fe Visual Retea Retnpces BokA Visual Retra-Retrensec. Book Cover Art by RICH WERNER DARK HORSE BOOKSMIKE RICHARDSON President and Publisher NEIL HANKERSON Executive Vice President TOM WEDDLE Chiet Financial Ofer RANDY STRADLEY Vice Presidont of Publishing MICHAEL MARTENS Vice President of Book Trade Sales ANITA NELSON Vice President of Business Affairs SCOTT ALLIE Ecitor in Chiot MATT PARKINSON Vice President of Marketing DAVID SCROGGY \ice President of Product Development DALE LaFOUNTAIN Vice President of Information Technology DARLENE VOGEL Senior Director ‘of Print, Design, and Production KEN LIZZI General Counsol DAVEY ESTRADA Editorial Director CHRIS WARNER Senior Books Editor DIANA SCHUTZ Executive Esitor CARY GRAZZINI Director of Print ‘and Development LIA RIBACCHI Art Director CARA NIECE Director ff Scheduling TIM WIESCH Director of International Licensing MARK BERNARDI Director of Digital Publishing Reepula...ahays feeling the need to sneme-dropr. Publisher MIKE RICHARDSON Editor PHILIP R. SIMON Assistant Editor EVERETT PATTERSON Designer KAT LARSON Digital Production CHRISTINA McKENZIE Dark Horse thanks LEIGH BEACH, SHANA DOERR, AMY HEVRON, JULIE JENKINS, ‘AL RATHBUN, PHILIP SMITH, BRENNAN TOWNLEY, JEREMY VANHOOZER, anc ‘everyone at PopCap Games. > Print with nk from Jeromy’s tars. ‘Published by Dark Horse Books, a dision of Dark Horse Comics, Inc., 10966 SE Main Street, Milwaukie, OR 97222 International Licensing: (609) 905-2377 To find a comis shop in your area, call the Comic Shop Locator Serviea tol-ree at 1-686-265-4226. First edition: May 2014 | ISBN 978-1-61685-831-9 10987654321 Printed in China {All text and images assombled by the zombies at PopCap Games, unless otherwise indicated. DARKHORSE.COM | POPCAP.COM ‘THE ART OF PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES Prants vs. Zombies © 2074 Electronic Arts Inc. Plants vs. Zombies and PopCap are tradematis of Electronic Arts Inc. Dark Horse Books® and the Dark Horse logo are registred trademarks of Dark Horse Comics, Inc.All rights resorved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, ‘nthout the express written permission of Dark Horse Comics, Ino. Names, charac tere, places, and incidons featured inthis publication ether are the product of the fauthor’ imagination or ae used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons (ving (dead, events, institutions, or locales, without satiric intent, is coincidental,THE BEGINNINGING Zombies like nostu-nastot- looking at old picturs, because we look good always. Want proof? Turn page, then next page. Even zombie made by pencil look pretty, even side-by-side alongside old stinky plants. C’mon, looksee.Zombie cannot believe how young Zombie is. Yaw haw! Zombie thought that haircut was 60 cool! Wait, is that Uncle Zombie? He lock uncrusty there. Whe put that butter on page?