Pictopia

Pictopia, a four-issue series from Fantagraphics in the early 1990s, gathered a collective of indie cartoonists—including Garret Izumi, Jis, and L. J. Kopf—to create a shared, surreal universe. Centered on the recurring character Gerard Griffu, the series offered a playful, often absurdist anthology of interconnected stories that captured the spirit of the alternative-comics scene of its era. Though brief, it stands as a curious artifact of collaborative, creator-driven storytelling from a pivotal moment in small-press comics.