The distributor has already announced two deals for the title.
Fauna Entertainment, local agent to manage licensing by The Joester Loria Group for Dav Pilkey’s Monster Island for best-selling Dog Man and Cat Kit Comic Club properties announces two major licensing deals, marking a strong start for Dog Man’s expansion into the Turkish market.
The deals include fashion retailer, LC Waikiki for a wide range of children’s apparel launching by the end of 2025 and Altın Kitaplar for stationery products including notebooks, calendars, planners and mats featuring Dog Man’s iconic characters.
“Being appointed as Dog Man’s licensing agent and securing two major partnerships so quickly is a testament to the incredible strength of the brand and our commitment to delivering results,” said Emre Aksoy, Fauna Entertainment’s CBO.
About Dav Pilkey:
When Dav Pilkey was in second grade, he was diagnosed with dyslexia and what is now widely known as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Because of his learning and behavioral issues in school, he was often sent out in the hallway. It was in his elementary school hallway where he created comic books about superheroes that eventually became Captain Underpants and Dog Man. Pilkey’s blockbuster phenomenon Dog Man released in 2016 has more than 70 million copies in print to date, translations in 48 languages, and is one of the bestselling graphic novel series of all time. The hit movie adaptation of Dog Man was recently released by DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures featuring the voices of Pete Davidson, Isla Fisher, Lil Rel Howery, and Ricky Gervais. Cat Kid Comic Club series, a spin-off of Dog Man which highlights how lessons in creativity often reflect lessons in real life, is also a #1 worldwide bestseller with more than 12 million copies in print and translations in 28 languages to date. Dav’s first graphic novel, The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, was published 23 years ago and became an instant national bestseller. Dav Pilkey has created over 75 books for children and was awarded a Caldecott Honor for his picture book The Paperboy.
