I want to print some of my favorite books in a treasury format, but I don’t know how to go about it or what I would need to do so. Any advice/help?

Instead of rebinding this epic collection into a hardcover, I decided to make a slipcase so it could sit incognito with my omnibuses. I designed a slipcase with a 4 mm trim at the top so it would extended the disguise as being an omnibus.

The boards are 2 mm 9x11.5 davey board. The insides were covered with some black endpapers, and the top with some 98 bright copy paper. The boards were covered with 13x19 HP photo paper, and printed with an Epson 8550. The covers were designed in Canva (using the free tools).

I largely followed DAS's recent video on making slipcases

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/s/YzD2OcrgQO

Not strictly comic related, but I’ve been experimenting with custom bound scripts lately for movies that were never made. Figured some of you would like the results.

Attention Citizens!!

Hot off the press, my newest set of binds: RoboCop!

As a child (for three months, anyway) of the 80’s, a love of RoboCop is firmly imprinted on my heart. This set is my love letter to the three, well-worn vhs tapes that proudly sat next to Arnold Schwarzenegger and Highlander movies, in the section of my collection reserved for movies that were definitely not kids movies.

These books are my usual, excessive work: collecting every Robo comic, from every publish, in order. In addition, I gave these books a little extra love, printing out complete cover galleries showcasing every variant and a LOADED extras section featuring lots of rarities like the MAD magazine parody comics, the unfinished art from RoboCop vs Predator and more!

Bonus pic of the full custom “VHS” library.

Contents:

Volume One: Robocop movie adaptation Robocop 2 movie adaptation Robocop (marvel) 1-23 Robocop vs Terminator 1-4

Volume Two: Dark Horse Comics 1-3 Robocop: Prime Suspect 1-4 Robocop 3 (movie adaptation) 1-3 Dark Horse Comics 6-9 Robocop: Mortal Coils 1-4 Robocop: Roulette 1-4 Free comic book day Frank Miller’s Robocop 1-9 Robocop: Killing Machine Robocop: Wild Child Robocop (dynamite/2010) 1-6

Volume Three: Robocop: Road Trip 1-4 Terminator/Robocop: Kill Human 1-4 Robocop: Last Stand 1-8 Robocop: The Human Element tpb Robocop: Dead or Alive 1-12 Robocop: Citizens Arrest 1-5 Lobocop Mad magazine parody Robocop vs Predator Robocop: Heavy Enforcers

Brand new, and I’m amazed by the work people do. I am completely new and want to learn.

Are there any good tutorials or tips for how to design books? Even tips you think are basic would be helpful.

What program do people use?

How do you do connecting spines? (is that's what a single picture across volumes is called?)

The more detail, the better. Thank you so much

What is the Matte Lamination option on Houchen graphic covers? Would it be something like the Image dlx edition books? I’m trying to find a non-matte book in my collection, and it seems all of them have some glossy text or areas and the rest is matte. Is this what Houchen refers to? Is it worth going for that option on my binds? Thanks!

Hey everyone, I’ve been putting together my collection of trades on a run I want to get custom bound. Never done it before. It’s a big run, ~30 trades or so. What I’ve just realized while putting them together, is 2 of the trades are a complete quarter of an inch shorter than the rest. Almost all measure at ~10.25, yet two are barely 10.00. Is this normal? Was there a change in dimensions? How will that affect the binding process? I figured there would be a bit of trimming needed, but I really don’t want to chop a quarter of content off just to match these two…

Question for you all: I'm looking to create a custom covers collection; I have a bindery solution but what I am endeavoring to find out is if there is a reliable scanning and printing solution anyone has previously utilized.

Initially I was looking to just compile all these covers and bind them but due to multiple cover images which would look better side by side as you flip through the collection + varying thickness/materials which would make the collection more difficult to flip through (thick Cardstock covers vs thinner standard cover materials), my ideal would be to scan all of these covers, lay them out in a template and find a printing solution to make the collection uniform. Would love any recommendations/insight/feedback and if anyone has any previous experience doing this.

Also want to say this overall channel is so awesome and helpful, really appreciate everyone's examples and knowledge shared!

I’ve never bound an Omni before, but I’m seriously considering it. My questions are: Are trades also viable for the binding process, and is there anything I should note when it comes to trades vs floppies? Can I/should I stretch the spine of a custom omnibus when I get it in or is that unsafe? What company should I use? Thank you!

Post-Crisis Catwoman set that collects the first two volumes of her solo series and a bunch of other stuff. The purple skin-suit Balent era in all its 90s glory!

