To avoid spoilers I recommend doing this technique with the book backwards. So when you’re slowing going through the pages, you’re getting looks at the art but nothing makes sense since it’s upside down lol
I think dark horse's binding and page layout on the berserk deluxe is the gold standard for omnibus binding. In the double-page spreads, they usually have a millimeter of blank space from the middle to prevent any gutter loss.
If you see other paperback oversized manga, like vagabond vizbig, you'll notice that they leave a white blank line in the inside, so if the binding is stiff, you still have the full art visible.
@@NearMintCondition i have issues with my thick softcovers like, for ex the Usagi Yojimbo ones. i get they're glued bindings, you said this technique wasn't for glued bindings. is there one for them?
Probably a pretty good sign that if you're interested in reading comics rather than just collecting them, you should stick to more normal sized editions :p
If I owned one of those I would be too scared to open it. Honestly, it feels like just cracking open the cover would cause irreparable damage. But its still a very interesting and informative video. Good work. Even if you're not a collector, you can still learn a lot of interesting information.
This is a very good tutorial. As for the gutter issues with splash pages, it’s the fault of the layout artist/typesetter because that can be addressed in the preparation of the print file. (I work in publishing and printing and we encounter this a lot with new artists.)
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words. I think sometime the gutter loss is caused by over use of so much glue on the binding, but I'd love a little more Quality Control on some splash pages.
Well...I'm really glad I read this before I got my first omnibus. Specially yeah like you said if I'm paying $100+ I don't wanna ruin it lol. Thanks for posting this I really appreciate it. My books are saved now! :D
Extremely helpful tutorial. I just got my first omni, Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 by Claremont which I absolutely love so far. I know I've only began to scratch the surface of his run so I'm ready to be continuously in awe. I was so anxious to start reading so I'm coming to this video a week later to see how it's properly done lol. I still went through the process and the eye looks pretty good and nothing is shifted to one side which is relieving. I plan to get more omni's in the future mainly of characters I've always wanted to read in Marvel but never knew where to start. Now I have some idea thanks to all the content and information on your channel and it's been a highly enjoyable experience. Glad I know what to do for my next omni before I start reading. Keep up the fantastic work from a newbie that's just starting out!!
I just ordered the American Vampire Omnibus vol 1 and I am SO glad I watched this before opening it. This was a great video with some good tips. Thanks!
@Near Mint Condition You sir are an absolute legend, because of you I have actually bought myself a few omnibus. Love your channel and massive respect to you ! Sent all the way from Wales 🏴
Just ordered my first omnibus yesterday (it was the Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale Batman omni btw), so I'm glad I found this video. Maybe I should try it with my Under the Red Hood deluxe edition...
Great video! Thankfully I've been doing this since the beginning of my omnibus journey, but I'm sure there are omnibros that may not know this yet! I don't have the patience to do a page at a time though!! :D
This is why its good to review what you already know. I thought, after not reading an omni in so long, that creaking noise was REALLY bad but I guess thats normal.
Found this video a bit late but better late than never! I have the Gail Simone Red Sonja omnibus and it's relatively smaller than most omnibus, so thankfully it seems lile everything was fine (the eye has shifted but not too bad). Will definitely keep this in mind now if I buy any more Omnibus in the future
Man wish I saw this video earlier. I got the JLA Grant Morrison omnibus and I'd literally opened it 3 times and noticed the binder or spine cracking from the bottom.
I learned about this on Nerdventures, now known as Sequentials Deluxe, about 4 1/2 years ago, and I've been doing it ever since. Glad that you did this. Never know how some new collector is going to come upon this idea. I do it with all my omnis.
Yeah, I met Will at Baltimore con in 2018. Nice guy, Its a shame he sold off most of his collection and now focuses on his personal movies...not a shame, just he is a really nice and knowledable guy.
@@NearMintCondition Yeah, just before he sold off his books, he did a video on his Marvel collection, his Indie stuff, then without a DC episode (the one I was waiting for), sold off his books.
4:01 when i do this the first time, my omnies always end op, getting that small damaged to the spine around page 20, where you can see the thread that holds the pages to the spine. Tbh honest i do not get what i am doing wrong. First i thought it was do to the size of the omni, because first time i did it was with Spider Man by Roger Stern, but it happened again with the Thundebolts.
