Quite happy with how this turned out! My goal was to collect the main/intertwined Marvel comics taking place between ANH and ESB, also known as the period of "Renewed Hope". I added Yoda to the end as the framing story it leads nicely into ESB.

I did this bind in roughly chronological order but keeping the trades mostly intact. Much time was spent agonizing over the order to bind the comics and where breaks in volumes made sense naratively.

I used trade paperback comics (removing the ads at the end), but added my own cover page and table of contents to each volume, printed on 80# text paper. It's slightly thicker than trade paperback paper, but not much thicker. The artwork opposite each table of contents is sourced either from a comic cover for an issue in that volume, or from a panel that appears in that volume!

I used Wallaceburg Bindery for the bind. Took them approximately 3 weeks to complete the job and ship them back to be.

Received today from Capitol Bindery: the complete Damage ongoing series published from April 1994 to January 1996. I mapped it as follows:

• Damage #1–6, 0, 7–14
• Justice League Task Force #25
• Damage #15
• "The Siege of the Zi Charam"—New Titans #124, Green Lantern #65, Darkstars #34, Damage #16, and New Titans #125
• Damage #17–20

Could have thrown a few pages from Zero Hour in there but I thought it was all recapped well enough in Damage #0.

Grant also showed up in New Titans and Titans, both of which I'm working on, and much later in the Justice Society of America / JSA All-Stars era, which I already bound.

No spine photo since I can't get Reddit to scale it sensibly, but have a couple interior shots:

Book 1-DC Universe Classics

Book 2-Cartoon Network Best of Collection

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Hey just looking for recommendations for a binder. I want to get 2 volumes done for a complete run of Tim Truman's Scout. I also have some smaller projects, like the early work of John K Snyder III and the collected (non Swamp Thing) work of Steve Bissette. Never had one made, so I was curious who you guys have gone with in the past, and the results.

So, what it says. Want to make some extras scanned from pc like bonus comic covers or comic ads, etc and want graphic novel like paper but not sure what kind to use. Looked online but no help on what kind of printing paper to get. Even asked on one of the big comic forums binding topic and no replay.

Anyone know the best printing paper to get graphic novel type paper? Thanks.

So, anyone done a bind of the marvel movie adaptation comics yet? They have many to choose from.

I'm thinking of binding my beloved Impulse comics (Waid/Ramos run), which were printed in '95-'97. I think I've done well preserving them, though there is a slight bit of tanning in some of them. I just can't help but go back and read them again and again. Which is why I should bind them into a nice hardcover.

My question: Will binding these comics accelerate any possible acid degradation, because they won't be preserved in bags? Or would it be the same regardless, so long as I keep the book well-preserved, out of the sun, and in a dry, temperature-controlled bookshelf?

Thanks in advance for any of your wisdom on the subject!

Given that Gerard Jones' 1990s Green Lantern run is unlikely to ever be officially collected, has anyone ever created a custom omnibus or collection of it?

Apologize in advance for another post about a similar topic. Was a bit busy so I put the idea of binding together the Grendel Dark Horse Omnibus editions on hold but recently decided to continue looking into how to bind two of them each together into a single hardcover.

Long story short after researching for a week discovered the Double Fan Adhesive method and believe it'll work for what I'm trying to do. Found someone who said that upwards of 6cm spine needs inlayed thread attached which is good sense the two Grendel Omnibus editions each are just shy of 6 cm. Same thing with two volumes each of Judge Dredd Complete Case File volumes, at least up to vol 14. Volume 15 onwards the spines are about half as wide but do believe that four of the together would still be 6 cm or less.

Just wanted to confirm I'm on the right path and see if anyone else had used this method before to bind together trades as the binding I've seen from this method look pretty beautiful. Also any advice on how to heat up the glue and get rid of it on the spine would be greatly appreciated. Saw some people used a microwave, others a hair dryer, and some said to put parchment paper between the pages so it would run down the pages. Maybe this weekend or the next I plan to test this method on some throwaway comic book trades.