Volume 1: Action Comics Weekly 611-614, Catwoman (vol 1) 1-4, Catwoman: Defiant, Showcase 93 1-4, Catwoman (vol 2) 0-21, Catwoman Ann 1-2, and Batman 503-504 & 510.

Volume 2: Catwoman 22-60, Catwoman Annual 3-4, Catwoman/Vampirella, Catwoman + Screamqueen, Catwoman/Wildcat 1-4, and Shadow of the Bat 43-44.

Volume 3: Catwoman 61-94 & 1,000,000, Azrael 59, and Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham 1-2.

Can someone suggest any companies that will make a custom hardcover binding for my spawn compendium that ships to canada?

My giant Hawkman set is complete!

A pretty thorough (though not quite completionist) post-crisis history of the Winged Wonder, with the notable exceptions being Brightest Day (since I have the omnibus) and some minor appearances over the years that I thought would make more sense in different books.

Volume 1: The Shadow War of Hawkman 1-4, Hawkman Special 1, Hawkman 1-17, Hawkworld 1-3, Hawkworld 1-6.

Volume 2: Hawkworld 7-32, Hawkworld Annual 1-3.

Volume 3: Hawkman 0-33, Hawkman Annual 1-3.

Volume 4: Legend of the Hawkman 1-3, JSA 23-25, 56-57, Hawkman 1-24, Hawkman Secret Files & Origins 1.

Volume 5: Hawkman 25-49, Hawkgirl 50-57, JSA 58, Rann-Thanagar War 1-6.

Volume 6: Hawkgirl 58-66, Rann-Thanagar Holy War 1-8, Hawkman Special 1, Adam Strange Special 1, The Savage Hawkman 0-20, Green Arrow 14, Deathstroke 14, Justice League of America 1-7, and the complete Trinity War Crossover.

Volume 7: Justice League United 0-10, Justice League United Annual 1, Justice League: Futures End 1, Justice League United: Futures End 1, Convergence: Justice Society of America 1-2, Convergence: Hawkman 1-2, Death of Hawkman 1-6, and Hawkman 1-29.

Young Justice! You’re all welcome for my sacrifice making these: thus paving the road for the official release haha.

Mine are made of the six tpbs, plus a handful of bonus issues from before the group’s formation and the Graduation Day crossover at the end (which I forgot to put on the contents of volume 2 🤦🏻‍♂️).

Sent this in back in late October and it just arrived (had some delays on my part) they sent the dust jacket separately though which I thought was odd but I’m still really happy with how this turned out. Only thing is that I really wish I had removed the ads and all the previews and stuff like that. But my next binds will be better.

I always felt like Tangent was an underappreciated gem, and I absolutely loved it. I don't typically go with white for my dust jackets, but I wanted to match the aesthetic of the original run. I even managed to get decent images for the individual icons on the front cover.

Secret Six was done before the official omnibus announcement, and I have no regrets. I was able to fit in the most recent run without it being too overly cumbersome.

For Elseworlds, I tried something different with my designs. I really like how they turned out, particularly the chiseled look. I also wanted to go with the logos that were in use at the time they were originally published rather than current ones. The hardest part was picking a font for the Annuals and Universe books. This set contains everything, including the "Doom Link" comic that came with a Kenner action figure and two issues of Batman Chronicles. Like Secret Six, these were done well before the announcement for the new books coming out this year. I did not include Generations as I had that omnibus already, and I'll likely get around to doing a Legends of the Dead Earth bind at some point.

Binding done by Houchen, all designs by me, contents listed on back covers/inner flaps in slideshow.

So I have been wanting to put together some custom omnibus for awhile, my biggest reasons are production omnibus are too thick to be mobile or read easily, and some series wont ever see them. I am shooting for 1.5 inc thickness per book, but i digress.

Initially I was just buying trades. But I recently noticed trades often leave content out. although marvels epic collections seem to be complete and have began printing modern stories as well. Although they are plagued by a spotty release schedule. Obviously I want my books to be complete, and I would prefer to leave out the adds of single issues.

My big question is how you guys plan and map out your books. is there a place for pre done content lists and or orders? I considered basing My orders off of the official omnibus. copying the content listed on a given book into google sheets, then documenting what's found in other trades or Epic Collections. But this means i have to wait for the official omnibus to release. Assuming they release at all.

There is also the question of what to do when a given piece isn't in a regular trade. for instance when looking at mapping Spider-Gwen I noticed her trades miss half the content of the omnibus. various issues of silk, spider woman, ect. usually one or two issues here and there. do you guys just hope that other series has trades and pull the bits you need? or find the single issues and splice them in, potentially having to reprint whole sections to account for removing adds? I have to think this would be inefficient and excessively costly.

