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Senor Candle posted:First of all some of your questions can be answered here https://www.dcbservice.com/content/faq, specifically stuff like when you get charged is covered there.
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I get stuff signed as an excuse to say "hello, I like your work". I usually just get one thing signed of whatever I have on hand and don't really go for standing in line to do so cause I'm lazy. As such, most of my signed stuff is in collections that I buy from unknown artists peddling their wares in artist alley.
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May 2, 2016 22:43
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So I'm going to be moving in a few months. Anyone have any tips on safely packing and transporting lots of tpbs/hcs/omniboo?
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May 3, 2016 16:39
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Casyl posted:So I'm going to be moving in a few months. Anyone have any tips on safely packing and transporting lots of tpbs/hcs/omniboo? 
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May 3, 2016 16:55
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I like file boxes for their handles. If you can, only pack them half full of books and use the rest of the space for light stuff like clothes or towels to keep the weight down.
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May 3, 2016 17:02
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Uthor posted:I like file boxes for their handles. If you can, only pack them half full of books and use the rest of the space for light stuff like clothes or towels to keep the weight down. Yeah, boxes of books can be heavy as gently caress. There's not too much you need to do to protect them though.
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May 3, 2016 17:14
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I moved about 6 months ago and can confirm that boxes of HCs and omniboo are heavy.
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May 4, 2016 13:18
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irlZaphod posted:I moved about 6 months ago and can confirm that boxes of HCs and omniboo are heavy. Yeah. The only thing heavier was my record collection... I just fill the bigger boxes halfway and put linens on top. It sorta protects the books.  These are pretty great for records and books. No tape needed. I picked them up at the box store for $2-ish apiece. Very reusable. sporklift fucked around with this message at 18:44 on May 4, 2016 |
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May 4, 2016 18:41
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Ikea Expedit + moving: move as-is, or try to disassemble first?
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Neo_Reloaded posted:Ikea Expedit + moving: move as-is, or try to disassemble first? Disassemble, at least in part. I'm pretty sure they are constructed to bear a large amount of vertical force but almost no lateral force. If you can lie it flat that might be ok, or maybe if you rope it tight to the moving van.
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May 4, 2016 23:46
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If you have wide enough spaces to maneuver it through you can roll with it assembled. I took my 5x5 apart but left my 2x4, 2x2 and 1x5 assembled.
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May 5, 2016 01:11
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Do they disassemble and reassemble well? Or will it be looser from pulling the plugs out of the holes and everything? I have a 5x5 and am thinking it'd be quite an ordeal to get it down my stairs.
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May 5, 2016 01:58
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Neo_Reloaded posted:Do they disassemble and reassemble well? Or will it be looser from pulling the plugs out of the holes and everything? I have a 5x5 and am thinking it'd be quite an ordeal to get it down my stairs. Yeah mine came apart with no issues really. My friend fuckin' glued his together and when he moved he couldn't get it out of the room so he ended up leaving it behind.
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I've moved them and helped other people move them fully assembled. A 4x4 or smaller shouldn't have a lot of trouble getting out of most any apartment or house, though I can see problems with a 5x5.
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May 5, 2016 03:18
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I haven't moved on of those, but I've taken apart my Billy shelves plenty of times without issue.
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I bought a used 5x5 years ago and it came disassembled, put it back together and it works great.
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May 5, 2016 04:34
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Is it safe to iron a glossy (Marvel) trade paperback cover to try to get rid of creases? Is there anything I can do to get rid of creases?
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May 6, 2016 21:38
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Is it safe to iron a glossy (Marvel) trade paperback cover to try to get rid of creases? Is there anything I can do to get rid of creases? Ironing is bad for the laminate. Find a guy with a paper press, that's the safe way to fix it.
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I'm sure I don't know anyone with a paper press, but thank you for the no-iron tip. Funny thing is, the creases bugged me so much, I bought a replacement copy, only now the trade dress on the spine (the Marvel logo at the top) has changed, so it no longer matches the other two volumes in that set. That might even bug me more than the creased cover, since I look at the spines every day.
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May 6, 2016 21:48
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:I'm sure I don't know anyone with a paper press, but thank you for the no-iron tip. I tried ironing the cover a fairly rare book and the clear laminate ended up peeling off the next day.
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May 6, 2016 21:52
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I just read most of the Infinity Gauntlet omnibus for the first time last night, and it was different than the version in my head created through cultural osmosis. Two big things I kept expecting to happen that never did: 1) Blackbolt playing a big role and going berserk and 2) Captain America weilding Mjolnir. I imagine the Blackbolt thing is probably from more recent cosmic events (War of Kings or whatever?) but the Cap/Mjolnir one mystifies me even after extensive Googling. When Steve kinda made the hammer budge in the Age of Ultron movie, I thought everyone instantly latched onto it as teasing that this iconic Steve w/Mjolnir vs. Thanos confrontation was going to happen in Avengers 3/4. But if that never even happened in the comics, how did this idea just spontaneously erupt into being on such a widespread level?
