A review by timefliesaway
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
If you came here for reading a comic about Captain Underpants, then you won't entirely get what you wanted. It mostly is a children's novel (you know, text with a picture on each page), but it does have a comic in between. George and Harold are the two main characters, living an average american comedy life, with an addition of writing and illustrating the adventures of Captain Underpants.
So, if you only came for Captain Underpants, you might get a little disappointed, but if you're fine with other storylines, I'd give it a shot.
I only recently found out that the DreamWorks movie is based on a comic/novel, and that the characters both have ADHD, written by an author with ADHD, which fits perfectly for the Disability Reading Challenge I'm currently doing. (Happy Disability Pride Month, by the way!)
So. I'm not much a fan of typical american humour, especially that type that really likes to go in deeps about the joke, almost trying to force you to laugh. Not my thing and I usually avoid movies/shows/etc with that comedy type. But it wasn't too bad here. Although I was annoyed by some bits, I did enjoy the puns and references – e.g. one monster was named "the inedible Hulk".
Also, the idea of having a superhero with "underwear" powers, is pretty neat. I could picture it in Pixar's The Incredibles or even in the DC universe, especially Legends of Tomorrow.
So, if you only came for Captain Underpants, you might get a little disappointed, but if you're fine with other storylines, I'd give it a shot.
I only recently found out that the DreamWorks movie is based on a comic/novel, and that the characters both have ADHD, written by an author with ADHD, which fits perfectly for the Disability Reading Challenge I'm currently doing. (Happy Disability Pride Month, by the way!)
So. I'm not much a fan of typical american humour, especially that type that really likes to go in deeps about the joke, almost trying to force you to laugh. Not my thing and I usually avoid movies/shows/etc with that comedy type. But it wasn't too bad here. Although I was annoyed by some bits, I did enjoy the puns and references – e.g. one monster was named "the inedible Hulk".
Also, the idea of having a superhero with "underwear" powers, is pretty neat. I could picture it in Pixar's The Incredibles or even in the DC universe, especially Legends of Tomorrow.