Plants vs. Zombies

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Latest release: October 17, 2023
Comics
12
Issues
22
Volumes
1
Special issues

About this ebook series

The confusing-yet-brilliant inventor known only as Crazy Dave helps his niece, Patrice, and young adventurer Nate Timely fend off a "fun-dead" neighborhood invasion in Plants vs. Zombies: Lawnmageddon! Winner of over thirty "Game of the Year" awards, Plants vs. Zombies is now determined to shuffle onto all-ages bookshelves to tickle funny bones and thrill... brains.

* The first Plants vs. Zombies comic book!

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Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 1: Lawnmageddon
Vol 1 · Nov 2013 ·
4.1
The confusing-yet-brilliant inventor known only as Crazy Dave helps his niece, Patrice, and young adventurer Nate Timely fend off a "fun-dead" neighborhood invasion in Plants vs. Zombies: Lawnmageddon! Winner of over thirty "Game of the Year" awards, Plants vs. Zombies is now determined to shuffle onto all-ages bookshelves to tickle funny bones and thrill... brains.

* The first Plants vs. Zombies comic book!

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Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs Zombies: Timepocalypse
Vol 2 · Jan 2015 ·
4.2
PopCap's immensely popular Plants vs. Zombies game gets another serving of hilarious, plant-filled, zombie-zapping comics! Crazy Dave--the babbling-yet-brilliant inventor and top-notch neighborhood defender--helps his niece, Patrice, and young adventurer Nate Timely fend off Zomboss's latest global attack in Plants vs. Zombies: Timepocalypse! This new, standalone tale will tickle your funny bones and thrill . . . your brains! Paul Tobin (Bandette, Plants vs. Zombies: Lawnmageddon Falling Skies) and Ron Chan (The Guild, Husbands) join forces with a bevy of time-tossed plants to deliver a hilarious, all-ages romp to your timeline!
Plants vs. Zombies: Bully For You
Vol 3 · Nov 2015 ·
4.3
Young adventurers Patrice and Nate have followed neighborhood defender Crazy Dave throughout time--but are they ready to investigate a school campus to keep the streets safe from zombies? In Plants vs. Zombies: Bully For You, they'll be visiting a very strange college in an attempt to take down Dr. Zomboss yet again--and any school visit's tolerable if you get to battle zombies! Paul Tobin (Prometheus, Bandette) and Ron Chan (The Guild, X-Men) join forces with the mysterious Anti-Bully Squad to deliver a hilarious, all-ages romp to your school! Featuring special bonus stories illustrated by acclaimed creators Dustin Nguyen, Jennifer Meyer, and Peter Bagge!


Praise for previous volumes of the Dark Horse Plants vs. Zombies graphic novel series:


"Wonderful fun and silliness await you in this book, and you'll be sure to leave it with a smile on your face and zombie bits on your lawn." -Fanboy Comics

 "This is one of the more fun video game adaptations that I've read and the most fun I've had with a zombie story since Zombieland." -Front Towards Gamer 

"If you like Plants vs. Zombies this comic adds to its appeal. It's a good clean read for all ages." -Eat Your Comics
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 4: Grown Sweet Home
Vol 4, #4-6 · Jun 2016 ·
4.3
A group of young plants move out of Crazy Dave’s garage and into his huge family mansion in Neighborville. But why is Dr. Zomboss spying on them? Artist Andie Tong joins writer Paul Tobin for this three-issue arc! Bonus stories by Karim Friha, Nneka Myers, and others! Collects Plants vs. Zombies #4–#6.
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 5: Petal to the Metal
Vol 5, #7-9 · Sep 2016 ·
4.4
The best-selling game adaptation roars forward!
Sun-powered, plant-driven speedsters versus imp-powered, zombie-driven hot rods! Let the races begin! Crazy Dave takes on the incredibly tough Don’t Blink video game—and he also challenges Dr. Zomboss to a series of races to determine the future of Neighborville! The car-filled competition is underway! Paul Tobin and Ron Chan return to deliver another hilarious zombie battle to your burg! Collects issues #7–#9 of the series.
* Eisner Award winner Paul Tobin continues his hilarious PVZ run!
* The official comic of the addictive video games!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 6: Boom Boom Mushroom
Vol 6, #10-12 · Feb 2017 ·
4.6
Crazy Dave's brainy niece Patrice, neighborhood daredevil Nathan Timely, and a batch of bold plants discover "Zomboss's Secret Plan for Raising a Zombie Army Underground and Then Swallowing the Entire City of Neighborville Whole!" A rare Boom Boom Mushroom must be found in order to save the humans above ground! Crazy Dave and a strange new animal friend (maybe stranger than Dave!) search for the powerful mushroom, while Zomboss puts his plot for subterranean subterfuge in motion!

