''The Utopian'' is a

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and

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created, written and drawn by

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. It is published by

Pop! Goes the Icon Pop! Goes the Icon or PGTI, is an independent United States, American comic book publisher based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada. Company history Pop! Goes the Icon started as a blog by Las Vegas-based writer Pj Perez in 2007, whose topic ...

Synopsis

''The Utopian'' tells the story of a

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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

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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 fall 2009, collecting material first shown online with new and unseen content. By August 2010, three regular issues had been published. A

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collecting the entire 109-page run of ''The Utopian'' was released in December 2010.

Sequel

A sequel to ''The Utopian'', a

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webcomic entitled ''The Utopian Foundation'', is also written and drawn by Perez and published online.A Few of My Favorite Things #7
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