Dog Man
- Published
- 1 January 2016
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN-13
- 9780545948869
- Type
- novel
About this book
Dog Man (2016) opens Dav Pilkey's graphic novel series with the origin story itself: a police dog and his handler, both critically injured in the same explosion, sewn together by a panicked surgeon into one good-hearted, not-especially-bright canine cop. Presented in-universe as a comic drawn by Captain Underpants characters George and Harold, it runs 240 pages.
Key facts about Dog Man
Dav Pilkey wrote Dog Man, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2016. The book has 240 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780545948869 to find the main one.
Dog Man is book 1 of 15 in the Dog Man series. The series has 15 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 3 November 2026.
Additionally, Dav Pilkey writes Dragon, Big Dog and Little Dog and Captain Underpants, plus 2 more series. Those series sit on our humor and graphic novel shelves. Meanwhile, Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time is the latest published Dav Pilkey book on file, from 3 November 2026.
About Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey is an American author and illustrator best known for creating Captain Underpants, an irreverent, wildly popular children's graphic-novel series about two fourth-graders who hypnotize their principal into believing he is a superhero in his underwear. See every Dav Pilkey book in order.
Its place in Dog Man
Dog Man is book 1 in the Dog Man series. It is followed by Dog Man: Unleashed. See the full Dog Man reading order.
When a police dog and his handler are both critically injured in the same explosion, a well-meaning surgeon panics and sews the dog's head onto the cop's body -- creating Dog Man, a good-hearted, not-especially-bright canine police officer who chases squirrels mid-chase and eats evidence when nobody's looking. Dav Pilkey's graphic novel series (a spin-off from his own Captain Underpants, narrated in-universe as a comic drawn by fourth-graders George and Harold) follows Dog Man as he squares off against the…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781536466751
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781536460247
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781338616170