Dog Man #9: Grime and Punishment

The next great Dog Man adventure from the worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey

This is the most serious of the Dog Man books so far, with a surprisingly deep examination of loss and forgiveness as the story explores the relationship between Petey and his father.

Of course there's also a giant animated lunchbag destroying the city, a subplot about Dog Man being fired and returning to work in a cat disguise, and all of the usual silliness, but it's the quiet beauty of the ending pages that will stick with me. This was a lovely and satisfying conclusion to a series that really delivered far beyond its roots as a side joke in Captain Underpants.