Welcome to Utown!
Utown is the story of a seedy neighborhood that a cast of misfits call home. Inspired by a string of real events that took place in my own city, the story follows Samuel, a 24 year-old semi-aspiring artist (but mostly a video store clerk) who’s doing his best at avoiding adulthood. When gentrification shows up at his doorstep, he must face the fact that the town he grew up in is no longer his safe haven–and that he’s not ready to leave just yet. With no money and little options, it’s time for him to either step up and prove his worth as a serious artist or keep on repeating old, toxic behaviors.
The comic was updated bi-weekly, from December 2019 to May 2022 and it is now completed. If it’s your first time here, click on Start Reading to start at page 1. You can skip directly at the start of each chapter by choosing from the chapter list below. Head on the Cast section to know a little bit more about the characters.
Utown also exists as a comic book, over at Oni Press. The 216-pages book came out in 2023 and is available in bookstores, libraries and over at the publisher’s website or on Bookshop.org (in the U.S.). You can also get a signed copy by heading over my online shop.
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News
I renewed the domain name earlier this year and decided to finalize the website for good. So! The webcomic pages now reflect the edited and revised content that was published in the actual comic book which eases my conscience a lot. Another big change: the CAST page got an overhaul with new character portraits and a few additions. The old bios were almost 6 years old! So there you go 🙂 Thank you for reading or re-reading Utown, I appreciate it!
I haven’t updated since the book came out, so here are a few useful links and news. Utown is doing pretty well, living its best book life in bookstores across North America. You can get your copy via the publisher’s website HERE. Better yet: I’m also selling signed copies on my own, via my online store. Get yours HERE. You can always follow my upcoming projects and appearances by joining me on Patreon or signing up for The Cab Post, my monthly newsletter. Thanks!
You can pre-order Utown through your local book store or via the Simon and Schuster page. The book is officially coming out on July 6th! PRE-ORDER UTOWN
Thank you!
Alright, well this is it, the webcomic is finished! The site will stay up until I decided otherwise, as an online archive. The book should come out somewhere around the second half of 2023. I’ll post more information as soon as I can. In the meantime, you can join me on Patreon to get fresher news and see what next project I’ll be working on. Thank you for reading 🙂
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