Just opened *Fantastic Four Vol 1 by Hickman* and stretching it Seen a tip from someone to *have the book upside down whilst stretching to help avoid spoilers* - thankfully got through doung a stretch without noticing much from the pages. Any idea on whether to do more than one stetch with all books, or large omnibus (1,000pages+, etc) Hopefully the comment helps wirh algorithms so other newer readers and collectors spot this before roughly reading their new titles.
8:09 so if an omnibus has glue on the binding you don’t need to do this technique? I have a Catwoman of East End Omnibus and that has glue on the binding, is the technique not required for that omnibus?
Thanks for the informative video. It's nice to be aware of minute details like this one. I personally wouldn't be happy to see my hard earned money falling apart when there's a way to better preserve this big books
I bought batman new 52 omnibus volume 1, its a thick book and only glued binding, You said this tecnique did nothing for glued binding? Is there a tecnique for glued binding? or it doesnt matter?
Thank you so much. Really helpful. I may have damaged my 52 Flash omnibus 2 years ago because of not knowing - the ribbon binding is slightly elevated from the spine of the book - nothing major. Thanks🙏🙏
@@Couick27 Luckily the upcoming _Silver Surfer_ Omni-reprint should very likely have a sewn binding (compared to the glued binding of the first printing), which will be a major upgrade all by itself.
nisus8 I definitely expect it to be a upgrade but it’s still sewn binding on the original...it’s my most hated/loved omni...I love the Buscema art but hate the binding...it’s been pretty much unreadable for me
@@Couick27 Ah, gotcha -- I'd heard that the first printing has a glued binding, but good to hear that it's not. And yeah, Buscema is a Silver Age god in my book.
I won’t lie to you thank you for clearing the hard cover thing for me I was reading x men second coming today and I taught my book was mess up I am new to the hobby don’t flame me lol
I just go my first omnibus and this was good help. Do you have any tips for glued binding? I mean I did the same thing you did before realizing mine was glued binding.
Hi Omar, I wish I had seen this before opening my Lucifer omnibus volumes 1 and 2. Anyway, great content and thanks for the heads up for future purchases .
this video is so AMAZING !!! May I repose this useful video to Chinese video websites? A lot of Chinese brothers are so confused how to open an omni without damage. I would mark the original link of your video.
I was wondering why my omnis were so wonky after opening them. I don't mind it too much unless it's something that can absolutely ruin it, but this is something I will definitely keep in mind in the future
Love the comic books and graphic novels. Grow up with Italian comics From Sergio Boneli Editore and their characters like: Zagor, Dylan Dog... I still read and started with others Marvel, DC, ... You earned a sub.
This question may seem dumb, but I genuinely dont know since I didnt read physical comics or regular books before this, I dont like digital but I just did since it's more convenient. What is the best way to physically hold these books when reading so I dont kill the binding or condition of the book? Especially regular OHC. Like do I let the covers hand open and lay the book on the table or idk. I would really appreciate anything anyone tells me, I just want to make sure that these books stay in good condition as long as I can.
@@NearMintCondition thank you, yeah I dont like digital either, but I didnt have much money at the time and it was more convenient since I was always at school.
I got the star wars the new republic vol.1. It's my first omnibus, I did this method but there was barely any eye appearing it just stayed mostly flat. Will opening a couple more times resolve that? I just dont want the book to get damaged right away.
Okay basically I know to do this two or three times to stretch out the spine fully but after that I should be able to read the omnibus as intended correct where I start from the beginning side eventually all the way to the end correct? Thanks
I know it's been years, but do you recommend the same method for paperback omnis/compendiums? Talking stuff that's 900+ pages. Thanks! Just got into comics and your channel has been a major help!
I ask specifically since i'm thinking of getting The Walking Dead compendiums, all of which are around 1100 pages and i want to extend their life as much as possible
Great video! I have a question regarding the ribbon in the spine. A new TTRPG book of mine (a beautiful hardback which I absolutely love) does not have a ribbon at all. It appears to just be glued together like a trade paperback inside of a hardcover. Yet it still has a really nice "eye" and flexes well as you open and flip through the book. You said in another video that most of the ribbons they make these days are purely for cosmetic effect, so does this mean that I can rest assured that my book is not merely glued, but is in fact sewn, and probably even sewn pretty well? Thanks for the great content!
