The children's series "Captain Underpants" has surprisingly topped the list of the most banned books in America in 2012, beating out the much more controversial title "Fifty Shades of Grey." The ...

(CNN) -- Here's what you need to know about Captain Underpants, in brief: He's a pudgy comic superhero in a red cape and white undies, who flies through the pages of a series of children's books ...

A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular “Captain Underpants” series is being pulled from library and book store shelves after its publisher said it “perpetuates passive racism.” ...

On the Books: Kelly Clarkson gives up Jane Austen's ring; Banned Books Week in full swing 'Captain Underpants' returns: Creator and potty humor maestro Dav Pilkey gives us the scoop A briefs and ...

Dav Pilkey has just released Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers, the tenth epic novel in the Captain Underpants series. He answer my questions about time ...

'Captain Underpants' author aims to inspire fidgety kids. Dav Pilkey, 48, signed copies of his latest 'Captain Underpants' book and spoke to a packed Schulz Museum crowd about his struggles in school.

For 20 years, Dav Pilkey's "Captain Underpants" books have delighted kids -- and horrified some parents and librarians. Now the tighty-whitey-clad superhero is set to make his big-screen debut.

(CNN) — Dav Pilkey’s “Captain Underpants” series was the most challenged book of 2013 for the second year in a row, according to the American Library Association. Pilkey, author of the ...

We’re not, either. But suffice it to say that Pilkey had his work cut out for him. He sent Katz all his books, to better understand the Captain Underpants story.

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