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What have you added to your collection recently?
There wasn't much out today that interested me, or that I hadn't already pre-ordered, so took advantage to get some more books off of my wish list.Picked up the Thor by Jason Aaron & Russell Dauterman Vol 2 Deluxe or OHC, whatever Marvel calls it. I missed a lot of Thor the past few years so filling in some gaps.
And also (don't laugh, please) picked up the two HCs of DC's Super Friends comic from the 70s and 80s. This was a favorite comic when I was a kid, plus it had great art by Ramona Fradon, who was a long time Aquaman artist in the 60s (and maybe 50s) as well as the artist that gave Metamorpho his unique look in his comic from the 60s. Fun, all-ages comics, which I think are sorely missed in today's comics world. (I'm definitely looking forward to the new Batman/Scooby Doo team up book.)
My birthday present to myself came in today. Volumes 1-3 of The Mighty Thor Omnibus, unopened, DM variants. Someone was selling the lot on ebay and I was able to negotiate a great deal for the three of them. Really glad the past few weeks have been slow for new stuff, or I might now have been able to get this gift!
Joseph wrote: "There wasn't much out today that interested me, or that I hadn't already pre-ordered, so took advantage to get some more books off of my wish list.Picked up the Thor by Jason Aaron & Russell Daut..."
I used to love the Super Friends cartoons back in the day when I was a kid, but never read the comics so don’t know how they compare. Have you ever seen the show Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law? Just watched the Super Friends/Apache Chief episode the other night where he spills hot coffee in his lap and sues for losing his ability to “enlarge”. Great humor that also pokes fun at overlooked cartoon minority heroes.
Jeff wrote: "My birthday present to myself came in today. Volumes 1-3 of The Mighty Thor Omnibus, unopened, DM variants. Someone was selling the lot on ebay and I was able to negotiate a great deal for the thre..."
Happy birthday Jeff! Sounds like a great present for yourself.
Damn that's a great gift! Thor vol 1 is pretty much the last whale I'm waiting for. I just can't bring myself to pay the current going rate, especially for that sweet sweet DM cover. Congrats!
Noelbeast, that's a great show! The comic was fairly serious but kid-friendly. I loved when it introduced the international heroes who became the Global Guardians. The writer of most of the run just had a way with making the plots interesting enough without weighing them down. He was a wealth of DC trivia and brought in various supporting characters from the Silver Age. Just tons of fun.
Darth Bane wrote: "Damn that's a great gift! Thor vol 1 is pretty much the last whale I'm waiting for. I just can't bring myself to pay the current going rate, especially for that sweet sweet DM cover. Congrats!"Thank you. I couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger either. If it wasn't in a lot with the other two, I probably would never have gotten it. As it was, I ended up only paying slightly more than the cost of volume 1 for all 3. Just couldn't pass up the chance.
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Blindzider wrote: "Happy birthday and congrats!"Thank you!
Playing catchup with some recent releases this week. Just picked up Infinity Crusade, Marvel Cosmic by Cates, and Always an Invader DM cover.I also managed to get BPRD Plague of Frogs 4 in hardcover and now have the complete BPRD set. I'm sure next week there will be reprints announced!
Just ordered Blade of the Immortal Dlx Hardcover. My first Manga ever. Not sure if I’ll be into it but I figured it’s worth a shot, looks like a beautiful book.
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This Summer they're coming out with like, 6 or 7 new ones. Making up for lost time lol.
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Just a reminder Tales of Wonder generally has great customer service, packs well, and has preorders. For example UXM omni 4 is there at 50%.
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My LCS drew a line in the sand with pick up frequency and cancelled my box without notice (worked with me for nearly 8 years but I think Covid sales got them panicked so waiting 4-6 weeks for me to pick up wasn’t good enough anymore). A true shame as I do encourage all to stick local when you can.
That being said, I’m looking to online retailers for single issue subscriptions. I used to order direct form DC and Marvel as I believe it’s the cheapest way to go, however, too often did books come bent or ripped and replacement was an issue.
I’m also looking to just have all subscriptions with a single company as I have some Image and DH titles too.
Any recommendations?
Erik, for months I was getting my pull list single issues from MyComicShop online. I really had zero complaints, shipping was consistent, books in excellent condition, etc. Unfortunately, I have decided to stop using them due to some jarring stuff they include in their emails from their owner, Buddy. Not to bring politics into this board because it’s the last thing we all need, but their weekly emails include links to “Buddy’s Banter,” his blog where he rants about how the United States election was stolen, the radical left is stealing our country, etc.
