Mighty Mega Pets: Freaky Food Fiasco

Name: Mighty Mega Pets: Freaky Food Fiasco
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

by author-illustrator Gary Northfield

Interest age: 6 to 11
Reading age: 7+

Published by Walker Books, 2026

Funny
Graphic novels

About this book

Boom! One day, Daisy the dog, Ginger the cat and Bubbles the goldfish suddenly have superpowers. (Poor Arthur the tortoise doesn't have any, though...) They band together to form the Mighty Mega Pets, and defeat the Ruffians, led by a guinea pig supervillain. Can they foil Guinea Big's evil plans to take over the town?

This colourful, action-packed graphic novel combines zany humour with hilarious friendship dynamics. There is excellent banter between the characters, in a similar vein to Gary Northfield's much-loved Julius Zebra series. The illustrations are dynamic and colourful, and many panels have a plain background, which makes it feel accessible and not too chaotic to follow. Plus, the text is in upper and lower case, rather than all capitals, which helps some beginner readers. It's a chunky book, but the story has chapters, and the action keeps coming. This is the first in a series, and it's great fun.

A very funny graphic novel about pets with superpowers!

About the author

Gary was born in Romford, Essex in June 1969. He moved to Norfolk when he was two, where he then spent most of his childhood and the bug for writing and drawing funny stories evolved. Gary graduated from college with a degree in illustration. After graduation he worked in an art shop for a few years during which time he discovered the hidden world of small press (home-made) comics. Finally Gary took the plunge with his own comics in 1999. He acquired the position of ‘in-house illustrator’ at Eaglemoss Publications in 2002, working on magazines such as Horrible Histories and The Magical World of Roald Dahl. Gary has been writing and drawing Derek the Sheep for DC Thomson’s The Beano since late 2003.