The First Epic Manga,' written and adapted by Pilkey and illustrated by the Japanese manga artist Motojiro, on April 7, 2026.

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.

Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants series is set to be released in a manga format as Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga.

The name Captain Underpants may not sound like a superhero — and that’s because he’s not really a superhero. He just thinks he is. When I sat down with Kevin Hart on Miami Beach earlier ...

He has not yet given up on Captain Underpants though and is planning at least four more "epic novels" about the superhero. "It may take decades before all of them are published," said Pilkey.

Review Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie June 2, 2017 at 1:45 a.m. by DAN LYBARGER Special to the Democrat-Gazette ...

That sounds about right. “The Adventures of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Novel” was published 20 years ago. My sons were right smack dab in the “target demo” bulls-eye.

In one scene, the boys look into a future where they are no longer friends. This scene is actually performed using sock puppets and it works nicely. CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE may not ...