Story & Comic by Xiao Jiangnan The Battle through Time and Space Comic
Torchwood Bonk Choy Chomper Red Stinger Peashooter Plants Dinosaur Fact Files Staurikosaurus Period: Late Triassic Area: Brazil Adult body length: About 2 m Adult body weight: About 30 kg Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal
Daemonosaurus Liliensternus Period: Late Triassic Area: Argentina and Brazil Adult body length: About 1.5 m Adult body weight: Unknown Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal Period: Late Triassic Area: Germany Adult body length: About 6 m Adult body weight: About 400 kg Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal Saltopus Period: Late Triassic Area: Scotland Adult body length: About 0.6 m Adult body weight: About 0.5 kg Diet: Carnivorous Walking method: Bipedal
Dinosaur Fact Files Unaysaurus (yoo-na-hee-sor-us) Mussaurus Period: Late Triassic Area: Brazil Adult body length: About 2.5 m Adult body weight: About 70 kg Diet: Herbivorous Walking method: Quadrupedal Period: Late Triassic Area: Argentina Adult body length: About 5 m Adult body weight: About 120 kg Diet: Herbivorous Walking method: Bipedal
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 gamerelated 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 An expert’s recommendation
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 new 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 the 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
Torchwood’s new invention 8 The mysterious monster 22 The Zombie base 38 Dumped into a strange world 52 The mysterious master 66 Let the training begin 82 Contents The monster claw appears 98 The road to the sky 110 The scary zombie dinosaur 124 The power of growth 138 Dinosaur encyclopaedia 156 Vocabulary 174
Eureka1 ! I’ve made it! Torchwood’s new invention BOOM! Bzzzzt 8
I didn't lock the door? From outside. How did you come in? Bonk Choy! Bonk Choy! Wake up! Plant Town 9
Get what? Hurry up! If not, we won’t be able to get it! It’s locked, so I asked White Radish to open another one for me. Ta Ta Ta Ta Wow! 10
You'll find out later. Dinosaur eggs? What are you talking about, Peashooter? Sure! Teacher Torchwood, we want to get dinosaur eggs. You’re here! Hey! What’s this? 11
A dinosaur egg! What’s this? Success! Wow! It’s going into the hole! Watch me! Swoosh Whoosh! 12
Plants vs. Zombies 2: Dinosaur Comic - The Battle through Time and Space Story & Comic by ｜ Xiao Jiangnan Layout by ｜ Lau Wee Leng 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) 5078-9, Lorong 18/64A, Taman Sri Serdang, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor. Tel: 03-8943 0631, 03-8943 6610 Fax: 03-8943 6909 Email: [email protected] Website: www.uph.com.my Printed by ｜ Vivar Printing Sdn. Bhd. (125107-D) Lot 25, Rawang Intergrated Industrial Park, Jalan Batu Arang, 48000 Rawang, Selangor. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED First Printed August 2018 Plants vs. Zombies II · 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. If there are problems of missing or torn pages, kindly return to the distributor for replacement. Plants vs. ZombiesTM © 2018 Electronic Arts Inc. PopCap is a trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Xiao, Jiangnan PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES 2: The Battle through Time and Space / Story & Comic by Xiao Jiangnan. ISBN 978-967-2172-53-6 1. Comic books, strips, etc. 2. Plants--Comic books, strips, etc. 3. Zombies--Comic books, strips, etc. I. Title. 741.5