The Adventures of Cthulhu Jr. and Friends

by Dirk Manning, Scoot McMahon (Illustrator)

In this kids' adventure, a would-be supervillain tries to kidnap the son of Cthulhu with hilarious results!

When a wannabe supervillain is charged with capturing the son of Cthulhu (who just happened to move in across the street for the summer) in order to be admitted into the League of E.V.I.L., hilarity, hijinks, and horror ensues! Both adults and kids alike will find a lot to enjoy in this original graphic novel hailed as “A great comic for all ages!” by Sci-Fi and Scary!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

140 pages, Paperback

Published March 14, 2023

About the author

Dirk Manning is best known as the writer/creator of comic series such as TALES OF MR. RHEE (Devil’s Due Publishing) and NIGHTMARE WORLD (Image Comics/Shadowline).

Dirk is also the author of the ongoing inspirational column/book collection WRITE OR WRONG: A WRITER'S GUIDE TO CREATING COMICS (Caliber).

More of Dirk’s gripping and exciting stories can be read in comic titles such as Dia de los Muertos and The Legend of Oz: The Wicked West Vol. Four: The Golden Cap (Aspen/Big Dog Ink) among various other anthologies.

Don't let Dirk’s penchant for writing horror comics and his tongue-in-cheek publicity photo with the black hat and scarf fool you, as he’s a very amicable and approachable guy both online and at the numerous convention appearances and book signings he attends every year.

Dirk's signing and convention schedule is regularly updated at www.DirkManning.com and when he's not on the road (or writing) he can be found interacting with readers and friends at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr. Cthulhu is his homeboy.

Reviews

[Claire]

This is adorable! Why does Dirk want to be friends with these E.V.I.L. people...? They aren't very nice. I love the skull, he is hilarious! A great story and the art is amazing as well.

[Sesana]

Cute. Gives me a definite Tom and Jerry, Roadrunner and Coyote vibe at times, but with character growth. I'm not sure I get Dastardly Dirk as a character at the beginning, because he's never really given any motivation to be evil. He just kind of wants to be? I mean, it's fine for a book like this, I was just left wondering.

[Jipi Perreault]

A cute story llll nilgh'ri ages. H' mgepuaaah ya ahlloig ot nilgh'rinah cartoons like Dexter Laboratory

[Amy]

Baby Cthulhu with ice cream and cookies 🍪!
This was an incredibly fun read!

[Candace Horne]

Adorable

[Robert Bussie]

This is a cute all ages tale about friendship and fitting in. The story has plenty of clean humor and a wonderful cartoony art style. Kids and adults will both enjoy reading this story together.