Story & Comic by Xiao Jiangnan The Jurassic Adventure Comic
Period: Early Jurassic Area: Africa and South America Adult body length: About 1.2 m Adult body weight: About 10 kg Diet: Herbivorous Walking method: Bipedal Lesothosaurus Plants Dinosaur Fact Files Torchwood Bonk Choy Peashooter Chomper Red Stinger
Period: Early Jurassic Area: United States, United Kingdom and China Adult body length: About 4 m Adult body weight: About 200 kg Diet: Herbivorous Walking method: Quadrupedal Dilophosaurus Anchisaurus Period: Early Jurassic Area: North America, South Africa and Asia Adult body length: About 1.7 m Adult body weight: About 27 kg Diet: Herbivorous Walking method: Quadrupedal Period: Early Jurassic Area: North America and Asia Adult body length: About 6 m Adult body weight: About 300 kg Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal Scelidosaurus
Dinosaur Fact Files Cryolophosaurus Period: Early Jurassic Area: Antarctica Adult body length: About 6 m Adult body weight: About 300 kg Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal
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 January 2017
Contents Saving Dave 8 Crossing the wormhole 22 Do dinosaurs know magic? 36 An unexpected enemy 50 The disguise plan 66 The mastermind 80 The truth revealed 94 Escape via the air duct 110 The battle with Cryolophosaurus 124 Justice always prevails 138 Dinosaur encyclopaedia 156 Vocabulary 174
Saving Dave Let’s go! Vroom Vroom Vroom 8
Here I come! Yeehaw! Press Zoom Screech Screech 9
Isn’t it amazing? Huh? Why is it red in colour? Quick! Come over here! By the way, what’s so strange about the cockroach? Excuse me! We’re here to clean the lab, not to look at cockroaches! This cockroach Peashooter, looks strange. come and have a look! Ta Plant Town Ta Ta Ta 10
Electric cockroach? What do you think of my electric cockroach? It discharges electricity! The cockroach! What are you two doing here? Aaaaahh! Let me play with it! Bam Bam Bzzzzzt 11
The signal there must be poor. Hey, we can’t hear you clearly! I’m… now… in… in… I’m now in a place that you would never have thought of. It’s Dave! Hello, my lovely Plants! You’ll never guess what I’ve seen here! It’s a test subject of my genetic experiment. I created this type of cockroach by combining the genes of creatures that can discharge electricity and the genes of a cockroach. Beep Beep Beep 12
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED First Printed December 2018 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 © 2018 Electronic Arts Inc. PopCap is a trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. Plants vs. Zombies: Dinosaur Comic - The Jurassic Adventure Story & Comic by ｜ Xiao Jiangnan Layout by ｜ Tham Meow Yoke Translated by ｜ Yap Fwee Yi Edited by ｜ Anthony Chan Yew Choong Published by ｜ G.Apple Studio Sdn. Bhd. (517085-P) 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. Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Xiao, Jiangnan PLANTS vs ZOMBIES : DINOSAUR Comic : The Jurassic Adventure / Story & Comic by: Xiao Jiangnan. ISBN 978-967-2172-70-3 1. Comic books, strips, etc. 2. Plants--Comic books, strips, etc. 3. Zombies--Comic books, strips, etc. I. Title. 741.5