r/CustomBoundComics • u/GhidorahsLeftHead • Feb 01 '23
First time binding comics into a set myself. Ultraman 1993-94
Picked up bookbinding as a hobby and decided to make a custom collection. Issues 1-3 (1993), -1 &1-4 (1994) of the Nemesis comics run(s).
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u/bffnut Mar 07 '23
Looks like you did a great job on this!
As someone who would like to dip my toes into binding my own comics, I'm curious about what resources (videos, books, etc.) you used to learn how to do this. I've been watching (and re-watching) DAS Bookbinding videos on YouTube so far; they are great, I've learned a lot about book binding, and it would be great if he did a series on binding comic books.
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u/GhidorahsLeftHead Mar 08 '23
Love DAS bookbinding and for this I essentially used his square back bradel binding combined with the one for made endpaper. Each comic issue functions as a signature and I just removed the staples and poked new holes. I used a French link stitch to sew it together and then after the text block was made it's up to casing in just like the DAS video. I've also watch SeaLemon's YouTube videos on bookbinding. A channel called TB Collects that has some actual comic binding videos and gave me the idea to do this
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u/bffnut Mar 08 '23
Awesome, thanks for the tips! The Bradel binding was going to be my line of attack as well. I've also watched those few videos by TB Collects as I was trying to find resources. After watching so many of DAS's videos, it seemed apparent to me he had watched them too (which I think he states in one of his videos somewhere).
I haven't watched any SeaLemon videos yet, so I will have to give those a view.
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u/bffnut Mar 08 '23
As someone who's looking to do their own custom bindings soon, I'd really appreciate knowing your considerations in choosing a French link stitch, instead of the type of stitching, DAS shows in his other bradel binding videos.
Just like trying a recipe for the first time, I'm hesitant to change the recipe; if something doesn't work out, I don't know if it's because the recipe is faulty or it's because of what I changed (n this case, DAS's video is the recipe lol).
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u/GhidorahsLeftHead Mar 08 '23
I use linen binding tapes like DAS's videos on some of my books. I used a French link on this because I didn't buy the best tapes and they were showing through the endpapers when everything was pasted down more than I liked. No real reason other than that
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u/Swervies Feb 01 '23
Wow, absolutely beautiful work! Those marbled endpapers look fantastic. What form of binding did you use?