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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:37:16 GMT

Anyone here ever done it? Vince B from 11 o' clock comics has been talking it up lately so I decided to have two volumes made to try it out. He recommended librarybinding.com. The first volume I'm having made: Day of Vengeance Infinite Crisis Special Shadowpact #1-25 The second volume is (all the post Ennis Punisher Max stuff) Punisher Max #61-75 Force of Nature One Shot Little Black Book One Shot Naked Kill One Shot Punisher Max Xmas Special Depending on how those turn out I've got more in mind.

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:19:34 GMT

We've had 2 threads on this topic, but I can't seem to find them when I search.](*,) Can someone help me?

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:24:41 GMT

would you have them remove the pages that have only ads on both sides? how much does this cost? I've been considering it, but I dunno... I do buy just for reading, no grand delusions of getting rich some day off my funny book collection. What happens to all the covers?

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:42:05 GMT

I know it's good to keep the comics readable but wouldn't it be just as easy to buy a trade or omnibus and not destroy the comics? I know I'd only do it with readers but still.

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:12:16 GMT

I'm working on getting all appearances of a character in chronological order, including appearances in titles besides their own - some of that isn't going to be in a TPB. Also, I've noticed that especially with DC lately that their TPBs are something like "collects issues 12-14, 17, 19, and 21-23". Screw that, now I still have to buy 15, 16, 18, and 20...

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:12:18 GMT

[quote=Xylob]would you have them remove the pages that have only ads on both sides? how much does this cost? I've been considering it, but I dunno... I do buy just for reading, no grand delusions of getting rich some day off my funny book collection. What happens to all the covers?[/quote] Nope, I had them leave the ads in. The covers are bound along with the issue. I've heard from people that had all the covers removed and added at the back or had extra ads removed due to trying to fit as much in as possible but I'm not gonna get that wild with it. I just want the books in a volume where I am more likely to re-read and look nice on the shelf.

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:18:15 GMT

[quote=Sirs]I know it's good to keep the comics readable but wouldn't it be just as easy to buy a trade or omnibus and not destroy the comics? I know I'd only do it with readers but still.[/quote] Well I wouldn't do it for books that I could get easily in hardcovers or omnibuses. I can say with certainty that they will not make a Shadowpact omnibus. They do have trades but they didn't put the issues in order. I'm mainly doing it for books and series that aren't being collected like one-shots or putting together series that go together but aren't collected together. I don't collect comics at all with any expectation of them being worth money, I collect them to read them this makes it easier to do that.

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:27:03 GMT

one of my mom's aunts collected comics when she was younger... wonder woman, flash, green lantern, x-men to name a few. she found out that i collected x-men so she lent me 2 bound volumes of silver age x-men. i remember them being from issue 8 onwards... it was sad. but i was glad to have been able to read them. i dont remember seeing marvel masterworks back then (18 years ago?) so i was happy to be able to read some early stuff... but it was sad nonetheless. not saying that the newer stuff would get expensive one day... but a kid who would see these books 20-30 years from now would probably feel the same way i did.

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:46:47 GMT

There's lots of different ways to have your comics bound. A library style binding is one - This is basically a hardback with cloth covering. Creating a bound volume is not uncommon, or at least did'nt used to be. Would be nice if someone could bring back those old threads that thomas4d4 mentioned.

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:03:45 GMT

[quote=gothamcentral79] Well I wouldn't do it for books that I could get easily in hardcovers or omnibuses. I can say with certainty that they will not make a Shadowpact omnibus. They do have trades but they didn't put the issues in order. I'm mainly doing it for books and series that aren't being collected like one-shots or putting together series that go together but aren't collected together. I don't collect comics at all with any expectation of them being worth money, I collect them to read them this makes it easier to do that.[/quote] I don't collect them either hoping they'll be worth money at anytime. I collect them because I love to collect stuff :)) To me it's a challenge to find the best ones I can at the cheapest price. So to me damaging even the screwed up ones drives me nuts I hate seeing the quarter boxes with comics loose in them, yeah I'm anal on alot of things stuff like that silly things drive me nuts, so doing comics that way just wouldn't do for me.

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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:06:21 GMT

[quote=antikryst]one of my mom's aunts collected comics when she was younger... wonder woman, flash, green lantern, x-men to name a few. she found out that i collected x-men so she lent me 2 bound volumes of silver age x-men. i remember them being from issue 8 onwards... it was sad. but i was glad to have been able to read them. i dont remember seeing marvel masterworks back then (18 years ago?) so i was happy to be able to read some early stuff... but it was sad nonetheless. not saying that the newer stuff would get expensive one day... but a kid who would see these books 20-30 years from now would probably feel the same way i did.[/quote] Well as far as the worth goes, I've seen a bound copy of Cap #100 - #125 fetch good money on E-Bay. And just think that the book you read 18 years ago is probably in the same condition that you read it in 18 years ago! I love the smell, the letters pages, the Bullpen Bulletins, and the adds of those old Marvel comics. You're not going to find that in a reprint book!

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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:12:29 GMT

[quote=thomas4d4][quote=antikryst]one of my mom's aunts collected comics when she was younger... wonder woman, flash, green lantern, x-men to name a few. she found out that i collected x-men so she lent me 2 bound volumes of silver age x-men. i remember them being from issue 8 onwards... it was sad. but i was glad to have been able to read them. i dont remember seeing marvel masterworks back then (18 years ago?) so i was happy to be able to read some early stuff... but it was sad nonetheless. not saying that the newer stuff would get expensive one day... but a kid who would see these books 20-30 years from now would probably feel the same way i did.[/quote] Well as far as the worth goes, I've seen a bound copy of Cap #100 - #125 fetch good money on E-Bay. And just think that the book you read 18 years ago is probably in the same condition that you read it in 18 years ago! I love the smell, the letters pages, the Bullpen Bulletins, and the adds of those old Marvel comics. You're not going to find that in a reprint book![/quote] It's definately a grey area as far as what this does to the value. But, as thomas4d4 mentioned that Cap volume still sold fairly high. One thing to remember about a bound volume, is that the books are still the books. If you have some rare or valuable comics, and they happen to have been bound in a volume, it's possible they might be really well preserved compared to other issues of the same, that were tossed around, creased up, etc.

