COPRA Press
American comic book publishing company
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COPRA Press is an American media company based in New York, NY.
| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 2011 |
| Founder | Michel Fiffe |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Key people | Michel Fiffe |
| Publication types |
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| Fiction genres | |
| No. of employees | 1 |
| Official website | michelfiffe.com |
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 November 10, 2012 at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival.[1] In May 2019, COPRA Press left Bergen Street Press and began publishing with Image Comics.[2][3]
Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | COPRA Round Five, COPRA Versus, Negativeland | The Comics Journal: The Best Comics of 2018[4] | Nominated |
| 2017 | Zegas | The Beat's Best Comics of 2017[5] | Nominated |
| 2017 | Zegas | The Hundreds Best of 2017: Graphic novels[6] | Nominated |
| 2017 | COPRA | ComicBook.com's 10 Best Indie Comics of 2017[7] | Nominated |
| 2017 | COPRA | ComicBook.com 2017 Golden Issue Awards: Best comic series[8] | Nominated |
| 2016 | COPRA | Comicsverse: Best Indie Comics of 2016[9] | Nominated |
| 2016 | COPRA | Paste: The 25 Best Comic Books of 2016[10] | Nominated |
| 2015 | COPRA | ComicBook.com's Best Comics of 2015[11] | Nominated |
| 2015 | COPRA | The Beat's Best Comics of 2015[12] | Nominated |
| 2015 | COPRA | ComicsAlliance Best of 2015: Continued excellence in serial comics[13] | Nominated |
| 2015 | COPRA | Paste: The Best Comic Books of 2015[14] | Nominated |
| 2015 | COPRA | Tech Times: The Best Comics of 2015 As Chosen by the Artists[15] | Nominated |
| 2014 | COPRA | ComicBook.com's Best Comics of 2014[16] | Nominated |
| 2014 | Michel Fiffe | The Newest Rant: 2014 In Review — Best writer-artist[17] | Won |
| 2014 | COPRA | Comicosity: Best of 2014: Matt Santori's pick for best graphic novel[18] | Won |
| 2014 | COPRA | Journeys in Darkness and Light: Best Graphic Novels Published in 2014[19] | Nominated |
| 2014 | COPRA | The A.V. Club: The Best Comics of 2014: Ongoing and special series[20] | Won |
| 2014 | Michel Fiffe | ComicsAlliance Reader Choice Awards: Best writer/artist[21] | Won |
| 2013 | COPRA | Comics Bulletin: Top 10 Ongoing Series of 2013[22] | Nominated |
| 2013 | COPRA | Brainleak Station 12: Best of 2013[23] | Nominated |
| 2013 | COPRA | Broken Frontier Awards 2013: Best ongoing series[24] | Nominated |
| 2013 | COPRA | CBR's Top 100 Comics of 2013[25] | Nominated |
| 2013 | COPRA | CBR: The Ten Best Comics of 2013[26] | Nominated |
| 2013 | COPRA | ComicsAlliance: The Best Comic Books of 2013: Best comics about squads on suicide missions[27] | Won |
| 2013 | COPRA | Graphic Novel Universe: Best Graphic Novels of 2013[28] | Nominated |
| 2013 | COPRA | Best of 5773[29] | Nominated |
| 2012 | COPRA | The Comics Journal: The 19 Best Comics of 2012[30] | Nominated |
| 2012 | COPRA | Hellboy Memorial Awards: ComicsAlliance's Best Comics of 2012: Best comics about squads on suicide missions[31] | Won |
| 2012 | COPRA | CBR: The 10 Best Comics of 2012[32] | Nominated |
| 2011 | Zegas | Best of 5771[33] | Nominated |
Further reading
Zegas reviews
- Sequart Organization “Review of Michel Fiffe’s Zegas” by Tom Shapira[34]
- Multiversity Comics “Zegas” by Nick Couture[35]
- The Comics Journal “Reviews: Zegas” by Greg Hunter[36]
- Foggy at Best “Comic-splaining” by Austin Lanari[37]
- Ryan C.’s Four Color Apocalypse “Weekly Reading Round-Up : 12/03/2017 – 12/09/2017” by Ryan C.[38]
- The A.V. Club “Michel Fiffe’s Zegas highlights the many dimensions of comic-book storytelling” by Oliver Sava[39]
- Comicosity “Kirbyology!: Heirs to Weirdness (and Badassness), Michel Fiffe and Benjamin Marra” by Mark Peters[40]
- The Frog Queen “Comic Book Review: Zegas by Michel Fiffe (Fantagraphics Books)” by Oliver Sava[41]
- The A.V. Club “Birthdays are bullshit in this exclusive preview of Michel Fiffe’s Zegas” by Oliver Sava[42]
- AIPT! “‘Zegas’ review: Adventures in the banal” by Chris Coplan[43]
- Vulture “8 Comics to Read (and One Comics Movie to Watch) in November” by Abraham Riesman[44]
- Paste “Everything Else We Loved (and Hated) about Comics in 2017” by Hillary Brown, Sean Edgar, and Steve Foxe[45]
- Bleeding Cool “Stumptown Swag: New Indie and Underground Titles” by Rich Johnston[46]
- Warren Peace Sings the Blues! “Zegas: Excellence expands” by Matthew J. Brady[47]
- Comix Cube “Michel Fiffe – Zegas” by Auth[48]
- Warren Peace Sings the Blues! “Zegas and Lose: Some comics are worth the effort to seek out” by Matthew J. Brady[49]
- The Comics Journal “Reviews: Zegas #1” by Auth[50]
- Pop Dose “Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, No. 73” by David Allen Jones[51]
Interviews
- Smash Pages “Q&A: Michel Fiffe on ‘Zegas’” by Tim O’Shea[52]