This collection includes the main "Boom Boom Mushroom" story arc, along with all bonus stories from Plants vs. Zombies comics #10-#12!

PopCap's immensely popular Plants vs. Zombies game gets another serving of hilarious, plant-filled, zombie-zapping comics! These digital books are aimed at game players of all ages!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 7: Battle Extravagonzo
Vol 7 · Jun 2017 ·
4.7
A new, standalone Plants vs. Zombies graphic novel by award-winning creators Paul Tobin (Bandette, Mystery Girl) and Brian Smith (SpongeBob Comics, The Stuff of Legend)! Evil mastermind Zomboss is back, hoping to buy the same factory at the center of Neighborville that his nemesis Crazy Dave is eyeing! Zomboss wants to build a zombie factory, of course, and position his new army in the best location possible. Will Crazy Dave, his helpers Nate and Patrice, and their batch of intelligent plants beat Zomboss to the punch and get the factory for themselves? The Battle Extravagonzo is on!


   • Eisner Award-winner Paul Tobin continues his acclaimed PvZ run!
   • All-ages insanity from award-winning creators Paul Tobin and Brian Smith!
   • The official comic of the addictive video games!
   • The best-selling game adaptation roars forward!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 8: Lawn of Doom
Vol 8 · May 2018 ·
4.5
The New York Times best selling series is back! Every year as Halloween draws near, strange creatures and weird contraptions start appearing in everyone's lawns in Neighborville. A Neighborville Halloween is weird enough, but Zomboss and his zombie army want to turn the holiday into their own scarier Lawn of Doom celebration! With Zomboss filling everyone's yards with traps and special zombies, Crazy Dave, young genius Patrice, neighborhood daredevil Nate, and a batch of brave, boisterous plants fight back in contests of best tricks, best treats, and best costumes! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin and fan-favorite artist Ron Chan tell this tale of Halloween hijinks!

Written by multiple Eisner Award-winner Paul Tobin!

In time for Halloween--the secrets behind PopCap's annual Lawn of Doom event!

For fans of the phone and console video games!

The official comic of the addictive video games!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 9: The Greatest Show Unearthed
Vol 9 · Feb 2018 ·
4.5
PopCap's immensely popular Plants vs. Zombies game gets another serving of hilarious, plant-filled, zombie-zapping comics! 

Dr. Zomboss erroneously believes that all humans hold a secret desire to run away and join the circus, so he aims to use his newly created "Big Z's Adequately Amazing Flytrap Circus" to lure Neighborville's citizens to their doom! Not only does starting a zombie circus prove difficult, though, but once plant-friendly neighborhood defenders Nate and Patrice infiltrate his show, Ringmaster Zomboss and his hapless zombies are in for a garden-ful of trouble! Paul Tobin and Jacob Chabot join forces to deliver Plants vs. Zombies: The Greatest Show Unearthed, another standalone, all-ages PvZ graphic novel.
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 10: Rumble at Lake Gumbo
Vol 10 · Jun 2018 ·
4.7
Calling all Cat-Tail Commanders and Spudmarines--the battle for clean water begins! As soon as Dr. Zomboss discovers Lake Gumbo near Neighborville, Gargantuars start posing on Muscle Beach, volleyballs bounce off bungee zombies, and Zomboss uses a giant underwater drill to muddy and pollute the lake!

Neighborhood defenders Nate, Patrice, and Crazy Dave spot trouble and grab all the Tangle Kelp and Party Crabs they can to quell another zombie invasion! Having a new Security Gourd group, the unique Kelptomaniac, and returning pig-dog Twister on their side, Paul Tobin and Ron Chan return to the series they helped make a bestselling hit--with bonus stories by Kevin Burkhalter and Christianne Goudreau.
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 11: War and Peas
Vol 11 · Oct 2018 ·
4.5
Multiple Eisner-award winning author Paul Tobin returns, with Brittney Williams making her Plants vs. Zombies debut with another imaginative addition to the New York Times bestselling series!

On your bookmarks...get set...GO!

Let the bookish battle commence! When Dr. Zomboss and Crazy Dave find themselves members of the same book club, a literary war is inevitable! The position of leader of the book club opens up and the plants vs. zombies rivalry heats up as Zomboss and Crazy Dave compete for the top spot while Nate, Patrice, and their intrepid plants take on the zombies in a scholarly scuffle for the ages!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 12: Dino-Might
Vol 12 · Feb 2019 ·
4.8
When plants, zombies, pets, and dinosaurs all meet--it's sure to be a crazy day!

