Whether your lights are on, but nobody’s home or your cranium space is vacant entirely, start your zombie apocalypse with Plants Vs. Zombies Volume 1: Lawnmageddon. Here are the 10 strategies for surviving a zombie apocalypse.
1. Gather the crew & get on the lawn
In any world-ending situation, more brains are better than one. Introducing Paul Tobin, writer, New York Times bestselling author, and Eisner award winner, who brings the undead to life to fight in this lawnmageddon…thanks, Paul! Next up is Ron Chan, the cartoonist, storyboard artist, and illustrator behind various books published by Dark Horse, Marvel, and Image Comics, who gives rise to zombie faces only a brainless mother could love. Lastly, Matthew J. Rainwater, a cartoonist who has self-published works such as Garage Raja and Trailer Park Warlock, brightens the end of the world with undead coloring.
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Never fear the fearless
“The zombies… are coming…” and they come in many brainless shapes and sizes. You will see various special defenses like the Buckethead Zombie, travel abilities like the Balloon Zombie, and even some with brains like Dr. Edgar Zomboss. What’s the key to surviving against this wave of deadversity? The numerous undead simply make the pages feel alive.
Two young survivalists never fear the fearless! Nate Timely, a young boy prepared to fight pirate mummies, alien ninjas, laser cavemen, and sasquatch ballerinas, defeats numerous hordes. This includes the Gargantuars, those zombies that tremble the earth when they walk and inspire other zombies to be brainless, but still can’t find partners. While he fights, Patrice, a combat teenage girl veteran, boxes with the undead, including the Zombie Yeti. He is a rarely seen zombie, little known about other than his name, birth date, social security number, educational history, past work experience, and a sandwich preference for roast beef and swiss. They are joined by David Crazetopher Blazing III, known just as Crazy Dave or Uncle Dave. He is a fearless or crazy (probably both) uncle of Patrice who uses the fearless Plant kingdom to foil the plans of Dr. Edgar George Zomboss, who achieved his Doctorate in Thanatology (the study of death, dying, and brainlessness) and Villainy (the study of invading Neighbourville).
2. Lawnmageddon: the New Testament of Flora
Who would have thought that the Day of Judgement would be decided by none other than the greenest grass? This testament (volume) features numerous plantgeglic angels. The clever use of plants, as a simple concept, adds character and a hidden layer of complexity to the pages. You can revisit a page numerous times and discover something new, like the Peashooter, the first line of defence against the dead, and the perfect balance of hard work and commitment. You’ll see the Cactus, just wanting to hug and be hugged while providing spiking aerial and ground defence, and the Wall-nut, the defender of others, while being the only thing that doesn’t mind being eaten. Then there is the Chomper, a candidate for The Little Shop of Horrors sequel as they devour the devourers, and the Potato Mine, which is explosive, powerful, and leaves everything to the last minute, but can clear hordes with a single bang. Although the zombies are invading, the plants provide the pages with an invasion of entertainment.
3. Brains are flavourful
There is a reason the dead consider brains a delicacy! This volume is creative in flavour, offering a mixture of spices, including interesting characters and simple yet vibrant action, with plentiful aromas of fan service. The brains of the story masterfully sprinkle flavourful elements of the Plants vs. Zombies game series developed by PopCap Games and published by Electronic Arts throughout the volume. Both hardcore diners of the games and newcomers to the franchise will savor the taste of the brains behind this volume… mmm… BRAINS!
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4. Prepare for the Outbreak
Be prepared! There is an outbreak of Plants vs. Zombies, and Lawnmageddon Volume 1 is only one of 24 other undead assaults on Neighbourville. Do not fear, as Lawnmageddon manages to contain an undead story within a single volume. There is a clearly alive beginning, middle, and end without the story of volume 1 becoming a zombie in the larger collection. Volume 1 is a reawakening of the Plants vs. Zombies universe and avoids a large-scale, undying story. A suggestion for the best doomsday prepping is to investigate the zomnibuses that combine three volumes into one manageable undead outbreak.
5. Keep your garden clean and avoid “Criticium”
The Criticium virus works by traveling through the online bloodstreams after being bitten by an undead overcritical internet critic. This virus mutates the frontal lobe, causing all reading-related functions to cease. The most plantable trait of this disease is that it ignores the audience. Plants Vs. Zombies Lawnmageddon Volume 1 is a story written for a wide alive audience, including kids, teenagers, and adults. The cure for this virus is to enjoy the story for what it is. So, protect yourself against the overcritical bite by wearing young, open-minded, and simple reading glasses.
6. The Symptoms of Living Art
If you look closely, you can see the progression of art infected with the living. It begins with the Cover, where the coloration is vibrant and bright despite the gloom of the end of the world. By Page 5, you see a reanimation of simplicity, as the injection of a simple drawing style reanimates the story’s cleanliness and charm. Page 23 brings on “Giggle Fever,” because even though it’s the end of brains as we know it, the art provides multiple subtle gags to keep you alive. As you hit Page 38, the art manages to capture the intensity of an ever-escalating true lawnmageddon. Page 53 shows that “less dead panels is more,” using fewer panels to provide a clear and detailed view of conflicts between alive flora and undead fauna. Finally, Page 71 showcases the angling of extremities to reveal multiple emotions of lawn turf warfare, leading to Page 76, where the use of white throughout gives the art both refreshing bug outs and peashooting pop outs.
7. mmm…unication
Zombies do not talk other than deep gargling groans, but the lettering speaks to the living. The font is simple and steady, aiming not to distract from the brain-filled combat and art. The eerie letters of the walking dead do not distract from the running rally of the main survivor’s words. Onomatopoeias give a sense of physical contact to the fight, and these hordes of lettering are contained like a pro survivor to avoid deadly lettering outbreaks.
8. Neighbourville may be safe, but the zombies live on
This issue is one of many in the Plants vs. Zombies comic book outbreak. If you are a veteran of the game warfare who wants to continue the fight, then you’ll enjoy this fan service brainfeast. If you want a simple, lighthearted plant-based zombie apocalypse, then you will also want a seat at the table. Keep in mind that this apocalypse is for serving a wide alive audience, so do not expect any doom or gloom; just sunflowers and sunshine. The Day of the Dead can be fun, as this issue pulls off its charming, brainy art and cast of plants and zombies.
9. Always leave a review!
At the end of the world, always leave a detailed review. In the words of Crazy Dave: “A CAT IS A PIRATE, AND THERE’S TRUTH TO THAT, AND A CAT IS NINJA, AND A WITCH OR A BAT. BORMMLE FLAPPY JACK! GLARBLE PEEM FLOOM!!”
