This is awesome. As someone who’s trying to learn basic bookbinding, I’m blown away by how cheap this can be. As a hobbyist, I pay almost that much for the raw materials alone.
Thanks for making this vid! I was introduced to the custom bind world recently and blew my mind. Big Image fan and have "the Maxx and Pitt" runs from start to finish in floppies. Always wished they would come out with them in hardcover but nope ....so custom bounds here I come 😃
EXCELLENT tips! Patience is absolutely key! From collecting the material you want to include, to waiting for the binding process, I can confirm that this is probably the most important tip. Just an FYI for those based in the U.S. - if you provide your own graphic design, the base cost for a graphic hardcover through Houchen is just $25 (before any other bells and whistles like head/tail bands, bookmark ribbon, etc.). Of course, if you pay them to do the design work, it can add up quickly.
I'm still relatively new to collecting but I'm a sucker for the teen titans and I plan to bind all of theyr series that were never collected. Your video hat been very helpful. After all its about having fun and making your collector wishes come true :)
There's a local printing press near my house and they got all kinds of papers and a very good quality scanner, so i asked them to scan and reprint the comic book with same quality paper and print i want as hardcover with custom cover and dust jacket. (Its cost is almost same as buying new paper back and its really worth it.)
My mapping for some custom bind dc omnibus i wanted Flash By Mark Waid Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Flash Wally West Omnibus Vol.3 Flash#62-100,0,Annual#4-7,Green Lantern#30-31 & 40,The Flash 50th Anniversary Special#1,The Flash TV Special,Justice League Quarterly#10, Flash By Mark Waid Omnibus Vol.2 A.K.A Flash Wally West Omnibus Vol.4 Flash#101-129,Annual#8-10,Impulse#10-11,Flash Plus Nightwing#1,Flash/Green Lantern Faster Friends#1-2,Material From Dc Universe Holiday Bash#1,The Life Story Of The Flash OGN, Flash By Mark Waid Omnibus Vol.3 A.K.A Flash Wally West Omnibus Vol.5 Flash#142-163 & 231-236,1,000,000,Annual#12-13,Speed Force#1,The Flash Secret Files#1,Flash 80 Page Giant#1-2,Impulse#46,Dc Retroactive:Flash The 90s#1,The Kindgom:Kid Flash#1,All-Flash#1,Flash/Green Lantern:The Brave and The Bold#1-6 Superman By Geoff Johns Omnibus Superman Secret Origin#1-6,Superman#650-653,Action Comics#837-840 & 844-846 & 850-851 & 855-870,Annual#10-11,Material From Superman New Krypton Special#1 Superman New Krypton Omnibus Vol.1 Superman#676-685,Superman:New Krypton Special#1,Supergirl#34-36,Action Comics#858-874,Superman Pal's Jimmy Olsen#1,World Of New Krypton#1,Guardian Special#1(Adventure Comics) Superman New Krypton Omnibus Vol.2 Supergirl#37-47,Annual#1,Superman#686-691,Annual#14,Action Comics#875-882,Annual#12,Adventure Comics#0(Backup),1-3,5(Backup),6,Superman Secret Files 2009#1,Superman Pal's Jimmy Olsen#2,World Of New Krypton#2-12,Adventure Comics#1-4(Featuring The Legion) Superman New Krypton Omnibus Vol.3 Superman#692-700(Not Including The Jurgens Story),Supergirl#48-52,Action Comics#883-889(Adding all the Captain Atom Stories),Adventure Comics#8-11,Last Stand Of New Krypton#1-3,War Of The Supermen#0-4 Young Justice Omnibus Vol.1 Young Justice#1-16,Young Justice:The Secret#1,JLA:World Without Grown-Ups#1-2,1,000,000,Secret Origins 80 Page Giant#1,Young Justice No Man Land#1,Young Justice 80 page Giant#1,Supergirl#36-37,Young Justice Secret Origins & Files#1 Young Justice Omnibus Vol.2 Young Justice#17-32,Young Justice:Sins Of Youth#1-2,YJ:Sins Of Youth Secret Files & Origins#1,Superboy#74,JLA Jr#1,Aquaboy & Lagoon Man#1,Batboy & Robin#1,Kid Flash & Impulse#1,Starwoman & JSA Jr#1,Superman Jr & Superboy Sr#1,Wonder Girls#1,The Secret & Deadboy#1,Impulse#56,Action Comics#760 Young Justice Omnibus Vol.3 Young Justice#33-55,Our Worlds At War:Young Justice#1,Material From Robin#101,Superboy#99,Impulse#77-78 & 85-86,Titans/Young Justice:Graduation Day#1-3,Superboy#91,Spyboy/Young Justice#1-3 Justice League International Omnibus Vol.2 Justice League Of America#31-45,Annual#4,Justice League Europe#7-20,Annual#1,Justice League International Special#1,Dr.Fate#15,Material From JLA 80 Page Giant#1,Mister Miracle#7-8,Retroactive 1990s:Justice League Of America#1,Martian Manhunter(1988)#1-4 Justice League International Omnibus Vol.3 Justice League Of America#46-60,Annual#5,Justice League Europe#21-36,Annual#2,Justice League International Special#2,Green Lantern#18,Justice League Quarterly#1-6,Secret Origins#33-35,Formerly Known as Justice League#1-6,JLA Classified#4-9 Wonder Woman By Greg Rucka Omnibus Vol.1 Wonder Woman#195-226,Flash#219,Wonder Woman:The Hiketeia,Infintie Crisis#1-7,Adventures Of Superman#642-643,Superman#218-220,Action Comics#829,Blackest Night#1-8,Blackest Night:Wonder Woman#1-3 Front Cover:Vol 2#200 Back Cover:Vol 2#215 Wonder Woman By Greg Rucka Omnibus Vol.2 Wonder Woman Rebirth#1,Wonder Woman(Vol.4)#1-25,Annual#1, Front Cover:Vol 4#25 Back Cover:Vol 2:225 Secret Six Omnibus Vol.1 Villains United#1-6,Villains United Infintie Crisis Special#1,Secret Six#1-6,,Secret Birds Of Prey#104-108,Secret Six(Vol.3)#1-29,Suicide Squad#67,Action Comics#896, Secret Six Omnibus Vol.2 Secret Six(Vol.3)#30-36,Secret Six(Vol.4)#1-14,Doom Partol#19,Dc Sneak Peek:Secret Six#1,
Honorable Mentions Nightwing By Chuck Dixon Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Nightwing Omnibus Vol.1 Nightwing(1995)#1-4,Nightwing(1996-2009)#1-25,1/2,Annual#1,1,000,000,Nightwing:Alfred's Return#1,Nightwing/Huntress#1-4,Detective Comics#723 & 1,000,000,Green Arrow#134-135,Robin#55,Nightwing:Ties That Bind#1-4,Recap Pages Of Batman:Prodigal Supergirl By Peter David Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Supergirl Matrix/Linda Danvers Omnibus Vol.1 Superman#21-22,Adventures Of Superman#444,Action Comics#644 & 674 & 677 & 706,Supergirl & Team Luthor#1,Supergirl(1994)#1-4,Showcase 95#1-2 & 12,Showcase 96#8,Supergirl(1996-2003)#1-16,Annual#1-2,Supergirl Plus#1 Catwoman By Ed Brubaker & Darwyn Cooke Omnibus Catwoman#1-37,Material From Detective Comics#759-762,Catwoman Secret Files#1 Birds Of Prey By Gail Simone Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Birds Of Prey Omnibus Vol.4 Birds Of Prey#56-80, Green Lantern Corps By Peter J Tomasi/Dave Gibbions & Patrick Gleason Omnibus Vol.1 Green Lantern Corps Recharge#1-6,Green Lantern Corps#1-18,Material From Green Lantern#18-20,Green Lantern#21-25,Green Lantern Rebirth#1-6,Blue Beetle#20,Green Lantern:Sinestro Corps Special#1,Tales Of The Sinestro Corps:Parallax,Tales Of Sinestro Corps:Cyborg Superman,Tales Of The Sinestro Corps:Superman Prime,Ion#1-12,Green Lantern:Secret Files 2005,Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps Secret Files, Green Arrow By Kevin Smith/Brad Meltzer & Phil Hester Omnibus Green Arrow#1-21 Batman Detective Comics By Alan Grant & Norm Breyfogle Omnibus Detective Comics#583-598 & 601-621,Batman#448-449,Secret Origins#44 The Spectre By John Ostrander & Tom Mandrake Omnibus Vol.1 The Spectre#0-33,Annual#1,Eclipse#18 Suicide Squad By John Ostrander Omnibus Vol.1 Suicide Squad#1-18,Annual#1,Justice League International#13,Deadshot#1-4,Secret Origins#14 & 28,Doom Partol/Suicide Squad Special#1 Aquaman By Peter David Omnibus Vol.1 Aquaman#0-10,Annual#1,Aquaman Time & Tide#1-4,The Atlantis Chronicles#1-7,The Legend Of Aquaman#1,Aquaman#1-4(1986),Aquaman Special#1,Aquaman(1989)#1-5,Aquaman(Vol.4)#1-13 Superman By John Bryne Omnibus Vol.1 The Man