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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:44:01 GMT

[quote=bovard][quote=thomas4d4][quote=antikryst]one of my mom's aunts collected comics when she was younger... wonder woman, flash, green lantern, x-men to name a few. she found out that i collected x-men so she lent me 2 bound volumes of silver age x-men. i remember them being from issue 8 onwards... it was sad. but i was glad to have been able to read them. i dont remember seeing marvel masterworks back then (18 years ago?) so i was happy to be able to read some early stuff... but it was sad nonetheless. not saying that the newer stuff would get expensive one day... but a kid who would see these books 20-30 years from now would probably feel the same way i did.[/quote] Well as far as the worth goes, I've seen a bound copy of Cap #100 - #125 fetch good money on E-Bay. And just think that the book you read 18 years ago is probably in the same condition that you read it in 18 years ago! I love the smell, the letters pages, the Bullpen Bulletins, and the adds of those old Marvel comics. You're not going to find that in a reprint book![/quote] It's definately a grey area as far as what this does to the value. But, as thomas4d4 mentioned that Cap volume still sold fairly high. One thing to remember about a bound volume, is that the books are still the books. If you have some rare or valuable comics, and they happen to have been bound in a volume, it's possible they might be really well preserved compared to other issues of the same, that were tossed around, creased up, etc. [/quote] i remember them being in good condition as it was bound probably in the 70s. everything was trimmed though... thats what i remember. im wishing marvel masterworks were actual scans of old books... same as the hardbound 500 amazing spider-man covers i picked up. covers were actual scans of old books... some were in non-mint so you could actually see yellowing, staining, and creasing... it was lovely. marvel masterworks looks too clean for me... but im getting them anyways :p

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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:54:26 GMT

[quote=antikryst][quote=bovard][quote=thomas4d4][quote=antikryst]one of my mom's aunts collected comics when she was younger... wonder woman, flash, green lantern, x-men to name a few. she found out that i collected x-men so she lent me 2 bound volumes of silver age x-men. i remember them being from issue 8 onwards... it was sad. but i was glad to have been able to read them. i dont remember seeing marvel masterworks back then (18 years ago?) so i was happy to be able to read some early stuff... but it was sad nonetheless. not saying that the newer stuff would get expensive one day... but a kid who would see these books 20-30 years from now would probably feel the same way i did.[/quote] Well as far as the worth goes, I've seen a bound copy of Cap #100 - #125 fetch good money on E-Bay. And just think that the book you read 18 years ago is probably in the same condition that you read it in 18 years ago! I love the smell, the letters pages, the Bullpen Bulletins, and the adds of those old Marvel comics. You're not going to find that in a reprint book![/quote] It's definately a grey area as far as what this does to the value. But, as thomas4d4 mentioned that Cap volume still sold fairly high. One thing to remember about a bound volume, is that the books are still the books. If you have some rare or valuable comics, and they happen to have been bound in a volume, it's possible they might be really well preserved compared to other issues of the same, that were tossed around, creased up, etc. [/quote] i remember them being in good condition as it was bound probably in the 70s. everything was trimmed though... thats what i remember. im wishing marvel masterworks were actual scans of old books... same as the hardbound 500 amazing spider-man covers i picked up. covers were actual scans of old books... some were in non-mint so you could actually see yellowing, staining, and creasing... it was lovely. marvel masterworks looks too clean for me... but im getting them anyways :p[/quote] The trimming is unfortunate, and would be a factor. if I were ever doing a bound volume, would line up all the comics at the top page edge, then leave the foredge and bottom uncut. This was a common practice in older books, and you often hear the term "uncut," that's what it refers too. Still, given a rare or valuable book, what would be preferred - a book in FR/GD, etc, condition or a FN that had been trimmed. It's hard to say exactly, ideally it would be better never to have been trimmed... The Marvel Masterworks are pretty cool.

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:56:09 GMT

Got my first batch back today: [img]http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KHGODrUO_78/SyQKmcnHs9I/AAAAAAAAEFk/Y4ZEW3Z-iIQ/s512/IMG_5182.JPG[/img] [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KHGODrUO_78/SyQKPBEmhpI/AAAAAAAAEFc/iwSaZTNOqsc/s512/IMG_0008.JPG[/img] The Shadowpact volume collects Day of Vengeance Infinite Crisis Special & Shadowpact #1-25. The Punisher volume collects Force of Nature, Little Black Book, MAX X-Mas Special, Naked Kill and then #61-75 which is all the post Ennis Punisher MAX issues. I was so pleased with how they turned out I immediately sent out three more volumes to be bound: Deadenders #1-16 Wolverine (One-Shot's) 22 Wolverine One Shot issues that came out in the last two or so years Wolverine (Mini's) The End, Logan, Manifest Destiny, Old Man Logan

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:07:31 GMT

Very nice! =d>

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:18:05 GMT

so your punisher volume is 25+ issues, the Shadowpact looks thicker here's the big question: how much $$ did it cost for each? also, did you have them leave out 2-sided ads? where's the covers? how do 'splash' pages look, ya know the ones where 1 image covers two pages like a 'centerfold'.

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:13:40 GMT

[quote=Xylob]so your punisher volume is 25+ issues, the Shadowpact looks thicker here's the big question: how much $$ did it cost for each? also, did you have them leave out 2-sided ads? where's the covers? how do 'splash' pages look, ya know the ones where 1 image covers two pages like a 'centerfold'.[/quote] The basic cost for each volume is $15 and then shipping (UPS or they now also do media mail if you like). Everything that you see on the two volumes is the basic cost except for the Punisher front cover stamp which cost an extra $4. Their are a bunch of extras that you can choose if you want to but the basic price for what you get is incredible. They have tons of colors to choose from and from what I've read the recommended max size is around 25 issues per volume. The first batch I didn't remove anything from the issues. The covers are binded right along with the issues. I plan on leaving ads in but if you want the ads removed you need to do that yourself. For my second batch I removed the 3 or 4 page previews that were in the back of some of the Wolverine issues that were for different unrelated Marvel series. And for the Giant Size Wolverine I removed the 30 or so pages of reprint material that they threw in the back of the issue. As far as centerfolds go it isn't 100% perfect because they have to do some trimming to bind them but it looks about the same as you would see in a tpb or hardcover.

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:15:09 GMT

And I think you miscounted on the Punisher volume it's 19 issues and the Shadowpact volume was 26 issues.

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Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:06:49 GMT

I got to say again; Very nicely done! Looks professional, and skillfully bound. That's coming from someone who does bookbinding. For the price, and knowing what kind of time and materials go into a job like that, seems very reasonable. I might even send him some.

