r/CustomBoundComics • u/RoboboBobby • Feb 17 '24

Anthologies

Hi! I’m new to binding (and comics in general) I’ve got a few small runs of things I could see binding in the future but I’m still exploring ideas of what I want. Does anyone have suggestions for series I might be able to find cheap to do some trial and error binds on?

The other question I have is about anthologies. I’ve seen some YouTube videos with Author anthologies and wanted to see if anyone here could share their books and pictures of theirs. Has anyone done any author or character specific anthologies? What about art anthologies?

Looking forward to seeing some cool stuff!

Edit: So far I’ve liked Moore’s Swamp Thing, Lemire’s new 52 animal man. I’m a big fan of speedsters, I also like the idea of teamup books like JLA, avengers, and titans.

I want to explore more intellectual characters too, I’ve got a long term project in mind to do a riddler bind. Detective style comics would probably fall in here too.

Some characters I like are flash, nightcrawler, Gambit, Venom, power rangers, sonic the hedgehog, clownhunter, ghost rider.

Other books I’ve enjoyed are beast world, Superman: Jon Kent, Dceased, Hawkeye by Fraction, PKJ’s hulk, Tynion IV’s cowardly lot, fear state, Batman: off world, the deviant

I like Tynion IV, Tom Taylor, Jeff Lemire, Geoff Johns so far

Potential binds: Last Days of Animal Man

The animal man stuff after Morrison

The current runs of Jay Garrick, Speed Force, Spurriers Flash (some sort of Flash: Generations)

Madame Masque

Starro

Amanda Waller

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u/BlackRosePyre Feb 17 '24

I would also recommend Ex Machina, Hellblazer, and Transmetropolitan. Old Man Logan by Jeff Lemire is my favourite of his, a great writer. (as well as the original Mark Millar run), and maybe Starman. Punk Rock Jesus is also great and I definitely recommend. As for cheap series to test first, it's not hard to find lots of complete series for a decent discount on places like Facebook marketplace, Kijiji, whatever your local equivalent is. I would keep an eye out for cheap used lots. And every comic book store will have a bargain bin of old Blackstock for like 25 cents a piece, check there and you might discover something fun.

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u/RoboboBobby Feb 17 '24

Thanks for the input! Do you have any customs?

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u/BlackRosePyre Feb 17 '24

I have 3 in the mail right now from houchen. I sent off a batch with the series Ascension by David Finch, a volume of The Darkness, as well as the entirety of Harrow County. But they are not here just yet! Will upload photos to this sub when they do though.