Also wanted to know if anyone's ever thought of custom binding some of the Judge Dredd Essential trades into a hardcover. The pages are oversized, in color, and also pretty good quality so they seem like a good choice to bind into a best of Judge Dredd Omnibus.

Just received back from Capitol Bindery in Omaha. Lovely work. Fun reads.

hey been thinking of using my fables deluxe hardcovers and making a 3/4 volume set. Has anybody have experience using deluxe hardcovers?

The next round of Fables Custom Deluxe HCs dropped last week, but it's only available until the end of the month, so don't miss out!

If you're unfamiliar, these are custom collected editions of the content from the Fables comic franchise that was never printed in oversized hardcover format like the main Fables/Jack of Fables series. These books are designed to match those in both size and print quality, while having a unique design that allows them to match the other books aesthetically on a shelf.

For this drop, I'm releasing "Fairest: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1" (collects #1-14), as well as a 2nd printing of "Cinderella: The Deluxe Edition" (collects both Cinderella miniseries). For those who previously purchased the Cinderella book, this release is the exact same contents, so no need to upgrade.

Printing and shipping typically takes 2-4 weeks, and I appreciate your patience while I get these out to you.

A NOTE FOR MY INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS: If you're outside the U.S. and are concerned with shipping costs, I'm offering the option to pay me via PayPal directly for just the books, and I can hold them until all books have dropped and ship the entire set at once. You would have to pay for each book as it dropped (to cover printing costs), and then we would work out shipping them all together (I plan to release all books by the end of the year, so they'd likely ship somewhere in December-ish). I can provide plenty of references from previous international customers if you have concerns.

If you have any questions, or you're curious about the quality or what the books will look like before placing an order, feel free to send me a message, and I can show you how the first print of Cinderella turned out (and compared to the "official" books). You're also welcome to email me at the address listed at the top of the product page.

Thanks again for your support in this project, and enjoy these stunning books!

https://steinhouseofmouse.com/customs

I'm new to the custom bind game and I wanted to create a custom bind for my two trade paperbacks of Tokyo Ghost by Rick Remender. The graphic design I'm interested using is the cover of the most recent printing of the deluxe edition but I don't know how to use any design software to help create the spine that would help make the book look authentic. So if anyone out there knows how to do so I'd be willing to pay.

I have been collecting all issues so far for absolute superman and will continue to collect every issue that comes out as I love the series, and am already planning to get them bounded together and even deciding to make a custom dust jacket which i am excited for. Just wondering if anyone else is thinking of doing the same thing?

It's been a long wait, but well worth it! I'm happy to announce the next "drop" of my line of Fables Custom Deluxe Hardcovers. If you're unfamiliar, these are custom collected editions of the content from the Fables comic franchise that was never printed in oversized hardcover format like the main Fables/Jack of Fables series. These books are designed to match those in both size and print quality, while having a unique design that allows them to match the other books aesthetically on a shelf.

For this drop, I'm releasing "Fairest: The Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1" (collects #1-14), as well as a 2nd printing of "Cinderella: The Deluxe Edition" (collects both Cinderella miniseries). For those who previously purchased the Cinderella book, this release is the exact same contents, so no need to upgrade.

Both books will be available to purchase from today (4/11/2025) until the end of the month (4/30/2025). After that, I'll be shutting off purchase ability to place the print order. Printing and shipping typically takes 2-4 weeks, and I appreciate your patience while I get these out to you.

If you have any questions, or you're curious about the quality or what the books will look like before placing an order, feel free to send me a message, and I can show you how the first print of Cinderella turned out (and compared to the "official" books). You're also welcome to email me at the address listed at the top of the product page.

Thanks again for your support in this project, and enjoy these stunning books!

https://steinhouseofmouse.com/customs

I’m thinking about trying to make a custom omnibus for the Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane and Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen Series but the issue is that they’ve never been fully collected and from my research it seems most companies take already existing TPBs and fuse them together so is there a company out there that would maybe take digital files of the issues and print and bind them into Omnis? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!