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:41:11 GMT

When you say you would have to remove the ads yourself, does that mean you unstaple to book and cut (or whatever) them out or what? Also did you send them the issues as is, or did you have to send them special (staples taken out, pages pulled apart, etc). I'm thinking of converting to trades, but for series I've already got a ton of, it's something I've been considering.

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:37:37 GMT

[quote=giantroboticdragon]When you say you would have to remove the ads yourself, does that mean you unstaple to book and cut (or whatever) them out or what? Also did you send them the issues as is, or did you have to send them special (staples taken out, pages pulled apart, etc). I'm thinking of converting to trades, but for series I've already got a ton of, it's something I've been considering.[/quote] No you send the issues as is, they do all the work as far as staples and seperating pages. As for your first question, how ever you want to get them out. I removed the previews at the end of a few comics and I just carefully ripped them out.

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:37:17 GMT

I'll post pictures of my second batch when they arrive sometime next week. I've recently sent out a few more volumes to be bound: The Pulse (Collects The Pulse #1-14, New Avengers Annual #1, What If Jessica Jones Had Joined the Avengers) Captain Britain and MI13 (Collects Captain Britain and MI13 #1-15 and Annual) Batman Adventures (Vol 1) #1 (Collects Batman Adventures (Vol 1) #1-18, Annual #1, Mad Love, and Mask of the Phantasm) Batman Adventures (Vol 1) #2 (Collects Batman Adventures (Vol 1) #19-36, Annual #2, and Holiday Special)

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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:56:21 GMT

I am waaaay too much of an anal purist to bind my stuff but they sure look nice! Not a bad idea, especially with modern stuff, kind of a 'make your own hardcover' thing.

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:22:54 GMT

If anyone has even a [i]remote[/i] interest in getting their comics out of the longbox and out of the bag and actually reading them as they're meant to be enjoyed (and looking sweeeeet and durable) .. go here: http://marvelmasterworksfansite.yuku.com/forums/2/t/Uncollected-Editions-The-Homegrown-Hardcovers-Binding-Forum.html I think I've gotten past the point now of reading my comics, bagging and boarding them, putting them in a longbox, never to be read again. I've just sent a batch of 25 Avengers comics to be bound in Light Blue buckram, with a custom 'A' logo on the front cover in silver foil to a binder here in the U.K. Just got to wait for that 2 week turnaround \:d/

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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:24:37 GMT

Here's a nice pic of that Avengers volume, that I've just had done: [img]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0004.jpg?t=1266751981[/img] I've also got 4 more volumes at the bindery, waiting to be done: '[b]Tales Of Suspense #58-#78[/b]', '[b]Tales Of Suspense #79-#99[/b]', '[b]Captain America Vol.4[/b]' (the [i]complete[/i] 32 issue run) and '[b]Force Works[/b]' >:d<

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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:45:25 GMT

Those really do look nice! For me I think that I would leave the ads in, they are almost as enjoyable from a nostalgic or historical perspective as the comics themselves.

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Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:50:24 GMT

How much does something like this cost? If it is not an arm and a leg I would be up for getting back issues in runs to do this! That way I can still have my singles and then a nice handy large volume with a more durable cover!

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:05:17 GMT

It costs $15 for basic binding like the ones that I have done here - [IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/cardcaptorsunlimited/binding1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/cardcaptorsunlimited/binding1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/cardcaptorsunlimited/binding3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/cardcaptorsunlimited/binding4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/cardcaptorsunlimited/binding5.jpg[/IMG] I have 32 right now and am working on a lot more to be done.

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:30:27 GMT

Putting together a Batman: Gotham Knights collection to be bound was more work then I expected but I think I came out with a good system. For the first volume I have 1-12, 14-22 (Left out 13 since it's Part 7 of the Officer Down crossover, Left in 22 because even though it's listed as a Joker's Last Laugh tie-in it's basically just a Joker solo story) For the second volume I have 23-24, 28-29, 32-49, (Left out 25-27, 30-31 since their part of the Bruce Wayne: Murderer/Fugitive crossovers, left in 28 because even though it's listed as Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Part 7 it's just two pages of the story that tie-in to the Fugitive storyline and the rest of the story is a two parter which continues in 29) For the third volume I have 50-55, 59-74 (Left out 56-58 since their part of the War Games crossover) I was planning on just leaving the crossovers in but in the case of a book like Gotham Knights were it's just basically seperate Batman stories with no overarching continuity from arc to arc I thought it would be silly to have like the issue that's part 7 of Officer Down) a issue appear in the middle with no context of what it was connected with. I spent all yesterday making volumes to send out. Besides the 3 Gotham Knights volumes listed earlier, I made: The Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 1 (Collects Immortal Iron Fist #1-16, Annual, Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death, The Origin of Danny Rand) The Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 2 (Collects Immortal Iron Fist #17-27, Orson Randall and the Death Queen of California, Immortal Weapons #1-5) Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol. 1 (Collects LODK #1-20 and Annual #1) Ghost Rider by Jason Aaron (Collects Ghost Rider #20-35 and Ghost Rider: Heaven's on Fire #1-6)

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:45:34 GMT

I've just discovered and read this entire thread and I am hopelessly swaying between the two ideologies of preserving comics in a bound edition, and maintaining the collectibility (value) of my books. Most folks seem to agree that newer books (1975+) will for the most part not evolve as a money making commodity. And someone uttered that in keeping them bound, they maintain their condition better. However, another part of me cannot ignore that this is destructive editing of a form. I feel confident that if I took all my Dotko/Lee Spider-man books and gave them the bound treatment, their value would be lost (but for those who prefer this method). I'm a bit of a purist. Very interesting, and a provocative treatment of a time honored hobby. I have to hand it to both of you, [b]gothamcentral79 [/b]and [b]boostergold10[/b], for having the stones to do this. Why the cropping (trimming)? What am I missing?