Oi, Just bought and read berserk deluxe editions. Didn't knew this, just read the books without this trick but it folded fine. Maybe i was lucky? & Thank you for this video.
Hi have you found any legitimate clear Polypropylene sleeve covers for TPBs (similar to book covers)? Not comic book bags. I've seen them for mangas. A method to cover them.
Hey Omar, any tips on what to do if the pages start to pull away from the sewn binding? I just noticed this is happening towards the beginning of my Venomnibus vol.1 even though I stretched the spine when I first opened it. I know these things happen... just hoping I can save it before it gets even worse.
@@NearMintCondition so it looks like the bunches are still together... but a section towards the bottom front of the spine is separating from the cloth part where the eye is... it seems like there was a air pocket in what looks like the cardboard paper and the ribbon itself. I pressed that back in and the separation looks better but still worried. Ha at least the pages aren’t coming out or the bunches separating.
@@NearMintCondition Monday it is then. I didn't think I would like that cover but it looks good to bad it's for one of the worst stories for Spider-man
I stretched the spine of immortal hulk two days ago just as this video demonstrates, and observed a spine damage. IST refused to issue a replacement, claiming it was my action that lead up to the damage.
Thank you for this video! I would like to ask another question related to the right conservation of omnibus: I'm talking about the flattening of spine due to the weight of the pages, wich tend to bend in the middle of the volume when the thickness is huge. In this way the spine tend to become flat in the upper zone. Have you got some advice? Thank you!
Omar, this videos is brilliant. Since following your channel I've been increasing my HC and omnibus collection. What's your advice regarding the storage of these? Alot of forums say that over time the pages will drag on the spines when upright. Have you experienced this?
Thank you so much for the kind words. I haven't really experienced anything like that. I know some people have put styrofoam blocks to the bottom of their books in fear of that.
Ok so I just ordered the walking dead hardcover book one. Should I do this when I get it. I am wondering because it is a smaller book than what you showed. Thanks.
To avoid spoilers I recommend doing this technique with the book backwards. So when you’re slowing going through the pages, you’re getting looks at the art but nothing makes sense since it’s upside down lol
Very good advice - thank you!
Thanks for this!
@@DERHOF2007 HAHA right?
You forgot an important step. As soon as you crack open the plastic you have to get that new book smell.
Austin Caldwell Maddie would be so proud of you!
THIS
Stick your nose right in that crack
The Death Note all in one edition has that to the next level lol
Stop being a weirdo you don't smell books
I think dark horse's binding and page layout on the berserk deluxe is the gold standard for omnibus binding. In the double-page spreads, they usually have a millimeter of blank space from the middle to prevent any gutter loss.
Patelephone I love their binding on those books. So perfect. I hope they never change.
please pass whatever you have smoked before writing this comment. Dark Horse has some of the worst binding in the industry.
If you see other paperback oversized manga, like vagabond vizbig, you'll notice that they leave a white blank line in the inside, so if the binding is stiff, you still have the full art visible.
@@MagicTheKrakening I'm talking about the Berserk Deluxe compared to like dc's omnibus editions.
@@madhavpatel1577 Completely agree. Berserk Deluxe is perfection.
Go my first omni and stumbled on this so glad I did because I haven't opened my omnis yet, still sealed
Glad you found the channel. :)
Same lol. Saved my Gwenpool!
@@NearMintCondition i have issues with my thick softcovers
like, for ex the Usagi Yojimbo ones.
i get they're glued bindings, you said this technique wasn't for glued bindings. is there one for them?
People not in the omni community: "Wow someone really doesn't know how to open a book?"
JayDawn Hahahaha right? I think about that too when I learned about this over a decade ago.
Probably a pretty good sign that if you're interested in reading comics rather than just collecting them, you should stick to more normal sized editions :p
35 plus years of reading tpb’s and GN’s and never thought to consider first rites to keep my books in lasting condition. Thank you for this.
You are so welcome. It’s something most people don’t think about really, so don’t feel bad.
This is good advice for any book, regardless of cover type or genre. Conditioning the spine will help ANY book last longer.
Bromar you and Gem mint should have a spine stretching competition!
ShiftyShifts hahahahaha contest!
Lol 👍
If I owned one of those I would be too scared to open it. Honestly, it feels like just cracking open the cover would cause irreparable damage. But its still a very interesting and informative video. Good work. Even if you're not a collector, you can still learn a lot of interesting information.
