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DEATH of COPRA

DEATH of COPRA is a four issue mini-series coming out January 8th from Image Comics. This all-new material is the direct continuation of where the last 45 issues left off.
(aka Legacy Numbers 46-49)

The story of COPRA is one of duality: brutal but tender, bombast as defined by human nuance, crafted with a love of comics history while guided by an eye towards the future.

We’re going out, thus, with celebration and revenge in our hearts.

Covers A & B by Fiffe
Lunar Product Codes: 1124IM239 (Guthie, above)
and 1124IM240 (Changó, below)

Diamond Codes: NOV240392 and NOV240393

Cover C 1:15 copy incentive connecting cover by Fiffe
Lunar Product Code: 1124IM241

Cover D 1:20 copy incentive by Jeff Lemire
Lunar Product Code: 1124IM242

Cover E 1:25 copy incentive vs Image Universe by Fiffe
Lunar Product Code: 1124IM243

There’s also COPRA: The Last Subscription! The limited edition Subscriber Variant available exclusively via the Copra Press Shop. These are identical to the Image releases, except for the different covers. Supplies are boutique-level rare.

Home stretch for this massive, life-changing project of mine that I sparked 12 years ago. Let’s end this journey together on JAN 8th!

x DEATH of COPRA x

Image Comics Press Release

ScreenRant – The Most Underrated Superhero Series To Officially End With DEATH OF COPRA

I N T E R V I E W S

Jerk Comic Channel – The Life and Death of COPRA

Robots From Tomorrow Episode – Michel Fiffe on the Life and Death of COPRA

Comics XF Podcast Episode 330 – Michel Fiffe talks Death of COPRA

Monkeys Fighting Robots – Michel Fiffe talks Death of COPRA

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COCONUT MEAT SKULL
a COPRA Fanzine

Nine essays + eleven artists + a new interview & cover by me = COCONUT MEAT SKULL. Now on sale from Wakeup Comics (Plus stickers!) This 92 page Copra Fanzine was amassed & edited by Josh Lambert — I am in awe of his generosity, patience, and vision. And a big thanks to this murderers’ row of contributors.

I’m super flattered by this COPRA fanzine. What a sweet, humbling, surreal thing to witness. I’m touched by every word, every line of art. What a gesture.

Get in touch with Josh / Wakeup Comics if you want a copy!

Art shown above by Lale Westvind, K. Wroten, and Nate McDonough, respectively.

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CREATING COPRA

CREATING COPRA, Michel Fiffe’s Definitive DIY Guide to Making and Self-Publishing Comics is here!

This 64 page guide is a step-by-step tour of Studio Copra, a personal in-depth account that covers everything from filling up a blank page to managing a small business: writing, penciling, inking, lettering, coloring, packaging, distributing, selling, cultivating relationships, building a catalogue, and putting artistic muscles to the test.

Copra Press has steadily worked with printers and retailers for over a decade to reach a global audience, self-publishing COPRA merch, zines, and over fifty comic books.

This first time collection of updated HOW TO editorials from Fiffe’s Patreon is packed with full-color examples, a brand new massive chapter detailing his latest challenges and strategies, plus illustrations exclusive to this edition.

CREATING COPRA is an invaluable tool for the modern cartoonist. It marries the practical with the idealistic, dissecting the creative process while demystifying the hurdles that are part of comics-making in today’s world.

This project wouldn’t exist without the immense support from the Koyama Provides Grant. Annie Koyama has been a publisher, a patron, and an all-around positive force in the world of comics and beyond, making this grant a profound honor.

CREATING COPRA

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M E G A L I S T S

I’m sharing this archive in an effort to organize and contain all of the comic-book related information that I’ve accumulated over the years. From retail stores and curated checklists to a guide of my long-running Patreon posts, this covers a good amount of ground. Indulge my obsessions by clicking on the titles below:

BIN DIVING MEGALIST
This is an index of places that have affordable back issue selections, primarily dollar bins or priced-to-move comics. Mostly comic book shops with the occasional antique store. Alphabetized by state < city < store name.

BACK ISSUE RECS
This is an ever-growing list of personal favorites, in case you ever need a good starting point for some back issue recommendations or you’re at a loss when facing a room full of longboxes.