Of Steel#1-6,Superman#1-11,Annual#1,Action Comics#584-593,Annual#1,Adventures Of Superman#424-435,Annual#1,Legion Of Superheroes#37-38 The Question By Denny O'Neil & Denys Cowan Omnibus The Question#1-36,Annual#1-2,Question Quarterly#1-5,The Question(2005 mini)#1-5,The Question Returns#1 Astro City Omnibus Vol.1 Astro City(Vol.1)#1-6,Astro City(Vol.2)#1-22 Hitman Omnibus Vol.1 Hitman#1-33,Annual#1,The Demon Annual#2,The Batman Chronicles#4 Batgirl Cassandra Cain Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Batgirl By Kelly Puckett & Damion Scott Omnibus Batman#567 & 587,Detective Comics#734 & 754 ,Legends Of The Dark Knight#120,Batgirl#1-11 & 13-20,Gotham City Secret Files & Origins- Night Games#1,Annual#1 Impulse Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Impulse By Mark Waid & Humberto Ramos Omnibus Flash#91-100 & 108-111 Impulse#1-27,Annual#1,Robin Plus#1 Superboy:Conner Kent Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A SuperboyDon't Mess With The S Era Omnibus Vol.1 Superboy#1-30,0,Annual#1-3,Annual#6,Legion Of Superheroes#74,Legionnares#31,Showcase 96 #6,Recaps Pages of Reign Of Superman The Power Of Shazam! Omnibus Vol.1 Power Of Shazam(GN),The Power Of Shazam#1-23,Annual#1,Showcase'96 #7,Superboy Plus#1,Supergirl Plus#1 Batman Cataclysm Omnibus Batman#553-556,Detective Comics#719-722,Batman:Shadow Of The Bat#73-76,The Batman Chronicles#12,Nightwing#19-20,Azreal#40,Catwoman#56-57,Robin#52-54,Batman:Blackgate-Isle Of Men#1,Batman:Huntress/Spoiler#1,Batman:Arkham Asylum-Tales Of Madness#1 Batman Road To No Man's Land Omnibus Batman#557-562 & 1,000,000,Annual#22-23,Detective Comics#723-729 & 1,000,000,Batman:Shadow Of The Bat#77-82 & 1,000,000,The Batman Chronicles#13-15,Green Arrow#134-135,Robin#55-56,Azrael:Agent Of The Bat#47-49,Nightwing#23,Batman:Harley Quinn#1 Batman No Man's Land Omnibus Vol.1 Batman#563-568,Detective Comics#730-735,Batman:Shadow Of The Bat#83-88,The Batman Chronicles#16-17,Batman The Legends Of The Dark Knight#116-121,Batman No Man's Land#1,Azrael Agent Of The Bat#50-57,Young Justice:No Man's Land#1,Robin#67,JLA#32,Nightwing#35-37,Nightwing Secret Origins & Files#1, Batman No Man's Land Omnibus Vol.2 Batman#569-574,Detective Comics#736-741,Batman Shadow Of The Bat#89-94,The Batman Chronicles#18,Batman The Legends Of The Dark Knights#122-126,Catwoman#72-77,Robin#68-73,Azrael Agent Of The Bat#58-61,Nightwing#38-39,Batman Day Of Judgement#1,Batman No Man's Land Secret Flies & Origins#1,Batman No Man's Land#0 Superman Our Worlds At War Omnibus Superman#171-173,Adventures Of Superman#593-596,Superman The Man Of Steel#115-117,Action Comics#780-782,Superboy#89-91,Supergirl#59-61,Wonder Woman#171-173,Young Justice#35-37,Batman#593-594,Impulse#77,Green Lantern:Our Worlds At War#1,Batman:Our Worlds At War#1,Young Justice:Our Worlds At War#1,Superman:Our Worlds At War Secret Flies#1,JLA:Our Worlds At War#1,Nightwing:Our Worlds At War#1,JSA:Our Worlds At War#1,Wonder Woman:Our Worlds At War#1,Flash:Our Worlds At War#1,Harley Quinn:Our Worlds At War#1,World Finest Comics:Our Worlds At War#1, Starman Compenium One A.K.A Starman By James Robinson Omnibus Vol.1 Starman#0-29,Annual#1,Showcase'95#12,Showcase'96#4-5
I had a few custom binds done at Lehman a while back (Mr. Monster, Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children, a Vertigo anthology, a 'best of' Bill Sienkiewicz). I took my time assembling the material, I designed my own table of contents. And they turned out great. Except...I thought it would be great if the books had full colour art on the covers instead of buckram. Unfortunately, the lamination along the spines began to bubble almost immediately, especially on the thicker volumes. One day, I may look into getting them rebound, and print out dust jackets instead.