I’m not one to boycott over differing politics, but this kind of talk crossed a line for me, so now I made a pull list with DCBS. I haven’t received my first shipment yet, but my experience preordering hardcovers with them has always been excellent, so I’m hoping for the best.
If the stolen election political stuff isn’t a deal breaker for you, I really can recommend MyComicShop. I was actually saddened to leave them, as they really were excellent in the service they provide.
I hope I didn’t just take a flamethrower to this message board
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I found them around ten years ago and used their subscription service for a few years and then went on hiatus from single issues for at least five years. I started back up with a couple things once I discovered custom binding.
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Amazing Spider-Man omnibus vol 2 new printing (2 covers)
Black Magick TPB vol 3 (Image)
Captain America by Brubaker omnibus vol 1 new printing (2 covers)
DC Comics: The Art of Lee Bermejo HC
Dead Body Road TPB vol 2 (Image)
Doctor Strange Epic Collection TPB: Along Against Eternity
Slight Case of Murder HC (Fantagraphics)
Legends of the DC Universe: Doug Mahnke HC
New Teen Titans Omnibus vol 5
Star Wars Adventures: Beware of Vader's Castle HC (IDW)
Superman: Kyrptonite Nevermore HC
Witch Hat Atelier TPB vol 7 (manga)
Wolverine: Savage Land TPB by Frank Cho
I believe Tales of Wonder, & In Stock Trades are the same company. Just mentioning that because someone was looking to branch out above.
Relstuart wrote: "Books expected to drop on IST (and in comic shops) tomorrow: Amazing Spider-Man omnibus vol 2 new printing (2 covers)
Black Magick TPB vol 3 (Image)
Captain America by Brubaker omnibus vol 1 new..."
A bit ridiculous, but I’m buying the ASM vol. 2 again because my current copy is the Ramos cover and I can’t stand modern reworkings of iconic artwork, plus my other volumes are each the DM variants. I’ll regret it if I don’t buy the Romita cover this time around, so I guess someone will just get a good deal on the standard ed. on eBay whenever I get around to selling it.
Tomorrow’s going to be a bit more expensive than I originally anticipated. Still no X of Swords? Amazon has it listed as releasing Feb. 2nd, but PreviewsWorld has it listed dropping in shops Feb. 10th.
ErikHaven't bought single issues in a few years, but used to use Midtown Comics. Never had any problems.
I used Midtown a couple times in the fall of 2019 and was pleased. Plus they sent me monthly catalogs for a few months afterwards of upcoming releases and I loved it—like being a kid again looking at the Sears Christmas catalog haha. Forbidden Comics NYC has sent me some beat up comics sold as new and was not pleased.
Has anyone used Mile High Comics? There’s some back issues I’ve been wanting to buy for a while now to do a custom bind.
Speaking of custom binding, I'd appreciate some feedback on trusted binders. Are there size limits, either too few or too many?
Joseph wrote: "Speaking of custom binding, I'd appreciate some feedback on trusted binders. Are there size limits, either too few or too many?"Rel has a lot of experience in that field if memory serves me correct, so I’d talk to him.
Houchen or Herring & Robinson are the two most well-regarded with collectors, H&R getting a slight edge I think. They also have details on their websites about size limits, etc. I started planning a few volumes about a year ago—can be a bit of work depending on your level of perfectionism.
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Some ideas: create a table of contents and submit it. Fun idea is to print it on top of some found comic art.
I personally like to keep the ads, but if you’re concerned with size and price, you can remove pages that are t necessary
Lastly, if it’s more about a specific story, TPBs are great to pull apart to create a larger HC, rather than hunting down all the single issues.
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Erik wrote: "Joe, Rel does have a lot experience there. My experience is don’t go too big. At first I tried to create some big tomes but when using single issues and making large books, the gutter loss increase..."Erik:
Do you pull apart your own TPBs, or let the binder do it? Also, have you ever used any other books for a custom bind, either you or binder taking them apart? I’ve got some marvel premiere edition hardcovers (roughly same size as TPBs) that I got on the cheap I want to use for a future project.
I bought the massive TASCHEN 75 Years of Marvel hardcover book from Atomic Comics a few years ago. I don’t remember state of packaging, but the carrying case the book comes in was a bit beat up on the inside. Book was fine, heavy though, so can’t necessarily blame them. Nothing negative lingers in my mind about the overall experience.
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I believe Noelbeast is correct, Houchen and Herring and Robinson seem to the be the most commonly used book binders for custom comic binds. I've personally only used Herring and Robinson: http://www.herringandrobinsonbookbind...
