Schedule Quarterly Main character(s) James Douglas Creator Pj Perez | Format Limited series Publisher Pop! Goes the Icon | |
Publication date (vol. 1)
Summer 2009 - current | ||
The Utopian is a webcomic and comic book created, written and drawn by Pj Perez. It is published by Pop! Goes the Icon.
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Synopsis
The Utopian tells the story of high school senior James Douglas, who adopts the anonymous identity of the "Utopian" in order to encourage young people to stand up for themselves. As the school's principal and other authorities attempt to determine the Utopian's identity, James tracks down corruption in the school and exposes a sordid scandal. Perez added a mystical side to the story, as James seems to die and be reborn with a spirit guide and unusual superpower.
Publication history
The Utopian began running online on April 15, 2009, and was first collected in print in a limited-edition "number zero" issue, which was distributed at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2009. The regular print comic book series began publishing in the fall of 2009, collecting material that debuted online alongside new and unseen content. As of August 2010, three regular issues have been published.
A trade paperback collecting the entire 109-page run of The Utopian was released in December 2010.
Sequel
A sequel to The Utopian, a soap opera webcomic entitled The Utopian Foundation, is also written and drawn by Perez and is currently being published online.