What about getting PDF copies of the comics you want bound? Is that a good approach? And if so, should you increase the margin of the pages that'll be bound to the spine? For example, I want to create my own Spider-Man omnibus that collects all my favourite issues from the 80s (e.g. Gang War, Death of Jean DeWolff, Blackcat dating Spider-Man, Kraven's Last Hunt, etc.). If I go the PDF route, would I need to print off the pages or would a place like Lindemann's do that for me?
Super cool video, I've been wanting to make a Vault anthology custom bind for a while so the recommended companies and showcase of your work is super helpful. I'd love to see a step by step process video possibly in the future for one of your future binds.
@@TheHardcoverComic that's who I've used. Spink & Thackray. They were recommended to me by a fellow 2000ad fan. I've sent them the 5 issue mini series The Losers vol 1. I'm looking forward to designing the cover.
Great vid dude, the point about always pushing the envelope on presentation really hit home. I'm so much happier with my most recent customnibus than my first one! :)
I bound a few of my favorite titles that were definitely not going to be put into collections. I used Houchen and the prices were not too bad. Overall I was very happy with the results. I personally recommend using trades over floppies.
Thanks for the video. How many pages are your XO Manowar and Cave Carson binds? I am trying to decide on a volume 1 length between either a 548 pages (Court of Owls to and including Death of the Family) or a 972 page volume (Court of Owls to and including Zero Year: Dark City). I am trying to hit about 80% of your XO book in thickness, but bigger than your Cave Carson bind. The Synder Omi 1 doesn't appear to be a good reference for thickness as I suspect it is oversized pages (I may be wrong).
So, what is the middle ground between someone who likes omnibus style hardcovers but can't stand the gargantuan proportions of DC's Absolute versions? I know Sandman got omnibus collections but I really don't wanna shell out for the Absolute Swamp Thing only to be disappointed. Should I get the softcover trades and have them bound? How many volumes could I feasibly get away with? AAAGH
How many single issues would you put in a bind to minimize gutter loss? I'm thinking around 20 but I think that's pushing it for DC floppies? Maybe 15?
Great video, thinking of doing some myself now. How flexible are the binding companies with you providing your own cover designs? Have you had any experience with that? Thanks!
Hi! So, you finally convinced me to enter this game, but I have a few questions, I would really appreciate your help. What would be the most efficient number of pages to have in a custom bind? For example, how many pages / issues has your Cave Carson? I’m wondering if it’s better to have 1 book with 720 pages or 2 with 360? It’s not about the money for me, it’s about the quality of reading (stays open, gutter loss, etc). Also, in terms of design, which software do you use to make the dust jackets and the tables of content?
Nuno Neto Welcome to the custom bind game! Cave Carson has 18 issues in it, and I would say 18-20 issues in a volume is ideal. The thinner the book the better the reading experience! I use photoshop for all my design work!
Everything I have thought of binding ends up fizzling. I'll have something that I want to bind that has never been collected, and is fairly cheap -- except that one issue that's like $50... The original run of Shadowman, for instance.
Hey do you know if herring and Robinson is still doing custom binds? I heard they were restructuring or remodeling, and now their website doesn't even mention comic binding at all. :(
This is awesome. As someone who’s trying to learn basic bookbinding, I’m blown away by how cheap this can be. As a hobbyist, I pay almost that much for the raw materials alone.
Thanks for making this vid! I was introduced to the custom bind world recently and blew my mind. Big Image fan and have "the Maxx and Pitt" runs from start to finish in floppies. Always wished they would come out with them in hardcover but nope ....so custom bounds here I come 😃
Pitt is SO good! I'm planning a custom bind of that one day... :)
EXCELLENT tips! Patience is absolutely key! From collecting the material you want to include, to waiting for the binding process, I can confirm that this is probably the most important tip.
Just an FYI for those based in the U.S. - if you provide your own graphic design, the base cost for a graphic hardcover through Houchen is just $25 (before any other bells and whistles like head/tail bands, bookmark ribbon, etc.). Of course, if you pay them to do the design work, it can add up quickly.
You have just opened my eyes good sir.
this really piqued my curiosity about custom binding. thanks a lot for the tips.
It's way too expensive man. One custom bind can get me 2 tpbs instead. So have never bit the bullet. But love to see 'em on your shelf.
I'm still relatively new to collecting but I'm a sucker for the teen titans and I plan to bind all of theyr series that were never collected. Your video hat been very helpful. After all its about having fun and making your collector wishes come true :)
There's a local printing press near my house and they got all kinds of papers and a very good quality scanner, so i asked them to scan and reprint the comic book with same quality paper and print i want as hardcover with custom cover and dust jacket. (Its cost is almost same as buying new paper back and its really worth it.)
