by Michel Fiffe; Bergen Street Press
Like everyone who reads superhero comics owned by a
gigantic corporation I have complicated feelings about the relationship. I love
the characters and enjoy the work done by talented creators who work on my
favourite titles, but at the same time the lack of endings, rotating creators,
and occasionally boneheaded editorial choices of this publishing realm can
be upsetting. Sometimes it feels like if only I, personally, were in control of the comics they would be better. And I think maybe Michel Fiffe had a
similar feeling and independently made COPRA. COPRA started, at least, as a fan
comic paying tribute to classic Jim Ostrander Suicide Squad stories and evolved
to maybe be the best superhero team book I've read. The comic is about a team
of renegades given purpose by COPRA, a secret black-ops organization
specializing in super-powered suicide missions. Something goes wrong during an
off the books mission, the team is betrayed, framed, and declared outlaw. While
on the run the team must launch another suicide mission to punish the traitor
and save the world. COPRA is everything I want in an action team book with
memorable combat, colourful characters, and a general sense of awesomeness that
is totally fun and rad. COPRA is also just a fantastic comic with a distinct
style and a masterful and experimental approach to action storytelling. I am
not in charge of comics, but if I was, COPRA is exactly the kind of comic I’d
want to make.
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