-SHECH DRAWRINGS BY RICH WERNER. WE ATE HIS BRAINZ.lant illustrashuns. Now they not bother Zombie no more. Where be that Infloetable chalr anyway?Gy wel @ we Dilan ty 2 ae Vader dems omge), ee “He lay Uecke Rew (oe wate) etic ele is ~ THIS VERY REVERED ARTIFACT FROM ZOMBIE HISTORY. | FIRST BIG BATTLE WE WON. ZOMBIES! YAY! |ONE OF THESE OLD CONCEPTS CALLED SELF “THE TANGLER”..CUESS WHICH ONE.Oh, this was wild >. "uch ple. athe amble weekend, Tay Pants. Boom \ey, Zomboss! What ever happen to that guy? happe' f PP 9 v3REJECTED TITLE IDEAS . . . GAME SHOULDA BEEN “ZOMBIES ARE AWSUM!” NO ONE ASK ZOMBIES AT TIME. SO ENDED UP SOMEBODY CHOOSE "PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES” FIRST Gan T Bor 2 AND LAST. DUM. pra enor Earre Se a sanhthe Teneses .gariiet row a Cup of Brains? eeting Hive Vey, That's Not Or, riea é ZS sa + 2 pe D. . Screams 20, 7 ; : Zom-Botany a ay intcets & Crop Eclipse Now | HY | Lawnarchy TheVegerainded | ON mS) Launslaught qecssannnnsssst Mowtilation lower Gorden vs : = Feet onl Zarb Ascapco Moutoun Mondown Fle ct eidcing Toe if of the pies! . : ecko \ weep OF the Gretel nt or Perish ray ‘ 3 Selaure Salad yey You Zombies, Ger OFF My Lawl . the Attack of the Toneto Killers Ghouls In the Grass ghotasyntbesize or Die ead Man osing Lawn of the De Gazebo of the Damned —The Baty Patch Peas Stop the Zombies! Cubde tac of the Living Deed ‘Suburb f the Living Deed Even back a \ways, plants not in it Plot in Hell Nees For you, pal. Plants only nt Rost-Munus Z be, for plantselfs. Fight Gardening Lentisree We = ies Later Z i Shyrubs Zombie Leafeaters! 28 Beanstalkers Wor tfcuttura error | Rest In Peas? | Piece Corpse | Plantocalypse ruesPa tay Ge SDS aa Cee ee Te ee a ee) Ea a a aeCRAZY DAVE Hey there, neighbor. This is a letter to you from me, Crazy Dave. But you can call me Crazy Dave. Remember that time we stopped thegesghi from wrecking the @@jh- borhopg?si go GUW ANKE TT wag yesterday ag DAN? It xb NGA AT 9 been Apund RG Sal Gays of Nis bafanical battlelyyay @)Meeen Waited three times in Béard-Lover's MontIWA# Mf the current issue. You should read it. I'ye always loved plants, singe, layms a baby and got a canton D lac rombirted alieMeGAGgrcako, a bottle ANAT Sat py Of BbirniMaceddon, a puppy, six MEitS, Screwdi@gF, and some coppenwire. Imada Ke nd never sk Shalit nla sammy ambiente, SOUTH eOV DAB RRC HAT OB str) than anyone. (Oh, and zombies. | learned that early. We'll talk sooner than, you think. Where's tit plainer alitat anyway? —Crazy Dave This funny. Zombie remember that fight. We wonTALKIN’ ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYZ ‘Sometimes zombies get together for nice zombie family portrait, and then ugly plantz come by and try to ruin it. Why plants hafta bee like that? Anyway, here are some nice pitchers of zombies through the ages. Also some pitchers of plantz (what have always been jerks) becuz zombies not good at photo editing software.REALLY OLD TIMES.-SWASB-SWSH PIRATE ZOMBIES LOVE SWABBING DECK. ..WITH PLANTS!WHY ZOMBIE CHICKEN CROSSED THE ROAD.‘ZOMBIES AGE REALLY COOD.THESE GUYS THINK THEY ALL HOT. PFFT. WHATEVER.What you mean T am not in game?ONE OF THIS GUY BAD ENUFF. NOBODY WANT TO SEE THIS MANY. De Aw knodd foc a Looeos Co ROADSIDE DISTRACTIONS Nobody think we go on vacashun. They think: brains, brains, brains. But not realize: good brains everywhere. So we go around to there. We wish you were here, Zombies already are. Where the ‘grass is always-groe gten.groonar worth stomping on.LOOK OUT! BRAIN COUNTRY DEAD AHEAD. 