But since I have to provide them a physical copy before turning it into hardcover so I'm basically paying 2x for every comic
My mapping for some custom bind dc omnibus i wanted
Flash By Mark Waid Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Flash Wally West Omnibus Vol.3
Flash#62-100,0,Annual#4-7,Green Lantern#30-31 & 40,The Flash 50th Anniversary Special#1,The Flash TV Special,Justice League Quarterly#10,
Flash By Mark Waid Omnibus Vol.2 A.K.A Flash Wally West Omnibus Vol.4
Flash#101-129,Annual#8-10,Impulse#10-11,Flash Plus Nightwing#1,Flash/Green Lantern Faster Friends#1-2,Material From Dc Universe Holiday Bash#1,The Life Story Of The Flash OGN,
Flash By Mark Waid Omnibus Vol.3 A.K.A Flash Wally West Omnibus Vol.5
Flash#142-163 & 231-236,1,000,000,Annual#12-13,Speed Force#1,The Flash Secret Files#1,Flash 80 Page Giant#1-2,Impulse#46,Dc Retroactive:Flash The 90s#1,The Kindgom:Kid Flash#1,All-Flash#1,Flash/Green Lantern:The Brave and The Bold#1-6
Superman By Geoff Johns Omnibus
Superman Secret Origin#1-6,Superman#650-653,Action Comics#837-840 & 844-846 & 850-851 & 855-870,Annual#10-11,Material From Superman New Krypton Special#1
Superman New Krypton Omnibus Vol.1
Superman#676-685,Superman:New Krypton Special#1,Supergirl#34-36,Action Comics#858-874,Superman Pal's Jimmy Olsen#1,World Of New Krypton#1,Guardian Special#1(Adventure Comics)
Superman New Krypton Omnibus Vol.2
Supergirl#37-47,Annual#1,Superman#686-691,Annual#14,Action Comics#875-882,Annual#12,Adventure Comics#0(Backup),1-3,5(Backup),6,Superman Secret Files 2009#1,Superman Pal's Jimmy Olsen#2,World Of New Krypton#2-12,Adventure Comics#1-4(Featuring The Legion)
Superman New Krypton Omnibus Vol.3
Superman#692-700(Not Including The Jurgens Story),Supergirl#48-52,Action Comics#883-889(Adding all the Captain Atom Stories),Adventure Comics#8-11,Last Stand Of New Krypton#1-3,War Of The Supermen#0-4
Young Justice Omnibus Vol.1
Young Justice#1-16,Young Justice:The Secret#1,JLA:World Without Grown-Ups#1-2,1,000,000,Secret Origins 80 Page Giant#1,Young Justice No Man Land#1,Young Justice 80 page Giant#1,Supergirl#36-37,Young Justice Secret Origins & Files#1
Young Justice Omnibus Vol.2
Young Justice#17-32,Young Justice:Sins Of Youth#1-2,YJ:Sins Of Youth Secret Files & Origins#1,Superboy#74,JLA Jr#1,Aquaboy & Lagoon Man#1,Batboy & Robin#1,Kid Flash & Impulse#1,Starwoman & JSA Jr#1,Superman Jr & Superboy Sr#1,Wonder Girls#1,The Secret & Deadboy#1,Impulse#56,Action Comics#760
Young Justice Omnibus Vol.3
Young Justice#33-55,Our Worlds At War:Young Justice#1,Material From Robin#101,Superboy#99,Impulse#77-78 & 85-86,Titans/Young Justice:Graduation Day#1-3,Superboy#91,Spyboy/Young Justice#1-3
Justice League International Omnibus Vol.2
Justice League Of America#31-45,Annual#4,Justice League Europe#7-20,Annual#1,Justice League International Special#1,Dr.Fate#15,Material From JLA 80 Page Giant#1,Mister Miracle#7-8,Retroactive 1990s:Justice League Of America#1,Martian Manhunter(1988)#1-4
Justice League International Omnibus Vol.3
Justice League Of America#46-60,Annual#5,Justice League Europe#21-36,Annual#2,Justice League International
Special#2,Green Lantern#18,Justice League Quarterly#1-6,Secret Origins#33-35,Formerly Known as Justice League#1-6,JLA Classified#4-9
Wonder Woman By Greg Rucka Omnibus Vol.1
Wonder Woman#195-226,Flash#219,Wonder Woman:The Hiketeia,Infintie Crisis#1-7,Adventures Of Superman#642-643,Superman#218-220,Action Comics#829,Blackest Night#1-8,Blackest Night:Wonder Woman#1-3
Front Cover:Vol 2#200
Back Cover:Vol 2#215
Wonder Woman By Greg Rucka Omnibus Vol.2
Wonder Woman Rebirth#1,Wonder Woman(Vol.4)#1-25,Annual#1,
Front Cover:Vol 4#25
Back Cover:Vol 2:225
Secret Six Omnibus Vol.1
Villains United#1-6,Villains United Infintie Crisis Special#1,Secret Six#1-6,,Secret Birds Of Prey#104-108,Secret Six(Vol.3)#1-29,Suicide Squad#67,Action Comics#896,
Secret Six Omnibus Vol.2
Secret Six(Vol.3)#30-36,Secret Six(Vol.4)#1-14,Doom Partol#19,Dc Sneak Peek:Secret Six#1,
Marcus Javier epic list sir!
