Plants vs. Zombies Volume 5: Petal to the Metal

Plants vs. Zombies #5

by Paul Tobin, Ron Chan (Illustrator), PopCap Games / EA Games (Creator)

Sun-powered, plant-driven speedsters take on imp-powered, zombie-driven hot rods! Let the races begin! Crazy Dave faces the incredibly tough Don't Blink videogame--and he also challenges Dr. Zomboss to a series of contests to determine the future of Neighborville! The car-filled competition is underway, and Crazy Dave and Dr. Zomboss are neck and neck! Paul Tobin ( Bandette , The Witcher ) and Ron Chan ( Star Wars , The Guild ) return to deliver another hilarious zombie battle to your burg!

Collects Plants vs. Zombies comics 7 to 9.

PopCap's immensely popular Plants vs. Zombies game gets another serving of hilarious, plant-filled, zombie-zapping comics! These durable, value-priced hardcovers are aimed at game players of all ages!


Praise for previous volumes of the Dark Horse Plants vs. Zombies

"This is one of the more fun video game adaptations that I've read . . ." -Front Towards Gamer
"This witty comedic tale with delightful art and rich colors definitely does justice for what started out as a tower defense game. Impressive." -Comic Crusaders

"It has light-hearted humor and makes the characters of the video game even more interesting." -Nuke the Fridge

"Capturing the tone of the game perfectly, this team brings the madcap of Popcap to brilliant life and imagination, with all the humor, wit, and ice cream you could hope for." -Fanboy Comics

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

88 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 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

[TheBookWorm🐛 🐛 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Plants vs Zombies, and I also love Comic books. What happens when two things I love are put together? Amazing ness, that’s what. I just really enjoyed sitting down and reading a comic book that was based on one of the best selling games, Plants vs Zombies. I also like that how no matter what, the plants will always win.

[Martin Štefko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kniha "Plants vs. Zombies: Železná jízda" hodně hraje na to, že tu jsou super ujeté designy, což není spojeno jen s dopravními závodními prostředky, které částečně vidíte už na obálce, ale je to spojeno i s tím, kudy projíždějí, co potkávají apod. Je tady toho v tak jednoduchém příběhu opravdu dost, na čem se vyřádila představivost obou hlavních tvůrců, až se to jeví skoro neuvěřitelné. A k tomu máte navíc ještě krátký bonusový příběh, kde Paul Tobin s Brianem Churillou paroduje noirové příběhy. Docela mu to jde, ale to už je ne až tak nutná jednohubka k jinak povedené komedii. Nečekejte od knihy "Plants vs. Zombies: Železná jízda" nějaké velké čtení, o to opravdu nejde, ale pokud vás podobný humor baví, myslím, že budete spokojeni.

[Lansy · Rating 3 out of 5]

El sábado descubrí que habían sacado cómics de Plantas vs Zombis y pillé el que había, como tampoco pone qué número es (muy mal). Le pregunté al de la tienda y me dijo que eran más números, pero visto el éxito de éste no sé qué haré...
Me ha gustado porque el juego me encanta, PERO hay partes que me han parecido totalmente incoherentes y nada bien hiladas. Como si hubiese viñetas metidas con calzador. En algunas partes las puedo medio entender, en otras NO. O yo soy una empanada que no me entero de nada (lo digo vistas las puntuaciones de los demás) o es que de verdad es así.
Me ha gustado mucho más la historia final extra que la principal, con que...

[Katie Davenport · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it’s one of the best books ever! It starts off with Zomboss making cars for zombies. Then he dose a race for the zombies. The winner gets one full minute off time with his automatic Zomboss hand shaking machine! (And an autographed picture of him.) Losers will get three days of his automatic boot kicking machine.(and an autographed picture of him). Then they run into crazy Dave and the kids. Crazy Dave challenges them to do a race.(I’m not spoiling the rest.) I think it’s Funny and it makes me laugh. I also like it’s a video game.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty Funny

The graphic novel (comic book) the same as the book of the same name, based on the video game series is something most third to fifth graders would really enjoy. There is a lot of reading involved. Story is pretty good if a bit repetitive in places. Comes with an extra comic book introducing Nate and Patrice. Good value.

[DavidO · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5

Artwork - great
story- great if you're 8 and into plants versus zombies

I bought a bunch off these via humble Bundle, and I really regret it. But I will read all of them even if it causes permanent brain rot!

[Heather Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

megan summer reading 2017, graphic novel, children's book, video game tie-in, plants vs. zombies, horror, humor, second grade, third grade

[Luke Moore · Rating 3 out of 5]

......

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is definitely not written for my age group. My 8year old loved it.

[Aslinn]

My son loved reading this with me.

[A J · Rating 5 out of 5]

amazin

[Nick Armstrong · Rating 4 out of 5]

1st Grader thinks this one is hilarious.

[Tomáš Štefunko · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love it so much

[Holden Collver · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has racing.

[Ahmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

“The Lady in Red” is an exquisite side story.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The race to save Neighborville is on! This graphic novel has great art, creative "cars," some really funny lines, and many (many) utterances of "Brainssss."

[Miina Beyreis · Rating 2 out of 5]

David loves it though!

[Corbin · Rating 4 out of 5]

good

[David Casado · Rating 5 out of 5]

really boss