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COPRA Press
StatusActive
FoundedAugust 2011; 13 years ago (2011-08)
FounderMichel Fiffe
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location304 President Street #2, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Key peopleMichel Fiffe
Publication types
  • Zegas
  • COPRA
  • COPRA Versus
  • Negativeland
Fiction genres
No. of employees1
Official websitemichelfiffe.com

History

COPRA Press was founded in 2011 by Michel Fiffe with the goal of publishing comics and graphic novels they would want to read. Unsatisfied with the material that was dominating the industry, they believed firmly that sequential art could be used to tell virtually any story. Schreck left the company in 1999, and Oni Press is currently owned by Nozemack, James Lucas Jones, and Charlie Chu.

The company name derives from oni, the Japanese word for the ogre demons popular in Japanese folklore.

Publication history

COPRA is a self-published comic book that is written, drawn, inked, colored, lettered, edited, packed, and shipped by creator Michel Fiffe. COPRA made its internet debut on Fiffe's Etsy store on November 8, 2012. COPRA #1 made its public debut on Saturday, November 10th, 2012 at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival.[1]

Self-publication of Individual Issues
Publication Date Title Print Run
2011 August Zegas #1 ?
2012 April Zegas #2 ?
2012 November COPRA #1 400
2012 November COPRA #1* 400
2012 December COPRA #2 400
2012 December COPRA #2* 400
2013 January COPRA #3 600
2013 February COPRA #4 600
2013 March COPRA #5 600
2013 April COPRA #6 600
2013 April Zegas #0 ?
2013 Early Summer COPRA #7 800
2013 Midsummer COPRA #8 800
2013 Late Summer COPRA #9 800
2013 September COPRA #10 800
2013 October COPRA #11 800
2013 November COPRA #12 800
2014 April COPRA #13 2000
2014 May COPRA #14 2000
2014 June COPRA #15 2000
2014 July COPRA #16 2000
2014 August COPRA #17 1000
2014 October COPRA #18 1000
2015 January COPRA #19 1000
2015 February COPRA #20 1000
2015 April COPRA #21 1000
2015 June COPRA #22 1000
2015 August COPRA #23 1000
2015 September COPRA #24 1000
2015 December COPRA #25 1000
2015 December COPRA #25 - variant 35
2016 April COPRA #26 900
2016 June COPRA Versus #1 1000
2016 August COPRA #27 900
2016 October COPRA #28 900
2016 December COPRA Versus #2 1000
2017 March COPRA #29 900
2017 May COPRA #30 900
2017 August COPRA #31 900
2018 January Negativeland 300
2018 December Giant-Size COPRA Versus 600
* Second printing

Fiffe self-publishes individual issues under the name COPRA Press. COPRA #1 and #2 had print runs of 400 copies. All 400 copies of the original run were personally signed and numbered by the artist. When the first two issues sold out, second runs of 400 copies of each were made. The print runs of COPRA #3–6 were increased to 600 copies. The runs for issues #7-12 were 800 copies each. COPRA #13-16 were 2000 copies. The runs for issues #17-25 were reduced to 1000 copies each. By COPRA #26, print runs were stabilized at 900 copies. Issue #25 Limited to 35 signed and numbered copies, these “naked” (logo-less) editions were assigned to family and friends. The first two issues of the mini-series COPRA Versus had a print run of 1000 copies for each issue. Giant-Size COPRA Versus, collecting COPRA Versus #3-5, had a print run of 600 copies. The satellite project Negativeland had a print run of 300 copies and was offered exclusively to Fiffe's Patreon subscribers.

Bergen Street Press published trade paperback collections of the individual issues of COPRA starting in March 2013. The COPRA Compendium collected the first three issues. The COPRA Compendium Two (July 2013) collected issues #4-6. The COPRA Compendium Three (November 2013) collected issues #7-9. The COPRA Compendium was translated into Spanish and republished by Inefable Tebeos as COPRA Compendio Uno (September 2015). Bergen Street Press began publishing larger, 6-issue collections of COPRA in September 2014 with COPRA: Round One (#1-6). A signed, limited edition of the first collection was produced for Isotope Comics Lounge in October of 2014.[2] COPRA: Round Two (#7-12) was published in January 2015, followed by COPRA: Round Three (#13-18) in September of the same year. COPRA: Round Four (#19-24) was published in August of 2016. COPRA: Round Five (#26-31), in April 2018.

