Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

Plants vs. Zombies

by Paul Tobin, Jacob Chabot (Illustrator)

Get ready for the Plants vs. Garden Warfare graphic novel! Based on the hit video game, this comic tells the story that leads up to Plants vs. Garden Warfare 2 , the game! How did the "Zombossification" of surburbia begin? Where did all the powerful new plants and zombies come from? Here's where you'll find out! Written by Paul Tobin ( Plants vs. Timepocalypse, Bandette, Banana Sunday ) and illustrated by Jacob Chabot ( Mighty Skullboy Army, SpongeBob Comics ), don't miss this hilarious, action-packed, all-ages, zombie fightin' adventure! Something sinister has taken over suburbia. Are your . . . brainsssss . . . prepared for the zombie infestation?

Praise for one of the previous volumes of Plants vs. Zombies from Dark
"If you are a fan of plants, zombies, Plants vs. Zombies, or all-age adventure comics, take a look at Plants vs. Lawnmageddon. It's a quick read and good fun, and if you're still in the Halloween mood in November, it fits that zombie itch you may still have." --Comic Attack

"Laugh-out-loud funny." --IGN

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Childrens, Horror, Humor, Fiction, Zombies

80 pages, Hardcover

First published February 2, 2016

About the author

Paul Tobin is the Eisner-award winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Bandette, Colder, and many other comic books and graphic series.

Bandette, drawn by Colleen Coover, was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Digital Series in 2013, 2016, and 2017; and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award for Graphic Literature in 2016. His original graphic novel I Was the Cat was nominated for an Eisner in 2015.

The Genius Factor: How to Capture an Invisible Cat , first in his five-book series of middle-grade books, came out in 2016 from Bloomsbury Kids. It was followed in 2017 by How To Outsmart A billion Robot Bees , and How To Tame A Human Tornado in March 2018.

Reviews

[Frank Errington]

Review copy

Zombies, garden gnomes, time machines, and Citron (the world's first bionic orange).

Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare is a great way to entice kinds who are hooked on video games into reading. Colorful artwork, a fun story, and maybe a bridge to getting them to put down the controller for a few hours and read.

I love the idea, but a word to the wise, I found the Kindle version to be a bit of a strain on the eyes, with little flexibility to adjust the size of the image and subsequently the text.

Story by Paul Tobin who has written comics for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and many others. Look for his debut novel, Prepare To Die!, coming soon.

Jacob Chabot is a cartoonist whose credits include Spongebob comics, Simpson comics, and many others.

Michael J. Rainater is a freelance illustrator whose work has been featured in advertising, web design, and independent video games. On top of this he self-publishes a number of comic books.

Steve Dutro is a noted comic book letterer from Northern California. He has spent decades in the comic book industry working for Dark Horse, Viz, Marvel, and DC.

Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will be published on February 2, 2016 by Dark Horse books and will be available in both hardback and kindle formats.

Recommended.

[David Casado]

awesome

[Krissy]

My son is loving these books

[Oscar]

It's a very good book and there are lots of funny moments in it.

[A J]

cool and stuff

[Jason]

I don't think my expectations going into this series could have been any lower, but my first exposure to the Tobin's zany characters in this volume had me laughing out loud practically through the whole book. The absurdist humor is consistently funny and Chabot's visual humor adds tremendously. Dutro's lettering is also creative and funny in and of itself and fits right in with the art and writing. It's rare in kids' comics that capitalizing on media properties results in something as intellegent and entertaining as this.

[Kristy McRae]

My son and I are still getting a good giggle out of reading these!

[Jester, King's Favorite Fool]

I miss playing PvZ. I've read Lawnmageddon and didn't like it as much. This is a better story. It involves time travel, ice cream, and metal butts. Citron and Rose are in this. Citron is here to fight tank-type zombies, and Rose is here to turn zombies into goats.

It was a fun read, but I will not be continuing the series.

Note: Using new rating system starting 2025.

[Litwithlove]

Volume 2 in the PVZ series was pretty solid. The humor was there with lots of puns and the story made enough sense for a zany tale of plants and zombies at war. My only complaint is that it ended rather abruptly and without a very satisfying feeling of resolution.

[PottWab Regional Library]

A

[Jesse Baggs]

Like a commercial break for a kids’ show: loud, overwhelming, and slick, put together by a team of pros. Your children will want more.

[Anna Powell]

This was utterly ridiculous but I cannot tell you if I loved that or if it was too much.

[Mellanie C]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/14059363