It’s hard to say the name “Captain Underpants” without smiling, and the big-screen debut of the skivvies-clad superhero (the film’s subtitle is “The First Epic Movie”) maintains that ...

Dav Pilkey has just released his 10th Captain Underpants book. The series, packed with potty humor and goofy illustrations, delights reluctant readers and horrifies many grown-ups. Pilkey says he ...

20th Century Fox’s animated adventure Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie tells the story of a grouchy principal who turns into the underwear-clad, super-powered invention of his two least ...

“Captain Underpants” also imparts a universal lesson about the distinction between laughing with someone, rather than at them, and most important, about being able to laugh at yourself.

Why is David "Dav" Pilkey posing in a pair of giant tighty whities at a book appearance? Because he's the author and illustrator of the hugely popular "Captain Underpants" series -- also a big ...

'Captain Underpants' director David Soren discusses the animated film's wild visual aesthetic and its long journey to the screen.

I’m all for helping kids find their passions in books, whether that be “Captain Underpants,” illustration-rich nonfiction books about rocket ships or butterflies, or books that are ...

A book that’s a spinoff of author Dav Pilkey’s popular Captain Underpants series will no longer be published by Scholastic, which also asked that copies in circulation at libraries and other ...

Film Review: ‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’ An animated version of Dav Pilkey's children's novel is aimed at your inner 5-year-old. But it's real 5-year-olds who will dig it.

The nine-year-old I used to be sure couldn't have. Which is why Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie will have elementary schoolers cackling and guffawing before the opening credits even roll.