Back issues of COPRA were made available through the digital comics service ComiXology in January 2016.

In May of 2019, COPRA Press left Bergen Street Press and began publishing with Image Comics.[3][4]

Distribution

Sidestepped Diamond Comic Distributors. Etsy store, and various convention appearances[i]}} Social media recommendations from Brian Michael Bendis,[5] Matt Fraction,[6] Brett Lewis, Ed Brubaker, Chris Roberson, Junot Díaz, Joe Casey, and Klaus Janson.

Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 COPRA Round Five, COPRA Versus, Negativeland The Comics Journal: The Best Comics of 2018[7] Nominated
2017 Zegas The Beat's Best Comics of 2017[8] Nominated
2017 Zegas The Hundreds Best of 2017: Graphic novels[9] Nominated
2017 COPRA ComicBook.com's 10 Best Indie Comics of 2017[10] Nominated
2017 COPRA ComicBook.com 2017 Golden Issue Awards: Best comic series[11] Nominated
2016 COPRA Comicsverse: Best Indie Comics of 2016[12] Nominated
2016 COPRA Paste: The 25 Best Comic Books of 2016[13] Nominated
2015 COPRA ComicBook.com's Best Comics of 2015[14] Nominated
2015 COPRA The Beat's Best Comics of 2015[15] Nominated
2015 COPRA Comics Alliance Best of 2015: Continued excellence in serial comics[16] Nominated
2015 COPRA Paste: The Best Comic Books of 2015[17] Nominated
2015 COPRA Tech Times: The Best Comics of 2015 As Chosen by the Artists[18] Nominated
2014 COPRA ComicBook.Com's Best Comics of 2014[19] Nominated
2014 Michel Fiffe The Newest Rant: 2014 In Review — Best writer-artist[20] Won
2014 COPRA Comicosity: Best of 2014: Matt Santori's pick for best graphic novel[21] Won
2014 COPRA Journeys in Darkness and Light: Best Graphic Novels Published in 2014[22] Nominated
2014 COPRA The A.V. Club: The Best Comics of 2014: Ongoing and special series[23] Won
2014 Michel Fiffe Comics Alliance Reader Choice Awards: Best writer/artist[24] Won
2013 COPRA Comics Bulletin: Top 10 Ongoing Series of 2013[25] Nominated
2013 COPRA Brainleak Station 12: Best of 2013[26] Nominated
2013 COPRA Broken Frontier Awards 2013: Best ongoing series[27] Nominated
2013 COPRA CBR's Top 100 Comics of 2013[28] Nominated
2013 COPRA CBR: The Ten Best Comics of 2013[29] Nominated
2013 COPRA Comics Alliance: The Best Comic Books of 2013: Best comics about squads on suicide missions[30] Won
2013 COPRA Graphic Novel Universe: Best Graphic Novels of 2013[31] Nominated
2013 COPRA Best of 5773[32] Nominated
2012 COPRA The Comics Journal: The 19 Best Comics of 2012[33] Nominated
2012 COPRA Hellboy Memorial Awards: Comics Alliance's Best Comics of 2012: Best comics about squads on suicide missions[34] Won
2012 COPRA CBR: The 10 Best Comics of 2012[35] Nominated
2011 Zegas Best of 5771[36] Nominated

