Michel Fiffe on the Life and DEATH OF COPRA

Today we're talking about Copra, the indie comics darling that fuses 80s mainstream comic sensibilities with modern execution to give us an adventure story that looks familiar... up until it doesn't.

In the 12 years since its inception, Copra has taken readers on a journey both on the page and off.

This year saw the publication of Creating Copra, the definitive guide to making and self publishing comics. A 64-page reference guide to... well, you know.

But all things must come to an end, and Copra is no exception. The four-issue limited series titled Death of Copra starts on January 8th of next year, with final order cut off on December 2nd. To cover this comic's beginning and probable end, we have cartoonist/creator Michel Fiffe in the studio to talk about all things Copra.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

01:48 How do you pitch COPRA?

04:08 Are you done with the series yet?

11:44 Have you always had this work ethic?

13:08 How did working on other comics during COPRA help?

15:06 Who is Annie Koyama and how did she help COPRA out?

23:03 If someone else had published COPRA singles, how do you think that would have changed your experience? 

35:20 How has having to engage with retailers directly helped you? Or has it?

39:29 Lettering

43:47 How do you keep your creative & publishing mindsets separate?

48:32 What does life after COPRA look like?

52:12 Outro

[This episode is number 816 in a series. Originally uploaded on November 7, 2024]

Go to the episode post at: https://robotsfromtomorrow.net/fiffe-copra/

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