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:12:28 GMT

[quote=Dementia5]I've just discovered and read this entire thread and I am hopelessly swaying between the two ideologies of preserving comics in a bound edition, and maintaining the collectibility (value) of my books. Most folks seem to agree that newer books (1975+) will for the most part not evolve as a money making commodity. And someone uttered that in keeping them bound, they maintain their condition better. However, another part of me cannot ignore that this is destructive editing of a form. I feel confident that if I took all my Dotko/Lee Spider-man books and gave them the bound treatment, their value would be lost (but for those who prefer this method). I'm a bit of a purist. Very interesting, and a provocative treatment of a time honored hobby. I have to hand it to both of you, [b]gothamcentral79 [/b]and [b]boostergold10[/b], for having the stones to do this. Why the cropping (trimming)? What am I missing?[/quote] I was at a very small comic show a few weeks ago (around 30 sellers) and one seller had brought some bound books that he got in a collection. Defenders 1-10, 70's Nick Fury, etc. and they were actually being sold. One gentleman bought two of them for $150. The seller wanted $80 for the Defenders. There are people that do like this idea. When I can offer JSA (1999) 1-87 with the 3 annuals in 3 volumes bound they will sell. I also saw on eBay a bound copy of Amazing Spiderman 298- I don't remember that was signed by McFarlane go for over $300. The same seller had Kamandi all bound together, buy the bidding got way out of my price range (over $200). Having them bound together offers a great way to read them without taking them in and out of the bags and worrying about getting them bent up. I find a lot of my comics for this in people's bargain bins and saves me tons of money and is much cheaper than buying the paperback trades. I.e. I had bound up Maximum Carnage for a total cost of less than buying the hard bound copy offered in retail.

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:46:01 GMT

I like bound copies as well as individual copies. I don't think one replaces the other. I have bound copies of Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run as well as the individual issues. The individual issues are for collecting while the bound copies are to read. But it's true that I don't think they loose much value bound. I've seen bound copies of books sell for good prices on E-Bay. Heck how much would you pay for a bound copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1-20? Hey Kenners, I bound my copies of Force Works too! I love Tom Tenney's work. I've also done Deadman, Batman, Year One, Reid Fleming the worlds toughest Milk Man, Dr. Strange, and Crisis on Infinite Earths. Oh and I've made a volume of Golden Age Marvel works I got from reprints of early Marvel Comics from Fantasy Masterpieces. That's the best part about binding your own books is that you can mix and match stuff. With Swamp Thing #25-27, the Monkey King Saga, I put the Demon #5, the first appearance of the Monkey King.:-d

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Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:34:28 GMT

[quote=Dementia5]Why the cropping (trimming)? What am I missing?[/quote]This confuses me too. If the binder can't keep the original size/shape of the pages I would definitely find somebody else to do it.

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Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:48:00 GMT

[quote=Xylob][quote=Dementia5]Why the cropping (trimming)? What am I missing?[/quote]This confuses me too. If the binder can't keep the original size/shape of the pages I would definitely find somebody else to do it.[/quote] They trim to make the book uniform on the top, bottom, and side. You can choose "no trim" and they won't trim them.

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:49:25 GMT

[quote=gothamcentral79][quote=Xylob][quote=Dementia5]Why the cropping (trimming)? What am I missing?[/quote]This confuses me too. If the binder can't keep the original size/shape of the pages I would definitely find somebody else to do it.[/quote] They trim to make the book uniform on the top, bottom, and side. You can choose "no trim" and they won't trim them.[/quote] Then for God;s sake, man, have it done properly! Trimming the tops and bottoms are like punching three holes into a mag to fit in a binder! I'm glad there is a way around the destructive handling, though. I would consider getting my reprints put together in this way, including the ads and covers. But I wouldn't go near my priceless books. The best argument I've heard is this process allows you to cherry pick certain issues, so I can insert crossovers, or a top 10 list... I'll have to look into this. At $15 it is (surprisingly) cheaper than purchasing many TPBs. Perhaps better made. I could have my own publications done in this fashion. WHich ones you ask? Why these, of course : http://dementia5.com/shopping/

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:36:22 GMT

If I am binding something I wont get great copies to bind, I'll use GOOD or VERY GOOD issues. This way (I think) the comics actually GAIN value for being bound. One reason is because when they are bound condition is not such an issue. You can't check to see if the spine is nice because it's in a binding. The thing is that the pages can't be too brittle so that when they are handled they fall apart. If there are tears you need to repair them. So condition doesn't apply as much to them like it does to an unbound book. For example if you take a bunch of old Tales of Suspense that the cover has fallen off and bound them, you would turn this collection of Good books into something really worth something. I don't know about you but I LOVE original print silver age Marvels. I love the Bullpen Bulletins, the letters pages and the adds. I think they are as much fun to read as the comics themselves. And I really don't like to read the reprints on their fancy paper and with fancy coloring. If I could get a collection of these that I can read when I want without worrying about damaging them every time I open the book, I'm a happy boy.:-d I am working on binding a collection of Master Of Kung Fu. These will be my readers copies. I'm not putting my best books in there, I'm going to get GOOD to VERY GOOD books, ones without a lot of worth to bind. I don't need them to be in great shape, I just need to be able to see most if not all of the cover and have all the pages in tact (no missing Marvel Stamps) and not be too brittle that I can't safely turn them without them breaking apart. I'd love this so that I could peruse my collection at my leisure without having to un-bag them and re-bag them or need to be overly careful about how I handle them. One thing that I do that hasn't been mentioned is that I SEW all of my books. I take the staples out and actually stitch the books together and finish by stitching them to strong endpapers that will be glued to the cover. This makes for a much stronger book than one that is glued and will last much longer. Have you ever noticed how pages tend to fall out of 30 year old paperback books?

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:57:36 GMT

Interesting justification, in that it [i]could[/i] improve the value of "good"/"very good" books, but I can't help but think that die hard collectors are going to wonder how to separate these comics from the binding, in an effort to restore them to their original state, and the horror they experience when they discover the pages were altered to make it so. To me, this sounds a little like applying an epoxy to the front of a Da Vinci painting, in an effort to preserve the specimen. In other words, I think the pursists will reject the idea, but some of the newer collectors who are less motivated by condition will gravitate toward it. Again, I would like to meet the gent who would bind the first 48 issues of FF thinking it was a good idea. I'm hearing a lot of Defenders, Master of Kung Fu, but less from the stalwarts of the Golden/Silver age. Still, I see myself doing this to my crappy 80s books for posterity and ease of reading. And I agree, Stan's Soapbox and the letter' pages/bulletins are worth the price of admission in many cases.