Dr. Zomboss is back with another set of nefarious plans to defeat the pesky plants and Neighborville's resident adventurers Nate and Patrice! When Zomboss sets his sights on destroying the yards in town and rendering the plants homeless without anywhere to grow, it's up to the daring duo, along with Crazy Dave and his band of plants, to thwart his plans and claim victory once again! However, it turns out that those plans include dogs, cats, rabbits, hammock sloths, and even more pets, plus dinosaurs, making things a lot zanier.

The kid-acclaimed and critically-acclaimed team of Paul Tobin and Ron Chan return to the pages of Plants vs. Zombies to deliver another thrilling, joke-filled fracas! Also featuring a bonus story by PvZ newcomer artist, Philip Murphy, this graphic novel is not to be missed!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 13: Snow Thanks
Vol 13 · Jun 2019 ·
4.6
Dr. Zomboss invents a Cold Crystal, which is capable of freezing Neighborville, creating an eternal winter and burying both plants and humans in snow and ice! With most of the benevolent, zombie-battling plants chilled and immobile, Zomboss hopes to lead his cold-blooded zombie troops on a mission to overrun the city. It's up to Nate, Patrice, Crazy Dave, and the fieriest plants to adapt, fight on, and save Neighborville - with the help of pirates!

From Eisner Award-winning writer and series mainstay Paul Tobin (Bandette, I Was the Cat), who collaborates with Cat Farris (Emily and the Strangers, My Boyfriend Is a Bear) on this original, standalone graphic novel.
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 14: A Little Problem
Vol 14 · Oct 2019 ·
4.2
Dr. Zomboss creates an army of teeny zombies to try and sneak up on all the brains in Neighborville!

To battle these miniscule menaces, the plants, Crazy Dave, Patrice, and Nate must shrink themselves to have any chance at defeating the zombies. But how will Neighborville's insects react to the invasion of their turf-of-the-tiny? And will this miniature zombie invasion mean the party for Crazy Dave's two-hundred-year-old pants gets cancelled? Don't miss the latest volume of the critically-acclaimed Plants vs. Zombies series that sees Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette) collaborating with artist Sara Ester Soler (Red & Blue) for this standalone graphic novel!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 15: Better Homes and Guardens
Vol 15 · Feb 2020 ·
4.1
Get ready for an intense and persistent one-up battle of . . . designing Neighborville dwellings?!

Plant pals Nate and Patrice suggest a brilliant idea: thwart any attack from the zombies by putting defending plants named "Guard-ens" inside homes, as well as in yards! But as soon as Mr. Stubbins informs zombie leader and Pop Smarts lover Dr. Zomboss, he quickly becomes obsessed with circumventing this idea with an epically evil one of his own--building cages disguised as homes to trap all the tasty brains (and the people they reside within) before the Guard-ens can get there. The plants, Nate, Patrice, and Crazy Dave must now counter Dr. Zomboss's havoc-filled scheme! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborate with artist Christianne Gillendardo-Goudreau (Plants vs. Zombies: War and Peas, Plants vs. Zombies: Rumble at Lake Gumbo) for this standalone graphic novel!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 16: The Garden Path
Vol 16 · May 2020 ·
4.6
Is it a brain buffet for the zombies or an unbeleafable plant victory? It's up to you, as you get to make the choices in this new Plants vs. Zombies adventure with multiple endings!

Our story begins with Dr. Zomboss' latest plan of evil genius - disguising his zombies as each other, in an effort to confuse plants and plant pals Crazy Dave, Nate, and Patrice. Can the friendly fronds get past these dastardly disguises before the zombies sneak into Neighborville tourist attractions - and even Watson Elementary school - to unleash their hungry ways? Every major decision along the path will be made by you and determine if our horiticultural heroes end up facing their unfortunate demise . . . or victory! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborates with artist Kieron Dwyer (Captain America, The Avengers) for a brand-new, interactive Plants vs. Zombies journey!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 17: Multi-ball-istic
Vol 17 · Dec 2020 ·
4.5
Will Flora the Sunflower and Neighborville's plant platoon hit a triple-bonus combo or will their efforts ride the outlanes to certain loss? Enjoy this hilariously pinball-primed Plants vs. Zombies tale crafted by series veteran Paul Tobin!

