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Power up with Dog Man: Big Jim Believes from the global #1 bestselling author and award-winning artist Dav Pilkey. Join the journey as our heroes discover the influence of belief and find truth from within. With threads of self-awareness, confidence, and integrity, Dav Pilkey masterfully crafts a humorous and heartfelt adventure, weaving together the importance of truth, goodness, and believing in yourself.
The celebration comes to a halt for our heroes in Dog Man: Big Jim Believes when the mischievous Space Cuties From Space return. Our caped crusaders -- Dog Man (aka Scarlet Shedder), Commander Cupcake, and Sprinkles -- along with Mecha Molly discover that the city has changed, and nothing is how it should be. Can Big Jim's positivity and innocence help our heroes? Will Dog Man, Big Jim, Grampa, and Molly have the courage to trust each other and save the day? How does the past help shape the future? And who is the chosen one?
Readers will want to hold onto their hero capes as they soar into a new thrilling Dog Man story. The series follows the hilarious adventures of Dog Man, a lovable canine superhero and his friends. Each exciting graphic novel features inspiring characters, animated Flip-O-Ramas, and more!
For additional awesome, action-packed, inspiring escapades filled with creativity and imagination, read Dav Pilkey's Cat Kid Comic Club series, Super Diaper Baby graphic novels (now in full color), Captain Underpants series, and Dragon series. Also be sure to check out the two acclaimed major motion pictures: Dog Man and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.
Readers (of any age) will be giggling from start to finish.
ALA/Booklist
Starred Review
An utter, unfettered delight.
kirkus
Starred Review
High-intensity, heartwarming, and, above all, hysterically funny.
School Library Journal
Starred Review
Gr 3 Up--Big Jim, a member of the Dog Man universe, got his origin story in 2024's Big Jim Begins. In his latest adventure, the eternal optimist reprises his role as Captain Cupcake to defeat the evil Space Cuties from Space. The key heroes are Big Jim and the always disgruntled Grampa (aka Sprinkles), with super support from Mecha Molly. Since the Space Cuties left everything in their path über-cute, nothing is as it should be. Still in cat jail, Big Jim is determined that he and Sprinkles can break out and put things right. Big Jim's positivity and belief in everyone's potential helps the heroes get the job done. Pilkey delivers the expected visual feast with plenty of saturated colors, flip-o-ramas, and laugh-out-loud sight gags. Elementary and middle grade readers will get plenty of the verbal double meanings while adults will appreciate the dual homages to Dr. Seuss and Warner cartoons. There is something for everyone in this well-crafted latest entry to the beloved series. Themes of believing in yourself, supporting others in their time of need, and persistence in the face of challenges are perfectly woven into the high-speed high jinks. VERDICT Another hit from Pilkey, sure to be popular with his many fans, this is a multi-copy purchase for any library serving young people (and adults!).--Elisabeth LeBris
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Publishers Weekly
Starred Review
Readers (of any age) will be giggling from start to finish.
ALA/Booklist
Starred Review
An utter, unfettered delight.
kirkus
Starred Review
High-intensity, heartwarming, and, above all, hysterically funny.
School Library Journal
Starred Review
There is something for everyone in this well-crafted latest entry to the beloved series. Themes of believing in yourself, supporting others in their time of need, and persistence in the face of challenges are perfectly woven into the high-speed high jinks... Another hit from Pilkey.
2nd Grade Student from Lionholy in GA
August 11, 2026
Great
Great
Student from Lionholy in GA
June 9, 2026
Dog Man Is My FAVORITE Superhero
The Dog Man Series is so awesome, and it just keeps getting better and better. I really liked Big Jim Begins and Big Jim Believes is even better!!!
When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books -- the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. In the second grade, Dav's teacher ripped up his comics and told him he couldn't spend the rest of his life making silly books. Fortunately, Dav was not a very good listener.
Cuando Dav Pilkey era niño, le diagnosticaron TDAH y dislexia. Dav era tan disruptivo en clase que sus maestros lo hacían sentarse en el pasillo todos los días. Por suerte, a Dav le encantaba dibujar e inventar historias. Pasaba su tiempo en el pasillo creando sus propios cómics originales: las primeras aventuras de Hombre Perro y el Capitán Calzoncillos. En segundo grado, la maestra de Dav rompió sus cómics y le dijo que no podía pasar el resto de su vida haciendo libros tontos. Afortunadamente, Dav no era muy bueno escuchando.
