COPRA Round 4 is coming very soon — and we couldn’t be more excited! This one collects Copra issue 18 – 24 and has a couple of extra pages of brutality to complete it.

In more immediate news, join me, Chuck Forsman, and Bergen Street Press at this year’s HEROES CON  June 17th – 19th! Come to Tables AA-1214 & 1215 in Indie Island to get some books and make off with one of these special one-of-a-kind COPRA / REVENGER standees.

Also, the entire Bergen crew has a Heroes Con panel Friday at 5:30 pm in room 207CD. Drop by!

Deathstroke the Terminator created by Marv Wolfman & George Pérez

I would also like to mention a massive Copra-centric essay by one of my favorite writers, Abhay Khosla, who really got to the root of analogues and how we see them. It’s deeply layered and much broader and funnier than what I just described. I’m honored that his scope was aimed my way. Take a minute: The Title of This Blog Post is “Abhay Thinks He Can Write About COPRA Better Than You — Nowhere to Hide – Nowhere to Cry – I Sunk Your Battleship Edition: 666”

Next time, you’ll find me trying to get Copra #27 out the door. See you then!

Cyborg Superman aka Hank Henshaw created by Dan Jurgens

The image above is the wraparound cover for the anniversary issue, Copra #25, which has its own variant cover. Limited to 35 signed and numbered copies, these “naked” (logo-less) editions were assigned to family and friends. Each copy came with a certificate of authenticity.

Copra’s print run is already pretty limited, making them collector’s items by nature (that’s more for practical reasons and less by design). I’ve always tried to make cool extras & incentives for subscribers, such as sketches and hand pressed prints. This time I wanted to make something ultra rare, but I also didn’t want to make it so different from the main issue that it would’ve been frustrating for readers to not have. You never know when one of these variants will pop up, though; keep your eyes peeled!

Here’s the preliminary sketch for the double cover (with some costume designs on the side). You can see more process type stuff over at the Copra Press Club.

One more thing: the season of Best Of 2015 lists is over, but let’s not forget how COPRA ranked!

Paste

The Beat

Tech Times

Comics Alliance: Continued Excellence in Serial Comics Runner Up

Comics Alliance: Outstanding Cartoonist Nomination

Andrés Rothschild

80 Page Giants

Comic Books Are Burning In Hell

ComicBook.Com

COPRA #25, the Double Size Anniversary Issue, is finally here! 

This marks three years of Copra-making, that’s a big deal to me. Three years of trying to get these issues out month by month (albeit with a couple of breaks between 6-issue arcs this past year) — that’s a lot of face time at the board. For someone who is hyper-critical of his own work, it’s odd for me to be happy with the total results of such an endeavor (definitely in a more abstract sense; I cannot look at old pages, no way). I wouldn’t dedicate my life to this if it didn’t fulfill me this much, so it’s definitely a labor of love. Issue 25 isn’t just another comic, it’s a celebration of the mania that keeps it all going.

About the comic itself, it’s a flashback issue, a glimpse into the mission that turned it all around for our crew. It features some old favorites, Vitas and Man-head in particular, as well as some newer faces. It’s a perfect jumping on point, actually, even if you’ve never read Copra, since you can read Copra #1 pretty much right after this issue.

Copra #25 Preview

In addition to the 32 page feature, I had a host of cartoonists contribute to this issue, starting off with Tim Hamilton…

… followed by pin-ups from Chuck Forsman, Kat Roberts, Jeffrey Brown, Sloane Leong, Paul Maybury, and Matthew Allison…

… and capped off with a short story by Benjamin Marra!

REVIEW

The Abominable Comic Blog

I can’t help but be really excited for 2016. I have tons of Copra plans brewing — twists & turns in the ongoing series, a spin-off mini-series, going digital, and more!

Don’t forget COPRA #25! Make sure to check it out, get a copy for yourself and one for that friend of yours whose been wanting the best modern superhero comic in the world.

That friend wants Copra.

–Michel Fiffe

Tell your stores: Copra Round Three is available! Order Code: NOV151123

OR you can buy it now directly from Bergen Street Press themselves!

OR you can get a copy from me at this upcoming CAB. I’ll be downstairs at TABLE D30 with limited quantities.