Bonus BCGF debut: COPRA by Michel Fiffe
A few straggler debuts are coming in for this weekend’s Brooklyn Comcis and Graphic Fest including The Beat’s own Michel Fiffe with COPRA. It’s 24 pp, full color and Fiffe expects it to be MONTHLY....
View ArticleKibbles ‘n’ Bits 1/17/14: People said things
§ This appreciation of Cliff Sterrett’s great Polly and Her Pals says many of the right things: More than 50 years later, it’s difficult to explain why Cliff Sterrett’s magnificent creation never...
View ArticleHeroesCon Interview with Michel Fiffe Part 1: The Challenges/Merits of...
For me, COPRA is the one of the few superhero comics that really matter. A few years ago, I was at a point where I had basically given up on everything produced within the arena of the “Big Two”. Sure,...
View ArticleHeroesCon Interview with Michel Fiffe Part 2: The Possibility of Digital,...
Continuing on from our first entry this past Friday, here is the second part of my HeroesCon interview with Michel Fiffe, creator of the self-published and much lauded action-adventure comic, COPRA....
View ArticleThe Beat’s Best Comics of 2015
The Comics Beat's staff votes on the best Comic Books and Graphic Novels of the year.
View ArticleThe Beat Gift Guide Part 1: For the Indie Admirer
The holiday gifting time is here and the Beat crew stands ready with some suggestions for the comics lover, comics curious or even comics oblivious - there's something for everyone out there.
View ArticleA year of free comic – Copra #1 by Michel Fiffe
I love Copra, I found the first compendium while browsing in Toronto’s excellent shop The Beguiling years ago and you could tell pretty quickly this was special. So many things contribute to this, the...
View ArticleMichel Fiffe to revive Rob Liefeld’s Bloodstrike
Don't rub the blood. Drown in it. pic.twitter.com/8cJRLixiUI — Michel Fiffe (@MichelFiffe) October 11, 2017 Or so this tweet would indicate. Bloodstrike was one of the original teams from Liefeld’s...
View ArticleKibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/9/18: Japanese Olympic skaters perform to Yuri on Ice!!
ロングver. pic.twitter.com/kK9lae0c32 — いしだゆうき (@rinrin_118421) February 9, 2018 § The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang are juts getting under way and the greatest moment for some already took...
View ArticleRob Liefeld’s Self-Parody Character THE POUCH Making Comics Debut in June
Pouches? I used to have one of those in nineteen-ninety-never! The post Rob Liefeld’s Self-Parody Character THE POUCH Making Comics Debut in June appeared first on The Beat.
View ArticleKibbles ‘n’ Bits 6/14/18: Eleanor Davis is serializing “the best comic she...
Just links upon links upon links. These links are in the jackpot. The post Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 6/14/18: Eleanor Davis is serializing “the best comic she has ever made” appeared first on The Beat.
View ArticleMichel Fiffe to Tackle G.I. JOE, Freedom with New IDW Miniseries
G.I. JOE: SIERRA MUERTE will debut in spring 2019, with Fiffe writing and drawing a host of classic Joe characters. The post Michel Fiffe to Tackle G.I. JOE, Freedom with New IDW Miniseries appeared...
View ArticleKibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/17/18: It turns out that girls like female superheroes
§ Nice Art: Michel Fiffe spotlights Vince Giarrano, yet another 80s comics artist that only Fiffe could find and honor in his special way. § Abhay Khosla examined a Steranko page and an “homage” page...
View ArticleBergen Street Comics Press Says Goodbye to Copra and Revenger
Is the comic book publisher closing up shop? The post Bergen Street Comics Press Says Goodbye to Copra and Revenger appeared first on The Beat.
View ArticleCOPRA heads to Image in May with new printings of Rounds 1 through 5
Michel Fiffe's one-man masterpiece finds a new home The post COPRA heads to Image in May with new printings of Rounds 1 through 5 appeared first on The Beat.
View ArticleCOPRA now firmly at Image, will be releasing new single issues through the...
The series is now fully a part of the Image family The post COPRA now firmly at Image, will be releasing new single issues through the publisher appeared first on The Beat.
View ArticleCOPRA #1 launches a new ongoing for Michel Fiffe’s opus at Image
'Michel Fiffe picks up where his band of mercenaries left off...' The post COPRA #1 launches a new ongoing for Michel Fiffe’s opus at Image appeared first on The Beat.
View ArticleIn Conversation with Michel Fiffe Part 1: Doomsday Clock, Mike Patton, and...
Michel Fiffe is the mastermind behind the one-man indie phenomenon Copra, the superhero black ops opus that relaunches at Image next week with a brand new #1 and jumping-on point for new readers. The...
View ArticleIn Conversation with Michel Fiffe Part 2: Manga influences, accessibility,...
Yesterday, in Part 1 of our conversation with Michel Fiffe, we talked about just about everything else except his work. Today, in Part 2, we take a deeper dive into all things Copra, including some...
View ArticleMichel Fiffe’s PANORAMA returns to print as a graphic novel from Dark Horse
Dark Horse Comics has announced Panorama, a new graphic novel from Copra creator Michel Fiffe. The 144-page story is billed as “a body horror romance,” and follows a pair of teens as they run away from...
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