Plants vs Zombies seems to be going cross-media. PopCap Games has released a comic of the series, dubbed Plants vs Zombies: Lawnmageddon. The comic is available on iOS and is being published by Dark Horse Comics. The comic costs $0.99 on the iOS App Store; however, it is currently free since the release coincides with the ongoing Comic Con.
The comic is being delievered through its own special app on the App Store. The remaining issues will be released on July 24 and 31, and August 7 and 14. There will also be a hardcover version of the comic, which will hit comic store shelves on November 9 and conventional store shelves on November 19.
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“We’re excited to see Plants vs. Zombies come to life as a comic book miniseries from one of the industry’s coolest and most innovative publishers,” said Plants vs Zombies Creative Director Jeremy Vanhoozer. “With Plants vs. Zombies Adventures recently launched on Facebook, Plants vs. Zombies 2 becoming available for iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touch devices later this summer, and Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare shambling to market in spring 2014, it’s a great time to give the millions of Plants vs. Zombies fans around the world a new way to enjoy this beloved franchise.”
Currently, the studio is still ironing out the kinks in the sequel to the popular tower-defense game. According to Senior Producer Allen Murray, the company has been working on making sure that the game’s internal systems don’t break under pressure once the game is launched.
“With Plants vs. Zombies 2 we’re taking advantage of a lot of newer technologies,” Murray said. “If you’re connected to the internet, you can save your progress and share accounts across multiple devices — and we need to make sure those systems, along with our ability to stream that content to players, works.”