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New Full Length "Super Why's Comic Book Adventures" Series
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"Super Why's Comic Book Adventures" will premiere on PBS KIDS on October 5, 2026! This new animated series builds on the legacy and success of Emmy-nominated series "Super Why!" and the "Super Why's Comic Book Adventures" shorts. The new series supports early literacy for preschoolers and kindergarteners through action-packed stories that follow the adventures of the beloved Super Readers in the epic comic book world of Reader Valley.
"The ["Super Why's Comic Book Adventure" series] "...supports literacy and reading skills through fun and fresh stories that will immediately draw kids into the vibrant world and characters that our viewers have come to know and love,” said Sara DeWitt, Senior Vice President and General Manager, PBS KIDS. “We’re delighted to bring this multiplatform series to super readers across the country next year.”
Recent research has found a significant drop in U.S. children’s reading scores (1) and has shown that a large percentage of children are reading below grade level (2). "Super Why's Comic Book Adventures" features an early literacy curriculum that focuses on mastery to provide kids with the skills, knowledge, and empowerment they need to become successful readers. Building on the popularity of the "Super Why's Comic Book Adventures" shorts, which have garnered more than 159 million streams on PBS KIDS video platforms and over 7.4 million YouTube views since October 2023 (3), the new multi-platform series will include 39 half-hour episodes, made up of three 7-minute action-packed stories, plus a suite of games and digital storybooks that help build viewers’ reading skills, such as letter-sound knowledge, phonological awareness, spelling, vocabulary, comprehension, and more. The longer format allows for the introduction of new evidence-based curriculum concepts and allows for the incorporation of reading strategies and approaches in each episode.
“We regularly hear that "Super Why!" has been hugely helpful in teaching kids foundational reading skills and remains a valuable resource for parents, caregivers, and teachers,” said Coral Schoug, VP of Production for Brown Bag Films. “We’re thrilled to introduce this latest ... series and help further support children’s early literacy development in ways that are fun and effective.”
"Super Why's Comic Book Adventures" follows the adventures of Power Paige, the newest Super Reader, along with familiar friends Super Why, Wonder Red, Princess Presto, and Alpha Pig, who is back and ready to build! Each reading hero uses their own unique literacy powers and gadgets to protect Reader Valley from a group of silly Super Villains, including The Eraser, who loves to make things disappear; Mr. More, who likes to add more to everything; The Shuffler, who wreaks havoc by mixing up the order of letters and sounds in words; and Outta Space, an extraterrestrial visitor who flies around looking to remove space between letters and sounds in words. Every story features a catchy song that reinforces the series’ foundational reading skills curriculum and includes interactive moments that bring the young viewer, Super YOU, into the story to help save the day. There will also be four new games and three digital storybooks debuting after the series premiere, available on pbskids.org and the PBS KIDS Games app.
Watch the theme song video!
Play Super Why! digital games!
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1 & 2. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2020 and 2022 Long-Term Trend Reading and Mathematics Assessments.
3. Google Analytics cross-platform streams, YouTube Studios views, Oct 23-Aug 25
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