Dog Man

Dog Man
Logo of the series

  1. Main series:
  2. Dog Man (2016)
  3. Unleashed (2016)
  4. A Tale of Two Kitties (2017)
  5. ...and Cat Kid (2017)
  6. Lord of the Fleas (2018)
  7. Brawl of the Wild (2018)
  8. For Whom the Ball Rolls (2019)
  9. Fetch-22 (2019)
  10. Grime and Punishment (2020)
  11. Mothering Heights (2021)
  12. Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (2023)
  13. The Scarlet Shedder (2024)
  14. Big Jim Begins (2024)


  1. Cat Kid Comic Club series:
  2. Cat Kid Comic Club (2020)
  3. Perspectives (2021)
  4. On Purpose (2022)
  5. Collaborations (2022)
  6. Influencers (2023)

AuthorDav Pilkey
IllustratorDav Pilkey
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre
PublisherScholastic
Published
  • 2016 – present
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
No. of books
  • 13 (main series)
  • 5 (spin-off)

Dog Man is a children's graphic novel series by American author and illustrator Dav Pilkey. A spinoff and story within a story of Pilkey's Captain Underpants series, Dog Man revolves around the adventures of the titular character, a half-man, half-dog hybrid who works as a police officer.

As of 2025, there are 13 books in the series.[1] The latest book, Dog Man: Big Jim Begins, was released on December 3, 2024. A 14th book titled Dog Man: Big Jim Believes was announced and set to release in Fall 2025.[2]

The Dog Man series has been hugely popular, selling a total of over 3.8 million copies, 13% of all total comic book sales, as charted by BookScan, not including digital copies or any copy sold by Scholastic through school book fairs.[3]

Starting in 2020, the series received its own spin-off focusing on Dog Man's sidekick Cat Kid, entitled Cat Kid Comic Club. The series has been adapted into a 2019 stage musical, a 2024 video game titled Dog Man: Mission Impawsible, and a 2025 animated film.

  1. ^ "Graphic Books and Manga – Best Sellers – Books – July 30, 2023 – The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "SCHOLASTIC UNLEASHES DOG MAN GLOBAL CAMPAIGN CELEBRATING READING AND HEROES AROUND THE WORLD". Scholastic. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Hibbs, Brian (August 18, 2021). "Tilting at Windmills #285: Looking at NPD BookScan: 2020". The Beat. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

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