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:44:37 GMT

[quote=Dementia5]Interesting justification, in that it [i]could[/i] improve the value of "good"/"very good" books, but I can't help but think that die hard collectors are going to wonder how to separate these comics from the binding, in an effort to restore them to their original state, and the horror they experience when they discover the pages were altered to make it so. To me, this sounds a little like applying an epoxy to the front of a Da Vinci painting, in an effort to preserve the specimen. In other words, I think the pursists will reject the idea, but some of the newer collectors who are less motivated by condition will gravitate toward it. Again, I would like to meet the gent who would bind the first 48 issues of FF thinking it was a good idea. I'm hearing a lot of Defenders, Master of Kung Fu, but less from the stalwarts of the Golden/Silver age. Still, I see myself doing this to my crappy 80s books for posterity and ease of reading. And I agree, Stan's Soapbox and the letter' pages/bulletins are worth the price of admission in many cases.[/quote] For silver age Marvel you would use GOOD books, ones that don't have much value (or ever will) because of condition. I heard someone on these boards was collecting coverless Tales of Suspense for this reason. I could totally see someone photocopying the covers and binding them. That would be a kick a$$ book (weather it's Spidy, FF, or Tales of Suspense) way better than any reprint edition!=p~

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:05:57 GMT

I don't think you guys understand that the people binding comics are doing that because it's an easier avenue for reading them it's not so that one day they can tear apart and try to sell them. I don't collect comics because their worth money (which is good because 99% of them aren't) I collect comics because I like the stories.

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:07:29 GMT

And since someone else mentioned it: librarybinding sews all their books, their not glued.

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:19:12 GMT

This is on eBay right now and is currently at $127. It is issues 1-14. I wish I would get it. [IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/cardcaptorsunlimited/creepy.jpg[/IMG]

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:19:26 GMT

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:20:42 GMT

[quote=Xylob]I totally get it. That's the same reason I buy comics. I gave up all notions of getting rich or even making money off my comics a loooooonng time ago. Right around the time Superman died somebody offered me $2,000.00 for my entire collection - I figured 'hell if they'll pay $2K now, they'll pay $5K in a couple years'. Now that same collection is basically worthless and still in the same condition it was in then. I've tried repeatedly to unload about 2/3 of it and can't even get more than $100.00 in trade credit...[/quote] What do you have?

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:26:19 GMT

A bunch of crap. Mostly anything with a "#1" on the cover from about 1991 to 1994. "ENHANCED!", embossed, foil covers of terrible comics that Image and DC shoveled onto the shelves to feed the speculators. I totally fell for it - hook, line, & sinker. I actually [u][b]gave[/b][/u] a good portion of it to my cousin in 2004. He promptly stuffed it in the back of a closet and never looked at it again. When I started collecting again after Infinite Crisis I asked him for all the Green Lantern books back and he "kindly" offered to sell them to me. (Dick!)

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:49:48 GMT

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:57:17 GMT

Sure, that's how I'm getting all the oringal Marvel GI Joe issues, but not everything has been collected in TPB and as mentioned earlier, binding allows you to throw in cross-overs etc and leave out certain issues if you want to for whatever reason.

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:01:58 GMT

I wish I lived in a magical place where the library had a copy of every comic ever made and every book was collected in trade but I don't.

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:04:27 GMT

my local library system has a pretty decent collection of TPBs and GNs, but certainly not individual comics. though the library where I grew up did have a pretty collection of comics...

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Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:39:40 GMT

[quote=gothamcentral79]I wish I lived in a magical place where the library had a copy of every comic ever made and every book was collected in trade but I don't. [/quote] Well... you [i]are[/i] in Arizona.

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Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:08:21 GMT

[quote=gothamcentral79]I don't think you guys understand that the people binding comics are doing that because it's an easier avenue for reading them it's not so that one day they can tear apart and try to sell them. I don't collect comics because their worth money (which is good because 99% of them aren't) I collect comics because I like the stories.[/quote] Same here. It is about the stories for me. I know that I will never own something that is going to be so rare that it will make me rich. I just could never stay a comic collector if that was the whole reason I was into them. I want to have something to pass onto my kid and if binding my collection like this would make them last longer than I would be all for it. It is about the stories and being able to enjoy them. I am tempted to do this with my Deathlok comics. It would be nice to have them all on one to two volumes. The same with Punisher and some other books that I know I would read more if I had them like this. If you are truly worries about value over time but wanted to do this then get two copies. One you intend to bind and one that you want to keep as a single. At least that is what I would do if it was feasible. Now this has me thinking of how nice 52 and Countdown would look bound like this!

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Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:37:33 GMT

[quote=fenix1977] If you are truly worries about value over time but wanted to do this then get two copies. [/quote] Thanks, no. We already had to endure one speculator market!

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:33:11 GMT

Pic's from my recent binds: [img]http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3xa_2NaY56A/S5033qF2iWI/AAAAAAAAAMA/l1d7cQkGXE4/IMG_6361.JPG[/img] [img]http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3xa_2NaY56A/S5034GgKrdI/AAAAAAAAAMI/axfsOtj-Slo/IMG_6360.JPG[/img] [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3xa_2NaY56A/S5033N_N-RI/AAAAAAAAAL8/X0zVczP_0J0/IMG_6363.JPG[/img]

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:31:59 GMT

Still investigating this. CHeck this out, the experts may recognize: http://cgi.ebay.com/File-Copy-Boy-Comics-Crime-Does-Not-Pay-Daredevil_W0QQitemZ150421933511QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2305d88dc7 now here is a classic collection of [i]Crime Does Not Pay [/i](among other scarce classics) that were collected and bound for official use. It appears to have been compiled back in the day, judging from the actual binding/engraving as shown in the photo. By themselves, they would fetch more than the bound edition. A single [i]Crime [/i]issue can fetch a few hundred dollars, so here is an example of the sum of the parts being greater than the whole. On the other hand, the seller may move this compilation quicker under this binding technique. I admit I was tempted to snag this, but a part of me will always wonder how well each issue would have "stood up" had they been separate. Another problem is my greatest fear realized : see the water damage? This effected the majority of the books. Had they been separate...

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:58:18 GMT

[quote=Dementia5]Still investigating this. CHeck this out, the experts may recognize: http://cgi.ebay.com/File-Copy-Boy-Comics-Crime-Does-Not-Pay-Daredevil_W0QQitemZ150421933511QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2305d88dc7 now here is a classic collection of [i]Crime Does Not Pay [/i](among other scarce classics) that were collected and bound for official use. It appears to have been compiled back in the day, judging from the actual binding/engraving as shown in the photo. By themselves, they would fetch more than the bound edition. A single [i]Crime [/i]issue can fetch a few hundred dollars, so here is an example of the sum of the parts being greater than the whole. On the other hand, the seller may move this compilation quicker under this binding technique. I admit I was tempted to snag this, but a part of me will always wonder how well each issue would have "stood up" had they been separate. Another problem is my greatest fear realized : see the water damage? This effected the majority of the books. Had they been separate... [/quote] I've seen some books on ebay from time to time that have been "removed" from bound volumes.It's not a pretty sight.These had been glued in and the spines were pretty torn up.Seems like it was a bunch of EC books that still brought a few hundred dollars each.