99999999999990900CEEKLLLULELKLYLYLYLYLUYEWhy everyone lock, so confused. Zambie in sho put these signs here. Was It Curtis? HPHHHAHAHHHOAAHOADD‘PLANTS ZOMBIES. saree anni WiilrAneE WE JOIN THE ARMY AIR-FORCE -NAVY-MARINES- ZOMBOSS Tine i tof brave rin who come tage to hook it el Plant Hun whe wanna take werd over el tne p }eepul. But we join up together and be strong. Fancy technot 4eknow weapons from big boss help, too.ei ey ge. GOT 99 PROBLEMS. BUT A PLANT AIN'T ONE. FIGHT THE PLANT afRS i In costume so aomble we get-sher cchepretty piktures drawn of us. We all winners. THESE HANSUM SOLDIERS SHOP AT MALL OF DUTY.ns nn NR eR THIS HOW ZOMBIE INVENT STUFF. hoBL ewe suo Jo concew Ts @— surely aT) meveé HeMHORee ee eee a ieee all “Meee eee ET EE TeOe ec ee gs A gee EVERYONE THINK STOOPID SUN PLANT THING ALL SMILEY. THESE PICTURS SHOW TRUTH.ge a | aN 3‘ZOMBIES PAINT THIS TOWN DEAD. HEH.i79-8 2) | fibiae a a ; , 1 ; LO ie i bp SRELISTEN, TO BE CLEAR: ALL THIS SHINY STUFF MEANS WE GONNA EAT YOUR BRAIN FASTER.all, we all very, very not the sane, but there one thing we zombles have In common... we all smart enuf? to enlist in ZombossiN lal 2. whenye snotZombles rule. Loo Either one. We for tearin| hat the size of this somble, 94ve big one pony and ice cream 9 this doun, Ye very hepoy.OREO a ee IT ON NOW. ZOMBIE STYLE ON. WHICH MAY BE OFF. =FOREIGN EXCHANGE ZOMBIES ‘To unsophistimicated eye, zombies are just a big shambling horde of relentless sameness. But for thems what take the time to look closely, it becomes aprp-arpap clear that every zombie is a unique and precious snowflake. With legs.< ply PNASSS s2anme mT (ee Lt possible that omble not know how to fish. x xa OyZOMBIE WILL FORETELL YOUR FUTURE: MORE ZOMBIES!NOW AND FOREVER Everybody alwayz thiunk thinkun sure that they gonna defeet the zombies. Here we are to tell you— that not happening. Because zombies everywhere and there too. Maybe even in your cheeseburger.PH : lOTO CREDITS: LEIGH TEACH, STEPHANIE BAYER, AND KARI TOYAMA. Dont look behind you Crazy Dave... Zombie lady is onna eat your brain2! gincerely, -the Zombie>‘ZOMBIES ONCE WUN WORLD CUP SORTA. NO ONE TO PLAY AFTR HALFTIME SNACK.YEH, ZOMBIE WENT HOLLYWOULD. COT AGENT BICTIME NAMED LEIGH AND ALL. HAVE WORN FIVETEEN MUSTACHES. “SOLD OUT,” SAID YOU? MAYBE YOU NOT JUDGE ZOMBIE UNTIL YOU WALK MILE WITHOUT ZOMBIE’S FOOT. FEAEBRCE Se ac Td Sh Te areas at estoy Zombie give these movies 1172 thumbs. Other 172 back In yard| As art Qui arew a comic. ; ae ~ We posed for it. | He asked cause he very smart and we very pretty. Then he went and put a plant on his head. We wont forget. | Where were we? Oh, right. | Mery good comic but lies to make plants look better. You should read it before | we get to your house. -The ZombiesART / VIDEO GAMES / HUMOR THE ART OF A Visual Retra Retrepsec. Book SINCE IT FIRST ENTRANCED MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF GAMERS, the hit Plants vs. Zombies™ video game has become a global phenomenon, spawning a proud legacy that includes Plants vs. Zombies 2, Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, and Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare. We've collected a treasure trove of never-before-seen concept art and character sketches, showcasing ©~ ave, his heroic plants, and their noble quest to rid the ‘subur- ot ee a ea What? Zombies write ve. book for zombies! ten TO : Vgeratts on cant rere es, i oO This book tells true story hansum heroes oF big batties. Tae eon ro har , to be clear, brains. iet ur’ Sea Lied dont stress ‘or ow et, cause one ey free goin to eat your ie reat book For YOU. es And you, too. The Zombies DarkHorse.com / PopCap.com