Fact Files Bonk Choy Peashooter Wall-nut Red Stinger Barosaurus Period: Late Jurassic Area: North America Adult body length: About 27 metres Adult body weight: About 18 tons Diet: Herbivorous Walking method: Quadrupedal
Compsognathus Period: Middle to Late Jurassic Area: Europe Adult body length: About 0.7-1.4 metres Adult body weight: 3 kilograms Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal Diplodocus Period: Late Jurassic Area: North America Adult body length: About 27 metres Adult body weight: About 20 tons Diet: Herbivorous Walking method: Quadrupedal Eustreptospondylus Period: Late Jurassic Area: Europe Adult body length: About 7 metres Adult body weight: Unknown Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal
Dinosaur Fact Files Saurophaganax Period: Late Jurassic Area: North America and Europe Adult body length: About 13 metres Adult body weight: About 8 tons Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal Camarasaurus Period: Late Jurassic Area: North America Adult body length: About 7-20 metres Adult body weight: About 18-50 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 mysterious dinosaur game 8 The encounter in the swamp 22 The furious Diplodocus 36 A walking dinosaur skeleton 52 The predator of the labyrinth 66 The lava catastrophe 82 The mutated dinosaurs 96 The mastermind in the dark 110 The evolution 122 Heroes’ showdown 136 Dinosaur encyclopaedia 156 Vocabulary 174
8 Yes! Finally it’s done! The mysterious dinosaur game Typing Typing Typing Typing Typing Typing Presses ENTER
9 Yes, master. Try to solve your own problems yourself. Don't always ask me for help. Oh yes. Now I can enjoy a good show! 9 Walking away
10 Dinosaur Heroes, here we come! It’s time to go home! Yes! School is over! Sigh! No one wants to play football with me! So boring! 10 Ring~ Ta Ta Ta Ta Plant Town
11 I think it’s a VR* game called Dinosaur Heroes. What game are they addicted to? They’re addicted1 to a game recently. They always stay at home and don't want to come out to play anymore. Oh dear, this doesn’t look good. Why don't you ask your friends to play with you? Oh, you should’ve asked me yesterday. Dave! Come and play football with me! Hey, it’s Dave! 11 * VR = virtual reality
12 Let the game begin! Let the game begin! Done! Please wear your VR headset2 . Welcome to Dinosaur Heroes. 12 Dinosaur Heroes LOGIN
Plants vs. Zombies: Dinosaur Comic - Heroes’ Showdown 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 Semarak Sdn. Bhd. (308846-D) 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 May 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 : Heroes’ Showdown / Story & Comic by: Xiao Jiangnan; Translated by: Yap Fwee Yi; Edited by: Anthony Chan Yew Choong. ISBN 978-967-2296-11-9 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