Further reading

Zegas reviews

  • Sequart Organization “Review of Michel Fiffe’s Zegas” by Tom Shapira[37]
  • Multiversity Comics “Zegas” by Nick Couture[38]
  • The Comics Journal “Reviews: Zegas” by Greg Hunter[39]
  • Foggy at Best “Comic-splaining” by Austin Lanari[40]
  • Ryan C.’s Four Color Apocalypse “Weekly Reading Round-Up : 12/03/2017 – 12/09/2017” by Ryan C.[41]
  • The A.V. Club “Michel Fiffe’s Zegas highlights the many dimensions of comic-book storytelling” by Oliver Sava[42]
  • Comicosity “Kirbyology!: Heirs to Weirdness (and Badassness), Michel Fiffe and Benjamin Marra” by Mark Peters[43]
  • The Frog Queen “Comic Book Review: Zegas by Michel Fiffe (Fantagraphics Books)” by Oliver Sava[44]
  • The A.V. Club “Birthdays are bullshit in this exclusive preview of Michel Fiffe’s Zegas” by Oliver Sava[45]
  • AIPT! “‘Zegas’ review: Adventures in the banal” by Chris Coplan[46]
  • Vulture “8 Comics to Read (and One Comics Movie to Watch) in November” by Abraham Riesman[47]
  • Paste “Everything Else We Loved (and Hated) about Comics in 2017” by Hillary Brown, Sean Edgar, and Steve Foxe[48]
  • Bleeding Cool “Stumptown Swag: New Indie and Underground Titles” by Rich Johnston[49]
  • Warren Peace Sings the Blues! “Zegas: Excellence expands” by Matthew J. Brady[50]
  • Comix Cube “Michel Fiffe – Zegas” by Auth[51]
  • Warren Peace Sings the Blues! “Zegas and Lose: Some comics are worth the effort to seek out” by Matthew J. Brady[52]
  • The Comics Journal “Reviews: Zegas #1” by Auth[53]
  • Pop Dose “Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 73” by David Allen Jones[54]

Interviews

  • Smash Pages “Q&A: Michel Fiffe on ‘Zegas’” by Tim O’Shea[55]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Michel Fiffe and COPRA Press have participated in