Thank you so much for the kind words.
This is a very good tutorial. As for the gutter issues with splash pages, it’s the fault of the layout artist/typesetter because that can be addressed in the preparation of the print file. (I work in publishing and printing and we encounter this a lot with new artists.)
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words. I think sometime the gutter loss is caused by over use of so much glue on the binding, but I'd love a little more Quality Control on some splash pages.
Well...I'm really glad I read this before I got my first omnibus. Specially yeah like you said if I'm paying $100+ I don't wanna ruin it lol. Thanks for posting this I really appreciate it. My books are saved now! :D
This is the content we need AND deserve
Thank you!
Extremely helpful tutorial. I just got my first omni, Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 by Claremont which I absolutely love so far. I know I've only began to scratch the surface of his run so I'm ready to be continuously in awe. I was so anxious to start reading so I'm coming to this video a week later to see how it's properly done lol. I still went through the process and the eye looks pretty good and nothing is shifted to one side which is relieving. I plan to get more omni's in the future mainly of characters I've always wanted to read in Marvel but never knew where to start. Now I have some idea thanks to all the content and information on your channel and it's been a highly enjoyable experience. Glad I know what to do for my next omni before I start reading. Keep up the fantastic work from a newbie that's just starting out!!
Ahhh that's what the stretching does. Thank you so much, sir.
I just ordered the American Vampire Omnibus vol 1 and I am SO glad I watched this before opening it. This was a great video with some good tips. Thanks!
Thank you so much for watching.
@Near Mint Condition You sir are an absolute legend, because of you I have actually bought myself a few omnibus. Love your channel and massive respect to you ! Sent all the way from Wales 🏴
Much love from America to Wales! Thank you.
Thanks for the tips . I’m cracking open my first omnibus now and working on it
Oh dang it, I've been using my feet all this time. Thanks for your help Omar!
Ima need video of that.
@@NearMintCondition LOLs
Just ordered my first omnibus yesterday (it was the Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale Batman omni btw), so I'm glad I found this video. Maybe I should try it with my Under the Red Hood deluxe edition...
Great video! Thankfully I've been doing this since the beginning of my omnibus journey, but I'm sure there are omnibros that may not know this yet! I don't have the patience to do a page at a time though!! :D
Mike Dallo I don’t either, my fiend :) I do bunches at a time.
Damn! You really take your time stretching that spine. I go about it really fast, chunks at a time.
I do, I'm teaching my kids to do it, so I don't have to anymore. :)
Another excellent informative video, my friend! Love your channel. I always look forward to watching your vids when they drop! Keep 'em coming!
Jeff T thank you so much for the kind words.
Thanks for the tip, will be doing this on my Gothman central when I get to it. Your channel is the best keep it up Omar
That Gotham Central is one of my favorite stories ever.
@@NearMintCondition can't wait to get to it, concept sounds awesome
This is why its good to review what you already know. I thought, after not reading an omni in so long, that creaking noise was REALLY bad but I guess thats normal.
Thank you so much. :)
I just received my first marvel omnibus so it’s time to watch this
Thanks again for doing this.
Thank you for watching.
Found this video a bit late but better late than never! I have the Gail Simone Red Sonja omnibus and it's relatively smaller than most omnibus, so thankfully it seems lile everything was fine (the eye has shifted but not too bad). Will definitely keep this in mind now if I buy any more Omnibus in the future
Glad it will be able to help.
You are the best Omar!!! My new best friend 👏👏👏👏👏
Dialeto Nerd thank you, sir.
Man! Your vid was a life saver! I just got my first omni today!!!
Congratulations! Welcome to the club.
@@NearMintCondition thanks! ⚡️
Hello Spider-Man!
@@JC111414 Hello !
I was hoping you would include a demonstration of the "ruler trick" that you recently mentioned
Oh I thought about doing that, but I will save that for the repair video. :)
.. every day’s a school day.
Ken's Comic Book Channel lol my wife is the teacher in the family. I’m just a chump with a RUclips channel. :)
Near Mint Condition Nah! .. you do a fantastic service for the fans 🍻
Man wish I saw this video earlier.
I got the JLA Grant Morrison omnibus and I'd literally opened it 3 times and noticed the binder or spine cracking from the bottom.
Thanks, this was very informative. I didn’t even realize that I needed to know this!
