{"id":6369,"date":"2015-12-09T16:07:01","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T23:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/?page_id=6369"},"modified":"2020-11-12T14:09:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T21:09:17","slug":"copra-25","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/?page_id=6369","title":{"rendered":"Copra #25"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"COPRA<\/a><\/p>\n

COPRA<\/strong><\/a> #25, the Double Size Anniversary Issue, is finally here<\/del>!<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

This marks three years of Copra-making<\/em>, that is 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 is 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.<\/p>\n

\"BIG<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Copra<\/em> #25 Preview<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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In addition to the 32 page feature, I had a host of cartoonists contribute to this issue, starting off with Tim Hamilton<\/a><\/strong>…<\/p>\n

\"HAMILTON<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2026 followed by pin-ups from Chuck Forsman<\/a>, Kat Roberts<\/a>, Jeffrey Brown<\/a>,\u00a0Sloane Leong<\/a>,\u00a0Paul Maybury<\/a>,\u00a0and Matthew Allison<\/a><\/strong>…<\/p>\n

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\u2026 and capped off with a short story by Benjamin Marra<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Marra<\/a><\/p>\n

REVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Abominable Comic Blog<\/a><\/p>\n

\"COPRA<\/p>\n

The image above is the wraparound cover for the anniversary issue,\u00a0Copra<\/em>\u00a0#25<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0which 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.<\/p>\n

\"Copra<\/p>\n

Copra’s<\/em>\u00a0print run is already pretty\u00a0limited, making them collector’s items by nature (that’s more for practical reasons and less by design). I’ve\u00a0always tried to make cool extras & incentives for subscribers, such as\u00a0sketches<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0hand pressed prints<\/a>. This time I wanted to make something ultra rare, but\u00a0I 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!<\/p>\n

\"Copra<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Copra Press Club<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

As for\u00a0COPRA<\/em> #25\u00a0<\/strong>itself, make sure to check it out, get a copy for yourself and one for that friend of yours who’s been wanting the best modern superhero comic in the world.<\/p>\n

\"BIG<\/a><\/p>\n

That friend wants Copra<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

–Michel Fiffe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COPRA #25, the Double Size Anniversary Issue, is finally here!\u00a0 This marks three years of Copra-making, that is 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6564,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6369","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6369"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8647,"href":"https:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6369\/revisions\/8647"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michelfiffe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}