Citations

  1. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (9 November 2012). "Bonus BCGF debut: COPRA by Michel Fiffe". Comics Beat. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ Sime, James (2 October 2014). "COPRA: The Isotope edition". Isotope. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ Pinion, Kyle (6 March 2019). "COPRA now firmly at Image, will be releasing new single issues through the publisher". Comics Beat. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ Pinion, Kyle (21 February 2019). "COPRA heads to Image in May with new printings of Rounds 1 through 5". Comics Beat. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ^ Bendis, Brian Michael (22 August 2013). "Let's hear it for Michel Fiffe's COPRA!". brianmichaelbendis.tumblr.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  6. ^ https://mattfraction.com/post/38216339153/zegas-my-new-comic-copra-1-twenty-four-pages
  7. ^ The Editors (4 January 2019). "The Best Comics of 2018". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2019. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Beat staff (27 December 2017). "The Beat's Best Comics of 2017". CBR. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  9. ^ Wong, Alex (27 December 2017). "Best of 2017: Graphic novels". The Hundreds. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  10. ^ Magnett, Chase (1 January 2018). "The 10 Best Indie Comics of 2017". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  11. ^ Lovett, Jamie (21 December 2017). "The 2017 ComicBook.com Golden Issue Awards Nominations for Comics". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  12. ^ Grubman, Jake (6 January 2017). "Best Indie Comics of 2016: Reflections on the Year". Comicsverse. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  13. ^ Paste Comics Crew (5 December 2016). "The 25 Best Comic Books of 2016". Paste. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  14. ^ Magnett, Chase (31 December 2015). "Best Comics of 2015". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  15. ^ Beat staff (28 December 2015). "The Beat's Best Comics of 2015". CBR. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  16. ^ Comics alliance staff (23 December 2015). "Comics Alliance Best of 2015: Continued excellence in serial comics". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  17. ^ The Ordinal Paste Comics Team (9 December 2015). "The Best Comic Books of 2015". Paste. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  18. ^ Heater, Brian (3 December 2015). "The Best Comics Of 2015 As Chosen By The Artists". Tech Times. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  19. ^ Magnett, Chase (6 September 2017). "The Best Comics of 2014: Part Two". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  20. ^ Bitterbaum, David Charles (31 December 2014). "2014 In Review--Best Writer-Artist". The Newest Rant. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  21. ^ Comicosity staff (27 December 2014). "Best of 2014: Best Graphic Novel". Comicosity. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  22. ^ Wolverton, Andy (26 December 2014). "Best Graphic Novels Published in 2014". Journeys in Darkness and Light. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  23. ^ Sava, Oliver (9 December 2014). "The Best Comics of 2014: Ongoing and special series". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  24. ^ Comics Alliance staff (11 February 2014). "Comics Alliance Readser Choice Awards: The Winners". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  25. ^ Comic Bulletin Staff (7 January 2014). "Top 10 Ongoing Series of 2013". Comics Bulletin. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  26. ^ Crabtree, Mark (6 January 2014). "8/13 COPRA". Brainleak Station 12. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  27. ^ Hautain, Frederik (30 December 2013). "Broken Frontier Awards 2013: The Winners, 'Saga' Snags Three". Broken Frontier. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  28. ^ CBR Staff (30 December 2013). "CBR's Top 100 Comics of 2013, #50 - 26". CBR. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  29. ^ Callahan, Timothy (23 December 2013). "The Ten Best Comics of 2013". CBR. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  30. ^ Comics Alliance Staff (11 December 2013). "The Best Comic Books of 2013, Part Three". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  31. ^ Wolverton, Andy (21 December 2013). "Best Graphic Novels of 2013: Part 3 of 3". Graphic Novel Universe. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  32. ^ Newelt, Jeff (12 September 2013). "Best of 5773: Comics". HeeB. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  33. ^ Stone, Tucker (5 January 2013). "The 19 Best Comics of 2012". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  34. ^ Staff, Comics Alliance (31 December 2012). "The Hellboy Memorial Awards: Comics Alliance's Best Comics of 2012, Part 4". Comics Alliance. Open Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  35. ^ Callahan, Timothy (31 December 2012). "The Ten Best Comics of 2012". CBR. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  36. ^ Newelt, Jeff (6 October 2011). "Best of 5771: Comics". HeeB. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  37. ^ Shapira, Tom (21 February 2018). "Review of Michel Fiffe's Zegas". Sequart Organization. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  38. ^ Couture, Nick (6 February 2018). "Reviews: Zegas". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  39. ^ Hunter, Greg (8 January 2018). "Reviews: Zegas". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  40. ^ Lanari, Austin (18 December 2017). "Comic-splaining". Foggy at Best. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  41. ^ C., Ryan (10 December 2017). "Weekly Reading Round-Up : 12/03/2017 – 12/09/2017". Ryan C.’s Four Color Apocalypse. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  42. ^ Sava, Oliver (1 December 2017). "Michel Fiffe's Zegas highlights the many dimensions of comic-book storytelling". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  43. ^ Peters, Mark (1 December 2017). "KIRBYOLOGY!: Heirs to Weirdness (and Badassness), Michel Fiffe and Benjamin Marra". Comicosity. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  44. ^ The Frog Queen (29 November 2017). "COMIC BOOK REVIEW: ZEGAS by Michel Fiffe (Fantagraphics Books)". YouTube. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  45. ^ Sava, Oliver (29 November 2017). "Birthdays are bullshit in this exclusive preview of Michel Fiffe's Zegas". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  46. ^ Coplan, Chris (14 November 2017). "'Zegas' review: Adventures in the banal". AIPT!. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  47. ^ Riesman, Abraham (1 November 2017). "8 Comics to Read (and One Comics Movie to Watch) in November". Vulture. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  48. ^ Brown, Hillary; Edgar, Sean; Foxe, Steve (28 December 2012). "Everything Else We Loved (and Hated) about Comics in 2017". Paste. Retrieved 26 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  49. ^ Johnston, Rich (1 May 2012). "Stumptown Swag: New Indie and Underground Titles". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  50. ^ Brady, Matthew J. (30 April 2012). "Zegas: Excellence expands". Warren Peace Sings the Blues!. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  51. ^ Nichols, L. (27 September 2011). "Michel Fiffe – Zegas". Comix Cube. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  52. ^ Brady, Matthew J. (31 August 2011). "Zegas and Lose: Some comics are worth the effort to seek out". Warren Peace Sings the Blues!. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  53. ^ Seneca, Matt (25 August 2011). "Reviews: Zegas #1". The Comics Journal. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  54. ^ Jones, David Allen (21 September 2011). "Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 73". Pop Dose. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  55. ^ O’Shea, Tim (13 October 2017). "Smash Pages Q&A: Michel Fiffe on 'Zegas'". Smash Pages. Retrieved 26 April 2019.

Bibliography

  • Michel Fiffe (w, a). "'`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000013E-QINU`'COPRA Versus #3: Asesinos in 'Tabula Raza', COPRA Versus #4: Ages of Ochizon in 'The Long Conduct', COPRA Versus #5: Vitas Crew in 'Dot Management'" Giant-Size COPRA Versus (December 2018). Brooklyn, New York: COPRA Press.
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