Honorable Mentions
Nightwing By Chuck Dixon Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Nightwing Omnibus Vol.1
Nightwing(1995)#1-4,Nightwing(1996-2009)#1-25,1/2,Annual#1,1,000,000,Nightwing:Alfred's Return#1,Nightwing/Huntress#1-4,Detective Comics#723 & 1,000,000,Green Arrow#134-135,Robin#55,Nightwing:Ties That Bind#1-4,Recap Pages Of Batman:Prodigal
Supergirl By Peter David Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Supergirl Matrix/Linda Danvers Omnibus Vol.1
Superman#21-22,Adventures Of Superman#444,Action Comics#644 & 674 & 677 & 706,Supergirl & Team Luthor#1,Supergirl(1994)#1-4,Showcase 95#1-2 & 12,Showcase 96#8,Supergirl(1996-2003)#1-16,Annual#1-2,Supergirl Plus#1
Catwoman By Ed Brubaker & Darwyn Cooke Omnibus
Catwoman#1-37,Material From Detective Comics#759-762,Catwoman Secret Files#1
Birds Of Prey By Gail Simone Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Birds Of Prey Omnibus Vol.4
Birds Of Prey#56-80,
Green Lantern Corps By Peter J Tomasi/Dave Gibbions & Patrick Gleason Omnibus Vol.1
Green Lantern Corps Recharge#1-6,Green Lantern Corps#1-18,Material From Green Lantern#18-20,Green Lantern#21-25,Green Lantern Rebirth#1-6,Blue Beetle#20,Green Lantern:Sinestro Corps Special#1,Tales Of The Sinestro Corps:Parallax,Tales Of Sinestro Corps:Cyborg Superman,Tales Of The Sinestro Corps:Superman Prime,Ion#1-12,Green Lantern:Secret Files 2005,Green Lantern/Sinestro Corps Secret Files,
Green Arrow By Kevin Smith/Brad Meltzer & Phil Hester Omnibus
Green Arrow#1-21
Batman Detective Comics By Alan Grant & Norm Breyfogle Omnibus
Detective Comics#583-598 & 601-621,Batman#448-449,Secret Origins#44
The Spectre By John Ostrander & Tom Mandrake Omnibus Vol.1
The Spectre#0-33,Annual#1,Eclipse#18
Suicide Squad By John Ostrander Omnibus Vol.1
Suicide Squad#1-18,Annual#1,Justice League International#13,Deadshot#1-4,Secret Origins#14 & 28,Doom Partol/Suicide Squad Special#1
Aquaman By Peter David Omnibus Vol.1
Aquaman#0-10,Annual#1,Aquaman Time & Tide#1-4,The Atlantis Chronicles#1-7,The Legend Of Aquaman#1,Aquaman#1-4(1986),Aquaman Special#1,Aquaman(1989)#1-5,Aquaman(Vol.4)#1-13
Superman By John Bryne Omnibus Vol.1
The Man Of Steel#1-6,Superman#1-11,Annual#1,Action Comics#584-593,Annual#1,Adventures Of Superman#424-435,Annual#1,Legion Of Superheroes#37-38
The Question By Denny O'Neil & Denys Cowan Omnibus
The Question#1-36,Annual#1-2,Question Quarterly#1-5,The Question(2005 mini)#1-5,The Question Returns#1
Astro City Omnibus Vol.1
Astro City(Vol.1)#1-6,Astro City(Vol.2)#1-22
Hitman Omnibus Vol.1
Hitman#1-33,Annual#1,The Demon Annual#2,The Batman Chronicles#4
Batgirl Cassandra Cain Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Batgirl By Kelly Puckett & Damion Scott Omnibus
Batman#567 & 587,Detective Comics#734 & 754 ,Legends Of The Dark Knight#120,Batgirl#1-11 & 13-20,Gotham City Secret Files & Origins- Night Games#1,Annual#1
Impulse Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A Impulse By Mark Waid & Humberto Ramos Omnibus
Flash#91-100 & 108-111 Impulse#1-27,Annual#1,Robin Plus#1
Superboy:Conner Kent Omnibus Vol.1 A.K.A SuperboyDon't Mess With The S Era Omnibus Vol.1
Superboy#1-30,0,Annual#1-3,Annual#6,Legion Of Superheroes#74,Legionnares#31,Showcase 96 #6,Recaps Pages of Reign Of Superman
The Power Of Shazam! Omnibus Vol.1
Power Of Shazam(GN),The Power Of Shazam#1-23,Annual#1,Showcase'96 #7,Superboy Plus#1,Supergirl Plus#1
Batman Cataclysm Omnibus
