''Cat Kid Comic Club'' is a children's graphic novel series by author and illustrator

Dav Pilkey David Murray "Dav" Pilkey Jr. (; born March 4, 1966) is an American comic book writer of children's fiction. He is best known as the author and illustrator of the children's book series ''Captain Underpants'' and its spin-off children's graphic ...

. It serves as a spinoff to the ''Dog Man'' series of books, which itself is a spinoff in the ''Captain Underpants'' franchise.

Plot

The series stars Li'l Petey (also known as Cat Kid), his friend Molly the tadpole, Molly's 21 frog siblings, and the frog siblings' adoptive father Flippy the Fish, as they create comic books. There are multiple art techniques used in the comic books.

Theatre adaptation

In 2023, an adaptation of ''Cat Kid Comic Club'', created by

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, premiered as an

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show.

Reception

According to the New York Times Graphic Novel Bestseller list, ''Cat Kid Comic Club'' topped the best seller list in 2020. It sold more then 4.5 million copies in North America in 2020, according to Scholastic. A review of Marissa Moss of the first book was positive, saying "This quickly devoured comic is more than a fun story. It's full of useful tips about how to write and draw and gives examples of the wide variety of stories the graphic format allow."

References

Works by Dav Pilkey Book series introduced in 2020 Spinoffs Dog Man {{2020s-child-novel-stub