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:50:11 GMT

[quote=Toz][quote=Dementia5]Still investigating this. CHeck this out, the experts may recognize: http://cgi.ebay.com/File-Copy-Boy-Comics-Crime-Does-Not-Pay-Daredevil_W0QQitemZ150421933511QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2305d88dc7 now here is a classic collection of [i]Crime Does Not Pay [/i](among other scarce classics) that were collected and bound for official use. It appears to have been compiled back in the day, judging from the actual binding/engraving as shown in the photo. By themselves, they would fetch more than the bound edition. A single [i]Crime [/i]issue can fetch a few hundred dollars, so here is an example of the sum of the parts being greater than the whole. On the other hand, the seller may move this compilation quicker under this binding technique. I admit I was tempted to snag this, but a part of me will always wonder how well each issue would have "stood up" had they been separate. Another problem is my greatest fear realized : see the water damage? This effected the majority of the books. Had they been separate... [/quote] I've seen some books on ebay from time to time that have been "removed" from bound volumes.It's not a pretty sight.These had been glued in and the spines were pretty torn up.Seems like it was a bunch of EC books that still brought a few hundred dollars each.[/quote] Another vestige I thought of: if you have a lot of rare books with lousy spines, this [i]could[/i] be a recourse to "hide" any damage.

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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:33:38 GMT

[quote=Dementia5]Still investigating this. CHeck this out, the experts may recognize: http://cgi.ebay.com/File-Copy-Boy-Comics-Crime-Does-Not-Pay-Daredevil_W0QQitemZ150421933511QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2305d88dc7 now here is a classic collection of [i]Crime Does Not Pay [/i](among other scarce classics) that were collected and bound for official use. It appears to have been compiled back in the day, judging from the actual binding/engraving as shown in the photo. By themselves, they would fetch more than the bound edition.[b][color=blue] A single [i]Crime [/i]issue can fetch a few hundred dollars[/color][/b], so here is an example of the sum of the parts being greater than the whole. On the other hand, the seller may move this compilation quicker under this binding technique. I admit I was tempted to snag this, but a part of me will always wonder how well each issue would have "stood up" had they been separate. Another problem is my greatest fear realized : see the water damage? This effected the majority of the books. Had they been separate... [/quote] Dementia, not to be contrary or anything but I don't think these are worth that much. In my 2004 CBG it says that G to VG are worth $50 to $100 each, and with these having such bad water damage I think these got a good price. $50 x 15 books is $750 so the $800 plus is a good deal all around. And wow do they look good!=p~ I love that Crime does not Pay cover!

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Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:23:28 GMT

These Master of Kung Fu bound volumes got $130 on E-Bay recently. The first volume was #15- #32, and the second was #33- #50. I think that s a good deal for them. I sold a whole collection for that. Granted mine weren't in VF condition so $130 for half of them in VF condition seems good to me. [img]http://neatstuffsite.com/npics/300-0310-242.jpg[/img] [url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140397016953&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT]Master of Kung Fu bound volumes 1-50[/url] Here is a collection of Marvel Premiere #1- #50 going on sale for #225. This seems like a lot but it does include the 1st Iron Fist and some Doctor Strange so it is a more desirable collection than MOKF. We'll have to see if he gets it. [url=http://cgi.ebay.com/MARVEL-PREMIERE-1-50-Bronze-Age-Comic-Bound-Volume-Run_W0QQitemZ350340477097QQcategoryZ155285QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D20%26po%3D%26ps%3D63]Marvel premiere bound volumes 1-50[/url]

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Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:01:43 GMT

How is it speculating if you buy two copies. One to bind and one to keep happy and free is not speculating. That is just being able to have it both ways and be happy with it.

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Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:43:16 GMT

My latest 9 binds came through today! 2 Volumes of 'Solo Avengers / Spotlight' (Hawkeye Purple Buckram, Gold foil, Custom Avengers stamp) 1 Volume of 'The Mighty Avengers' (Mid Blue Buckram, Gold foil, Custom Avengers stamp) 3 Volumes of 'The New Avengers Vol.1' (Same as 'The Mighty Avengers') 1 Pictorial Volume of 'Dark Avengers' (Russet Buckram, Gold foil) 2 Volumes of 'Captain America Vol.3' (Light Blue Buckram, Silver foil, Custom Cap Shield stamp) [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0002-2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0003-3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0006-3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0005-3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0007-2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0004-2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0001-2.jpg[/IMG]

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Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:58:18 GMT

Okay,pretty cool.How did you get the pictorial boards on the Dark Avengers? Side note.There was a bound volume of Eclipse Monthly on ebay a couple weeks back that went for less than $20 total.Though about bidding but I was right in the middle of my Golden Age kick.

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Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:04:10 GMT

[quote=Kenners]My latest 9 binds came through today! 2 Volumes of 'Solo Avengers / Spotlight' (Hawkeye Purple Buckram, Gold foil, Custom Avengers stamp) 1 Volume of 'The Mighty Avengers' (Mid Blue Buckram, Gold foil, Custom Avengers stamp) 3 Volumes of 'The New Avengers Vol.1' (Same as 'The Mighty Avengers') 1 Pictorial Volume of 'Dark Avengers' (Russet Buckram, Gold foil) 2 Volumes of 'Captain America Vol.3' (Light Blue Buckram, Silver foil, Custom Cap Shield stamp) [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0002-2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0003-3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0006-3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0005-3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0007-2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0004-2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0001-2.jpg[/IMG][/quote] Good Frakin lord how did you get the pics on there?! Also did they just put the Avengers symbol and Cap's shield or did you have to ask for it?

