Ranking the Dog Man Books From 2016-2018 By Jenny Nham

In the year 2016, Dav Pilkey, the author of Captain Underpants, released the book, Dog Man. The graphic novel became a bestseller for many years and was quickly turned into a hit series. When I was younger, I quickly became attached to these books and read them all throughout third and fourth grade. In this blogpost, I will be rating all the Dog Man books from 2016-2018.

Before we start, what is Dog Man? Dog Man used to be two people. A police officer and his police dog, named Greg. While Greg and his owner were trying to diffuse a bomb, the two were blown up. At the hospital, the doctors concluded that the police officer's head was dying, and Greg's body was dead too. The doctors then devised the idea to sew the police officer's body and Greg's head together. Thus, being born; Dog Man.

The books that were released from the year 2016-2018 were Dog Man, Dog Man: Unleashed, Dog Man: The Tale of Two Kitties, Dog Man and Cat Kid, and Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas.

5: Dog Man: Unleashed

Arguably the least memorable book, I would rank Dog Man: Unleashed as the worst book out of the five. However, I am not saying this isn't the worst Dog Man book, I am just saying that this is the worst book out of the five. I am ranking it at 5 because I did not remember much of this book and had to look up a summary to jog my memory. In Dog Man: Unleashed, Dog Man had a fish that would eat "brain dots", and when the fish ate it, it would release disastrous events. 

RANKING: 3/5

4: Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas

Coming in at number four on this list is Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas. In this graphic novel, Petey, the main antagonist of the Dog Man series, dressed up as a "doctor" to take Lil' Petey, a non-evil clone of Petey, back. However, later on in the book, Petey finds Lil' Petey in danger and had to call Dog Man for help. I put this book as number four because I found that the plot wasn't as interesting as the other plots. Although I enjoyed reading it, I do not think it was "better" than the other Dog Man books on this list.

RATING: 4/5

3: Dog Man and Cat Kid

I found the last 3 books hard to rank as I love all of them. In Dog Man and Cat Kid, an actress goes missing and Dog Man and Cat Kid ("Lil' Petey") have to save the day yet again. Although the plot didn't seem interesting at first, when I continued to read it, I really loved it. I came to the conclusion of putting this book at number three because I feel like number two and number one just made better sense. Don't be fooled though, I loved this book when I was younger.

RATING: 4.6/5

2: Dog Man

Now this may be another conserversial opinion. I think the original Dog Man book is a classic. This was the book that got seven-year-old Jenny hooked on the series. In this book, George and Harold from Captain Underpants create the heroic superhero, Dog Man, who goes on many adventures to save the city. I remember reading it over and over again when I was younger. I absolutely loved this book, but out of all the Dog Man books, I wouldn't reach for this book first.

RATING: 4.8/5

1:  A Tale of Two Kitties

My all-time favorite Dog Man book is Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties. Out of all of the Dog Man books on this list, this is the most memorable book that I read. In Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties, Petey creates a clone and named him Lil' Petey. However, Lil' Petey isn't evil like Petey. In fact, he is the opposite. I remember reading this book and loving Lil' Petey. Out of all the Dog Man characters, Lil' Petey is my favorite. I think my bias toward Lil' Petey led this book to be my favorite book out of all the Dog Man books I read.

RATING: 5/5