Picture of a few books I had bound from our group photos: https://www.goodreads.com/photo/group...
In the green book, I had single issues, a couple TPB volumes, and I also took apart a standard size hardback with a text block the same size as the TPB volumes that I had all bound together (this one ended being a gift to a friend. I usually do the prep work and take out staples and cut off the back covers for my single issues. Makes the binding process go a bit faster once the binder picks up my order.
I tried some advice I received to microwave a TPB to make the glue run and separate the cover from the text block that way. Terrible idea because the glue ran onto the pages. Cutting things with a sharp knife worked a lot better for me.
I did a couple really thick binds and agree with Erik those aren't the ideal way to go. I usually aim for somewhere around 25 to 30 issues as my max in a single bind now. But that does depend a bit on how thick the paper is and how many add pages/back covers you cut out to slim down the material. I would be hesitant to go much over two inches of material in a single bind (Herring and Robinson asks that you don't go over 2 and half inches for their standard oversewn binds).
Thanks for the advice, guys. I don't have much that I'd like to get bound, but I do have a couple on my wish list.
I’ve never done a custom bind but I’d like to one day. I have every Batman single issue since Rebirth, so I’ve thought about putting Tom King’s run into 3-4 volumes but I feel like this is likely to get an official Omnibus release eventually, and I still prefer oversized artwork.
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First up: Surprisingly, DC has released almost no Omnis in the past 5+ years for Superman other than the Reign of Superman Omnibus.
Erik wrote: "Having pulled out nearly everything from storage, I’ll post a few odd observations.First up: Surprisingly, DC has released almost no Omnis in the past 5+ years for Superman other than the Reign o..."
Well, they've had the golden age stuff, Exile, and Superman/Batman, but only Exile is really straight modern (post-Crisis) Supes. This year has a few coming out too, with New 52 Omnis and the Generations Omni. But yah... for such a massive property, they certainly don't collect him well.
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SO disappointing. I have to believe they'll come out with an Omnibus as well. But, who knows. I just can't bring myself to upgrade my original TPBs to the new standard HCs.
Lack of modern Superman Omnis is disappointing. I wonder if they are selling those Man of Steel HCs first, and then going to an Omni format, knowing they can sell both. I’m very happy about the Tomasi Omni coming though, that is a great run.
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I liked the Tomasi run as well. I have the OHC volumes and am satisfied with those but happy if the material gets a wider audience with the omnibus. I'm curious to see if the Bendis Superman run gets an omnibus with his name recognition? No OHCs for his run so it would be the sole way to get his run in oversize format.
There is a lot of modern material that DC could be putting in omnibus. I feel like the Abnett Aquaman run got a lot of positive chatter and I've been halfway expecting to see a solicitation for the run especially with the character getting a feature film but nothing yet.
So...just kidding about some of those new releases on IST today? Neither ASM vol 2 or Brubaker Cap vol. 1 omnis are available for me.
noelbeast wrote: "So...just kidding about some of those new releases on IST today? Neither ASM vol 2 or Brubaker Cap vol. 1 omnis are available for me."I still don't have anything updated from them. Still showing last week's releases.
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And no Teen Titans Omnibus for me. A little concerning. Hopefully it didn't show up anywhere so we didn't miss out.
Blindzider wrote: "noelbeast wrote: "So...just kidding about some of those new releases on IST today? Neither ASM vol 2 or Brubaker Cap vol. 1 omnis are available for me."And no Teen Titans Omnibus for me. A little..."
CGN is selling them. I've got Teen Titans coming from DCBS, but I'm really looking forward to ASM v2
Hmm. Well the original dates I had written down for ASM and Cap were next week, that’s why yesterday’s release post took me by surprise, but so long as everyone else is seeing the same thing w/ no IST updates, not too worried. I’ll keep checking periodically to see if anything changes.
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And no Teen Titans Omnib..."
Thanks!
I feel like I'm being driven to DCBS and pre-ordering.
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Ordered my Teen Titans V5.
Looks like both ASM covers are still available on CGN. I would grab that DM cover quick if you are someone who wants it and didn’t preorder. Capt America Brubaker DM variant is already gone but the regular cover is still there. I’m glad I preordered both DM variants on these.
Picked up ASM DM, and a Cap DM. I already have a Cap omni, but seeing it sold out on CGN makes me think I might be able to turn around a quick buck. Or, maybe I'll just sell my original copy that's not the variant.
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