Hey friends, fans and followers! July 17 has been announced as the official release date for the second volume of The Utopian, which collects the 176 Utopian Foundation strips that ran from April 15, 2012 to April 16, 2018 on this here website.

The Utopian V2 Trade Cover

“But, Pj,” you might be asking, “Why would I buy a collection of the same comics I could read here for free?” Well, I have some reasons:

  1. Maybe you’d like to share what you’ve read here with someone who’s less likely to read a webcomic, and more likely to read a graphic novel.
  2. Maybe you just can’t wait to read the five bonus pages of annotations that reveal the secrets behind each page.
  3. Maybe you have a hole on your bookshelf that can only be filled by the neon pink cover crafted by yours truly with colorist Jason Lewis.
  4. Or, maybe, just maybe, you’d like to help support this free webcomic by, um, paying for it? It’s like listening to NPR: It’s always free to listen, but becoming a member makes the listening guilt free.

Anyway, so yeah, you can preorder The Utopian, Vol. 2: Foundation from the Pop! Goes the Icon website right now and it’ll be shipped to you on or around July 17. (It’s also available at Amazon.com if you’re one of those kind of people. I am. Sigh.)