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Author | Dav Pilkey |
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Illustrator | Dav Pilkey |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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Publisher | Scholastic |
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Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
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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.