Batman#553-556,Detective Comics#719-722,Batman:Shadow Of The Bat#73-76,The Batman Chronicles#12,Nightwing#19-20,Azreal#40,Catwoman#56-57,Robin#52-54,Batman:Blackgate-Isle Of Men#1,Batman:Huntress/Spoiler#1,Batman:Arkham Asylum-Tales Of Madness#1
Batman Road To No Man's Land Omnibus
Batman#557-562 & 1,000,000,Annual#22-23,Detective Comics#723-729 & 1,000,000,Batman:Shadow Of The Bat#77-82 & 1,000,000,The Batman Chronicles#13-15,Green Arrow#134-135,Robin#55-56,Azrael:Agent Of The Bat#47-49,Nightwing#23,Batman:Harley Quinn#1
Batman No Man's Land Omnibus Vol.1
Batman#563-568,Detective Comics#730-735,Batman:Shadow Of The Bat#83-88,The Batman Chronicles#16-17,Batman The Legends Of The Dark Knight#116-121,Batman No Man's Land#1,Azrael Agent Of The Bat#50-57,Young Justice:No Man's Land#1,Robin#67,JLA#32,Nightwing#35-37,Nightwing Secret Origins & Files#1,
Batman No Man's Land Omnibus Vol.2
Batman#569-574,Detective Comics#736-741,Batman Shadow Of The Bat#89-94,The Batman Chronicles#18,Batman The Legends Of The Dark Knights#122-126,Catwoman#72-77,Robin#68-73,Azrael Agent Of The Bat#58-61,Nightwing#38-39,Batman Day Of Judgement#1,Batman No Man's Land Secret Flies & Origins#1,Batman No Man's Land#0
Superman Our Worlds At War Omnibus
Superman#171-173,Adventures Of Superman#593-596,Superman The Man Of Steel#115-117,Action Comics#780-782,Superboy#89-91,Supergirl#59-61,Wonder Woman#171-173,Young Justice#35-37,Batman#593-594,Impulse#77,Green Lantern:Our Worlds At War#1,Batman:Our Worlds At War#1,Young Justice:Our Worlds At War#1,Superman:Our Worlds At War Secret Flies#1,JLA:Our Worlds At War#1,Nightwing:Our Worlds At War#1,JSA:Our Worlds At War#1,Wonder Woman:Our Worlds At War#1,Flash:Our Worlds At War#1,Harley Quinn:Our Worlds At War#1,World Finest Comics:Our Worlds At War#1,
Starman Compenium One A.K.A Starman By James Robinson Omnibus Vol.1
Starman#0-29,Annual#1,Showcase'95#12,Showcase'96#4-5
...i think you forgot Flash
Really appreciate the video. Gave me a lot to think about. The possibilities are endless 😀
I had a few custom binds done at Lehman a while back (Mr. Monster, Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children, a Vertigo anthology, a 'best of' Bill Sienkiewicz). I took my time assembling the material, I designed my own table of contents. And they turned out great. Except...I thought it would be great if the books had full colour art on the covers instead of buckram. Unfortunately, the lamination along the spines began to bubble almost immediately, especially on the thicker volumes. One day, I may look into getting them rebound, and print out dust jackets instead.
What about getting PDF copies of the comics you want bound? Is that a good approach? And if so, should you increase the margin of the pages that'll be bound to the spine? For example, I want to create my own Spider-Man omnibus that collects all my favourite issues from the 80s (e.g. Gang War, Death of Jean DeWolff, Blackcat dating Spider-Man, Kraven's Last Hunt, etc.). If I go the PDF route, would I need to print off the pages or would a place like Lindemann's do that for me?
Great video, excited to get into the custom binding game
I love this video! What a great primer on binding.
Super cool video, I've been wanting to make a Vault anthology custom bind for a while so the recommended companies and showcase of your work is super helpful. I'd love to see a step by step process video possibly in the future for one of your future binds.
As Spock would say "Fascinating".
I've not come across this in the UK.
