The end is nigh: Image Comics have announced Death of COPRA for January 2025. The four-issue finale to Michel Fiffe’s ongoing indie love letter to superheroes (and the Suicide Squad) will kick off with a 32-pager hitting shelves January 8, 2025.
The first issue will feature five variant covers, four by Fiffe with one by Jeff Lemire.
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COPRA and its cast of mercenaries has won acclaim and a growing fanbase since Fiffe began self-publishing the series in November 2012. With the assistance of Bergen Street Press, the writer-artist’s series very quickly was flying off the shelves. In 2019, COPRA made the move to Image Comics (although the partnership was not without some wrinkles). The mainline series is currently at forty-five issues, has spawned a prequel and a spinoff series. A four-part arc in 2023 had already teased the conclusion of the series was inbound.
The Image press release said:
“Michel Fiffe’s critically-acclaimed superhero revenge epic will begin a high octane, action-packed finale story arc with the upcoming Death of COPRA. This four issue miniseries will launch in January 2025 from Image Comics.”
Adding:
“The new story not only ties up loose ends that pay off in a big way, but the main event will feature COPRA reckoning with a brand new status quo that’s forced upon them. It’s a time of crushing change and difficult goodbyes, but the team’s not going down without a fight.”
Speaking about concluding his beloved series, Michel Fiffe said:
“The whole thing is bittersweet, which is perfect in a way. The story of COPRA is one of duality: brutal but tender, bombast as defined by human nuance, crafted with a love of comics history while guided by an eye towards the future.
“These characters have been through the wringer for a long time. Some have their retribution and others get their comeuppance; all of these moments have been speeding towards this crucial home stretch. Although COPRA has traditionally been a single ongoing narrative, this final arc deserved its own space to unfold.
“I’m fortunate to have such a passionate readership that has been with me throughout the years. This is my opportunity to stick the landing in a way that honors their loyalty, while also showing the world what COPRA is all about.”
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