Dav Pilkey

First up, Dogman Bark in Action out on PS5, Xbox Series X and S, PS4, Switch and PC.

Based on the wonderful Dogman comics by artist Dav Pilkey, also known for Captain Underpants.

This comic book style platformer is packed with action, humor, boss fights and ability granting gadgets.

Defeat Dr. Scum, save your friends and rescue the city.

that as an adult i love reading epic fantasy but those 500 page books can be a lot sometimes i want something cozy and easier to read If you go to your local bookstore, you'll see countless graphic novels on the shelves.

You've got everything from classic retellings like The Odyssey to brand new hit series like Dog Man by Dave Pilkey.

In 2024, graphic novels were the third best selling genre in North America, up there with general fiction and romance.

But that doesn't mean

So I'd say

I'm under Martin Mull and Dave Pilkey.

But

ahead of Don Pope, right? Oh, come on, Dave.

And what that means is we have to just keep plowing books back into our community.

And also, I always say, Jeff Kinney and Dave Pilkey, my heroes, Captain Underpants, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, those books that engage young children in reading, figure out a way to get those books to kids so they feel comfortable and confident with a book in their hand.

I have such a different perspective when I see these statistics.

I wonder, who are you measuring? And on what high mountain are you standing that you say literacy is falling apart? I grew up among people who did not go to college.

Like, s- bar none.

Like, once you take away the strata occupied by people like Reina Telgemeier and Dav Pilkey, you know, the, um, the multi-million sellers-

The mega stars

... right?

But he was constantly sitting down, oh, writing away.

He was hugely influenced by Dave Pilkey from Captain Underpants fame and Dog Man.

Yeah.

[laughs]

I, I really wanna track down a copy of this now.

Um, but this is by the probably one of, if not, well, probably Dave Pilkey holds the title, but-

Dave Pilkey.

Dave Pilkey is number one in the bullet, with a bullet.

However, she is a strong number two when it comes to most popular comics creators in the world.

Yes, and that is the singular and extraordinarily talented Raina Telgemeier, who people who, you know, are fans of her work may know from either her Babysitters Club books or also, um, Smile and some of the other YA comics that she's made.

Raina Telgemeier has excised this from her brand, and I appreciate that.

I got to see Raina actually when I took my kids.

As we moved into the late 2010s, the children's graphic novel market was absolutely exploding.

We are talking about the era of Raina Telgemeier and Dav Pilkey.

Yes.

Kids expected premium full color formats.

To put that in perspective for anyone listening who isn't in publishing, moving nearly 200,000 copies of a single graphic novel in one year is astronomical.

It places the Warriors adaptations in the ultra elite tier of the publishing industry.

We are talking about breathing the same rarefied air as Dav Pilkey's Dog Man or the massive Scholastic graphics titles.

Wow.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy some of these not-so-scary stories to help you fall asleep.

Today's story is called The Halloweener by Dav Pilkey.

[gentle music] There once was a dog named Oscar who was half a dog tall and one and a half dogs long.

Because of his unusual shape and size, all the other dogs made fun of him.