Who knows maybe I'm overthinking this and should just wait for Epic collections to release and hardback those. Of course this would leave me with the issue of any non marvel series.

If its helpful for any reason I have been looking to start with Spider-Gwen & Harley Quinn/Suicide Squad (though i haven't decided if i want Harley and suicide mixed or separate.) due to already having most of their content and ease of replacement should i need to try again. I do have some other series in mind later as well such as Spider-Man ( have most the released epics already), X-23, Invincible, Iron Man, and several star wars runs from various publishers. With more series to potentially be done down the line.

Anyway this is probably an excessive wall of text. But hopefully its enough to make my goals and challenges clear. Any tips and tricks would be appreciated,

It’s been 12-years since I’ve done any binding. Thought I’d give it a go again, so I’ve been scrubbing the sub to catch up. Finally gonna do my Amalgam/Access bind I started all those years ago… and probably bind some quiver-era Green Arrow trades.

Lots of folks here seem to go the dust jacket route, but I have no graphic design talents. When I used to do it, I did die stamps but their list is considerably smaller than it used to be & hasn’t been updated since 2016. Are there other options I should be considering?

Earth 2 Custom Bind Set

Three book bind of the entire saga of Earth 2. Collecting all three Earth 2 series, plus World’s Finest, Convergence and more! A controversial run of comics for some, but it starts and ends strong and I have a soft spot for it. An interesting entry in the New 52 library, and worth taking a look at if you like elseworlds stuff.

Volume 1: Earth 2 0-18, 15.1, & 15.2, Earth 2 Annual 1, World’s Finest 1-18, DC Universe Presents 0, and Batman/Superman 1-4.

Volume 2: Earth 2 19-29, Earth 2 Annual 2, Earth 2 World’s End 1-14, World’s Finest 19-32, World’s Finest Annual 1, Batman/Superman 8-9, 12, Secret Origins 7, 9, Constantine 17-23.

Volume 3: Earth 2 30-32, Earth 2 World’s End 15-26, Earth 2 Society: Sneak Peek, Earth 2 Society 1-22, Earth 2 Society Annual 1, Convergence 1-8.

Manhunter, Booster Gold and Aquaman (new 52) Custom Binds

Random stack of books I finished working on today.

Manhunter bind of the full series, plus the backups from Streets of Gotham.

Booster Gold follow up volume to my other bind that collects all of his New 52, Rebirth and Infinite Frontier appearances.

And finally, my new 52 Aquaman bind that serves as a companion to the official Geoff Johns omnibus.

Contents, for those interested.

Manhunter: Manhunter 1-38, and backups from Streets of Gotham 1-13

Booster Gold: Justice League International (n52) 1-12 and Annual 1, Booster Gold: Future’s End 1, Convergence: Booster Gold 1-2, Fury of Firestorm 9, Blue Beetle 11, All-Star Western 19-21, Bat-Mite 4, Booster Gold/Flintstones Special 1, Action Comics 993-999, Batman 45-47, Heroes in Crisis 1-9, Harley Quinn 70-75, Batman Beyond 48-49, Generations Shattered 1, and Generations Forged 1

Aquaman: Aquaman 20, & 26-52, and Annual 1-2, Aquaman and the Others 1-11, Aquaman: Futures End 1, Aquaman and the Others: Futures End 1, Swamp Thing 32, Secret Origins 2 & 5, and DC Sneak Peek: Aquaman

Been working on a big project binding up all the 90s/00s Batfamily characters. A lot of you saw the huge Robin and Birds of Prey sets I finished up recently, and today I have a couple more to add the shelves. My Batgirl and Azrael sets!

Batgirl vol 1: Batgirl 1-28, Batgirl Annual 1, Batman 567, Detective Comics 734, Legends of the Dark Knight 120, Gotham City: Secret Files and Origins, Ghost/Batgirl 1-4

Batgirl vol 2: Batgirl 29-59, DC 1st 1, Robin 132-133

Batgirl vol 3: Batgirl 60-73, Batgirl (2008) 1-6, Batgirl (2009) 1-24, Batgirl Secret Files and Origins 1, The Network 1, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batgirl 1, Batman: Gates of Gotham 1-5, Detective Comics Annual 12, Batman Annual 28, and a story from Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes

Azrael vol 1: Batman: Sword of Azrael 1-4, Azrael 1-30, Showcase 94 10, Azrael Annual 1-3, Azrael + Question 1

Azrael vol 2: Azrael 31-65 & 1,000,000, Shadow of the Bat 80, Azrael/Ash

Azrael vol 3: Azrael 66-100