The Pirates!

The Pirates! is a series of five comedy books following a group of pirates on their adventures. It is written by British author Gideon Defoe and was published starting in 2004 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The fifth book "The Pirates! in an Adventure with the Romantics" was released in 2012, and was published by Bloomsbury Publishing.
Characters.
Other Characters.
The Pirates! In An Adventure With Whaling.
This book was originally released in September of 2005 in the U.K. under the title, "The Pirates! in an Adventure with Whaling". In October of 2005 it was released in the U.S. under the title, "The Pirates! in an Adventure with Ahab". In January of 2012 it was released in paperback form in the U.K. under the title, "The Pirates! in an Adventure with Moby Dick".
Film adaptation.
Aardman Animations in partnership with Sony Pictures Animation loosely adapted "The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists " into a 3D stop-motion animated film internationally titled "The Pirates! Band of Misfits". Released on 28 March 2012, and directed by Peter Lord, the film features the voices of Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, David Tennant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, and Imelda Staunton. The film was met with very positive reviews, while it earned $118 million against the budget of $55 million. A short film, titled "So You Want to Be a Pirate!", was released on the film's DVD and Blu-ray, and it shows The Pirate Captain hosting his own talk show about being a true pirate.