Thank you so much for watching.
I learned about this on Nerdventures, now known as Sequentials Deluxe, about 4 1/2 years ago, and I've been doing it ever since. Glad that you did this. Never know how some new collector is going to come upon this idea. I do it with all my omnis.
Yeah, I met Will at Baltimore con in 2018. Nice guy, Its a shame he sold off most of his collection and now focuses on his personal movies...not a shame, just he is a really nice and knowledable guy.
@@NearMintCondition Yeah, just before he sold off his books, he did a video on his Marvel collection, his Indie stuff, then without a DC episode (the one I was waiting for), sold off his books.
@@kevrulz06 I get it. He sold his stuff to pay for his true passion.
Excellent (Mr. Burns voice)
Ha! Release the hounds with the bees!
Just really got into Omnis over the last year or so. Love videos like that that help a newbie out.
Do you only have to do this when you get it fresh off the mail or do u have to occasionally do it when you wanna get it from your shelf?
Anthony Garcia I just do it once. When I get the book or before I read the book for the first time.
Thank you very much for the tips, sir. And what a stunning collection back there! Greetings from Espírito Santo.
My pleasure!
Thanks! Didn’t know there were rules to this. Glad I watched!
I mean, its more like a strong suggestion. :)
Near Mint Condition
I SHALL TAKE THIS SUGGESTION TO HEART GOOD SIR!
I've been waiting for this video forever lol. Great video omar.
Thank you so much. :) Hope it didn't disappoint.
I love how at the end your petting the spines, rofl. All I could think about was Lord of the Rings, My Precious......
hahahaha...yesss.
Wow man, I’m lucky I found this vid before opening my First Omni, which is Geoff Johns GL, I know what I’m doing at 2 AM
4:01 when i do this the first time, my omnies always end op, getting that small damaged to the spine around page 20, where you can see the thread that holds the pages to the spine. Tbh honest i do not get what i am doing wrong. First i thought it was do to the size of the omni, because first time i did it was with Spider Man by Roger Stern, but it happened again with the Thundebolts.
Do you have to do it this way or the way Gem Mint does it?
you should put a cardboard cleat under the pages to prevent the volume from sagging.
I’ve heard of others doing this or styrofoam, but I’ve never had issues in the 15 plus years of buying these huge books.
Just opened *Fantastic Four Vol 1 by Hickman* and stretching it
Seen a tip from someone to *have the book upside down whilst stretching to help avoid spoilers* - thankfully got through doung a stretch without noticing much from the pages.
Any idea on whether to do more than one stetch with all books, or large omnibus (1,000pages+, etc)
Hopefully the comment helps wirh algorithms so other newer readers and collectors spot this before roughly reading their new titles.
Taking off the dustjacket because I'm not a monster....
Truer words never spoken. :)
My man!
Thanks 🙏
used that technique to open my new amazing spider man omnibus vol 1
Glad it helped
Thanks, ive been just taking mine and throwing them against the wall as hard as possible to open them
That might hurt the spine, but at least the pages will remain intact.
great job
Thanks a lot for great instructions Omar 🖖🍀👍🙏
You got it my friend.
Watching you turn every page would be more entertaining than most 90s comics.
BrOmar, my future Omnibussss thank you.
My man!
8:09 so if an omnibus has glue on the binding you don’t need to do this technique? I have a Catwoman of East End Omnibus and that has glue on the binding, is the technique not required for that omnibus?
Thanks for the informative video. It's nice to be aware of minute details like this one. I personally wouldn't be happy to see my hard earned money falling apart when there's a way to better preserve this big books
Thank you so much for watching.
Interesting I only have ever read from the front and I don’t even touch the pages with my bare hands I use my sleeves so I will try this
I bought batman new 52 omnibus volume 1, its a thick book and only glued binding, You said this tecnique did nothing for glued binding? Is there a tecnique for glued binding? or it doesnt matter?
Thanks Omar
Thanks, Omar. I do it this way too, but I do take more pages after the few initial ones on each side. Also do the process 3 times on every book.
I think the one book I did it three times on was Final Crisis and that damn thing was so thick that it only helped a bit. :)
A good tutorial Bro and I suspect well received amongst the Omnibus collectors community’s
Thank you so much, my friend.
