DOG MAN #07: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS

Bad habits turn out to be harder to break than supervillains, and the seventh Dog Man book puts both problems on the table at once. Petey the Cat, meanwhile, has a past that will not stay behind him. Dav Pilkey splits the story between comedy and something closer to feeling, giving Petey's family history real weight while Dog Man wrestles with fear and impulse. The graphic novel format stays consistent throughout: bright panels, running gags, plenty of visual energy and dialogue written the way children actually talk. Lessons about kindness and doing the right thing sit inside the jokes rather than sitting on top of them. What sets it apart: • A supervillain plot running alongside Petey's family storyline • Comic panels in full colour designed for fast, confident reading • Themes of fear, habit and trying to be better handled lightly • The seventh entry in Dav Pilkey's bestselling series Suited to children aged about eight to twelve and to classroom graphic novel collections. Available in English at Boipoka.