Spinkary and Thacks…probably misspelled but they do AMAZING work
They are based in the UK and fantastic work from what I’ve seen online. Really wish I was in the UK as the stuff I’ve seen is phenomenal
@@TheHardcoverComic that's who I've used. Spink & Thackray. They were recommended to me by a fellow 2000ad fan. I've sent them the 5 issue mini series The Losers vol 1.
I'm looking forward to designing the cover.
Great vid dude, the point about always pushing the envelope on presentation really hit home. I'm so much happier with my most recent customnibus than my first one! :)
Good tips man. Great timing since I'm starting to plan some custom binds!
I bound a few of my favorite titles that were definitely not going to be put into collections. I used Houchen and the prices were not too bad. Overall I was very happy with the results. I personally recommend using trades over floppies.
Super informative, thanks
When you are talking about inches, are you referring to before you send to bindery? Or afterward?
How do you print out custom pages? Do I print them out myself? I’m worried that the pages wont me the same material
Yo never new this was so readily available thanks for the vid. Now im combing threw my boxes to make Omnis and Anthologies
Man this is amazing a Love it
This was a great video! I really want to make a few custom binds that combines Geoff Johns green lantern run alongside Tomasis Green lantern corps run
Great vid!. I'm looking into getting the Jason Aaron THOR run complete collection TPB'S made in to custom HC'S so i really appreciate the advice.
Great info!
I remember your JLA Custom collection . Beautiful ! Are you still getting the Morrison Omnibus or are you sticking with those?
Jamie Dunne Sticking with the binds! I love the run so maybe some day I’ll double dip
Thanks for the video. How many pages are your XO Manowar and Cave Carson binds? I am trying to decide on a volume 1 length between either a 548 pages (Court of Owls to and including Death of the Family) or a 972 page volume (Court of Owls to and including Zero Year: Dark City). I am trying to hit about 80% of your XO book in thickness, but bigger than your Cave Carson bind. The Synder Omi 1 doesn't appear to be a good reference for thickness as I suspect it is oversized pages (I may be wrong).
Thanks for the video! Do you recommend trimming if you are binding trade paperbacks?
Cody Jenkins I always have them trim the book block, and there’s always a little bit of ruffling on the TPB pages that I imagine they need to even out
Awesome video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Get yourself a pop filter
So, what is the middle ground between someone who likes omnibus style hardcovers but can't stand the gargantuan proportions of DC's Absolute versions? I know Sandman got omnibus collections but I really don't wanna shell out for the Absolute Swamp Thing only to be disappointed. Should I get the softcover trades and have them bound? How many volumes could I feasibly get away with? AAAGH
I bound all the tpbs into 2 volumes. There’s a video on here from about a year and a half ago, where I show how they turned out.
@@TheHardcoverComic I just checked it out! I think I'm gonna go that route with Hellboy too
How many single issues would you put in a bind to minimize gutter loss? I'm thinking around 20 but I think that's pushing it for DC floppies? Maybe 15?
Depends on the method you use for binding. Sewn, glued, etc
Great video, thinking of doing some myself now. How flexible are the binding companies with you providing your own cover designs? Have you had any experience with that? Thanks!
Hi! So, you finally convinced me to enter this game, but I have a few questions, I would really appreciate your help. What would be the most efficient number of pages to have in a custom bind? For example, how many pages / issues has your Cave Carson? I’m wondering if it’s better to have 1 book with 720 pages or 2 with 360? It’s not about the money for me, it’s about the quality of reading (stays open, gutter loss, etc). Also, in terms of design, which software do you use to make the dust jackets and the tables of content?
Nuno Neto Welcome to the custom bind game! Cave Carson has 18 issues in it, and I would say 18-20 issues in a volume is ideal. The thinner the book the better the reading experience!
I use photoshop for all my design work!
Everything I have thought of binding ends up fizzling. I'll have something that I want to bind that has never been collected, and is fairly cheap -- except that one issue that's like $50... The original run of Shadowman, for instance.
Hey do you know if herring and Robinson is still doing custom binds? I heard they were restructuring or remodeling, and now their website doesn't even mention comic binding at all. :(
They do not. They shut down and was going to sell to some other buyers but that fell thru. As of now the 2 brothers that owned it are retired.
@@TheHardcoverComic that really sucks man, I guess Houchen bindery is all thats left for US customers then? (I'm From Texas)
There’s some other small binderies but their options for books are rather limited.
Do a hidden gems video
Great video as usual .. ps . You may want to check out Jeff Lemire's latest Instagram post. Something you may be interested in 😏
Geoff Kennedy WOW! Thank you for the heads up!!!
Fuk I thought this was a binding video