Thank you so much. Really helpful. I may have damaged my 52 Flash omnibus 2 years ago because of not knowing - the ribbon binding is slightly elevated from the spine of the book - nothing major.
Thanks🙏🙏
You are so welcome. I’m glad it helped.
Great video!! Can’t wait for the ASM vol 2!! That’s the same dm cover I wanna get lol weird that vol 1 is curved and 2 is flat 🤔
Alex Couick might be the new standard for marvel.
Near Mint Condition hope it doesn’t affect the binding...the Silver Surfer vol 1 is also flat and a very stiff binding book
@@Couick27 Luckily the upcoming _Silver Surfer_ Omni-reprint should very likely have a sewn binding (compared to the glued binding of the first printing), which will be a major upgrade all by itself.
nisus8 I definitely expect it to be a upgrade but it’s still sewn binding on the original...it’s my most hated/loved omni...I love the Buscema art but hate the binding...it’s been pretty much unreadable for me
@@Couick27 Ah, gotcha -- I'd heard that the first printing has a glued binding, but good to hear that it's not. And yeah, Buscema is a Silver Age god in my book.
I won’t lie to you thank you for clearing the hard cover thing for me I was reading x men second coming today and I taught my book was mess up I am new to the hobby don’t flame me lol
No flame here! :)
I just go my first omnibus and this was good help. Do you have any tips for glued binding? I mean I did the same thing you did before realizing mine was glued binding.
Glued not really. Since there is no way to do a proper opening of a glued binding.
@@NearMintCondition ok. Thanks
Hi Omar, I wish I had seen this before opening my Lucifer omnibus volumes 1 and 2. Anyway, great content and thanks for the heads up for future purchases .
Thank you for watching and the kind words.
@@NearMintCondition Thank you for your reply. I did what you suggested with volume 1 which I just started reading and it worked.
Best wishes.
@@jjp_corner1968 Glad it worked. :)
Thanks for this video! Just opened my Uncanny X-Men vol. 1 omnibus this way
Happy to help.
this video is so AMAZING !!! May I repose this useful video to Chinese video websites? A lot of Chinese brothers are so confused how to open an omni without damage. I would mark the original link of your video.
You sure can and thank you!
@@NearMintCondition great !!! that's so nice
I was wondering why my omnis were so wonky after opening them. I don't mind it too much unless it's something that can absolutely ruin it, but this is something I will definitely keep in mind in the future
Love the comic books and graphic novels. Grow up with Italian comics From Sergio Boneli Editore and their characters like: Zagor, Dylan Dog... I still read and started with others Marvel, DC, ... You earned a sub.
Thank you so much and welcome along. I need to read Dylan Dog and Zagor, Thank you for reminding me of those books.
Question: this steps can be applied on tradepaperbacks that has some thickness too or not neccessary?🤔👍🏼
I don’t really recommend anything with glued binding and that’s what 98% of trades have.
This question may seem dumb, but I genuinely dont know since I didnt read physical comics or regular books before this, I dont like digital but I just did since it's more convenient. What is the best way to physically hold these books when reading so I dont kill the binding or condition of the book? Especially regular OHC. Like do I let the covers hand open and lay the book on the table or idk. I would really appreciate anything anyone tells me, I just want to make sure that these books stay in good condition as long as I can.
I am not a fan of digital The regular OHCs I hold in hand. However my omnis are on tables or on the bed.
@@NearMintCondition thank you, yeah I dont like digital either, but I didnt have much money at the time and it was more convenient since I was always at school.
I got the star wars the new republic vol.1. It's my first omnibus, I did this method but there was barely any eye appearing it just stayed mostly flat. Will opening a couple more times resolve that? I just dont want the book to get damaged right away.
Okay basically I know to do this two or three times to stretch out the spine fully but after that I should be able to read the omnibus as intended correct where I start from the beginning side eventually all the way to the end correct? Thanks
Awesome video i just bought new titans vol 3
I know it's been years, but do you recommend the same method for paperback omnis/compendiums? Talking stuff that's 900+ pages. Thanks! Just got into comics and your channel has been a major help!
I ask specifically since i'm thinking of getting The Walking Dead compendiums, all of which are around 1100 pages and i want to extend their life as much as possible
Great video! I have a question regarding the ribbon in the spine. A new TTRPG book of mine (a beautiful hardback which I absolutely love) does not have a ribbon at all. It appears to just be glued together like a trade paperback inside of a hardcover. Yet it still has a really nice "eye" and flexes well as you open and flip through the book. You said in another video that most of the ribbons they make these days are purely for cosmetic effect, so does this mean that I can rest assured that my book is not merely glued, but is in fact sewn, and probably even sewn pretty well? Thanks for the great content!