Plunge into another battle between plants and zombies as Dr. Zomboss turns the entirety of Neighborville into a giant, fully-functional pinball machine! With bumpers, flippers, and pegs meticulously scattered across town by the zombie pinball wizard himself, Nate, Patrice, and their plant posse must find a way to revert Neighborville to its normal state and halt this uniquely horrifying zombie invasion. With every ball and bumper set against them, will they hit a run of zombie knock-out skill shots--or will the battle go full tilt zombies?! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborates with artist Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau (Plants vs. Zombies: Better Homes and Guardens) for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies journey!
Plants vs. Zombies
Vol 18 · Jul 2021 ·
5.0
The battle to protect Neighborville continues!

A behind-the-scenes look at the secret schemes, ridiculous plans, and craziest contraptions concocted by the bizarre Zomboss, leader of the zombie army, as he proudly leads around a film crew from the Zombie Broadcasting Network.

Crazy Dave has some silly schemes and convoluted contraptions of his own, though, to protect Neighborville's citizens. With his niece Patrice, neighborhood hero Nate Timely, and his own army of powerful plants and strange inventions, Dave's ready to counter any frightening invasion that Zomboss can think up! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborates with artist Jesse Hamm (Batman 66, Hawkeye) for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies graphic novel adventure!
Plants vs. Zombies
Vol 19 · Dec 2021 ·
4.6
Disturbed by his own nightmares, Dr. Zomboss invents a machine that allows him to enter the dreams of Neighborville's citizens.

Zomboss hopes to hypnotize humans, using their dreams, into liking and approaching zombies instead of fearing them and running away. Brainwashed and dream-influenced citizens galore need Crazy Dave, his army of powerful plants, his genius niece Patrice, and neighborhood friend Nate to steer them in the correct direction--away from zombies! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborates with artist Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau (Plants vs. Zombies: Better Homes and Guardens, Plants vs. Zombies: Multi-ball-istic) for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies original graphic novel!
Plants vs. Zombies
Vol 20 · Mar 2023 ·
5.0
Dr. Zomboss realizes his next invasion must take place while everyone in Neighborville is asleep, so he sets out to lull the town to bed early with strange-yet-tedious fables of his own creation.

