Copra: Compendium Two

Copra #4-6

by Michel Fiffe

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

76 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2013

About the author

Michel Fiffe is the creator of the action series COPRA, published by Bergen Street Press, and the intimately surreal Zegas, collected by Fantagraphics. He's worked with Marvel, Valiant, and BOOM! and continues to serialize COPRA when he's not writing massive essays on comics of note. Fiffe has produced Bloodstrike: Brutalists (Image Comics) and G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte (IDW) in their entirety and has recently launched a new title, Negativeland.

Reviews

[E · Rating 5 out of 5]

Copra's second collection, the second set of three issues, is still as delicious and fresh as the first. The plot whizzes past and ends almost too soon. It can sometimes be a little hard to keep track of, which was a problem the first collection had as well, but with the dizzying art to focus on, it doesn't matter who's narrating or about what.

Having the narration recap the story-so-far in the sixth issue, right in the middle of the climactic fight scene, was awkward, as it was the last issue in the compendium. It felt unnecessary in light of the format. Presumably it was written without the intention of including it in a collection like this. It distracted but perhaps didn't detract.

Overall, Fiffe's dialogue, characters, and world remain as colorful as his zany art.

[Shaun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second volume. Wraps up the story begun in the first with plenty of loose ends to pursue in later issues. The art in this book is great and the hand-made feel to the book makes it an absolute pleasure to hold in the hands and read. Fife's indie super book is well worth your time to hunt down.