(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 prolific writer, in addition to Captain Underpants and Dog Man, Pilkey has penned five books in the Dragon series, 10 books in the Rickey Ricotta’s Mighty Robot series, four books in the Big ...

Leave it to Captain Underpants to show us the way. Minor spoilers ahead… The latest Captain Underpants book, Captain Underpants & The Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers by Dav ...

As a superhero Captain Underpants may lack muscles but he's proven to have the power to get children reading with his creator, Dav Pilkey, hoping four new books with the same potty humor will nab ...

BLAIR: Dav Pilkey has written 12 "Captain Underpants" books. The first one debuted almost 20 years ago. He says he and his fans are ready for a movie version, which he announced on a recent book tour.

The "Captain Underpants" series isn't a favorite for everyone. In 2002, the American Library Association ranked the books among those most frequently complained about by parents and educators. In ...

This animated movie captures the spirit and the unsophisticated visual style of the books with remarkable fidelity. Fact is, it’s funnier. Rating: 3.5 stars out of 4.

(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 ...