PATREON
Over on Patreon, I’ve routinely written about all sorts of stuff and it keeps adding up. Whether it be process posts about my comic series COPRA or examinations about cartoonists who inspire me, there’s a lot to dig into. First on the list is “Public Posts” — available to all — where you’ll immediately find a massive list of comic book-related podcasts. There’s tons more to explore from there:

FIFFE FILES
PUBLIC POSTS
COPRA How To
Map to COPRA
CHECKLIST
Early Works
Retrospectives
Pool of Inspiration
OVERWORD
Bin Divers
Fever Pitch

ART POSTS
Sneak Peeks
Process Posts
Negativeland comic
Commissions

UPDATE CONTROL
Random bits of miscellany & news

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COPRA 45 · HeroesCon 2023

COPRA Issue 45 has arrived and is ready for you. This last chapter of our current saga is like no other. We are marching towards the final major arc in style & grace.

Twenty-four pages, thick in stock and rich in full-color. Secure your limited edition copy today… right now!

HeroesCon is almost here! Dust off your Want List and head on over to Indie Island / Table ii-1309 next week.

You’ll find me beside Chuck Forsman, arguing whether Batman should or shouldn’t have stubble. See you there!

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COPRA · Round Seven

COPRA Round Seven is coming this June 14, 2023!
Clocking in at 304 pages, this collection includes the latest arc, long out-of-print rarities, and tons of extras.

Diamond Order Code: APR230148

I’ll have some limited advance copies at this year’s Heroes Con, so make sure to tell your friends, your family, and your stores to order heavy on this massive compilation of full-color hostility.

ROUND SEVEN ·  ORDER NOW

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COPRA 44 · Patreon Art List 2023

COPRA Issue 44 is now available! This issue continues the new mega arc that paves the road to the big finale in issue 50.

Every 24 page full-color issue is sharply printed on sturdy stock, no ads, no fluff – these limited edition comics were made to last.
Get it here!

Also, my Patreon Commissions List is now open for 2023. Every year, during January only, your options to have me draw your favorite characters open up. Join us here, and check out the full archives of art posts, essays, retrospectives and tons more.

 

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COPRA Master Collection Deluxe Hardcover

COPRA Master Collection · Deluxe Oversized Hardcover collects the first 12 issues of the main series + extras. Kicking off our 10th anniversary, this Image Comics release is now available at every comic shop and bookstore in the world.

Get it while supplies last! It’s perfect for diehard fans and new readers alike, so tell your Local Comic Stores to stock up heavy. Give them the sacred: Diamond Code: JUL220098

COPRA Master Collection, 320 full-color pages in a sharp hardcover from Image Comics. A year’s worth of revenge comics ready for your bookshelves.

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COPRA 10th Year Anniversary

Ten years ago today, COPRA No. 1 went on sale. Sold around a dozen copies that afternoon, a few more in a local convention that weekend, and I had a handful of shops willing to stock the title. Been building ever since.

A print run of 400 for a monthly 24 page full-color action comic produced and shipped from my apartment. It changed my life.

Thanks to everybody who’s been on board and backed me up every step of the way. Here’s to ten more years and beyond.

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COPRA Master Collection HC & Issue 43

COPRA Issue No. 43 is now available (new shirts, too)!

This issue features two distinct life-altering showdowns, the rumblings of a revolution, and an introduction of a new team of characters. It might even have a tender moment or two.
NEWS! The COPRA Master Collection: a Deluxe Oversized Hardcover will hit shelves November 16th. This beast collects our first 12 issues and is up for Pre-Order now.

Diamond Code: JUL220098

Tell your comic shops & bookstores, tell your friends & families, spread the word and let us all celebrate a decade of revenge comics.

Don’t forget COPRA Issue No. 43 — twenty-four pages of full-color, lovingly handcrafted super-powered mayhem. You could set your watch to it.

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Art & Illustration

COPRA Subscriptions & Commissions 2022

COPRA SUBSCRIPTION 2022

Lock your COPRA subscription in now!

COPRA is kicking off the year with a new subscription that guarantees you the next four issues (#s 42, 43, 44, and 45 ) before they go out of print. This sub is perfect for both you and your friends, new readers and dedicated collectors, revenge enthusiasts and lovers of psychedelic bloodshed as we launch a new mega arc that paves the road to the big finale in issue 50.

Single copies of 42 are also available for a limited time!

Starting this February, every 24 page full-color limited edition issue of COPRA will be signed and shipped w/ bag & board. Printed on accent opaque stock with coated covers, no ads, no fluff, these limited edition comics were made to last.

The Comics Journal · The Best Comics of 2021

The Beat’s 24 Best Comics of 2021

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 779 · 11 O’Closcars 2021

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PATREON COMMISSIONS 2022

My 2022 Commissions List is open! I’m taking art requests over on my Patreon page for a finite amount of time, so make sure you sign up for your favorite character to be drawn by yours truly.