Chris Coplan
@CCoplan
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Comics editor for @AiPTcomics. Writer at @mgrmagazine, @post_trash_, and @phoenixnewtimes. Captain of The Dredge (https://t.co/5v7v7Q28bY).
Phoenix, AZ
Joined November 2008
I like BRNDA. You will like BRNDA. Let’s make life easier and read my deep dive.
BRNDA explore a playful collage of human suffering on TOTAL PAIN the same way they always have, offering brilliantly dry art-rock that eschews boundaries and boxes. We profiled the band, and discussed the truths and perspectives that come from struggle.
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A deep, deep dive with @Jrsosa18 about cultural connections, making art, AI insanity, romantic partnerships, and much, much more. A really great book that I’m super glad we got to delve into so enthusiastically:
Jordan Clark gets real in a wide-ranging interview with @CCoplan, unpacking Black history, artistic struggle, and AI dystopias in his Afrofuturist debut, Ancestral Recall. Don’t miss this conversation ahead of the @AhoyComicMags series launch on 8/6. https://t.co/eQAgSV6JNM
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Sharing one of my last pieces pre-editor role: celebrating the joys of Bright Eyes and ‘I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning,’ which turns 20 today. (@phoenixnewtimes)
phoenixnewtimes.com
Two decades in, and the group's sixth LP still offers lessons about pain, growth and true happiness.
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Me but ‘No Mercy.’ (Does that dodge thing count as a pivot?)
If you could pivot while you run, I'd still be playing this game.
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This is seemingly my last Judging ever. Thanks to @AIPTcomics for letting me run this bad boy for 5 years, and making my mark. It was often more work than I wanted, but I’m proud of my weird baby and whatever value it has now. Long live #comics and maybe even my dumb opinions.
Our own @CCoplan casts his picks for best cover art featuring @Muaadib, @declanshalvey, @tarrusov, @JohnJPearson, @MattiaIulis, @FelipeMassafera, and much more! #comics #NCBD #art
https://t.co/VGqS4ED0Of
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My final (for now?!) review is one of my favorite series — what a first season, y’all.
‘Nights’ #12 ends the ‘season’ with action, drama, and growth @ImageComics #comicbooks #comics #NCBD @__forml Read @CCoplan's review: https://t.co/kNwqwPPbxA
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Also it’s my birthday on Wednesday so please drown me in praise to make me feel better.
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Sad news: I’ve wrapped up my time at @AIPTcomics. While the reason is good — I got a full time editing job at Phoenix New Times — I’ll miss my little comics home. It’s been my sincere pleasure to do thoughtful criticism and reporting, and I hope I’ve made an impact. AIPT4LYFE!
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Our own @CCoplan casts his picks for best cover art featuring @TylerKirkhamArt, @__forml, @luana_vecchio_, @FdoBlanco, @NicKlein, and much more! #comics #NCBD #art
https://t.co/A6NDVwrDFM
aiptcomics.com
Chris shares his favorite covers from this week’s new comics.
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A truly top-notch list from the MGRM gang:
Without further ado, from @charlybliss's FOREVER to @wishy_music_777's TRIPLE SEVEN, @BoldyJames & @HarryFraud's THE BRICKTIONARY to @punchlovemusic's CHANNELS, here are Merry-Go-Round Magazine's Top 50 Albums of 2024!
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Get psyched.
Symbiote secrets. A new host. A fresh start. A mystery worth solving. 🕸️ Venom Unleashed, a new ongoing column, will have your answers! Exclusive details, art, and fan interactivity await! 🕷️Join the symbiote saga next week!🕷️ #MarvelComics #Venom @MarvelComicsHQ
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Genuinely touching when creators recognize how serious you take their work. And The Pedestrian is just a gem all over.
One of the legitimate pleasures of doing @PedestrianComic is getting to read @CCoplan’s deep insightful analysis of The Pedestrian issue to issue. Check out his latest review of Issue 4 for @AIPTcomics here. On sale 11/20 from @MagmaComix
https://t.co/mcdx4sxdNQ
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A genuine album of the year from yours truly:
It's our Bandcamp Picks of the Week, featuring @jonmckiel's vibes based jubilee HEX, out now via @youvechangedrec, and @KitSebastianDuo's breezy yet dramatic NEW INTERNATIONALE, out now via @BRAINFEEDER! Read about both and then check them out today!
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KAI is becoming one of my fave series of the year — dark, thoughtful, and surprising in the best ways.
‘Kill All Immortals’ #4 brings everything down to earth with mighty results @zackkaps @FicoOssio @Thiagocrocha_ @DarkHorseComics #comicbooks #comics #NCBD Read @CCoplan's review: https://t.co/kgNgqwUIW0
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I’m eating grilled cheese and summer sausage while looking at this view. Sometimes life is dope.
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Sorry, I meant the final of the issue!
@CCoplan @AIPTcomics That’s not the finale. One more issue in this arc!
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I nearly dropped my iPad at the finale. Review on Tuesday over on @AIPTcomics.
Next week, @DarkHorseComics KILL ALL IMMORTALS is back with Issue #4, @FicoOssio @Thiagocrocha_ and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, and this stunning @oliverbarrett cover. I hope you guys have your life vests ready, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!
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The good ship Dredge also returns to @mgrmagazine — permission to come aboard!
Over the years, readers have come to know that @CCoplan loves him some punk music. Check out The Dredge, our syndication of his newsletter where he reviews everything in the genre! This dispatch features reviews of Lieek, NEW VOGUE, and Crime of Passing!
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After a wee little break, I'm back at the unwavering, incomparable @mgrmagazine with more BC suggestions. Please to enjoy:
"Come to Lunar Vacation if you want a sampler platter of the shiniest, most poignant college rock since 1998. But don’t be surprised if you find a record even more impassioned, artistically curious, and even shimmery than some of your old faves."
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