Tag: Captain Underpants

‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga’ coming from Dav Pilkey + Motojiro next year

Scholastic will publish the manga in April.

Captain Underpants publisher Schoalstic has announced that the graphic novel series’ creator, Dav Pilkey, is working with manga artist Motojiro on Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga.

Scholastic will release the book in April of next year, and said it will follow the story arc of the original Captain Underpants book. It’ll also read from left to right, versus in the traditional manga style of right to left.

“It is a huge honor to see Motojiro’s rendering of the Captain Underpants illustrations into manga,” Pilkey said. “His vibrant art inspired me to dig deeper, write new dialogue, and flesh out the story even further. Fans of the series will be thrilled about the new look and new content, and fans of manga will be impressed with Motojiro’s dynamic style. I am grateful to Motojiro for his help in taking Captain Underpants to a whole new level and exciting format that I hope will create a new generation of readers.”

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Can’t Wait for Comics | Superman is lost, ‘Brzrkr’ ends and Worf is ‘Defiant’ in this week’s comics

Check out what’s coming to comic shops this week by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney, Peter Milligan, Mike Allred, Greg Rucka, Dav Pilkey, Leslie Stein, Colin Kaepernick and more.

Welcome to Can’t Wait for Comics, your guide to what comics are arriving in comic book stores, bookstores and on digital.

I’ve pulled out some of the highlights below, but for the complete list of everything you might find at your local comic shop and on digital this week, you’ll want to check out one or more of the following:

As a reminder, things can change and what you find on the above lists may differ from what’s actually arriving in your local shop. So always check with your comics retailer for the final word on availability.

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A new ‘Dog Man’ book will arrive in March

The 11th volume of the popular graphic novel series by Dav Pilkey arrives next year, along with a special anniversary edition of the first ‘Captain Underpants’ book.

Dav Pilkey’s world-conquering Dog Man series will return to shelves next March with its 11th volume — Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea.

This will be the first new Dog Man volume since 2021, when Mothering Heights was released. But Pilkey hasn’t been resting — several volumes of his Cat Kid Comic Club series, a Dog Man spinoff, have filled in the gaps, with the fourth volume, Collaborations, set to arrive in November.

“I am humbled and grateful to do what I love for a living,” Pilkey said in the press release. “Since the pandemic began, I have been inspired to create even more stories and to learn and grow as an artist–from experimenting with various mediums to make comics using photography, poetry, and calligraphy, to building character models and sets by hand, as well as exploring different themes and storylines. My hope is that my books foster creativity and imagination, and instill a lifelong love of reading.”

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