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Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:33:06 GMT

[quote=Toz]Okay,pretty cool. How did you get the pictorial boards on the Dark Avengers?[/quote] Hi, Toz. Thankyou! Well, I'm in the U.K. and half-binds aren't really the "done thing" in our (very few) binderys, but for the past few months I've been looking in envy at what LBC were producing for you guys, so I asked the bindery that I use over here to come up with a process to provide something close. They passed with flying colours =d> I source the artwork and get creative with it and send the artwork in with my order. [quote=Toz]Side note.There was a bound volume of Eclipse Monthly on ebay a couple weeks back that went for less than $20 total.Though about bidding but I was right in the middle of my Golden Age kick.[/quote] Nice! That would have been a good one to score!

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Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:36:39 GMT

[quote=fenix1977]Good Frakin lord how did you get the pics on there?! Also did they just put the Avengers symbol and Cap's shield or did you have to ask for it?[/quote] Hehehe .. Cheers, Fenix1977! I sourced the artwork, messed with it, and sent it to the bindery with my order. I designed both the Avengers logo and Cap's shield, which my bindery both had made up, and they stamp it on whatever volume I want. Feel free to click my banner and that will show you more pics of stuff that I've had done :-d

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Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:23:51 GMT

Hey - is Library Binding going out of business? I've been on their site this morning and a note says they have sold their business and all orders received after May 21 will be shipped to Houchen Bindery for completion. The web address for Houchen Bindery does not work. Any help? Any other binders out there that do credible work?

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Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:03:07 GMT

Check this thread for more info: http://marvelmasterworksfansite.yuku.com/topic/13894

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Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:05:19 GMT

'Avengers - The Initiative', spine facing out to show the front and back covers .. [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0032.jpg[/IMG] 'Avengers - The Initiative' Front .. [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0030.jpg[/IMG] 'Avengers - The Initiative' Back .. [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0031.jpg[/IMG] 'Siege' Volumes.1 + 2 Front .. [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0028.jpg[/IMG] 'Siege' Volumes.1 + 2 Back [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0029.jpg[/IMG] Captain America - 'Fallen Son Reborn' Front .. [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0026.jpg[/IMG] Captain America - 'Fallen Son Reborn' Back .. [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0027.jpg[/IMG] 'What If?' Vol.1 - 01-12 Front plus 'What If?' Vol.1 - 13 - 24 Front.. [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0022-2.jpg[/IMG] 'What If?' Vol.1 - 01-12 Back plus 'What If?' Vol.1 - 13 - 24 Back .. [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0024.jpg[/IMG] 'What If?' Vol.1 - 25-36 Front plus 'What If?' Vol.1 - 37 - 47 Front .. [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0023-1.jpg[/IMG] 'What If?' Vol.1 - 25-36 Back plus 'What If?' Vol.1 - 37 - 47 Back .. [IMG]http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/kenworthing/Bound%20Volumes/DSCF0025.jpg[/IMG]

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Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:22:43 GMT

Got some more volumes back so I thought I'd update my pictures: [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KHGODrUO_78/TQVjOpYPmpI/AAAAAAAAIZY/N535bhLMjxE/s640/IMG_1357.JPG[/img] [img]http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KHGODrUO_78/TQVjO_TlZZI/AAAAAAAAIZg/JgKF7ZnIjMc/s640/IMG_1358.JPG[/img] [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KHGODrUO_78/TQVjPOFlavI/AAAAAAAAIZo/eh-RsbRYgis/s640/IMG_1359.JPG[/img] [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KHGODrUO_78/TQVjPlgjdaI/AAAAAAAAIZw/_pmYECdlZ2A/s640/IMG_1360.JPG[/img]

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Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:33:38 GMT

[quote=gothamcentral79]Got some more volumes back so I thought I'd update my pictures: [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KHGODrUO_78/TQVjOpYPmpI/AAAAAAAAIZY/N535bhLMjxE/s640/IMG_1357.JPG[/img] [img]http://lh6.ggpht.com/_KHGODrUO_78/TQVjO_TlZZI/AAAAAAAAIZg/JgKF7ZnIjMc/s640/IMG_1358.JPG[/img] [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KHGODrUO_78/TQVjPOFlavI/AAAAAAAAIZo/eh-RsbRYgis/s640/IMG_1359.JPG[/img] [img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_KHGODrUO_78/TQVjPlgjdaI/AAAAAAAAIZw/_pmYECdlZ2A/s640/IMG_1360.JPG[/img][/quote] Those are awesome! Some day I will have the money put together to do this with some of my collection.

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Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:00:07 GMT

I'm resurrecting this thread because I am considering doing this for some of my favorite comic runs that I know will never see the light of day, and have no real monetary worth per sé, in a TPB or hardbound edition, i.e.: [i]Robotoech - The Next Generation Nexus Elfquest John Carter - Warlord of Mars Kazar Kull EC Collectibles from the 80s (oversized and gorgeous) some scattered Valiant books[/i] and the pièce de résistance, my collection of Carl Barks Disney books (Uncle Scrooge) from the 1950s. I snagged the whole lot for $25 without the covers... a good candidate for this process since without the covers they will not appreciate much over time. Seasoned collectors will appreciate the merits of this set, for others who are curious these are tough to find. It's been a while since this post was launched, so I was wondering if other binding firms have cropped up since? The only one I can recall is this: http://www.houchenbindery.com/ but if there are others please inform me. Price is no object, and other input is welcome. If I thought the final product is as good as what I'm seeing in these pictures, then I'm sold.

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Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:23:45 GMT

There should be a sticky thread with a list of binding resources!

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Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:54:04 GMT

interesting idea i wouldn't mind puting a volume together collecting Spiderman vs the Green Golbin stories using issues of Marvel tales

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Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:42:14 GMT

[quote=spiderjack]interesting idea i wouldn't mind puting a volume together collecting Spiderman vs the Green Golbin stories using issues of Marvel tales[/quote] My thoughts exactly. The idea is to pick favorite issues that will never go up in value (much) and keep them together for posterity. Another candidate I thought of... Michael Golden's [i]'Nam[/i]. These will never be reprinted in hardcover, and [i]what [/i]a story.

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Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:24:30 GMT

[quote=Dementia5][quote=spiderjack]interesting idea i wouldn't mind puting a volume together collecting Spiderman vs the Green Golbin stories using issues of Marvel tales[/quote] My thoughts exactly. The idea is to pick favorite issues that will never go up in value (much) and keep them together for posterity. Another candidate I thought of... Michael Golden's [i]'Nam[/i]. These will never be reprinted in hardcover, and [i]what [/i]a story.[/quote] Marvel tales has reprinted every apperance of the first Green Goblin up until his first death in issue 122 and you can pick them all up for a fraction of the cost compared to tracking down the orig Amazing Spiderman issues They also reprinted the first app of the second Green Goblin [Harry] The Nam would be a nice volume, don't remember if it was the Nam or Stemper Fi that did a Frank Castle story pre Punisher

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Sun, 28 Aug 2011 07:22:41 GMT

Made this topic a "sticky".