Neighborville’s citizens and plant army protectors will hit the hay . . . leaving Zomboss and his minions free to hit the brain buffet! Crazy Dave isn’t sleeping, though, as he tries over and over again to invent the correct counterattack! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborates with artist Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau (Plants vs. Zombies: Better Homes and Guardens, Plants vs. Zombies: Multi-ball-istic) for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies original graphic novel!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #1: Bully for You
Issue #1 · Jun 2015 ·
4.3
Based on the hit video game franchise! Dr. Zomboss's crime-filled college years are revealed! Nate, Patrice, and Crazy Dave find Neighborville besieged by two zombie armies. Paul Tobin and Ron Chan join forces with the mysterious Anti-Bully Squad to deliver a hilarious romp to your school! Featuring two bonus stories illustrated by Dustin Nguyen (Batman: Li'l Gotham, Descender)! Bonus stories by all-star guest artist Dustin Nguyen! The hit video game franchise continues its comic book invasion!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #2: Bully for You
Issue #2 · Jul 2015 ·
3.7
Based on the hit video game franchise! Dr. Zomboss's college-era crimes catch up with him—and karma comes in the form of the strange Anti-Bully Squad! Nate, Patrice, Crazy Dave, and a batch of overwhelmed plants are caught in between two zombie hordes! Featuring two bonus stories illustrated by guest artist Jennifer L. Meyer (Jim Henson's The Storyteller, Star Wars Adventures)! *Over 500,000 in print! *The hit video game franchise continues its all-ages comic book invasion!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #3: Bully for You
Issue #3 · Aug 2015 ·
4.2
Dr. Zomboss's battered zombie army faces the Anti-Bully Squad's new zombie army! Patrice and Nate are caught in the middle, and the war spills into Neighborville. The town's fearless young heroes must join forces with Crazy Dave to beat both batches of the fun-dead! Could an ice-cream break help? Bonus PVZ stories by comics legend Peter Bagge! The hit video game franchise continues its comic book invasion!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #4: Grown Sweet Home
Issue #4 · Sep 2015 ·
4.3
A new story arc begins! A group of young plants move out of Crazy Dave's garage and into his huge family mansion in Neighborville. But why is Dr. Zomboss spying on them? Artist Andie Tong joins writer Paul Tobin for this three-issue arc! Bonus stories by Karim Friha!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #5: Grown Sweet Home
Issue #5 · Oct 2015 ·
4.4
Nate and Patrice try to teach a batch of young plants how to be helpful and productive Neighborville citizens. What does Dr. Zomboss hope to find out by spying on them? Writer Paul Tobin and artist Andie Tong tell our main tale, and artist Nneka Myers draws this month's bonus stories! Over 500,000 copies in print.
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #6
Issue #6 · Nov 2015 ·
4.4
The action-packed finale to the imp-filled Grown Sweet Home story arc! Armed with newfound knowledge of humanity, Dr. Zomboss launches a strike at the heart of Neighborville . . . and also sparks a series of all-star plant-versus-zombie brawls! Brian Churilla (Hellbreak, Creepy Comics) draws this month's bonus stories! Eisner Award winner Paul Tobin continues his hilarious PVZ run! More than 500,000 PVZ collections sold!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #7: Petal to the Metal
Issue #7 · Dec 2015 ·
4.1
Sun-powered, plant-driven speedsters vs. imp-powered, zombie-driven hot rods! Let the races begin! Crazy Dave takes on the incredibly tough Don't Blink video game—and he also challenges Dr. Zomboss to a race to determine the future of Neighborville! Inventive Zomboss cars and souped-up zombie rigs are getting ready for another invasion!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #8: Petal to the Metal
Issue #8 · Jan 2016 ·
4.3
Humans in hot rods, zombies in raucous roadsters, and plants perched in radical racers! The car-filled competition for Neighborville is underway, and Crazy Dave and Dr. Zomboss are neck and neck! Paul Tobin (Bandette, Colder) and Ron Chan (Star Wars, The Guild) return to deliver another hilarious zombie battle to your burg! "Artist Ron Chan and colorist Matthew J. Rainwater [do] an excellent job of capturing the bright, cheery art style of the PvZ games and generally creating an energetic, vibrant cartoon landscape."—IGN
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #9: Petal to the Metal
Issue #9 · Feb 2016 ·
4.4
Dr. Zomboss unleashes a horde of mobile, fast-moving zombies on the innocent citizens of Neighborville! Riding inventive hot rods and crazy contraptions, both zombie and plant forces alike pull out all the creative stops in a series of contests to win control over the city! A competitive, race-filled finale as our Petal to the Metal story arc closes! "The comedy jumps from each and every page, and the preposterous nature of the whole thing is just golden."—Dread Central
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #10: Boom Boom Mushroom Part 1
Issue #10 · Apr 2016 ·
4.3
Crazy Dave's brainy niece Patrice, neighborhood daredevil Nate Timely, and a batch of bold plants discover "Zomboss's Secret Plan for Raising a Zombie Army Underground and Then Swallowing the Entire City of Neighborville Whole!" The rare Boom Boom Mushroom must be found in order to save the humans aboveground! Eisner Award winner Paul Tobin continues his acclaimed PVZ run! The official comic of the addictive video games!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #11: Boom Boom Mushroom
Issue #11 · May 2016 ·
4.0
Patrice, Nate, and Twister the Hybrid Pig-Dog explore the Caves of Moderately Certain Doom and a Few Unpleasant Odors in their search for the powerful, Neighborville-saving Boom Boom Mushroom! Underground gargantuar zombies abound as Paul Tobin and Jacob Chabot take us to yet another secret Zomboss lab! Bonus stories by PopCap Games senior artist Rachel Downing and Motorcycle Samurai writer and artist Chris Sheridan! Bonus stories by two PopCap Games in-house artists!
Plants vs. Zombies: Plants vs. Zombies #12: Boom Boom Mushroom Part 3
Issue #12 · Jun 2016 ·
4.4
Lawrence, the mystical Boom Boom Mushroom, appears at last! Will Crazy Dave and the kids convince him to help save Neighborville? An explosive underground battle closes our latest story arc! Also: Paul Tobin and Jacob Chabot give us a look at Zomboss's secret collection of stylish socks. This issue includes bonus stories by PopCap Games senior creative director Jeremy Vanhoozer!
Plants vs. Zombies: The Art of Plants vs. Zombies
Issue #1 · Jun 2014 ·
3.7
Get the story of the mulchifying super hit Plants vs. Zombies™ from the zombies' point of view. Part zombie memoir, part celebration of zombie triumphs, and part antiplant screed, this treasure trove of never-before-seen concept art covers Plants vs. Zombies, Plants vs. Zombies 2, Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, and more!

* Part art book—part zombie memoir!

* Eighty-eight pages of "behind-the-leaves" material!

* The original Plants vs. Zombies game has been installed over 100 million times and has 16 million active users!