Today we’re talking about Copra, the indie comics darling that fuses 80’s mainstream comic sensibilities with modern execution to give us an adventure story that looks familiar . . . up until it doesn’t.

In the 12 years since its inception, Copra has taken readers on a journey both on the page and off.

This year saw the publication of Creating Copra, the definitive guide to making and self publishing comics. A 64-page reference guide to . . .well, you know. But all things must come to an end, and Copra is no exception. The four-issue limited series titled Death of Copra starts on January 8th of next year, with final order cut off on December 2nd.

[This episode is number 811 in a series.]

CHAPTERS

00:00 – Intro
01:48 – How do you pitch Copra?
04:08 – Are you done with the series yet?
11:44 – Have you always had this work ethic?
13:08 – How did working on other comics during Copra help?
15:06 – Who is Annie Koyama and how did she help Copra out?
23:03 – If someone else had published Copra singles, how do you think that would have changed your experience?
35:20 – How has having to engage with retailers directly helped you? Or has it?
39:29 – Lettering
43:47 – How do you keep your creative & publishing mindsets separate?
48:32 – What does life after Copra look like?
52:12 – Outro