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Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:48:22 GMT

I would like to suggest Comico's JONNY QUEST comic series. Beautiful artwork and really good stories...just little value. Man, I'll bet a binded edition would look incredible.

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Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:43:58 GMT

Was thinking the same thing, actually. Unfortunately, I only have sparing issues of the title. I was more into the Robotech series, which I have a complete run. Comico was one of the stalwarts, like First and Eclipse back in the day. Man, how I miss those publishers.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:49:39 GMT

[quote=Dementia5]Was thinking the same thing, actually. Unfortunately, I only have sparing issues of the title. I was more into the Robotech series, which I have a complete run. Comico was one of the stalwarts, like First and Eclipse back in the day. Man, how I miss those publishers.[/quote] I have the first 10 of the JONNY QUEST and I have a few of the last issues of the ROBOTECH series, which was also really good. Here's my question: can you do something like bind the ROBOTECH graphic novel (which is on larger stock and different paper) with the comic books for a more complete binded edition?

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Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:10:38 GMT

[quote=The_Valiant_One]Here's my question: can you do something like bind ... graphic novel (which is on larger stock and different paper) with ... comic books for a more complete binded edition?[/quote]Excellent question - something I've been wondering about too!

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Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:11:36 GMT

You CAN do something like this, but the formats you define come in different sizes... which means they would have to crop the books. Something about this idea chafes me, so I probably will not pursue this. But since the Comico run is on Baxter paper, and the graphic novel is on heavy stock, the pulp similarities are probably strong enough that these pages can be sewn together. But I will have to ask, and I will... I'm going to contact them as soon as I corral all the books I've listed from my collection and will return with an update.

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Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:17:10 GMT

[quote=Dementia5]...the formats you define come in different sizes... which means they would have to crop the books. Something about this idea chafes me...[/quote]yeah, I don't want to do that.

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Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:13:05 GMT

[quote=Dementia5]You CAN do something like this, but the formats you define come in different sizes... which means they would have to crop the books. Something about this idea chafes me, so I probably will not pursue this. But since the Comico run is on Baxter paper, and the graphic novel is on heavy stock, the pulp similarities are probably strong enough that these pages can be sewn together. But I will have to ask, and I will... I'm going to contact them as soon as I corral all the books I've listed from my collection and will return with an update.[/quote] Please do! I'd like to see how it comes out!

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Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:34:45 GMT

Looks like I am missing a few issues from what I thought was a complete run. If anyone has [b]Robotech: The New Generation[/b] (Comico) issues numbered #18, 21,23 and 24 send me a PM with a fair price. This will be my first order with the binding service once they answer my questions. Actually, this is a good time to chime in, folks. Along with the oversized cropping issue, are there any other points you want addressed? I may as well bring them to the table.

Library Binding

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:06:07 GMT

Here are some of the books that I have had done. I have around 70 done so far. I also had just received Brightest Day #0-24. Looks great. I am binding together Fantastic 4 #1-500 of the ones that were not able to have been gotten in graphic novels. Also X-Men 1-200 and Avengers 1-500. It is interesting as I use some books that have reprints like Marvel Triple Action, Marvel Super Action, Marvel's Greatest, Marvel Double Feature, etc. and to see these bound together in succession. [IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/cardcaptorsunlimited/100_0543.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/cardcaptorsunlimited/100_0541.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/cardcaptorsunlimited/100_0536-1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q225/cardcaptorsunlimited/100_0514.jpg[/IMG]

Library Binding

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:20:29 GMT

Does anyone know anything about Curicon? It looks like it will be good for collectors but it's not open yet. I applied for an invite. Let me know if anyone knows anything pleeease! 8-[

Library Binding

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:28:32 GMT

Wanted to bump this thread back up > I've been binding hundreds of books in the past two years and have had great results using Herring & Robinson out of California. Here is their link: [url=http://www.herringandrobinsonbookbinders.com/index.html]Herring & Robinson Book Binders[/url] When I get a chance, I'll upload some pics - I don't do anything fancy and the cost is about 18 bucks a volume, and the turn around time is very reasonable too.

Library Binding

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:40:51 GMT

will these places do 'custom' stuff? for example, leave out certain pages - when there are ads on both sides of the page I really don't want it in a bound collection also, some of the stuff I'm currently looking at having done has 2-8 pages of stuff at the back of each issue that I just don't want I also don't care about the covers...

Library Binding

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:17:42 GMT

[quote=Xylob]will these places do 'custom' stuff? for example, leave out certain pages - when there are ads on both sides of the page I really don't want it in a bound collection also, some of the stuff I'm currently looking at having done has 2-8 pages of stuff at the back of each issue that I just don't want I also don't care about the covers...[/quote]I'm sure they will, but you would have to remove the pages yourself before turning them in.

Library Binding

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:58:19 GMT

I remove my own ad pages. I have also custom done some of my interior by adding in previews. Like, Ms Mystic had a small preview in another book. I took it from that book and put it in the front of her book before binding. I have even had soft cover TPBs bound together by removing the covers and some of the insides and they are together as one book. I also go through Herring and Robinson and they allow your imagination room to help build you a book you are happy with. As far as using expensive books, I have used reprints of books, taken the covers off and adds out to make some great books. This is how I got a lot of my FF4. A lot of their early books were reprinted in Marvel's Greatest Comics. The same with early Avengers. I used Marvel Triple Action and Marvel Super Action. I just in a book I created using the early appearances of the Punisher in ASM comics from Marvel Tales which include reprints of ASM 129, 135, etc. I put them all together and have my own Punisher TPB. Right now I am working on reprints of early Thor and Tales of Asgard. Will look great in a book. Another book I created was using Marvel Double Feature which reprints the Capt. America/Iron Man Tales of Suspense books. Using reprints for the mare expensive books has saved me a lot of money. Here is a link of how to find reprints - [url=http://www.dcindexes.com/reprints/index.php?site=marvel]Marvel Reprints[/url] [url=http://www.dcindexes.com/reprints/index.php?site=dc]DC Reprints[/url] My books only cost me $17.50 to get done. .