By now, Dav Pilkey is a household name. The superstar cartoonist is the author and illustrator behind the Dog Man, Cat Kid Comic Club and Captain Underpants series. Back in March 2002, Pilkey released The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, a spinoff of Captain Underpants. And now, more than two decades later, Scholastic is releasing a full-color edition of the classic kids comic.
The full-color edition will arrive at your local comic shop, bookstore and/or public library in later summer. But today, you can get a look at the cover of the upcoming release, right here at Comics Beat.
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby was originally credited to in-universe authors George Beard and Harold Hutchins. Published before Graphix was founded in 2005, Pilkey’s debut graphic novel was an instant bestseller on overall bestseller lists (which combine children’s and adult books).
Pilkey, who was awarded The Beat’s 2019 Comics Industry Person of the Year (alongside Tom Spurgeon), had this to say about this release:
“Nearly 25 years ago when I was working on the Captain Underpants books and before Dog Man was published, I wrote and illustrated my first graphic novel, The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, created in the same style as how I imagined my characters 9-year-old George and Harold would’ve written and drawn the story.
“In this book,” continued Pilkey, “I included my early sketches, storyboard, notes about the editing process, and behind-the-scenes look on how I painted the cover. In this new edition, George and Harold, who are now older, have gone back to add full-color and edit their spelling mistakes.
“I’m excited that more readers will discover one of my favorite superhero characters I’ve created. He may be small in size but he makes a big impact. My hope is that kids everywhere are inspired to write and draw their own original comics and continue to improve without worrying about being perfect.”
Arriving in August 2025
Will you be picking up a copy of The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby full-color edition when it arrives at you local comic shop, bookstore and/or public library on August 5th, 2025? Be sure and let us know that and what you think of the cover in the comment section or over on The Beat’s Bluesky page.
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