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May 7, 2016 15:08
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Cap picks up Mjolnir in a issue of Thor fairly early on in the Tom DeFalco / Ron Frenz run a couple of years before Infinity Gauntlet. It wasn't treated as an especially big deal - Thor had just gotten back (I believe) from fighting the Celestials on an alien world and was visiting the Avengers on their island base when they're attacked by some generic villains. Thor is separated from his hammer, and Cap picks it up in the heat of the battle and tosses it to him. It happened entirely because DeFalco decided that of course Captain America of all people should be worthy, and he wanted to get it down in the comic (it happened when Steve Rogers had been stripped of the Captain America identity and was just going by "the Captain", so it tied into that as well). It was pretty understated, really. Just a done-in-one Thor story that didn't tie into any bigger plot. I imagine it's because Captain America wielding Mjolnir is something that one would reasonably expect to be a huge dramatic moment, combined with the fact that the really famous scene in Infinity Gauntlet is Cap standing up to Thanos even after he's smashed his shield.
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May 7, 2016 16:31
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I can't wait for Cap's shield to break in the climax of the first third Avengers movie so you know poo poo's Going Down.
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May 7, 2016 16:49
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They seem to have cancelled the new X-factor trade, which sucks as I wanted to read hat clusterfuckk.
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CharlestheHammer posted:They seem to have cancelled the new X-factor trade, which sucks as I wanted to read hat clusterfuckk. I think that one is being resolicited as part of the Epic line.
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May 11, 2016 16:03
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As usual, I just go basic as possible, but here's my most recent binding porn from Herring and Robinson. They do such great work.   
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May 11, 2016 21:09
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Those are gorgeous. How much does it end up being per book from those guys?
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Norns posted:Those are gorgeous. How much does it end up being per book from those guys? Last time I did it it was about $25-30 (depends on any extras) a book including shipping. USPS flat rate medium boxes will fit 3 books. I really need to get my run of Epic Illustrated done. Also Aaron's Thor, WATXM, Secret Six, The Maxx, Automatic Kafka, The Boys, Fatale, The Fade Out, and my Uncanny X-men 255-280. My biggest problem is deciding th color schemes. If anyone has any suggestions on these binds...oh god they have really piled up
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Norns posted:Those are gorgeous. How much does it end up being per book from those guys? Books start at $20 + shipping, but there's plenty of options to make them fancy. (http://www.herringandrobinsonbookbinders.com/html/comic_books.html) Books can be up to 2.5" thick, which is a LOT of issues, but I prefer to keep my books around 25 issues, because I find larger becomes a little unwieldy, but that's just, like, my opinion, man. I think the next thing I get bound will be Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers, and I want to see if I can arrange it so I can get it into 4 books. Brocktoon fucked around with this message at 17:00 on May 12, 2016 |
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May 12, 2016 16:58
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Norns posted:Those are gorgeous. How much does it end up being per book from those guys? http://marvelmasterworksfansite.yuku.com/topic/8900/Comic-book-binding-FAQ#.VzSpWvmDFBc A good place to start.
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Thanks guys. Now to look at some of my long boxes to see what I want to try first!
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May 12, 2016 18:42
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Norns posted:Thanks guys. Now to look at some of my long boxes to see what I want to try first! I would do something you are THAT anal about, because it may take you a book or two to get your preferences the way you like them.
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May 12, 2016 18:49
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I probably have 25 issues of X FORCE number 1 I could use. Would make a hell of a secret Santa gift!
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May 12, 2016 18:52
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Norns posted:I probably have 25 issues of X FORCE number 1 I could use. I thought about making a bind of all the ads I cut out to make my other binds.
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Prepare to be pissed about your spines not matching, DC collectors! http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/17/11692418/dc-comics-logo-redesign-rebirth
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Uthor posted:Prepare to be pissed about your spines not matching, DC collectors! It's better than the peeling sticker at least.
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Uthor posted:Prepare to be pissed about your spines not matching, DC collectors! What else is new?  e: I think the 'peel' looked great on big ol' omnibus spines.  ee: and for fun.. 
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May 18, 2016 03:06
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Teenage Fansub posted:e: I think the 'peel' looked great on big ol' omnibus spines. I was just looking at the Orion Omnibus in my Amazon wish list. Do you think they will release a softcover version?
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Uthor posted:I was just looking at the Orion Omnibus in my Amazon wish list. Do you think they will release a softcover version? Doubtful. How many SC omnis has DC released so far?
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The 600+ page Knightfall collections are the biggest DC softcovers I have. Though they don't call those 'omnibuses' and I don't think they were ever hardcover in those versions. e: They've reprinted Jack Kirby 'omnibuses' from hard to softcover, but those were pretty slim. I can't think of them doing that for the big fatties. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 04:12 on May 18, 2016 |
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