Tag: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga

Can’t Wait for Wednesday | Four decades later, ‘Swamp Thing’ #88 finally sees print

New comics and graphic novels arrive this week by Rick Veitch, Michael Zulli, Vince Locke, Skottie Young, Derek Laufman, Jamal Campbell, Holly G, Jeph Loeb, Jim Cheung, Jadzia Axelrod, Nicole Maines, Travis Moore, Tony Millionaire, Kim Deitch and more.

Welcome to Can’t Wait for Wednesday, your guide to what’s coming to your local comic shop this week.

I’ve pulled out some of the highlights for this week 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 check with your retailer to see what’s arriving at their shop this week.

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‘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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