Book 1

Lobster Cop

by Brian "Smitty" Smith

Published 16 February 2023

Dog Man meets SpongeBob in Officer Clawsome: The Kelpcake Crisis!, a fast-paced and funny middle grade graphic novel series about the crimefighting duo Clawsome, a lobster, and his partner Stariana, a starfish, as they fight such denizens of the deep as the Catfishburglar, Chowderhead, and the Brain Sturgeon. 

Crime doesn’t pay in Caper Cove with Officer Clawsome and his partner, Stariana, on the case. Just ask the notorious Catburglarfish—she’ll confirm.

But when the beloved bakery Kelpy's Kelpcakes goes missing and rumors begin swirling about shark sightings for the first time in a hundred years, the duo is about to find themselves claw-deep in a mystery for the ages.

Will this dynamic duo save the day yet again, or have the citizens of Caper Cove eaten their last Kelpcake…for good?


Book 1

Dog Man meets Bunny vs. Monkey in Officer Clawsome: Lobster Cop, a fast-paced and funny middle grade graphic novel series about the latest and greatest crimefighting duo!

Meet Clawsome: lobster, crime fighter, and all-round badass, and his partner Stariana, the sharpest and smartest starfish in all of Caper Cove! Follow the dynamic duo as they fight such denizens of the deep as the Catfishburglar, Chowderhead, and the Brain Sturgeon.

Crime doesn’t pay in Caper Cove with Officer Clawsome and his partner, Stariana, on the case. Just ask the notorious Catburglarfish—she’ll confirm.

But when the beloved bakery Kelpy's Kelpcakes goes missing and rumors begin swirling about shark sightings for the first time in a hundred years, the duo is about to find themselves claw-deep in a mystery for the ages.

Will this dynamic duo save the day yet again, or have the citizens of Caper Cove eaten their last Kelpcake…for good?


Book 2

Dog Man meets Bunny vs Monkey in Officer Clawsome: Crime Across Time, the latest time-bending mystery of EPIC proportions, featuring the greatest deep-sea crimefighting duo!

The ultimate crustacean crime-fighter and seafaring sidekick are BACK. Welcome Clawsome: hero lobster, and all-round badass, and his partner Stariana, the sharpest and smartest starfish in all of Caper Cove!

Crime doesn’t pay in Caper Cove with Officer Clawsome Stariana, on the case. They’ve already taken down the cove’s biggest criminal mastermind, Chowderhead, but now a new puzzling mystery awaits them. The town’s resident evil genius, Brain Sturgeon, has opened up a portal to the past, and the daring duo are stuck in the deep end!

Fighting crime, dodging dinosaurs, and wrangling wild West outlaws, these two best friends have gotten tangled up in a mystery fit for the ages. Will they be able to restore the past, present, and future—or will time as we know it be lost forever?

Find out now, in OFFICER CLAWSOME: CRIME ACROSS TIME!


Book 2

Crime Across Time

by Brian "Smitty" Smith

Published 23 April 2024