History ComicBook / DogManDavPilkey

It's been announced that an [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dog-man-movie-in-the-works-from-dreamworks-animation-exclusive-4102536/ animated film]] is in development at Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, with Peter Hastings attached to direct. In late January 2024, it's release date was set for January 2025.

It's been announced that an [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dog-man-movie-in-the-works-from-dreamworks-animation-exclusive-4102536/ animated film]] is in development at Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, with Peter Hastings attached to direct.

** In addition to that, Dog Man's origin story as a police officer rebuilt after being mortally wounded in the line of duty parodies that of ''Film/{{Robocop}}''.

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* CerebusSyndrome: The series turns noticeably a lot darker starting with ''Lord of the Fleas''. [[spoiler: We hear about Petey's past and it is a lot more tragic than you'd think. His own father abandoned him and his mom when she was sick, causing her to die. Additionally, he joined a scout club called the fleas, but almost died and got kicked out.]]

* CerebusSyndrome: The series turns noticibly alot darker starting with ''Lord of the Fleas''. [[spoiler: We hear about Petey's past and it is alot more tragic than you'd think. His own father abandoned him and his mom when she was sick, causing her to die. Additionally, he joined a scout club called the fleas, but almost died and got kicked out.]]

* {{Animesque}}: The Dog Man books are definitely Anime-inspired, especially noticeable when Dog's face is seen in profile, sometimes his mouth isn't visible.

* CannotTellAJoke: Throughout ''Lord of the Fleas'', Li'l Petey repeatedly tries to tell {{Knock Knock Joke}}s, but instead of setting up a pun, he just looks for something random and says it pooped on the reciprocator of the joke. [[spoiler:In the book's epilogue, he writes a book called "Li'l Petey's 1000 Greatest Knock-Knock Jokes about Poop".]]

** Petey later averts this as of Lord of the Fleas.
* CerebusSyndrome: The series turns noticibly alot darker starting with lord of the fleas. [[spoiler: We hear about Petey's past and it is alot more tragic than you'd think. His own father abandoned him and his mom when she was sick, causing her to die. Additionally, he joined a scout club called the fleas, but almost died and got kicked out.]]

* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler:Flippy gets hit with this after Dog Man (unintentionally) prevents him from possessing anybody before his soul's time is up. He gets better.]]

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Chances are, you can figure out what a spray or any other sort of drug will do based on what they're called. For example, a can of Living Spray will bring someone BackFromTheDead, and Supa Brain Dots will make your brain stronger. [[DownplayedTrope However]], they more than often come with side effects that aren't included in the title, as Living Spray [[CameBackWrong will make anyone it resurrects evil]], and Supa Brain Dots contains a chemical called [[Pun GR-2]]that makes overdosers [[ForcedIntoEvil supa angry]] and gain psychic abilities. Some sprays are PlayedStraight, as the Obey Spray will force you to obey the one who sprayed you.

** Every book from Lord of the Fleas onward references a classic book.

* TrulySingleParent: Lil' Petey has no mother, and Petey is his only parent. {{Justified}} as Lil' Petey is actually a clone of Petey.

The book series has been adapted into a musical in 2019 based on the first 3 Dog Man Books (mostly from A Tale of Two Kitties). Li'l Petey also gets his own spinoff book series, ''ComicBook/CatKidComicClub'', released in December 2020. In that same month, it was announced that an [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dog-man-movie-in-the-works-from-dreamworks-animation-exclusive-4102536/ animated film]] is in development at Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, with Peter Hastings attached to direct.

The book series has been adapted into a musical in 2019 based on the first 3 Dog Man Books (mostly from A Tale of Two Kitties). Li'l Petey also gets his own spinoff book series, ''ComicBook/CatKidComicClub'', released in December 2020. In that same month, it was announced that an [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dog-man-movie-in-the-works-from-dreamworks-animation-exclusive-4102536/ animated film]] is in development at Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, with Creator/PeterHastings attached to direct.

The book series has been adapted into a musical in 2019 based on the first 3 Dog Man Books (mostly from A Tale of Two Kitties). Li'l Petey also gets his own spinoff book series, ''ComicBook/CatKidComicClub'', released in December 2020.

* AdvertisingByAssociation: Each of the books mention that they're made by the "Creator of ''Literature/Captain Underpants''".

* ''Fetch-22'': Exactly twenty-two tadpoles with telekinetic powers rise up, and Dog Man has to catch them (pun on ''Literature/Catch22'')