Plants Vs Zombies: Snow Thanks (Family Comic Friday)

Load up your Pea Shooters! Fire up your Torchwoods! It’s time to visit that wacky town of Neighborville. Get in on the epic battle between freaky flora and goofy ghouls as Family Comic Friday explores Plants Vs. Zombies!

Plants Vs. Zombies: Snow Thanks
Written by Paul Tobin
Art by Cat Farris
Published by Dark Horse Comics
Pages: 88
Retail: $9.99

The people of Neighborville have had to deal with many wacky zombie attacks lead by the vile Dr. Zomboss for quite some time. From boxing zombies to time-warped zombies to even bite-sized zombies; there seems no end to the ghastly creations of that daffy mad scientist. This time around, Zomboss has used his voodoo to create a permanent winter in order to freeze his plant foes!

See, the plants can't survive in winter. Despite the defensive are the combined mights of brave Patrice, her friend goofy friend Nate, and her equally daffy uncle, Crazy Dave, it just seems that the Winter weather is more in the favor of the zombies! Could Dr. Zomboss finally have a win on his hands? With time running out, what can Patrice and her frozen friends do in order to save the town they love so dearly?!

I have been a fan of this nutty series from Dark Horse Comics for years! Based on the critically acclaimed video game series of the same name, Plants vs Zombies is a wacky and wild adventure. The reading comprehension level is low, with a suggested age range of 8-12. However, with the numerous toilet humor style gags, some parents may not want their younger readers engaging in such frivolity.

One deceptive aspect of this book is one half of the series stars- the zombies! In traditional media, they are the walking dead that feast on the brains of the living. Here, the only thing a zombie chews on is one of Dr. Zomboss’ slippers for a hilarious sight gag. While the zombies are way more humorous than terrifying, the concept of monsters attacking a town might be too intense for some children. Artist Cat Farris (My Boyfriend is a Bear) does a terrific jobs making the zombies look more silly than menacing!

This all-new graphic novel is debuting just in time for the release of Electronic Arts’ new game, Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. If the young reader in your life loves to play the games in this fun franchise- buy them this book! Then, make them read 10 pages before they can play the video game version!

You might find the place suddenly very quiet as readers might choose to skip their game play to finish this great book filled with lots of laughs and a touch of chills!

Plants Vs Zombies: Snow Thanks debuted in print and digital formats on June 25, 2019.

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.

Plants Vs. Zombies: TIMEPOCALYPSE (2014 Halloween ComicFest Exclusive Mini Comic) (Family Comic Friday Extra)

Plants Vs. Zombies is a video games series in which you play as a gardener who uses his array of mutant plants to fight off a zombie invasion. It’s wacky, it’s weird, and it’s gotten an E-rating (E for Everyone.) It’s proof that not everything with zombies in it is bloody, gory, or scary. This Halloween, when you go trick-or-treating, you might even get lucky enough to get on of this in your door-to-door travels.

In this mini comic, a mad scientist has created a device that will block out the sun, thus causing all of the mutant plants to die and for zombies to take over the town. As everyone knows, zombies aren’t that smart and when one accidently mistakes the sun blocking machine for a toaster, he blows up the device. The explosion causes a rift in time and pieces are sent throughout the past and future. With zombies being sent through time to recover the device, it’s up to a young girl, her looney uncle, and her best friend to save history.

The book ends with a “To Be Continued” and that usually makes me mad. However, this book leads into an online series and the link to reading the rest of Timepocalypse is listed on the back inside cover. So, if you or your kids love this series, you have information as to how to get the rest of the comic.

I’m sure you’d have to pay a small fee as eBooks aren’t always free. Now, if you are like me and you are strictly ‘paper-only’ you could wait a few months. The first book in this series (PVZ: Lawnmageddon) was a digital first comic and then went to print a few months later. That book is currently in hardback and sells for $10.00.

The art is cartoony. It’s not overly scary or gory. The story itself is rather comical. I did find some of the sight gags and jokes a bit too childish for me. There’s even a toy line which isn’t very objectionable either, unless you are opposed to guns. But the guns shown in the toy ad in this comic don’t look realistic at all. Plants Vs. Zombies should appeal to ages 6 and up. Most adults shouldn’t have a problem with this book if your child receives this while trick-or-treating. Why, this might open a window to the vast universe of comics.

Oh, the joyful possibilities of this.

Worth Consuming

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.