@near mint condition ,Bro...Do they cost less in retail shops ?
No, retail is always more.
@@NearMintCondition I recently shifted London Canada ,any good recommended shops here to buy comics for sale?
Definitely good to know for future books!
For sure. :)
What would you consider an oversized hardcover and should I do it to my DCeased And Batman: Last Knight on Earth.
Those I don't really do since they are around 100 or so pages.
Damn you replied quick for a six month old video, thanks.
Oi, Just bought and read berserk deluxe editions. Didn't knew this, just read the books without this trick but it folded fine. Maybe i was lucky? & Thank you for this video.
Thank you for watching.
how many times should I do this for the tomasi superman omni and ultimate spidey vol 1 omni
After openning it properly do you find that sometimes the front cover lifts up a little when laying flat?
I do from time to time.
Do you need to do this for Deluxe edition hardcovers like the Justice Deluxe edition?
My rule is anything over 300 pages.
@@NearMintCondition are deluxe editions the same as oversized hardcovers?
Hi have you found any legitimate clear Polypropylene sleeve covers for TPBs (similar to book covers)? Not comic book bags. I've seen them for mangas. A method to cover them.
Hey Omar, any tips on what to do if the pages start to pull away from the sewn binding? I just noticed this is happening towards the beginning of my Venomnibus vol.1 even though I stretched the spine when I first opened it. I know these things happen... just hoping I can save it before it gets even worse.
if its from the inner spine, I think you are okay. It's when the bunches all start to come undone, that's what happened to my Udon books. It's a mess.
@@NearMintCondition so it looks like the bunches are still together... but a section towards the bottom front of the spine is separating from the cloth part where the eye is... it seems like there was a air pocket in what looks like the cardboard paper and the ribbon itself. I pressed that back in and the separation looks better but still worried. Ha at least the pages aren’t coming out or the bunches separating.
Yeah. Those bunches stay together you should be good.
Would this also apply to something like the Boom! Studios PR Deluxe Editions?
It applies to anything with sewn binding. Just keep that in mind. Not anything with glues.
You tease me with that spider-man Omni omar
tom pedder Monday, my dood!
@@NearMintCondition Monday it is then. I didn't think I would like that cover but it looks good to bad it's for one of the worst stories for Spider-man
Thanks for the video
Thank you for watching
I stretched the spine of immortal hulk two days ago just as this video demonstrates, and observed a spine damage. IST refused to issue a replacement, claiming it was my action that lead up to the damage.
Thanks for showing how to make your books last 👍 good video!
Thank you for watching.
Very interesting!
Got my first omnibus today with Injustice
Great first book!
Near Mint Condition I’ve never read it before and I can’t wait until my fav character Jason Todd is in it
They were my first too but I got paper backs because I had no clue what an omnibus was and didn't see they had it. I got them only a few months ago.
Hi, is it normal for the cupboard paper material lining beneath the ribbon to be coming off?
Thank you for this video!
I would like to ask another question related to the right conservation of omnibus:
I'm talking about the flattening of spine due to the weight of the pages,
wich tend to bend in the middle of the volume when the thickness is huge.
In this way the spine tend to become flat in the upper zone. Have you got some advice? Thank you!
The only advice I have is I've seen styrofoam blocks under the papers.
I've always wondered, is there a proper way of opening trade paperbacks too?
Not really since it’s glued directly into the spine.
@@NearMintCondition alright, thank you so much!
Omar, this videos is brilliant. Since following your channel I've been increasing my HC and omnibus collection. What's your advice regarding the storage of these? Alot of forums say that over time the pages will drag on the spines when upright. Have you experienced this?
Thank you so much for the kind words. I haven't really experienced anything like that. I know some people have put styrofoam blocks to the bottom of their books in fear of that.
Ok so I just ordered the walking dead hardcover book one. Should I do this when I get it. I am wondering because it is a smaller book than what you showed. Thanks.
You can. But those books are so small that you don’t rally have to.
Can we do this on compendium?
that flash page is so funny, hahah. How did they let that slide ?