Learn how to grade comic books and spot a restoration. In addition, the ability to remove paper discoloration and foxing will likely be necessary to elevate the work to a fine condition. Kav kaviraj sent me an article on comic book restoration tips. If a binding is leather, it is best to make the new binding leather also.
Verheyen, head of preservation and conservation began with circulating collections repair while workstudy student at johns hopkins. Glue and tape both contain chemicals that break down paper over time. I recently found an old xmen comic given to me by my older brother when i was young. Assistant to william sarill, owner of the restoration lab 19811985 restored comics and memorabilia such as postcards and original comic art. Comic book, marvel comic, cgc comics, crippen collection. Book restoration is the renewal and repair of books. What i first thought may have been a water stain in this video was the bestine moving the dirt around the white part of the paper. The reason is that a loose cover gets damaged every time the comic is handled. A bit of humidity and a weighteddrying process are employed. Part of our mission is to present reference material to help you make to informed choices in the care of your comic book collection.
Comic book pressing is not restoration, more like comic book conservation. Previously, pressing was done as a part of a complete restoration treatment. This work involves many different forms of fine art restoration, including lithograph and paper conservation and techniques from silk screen and watercolor restoration. I read these books so many times to my two sons as they were growing up, as well as to numerous other children in my care that i almost have them memorized and i still get tearyeyed when i read them. Many bags have tape on the cover flap and if you are not careful, the tape can catch the cover. Start peeling the tape by carefully lifting one end with a knife blade. It comes in a variety of sizes and thicknesses and is used for several different purposes. Tales of the restoration is the third book of the tales of the kingdom series. Once the block is squared again, the process of rebinding can begin. Marianne hanley, assistant conservator manages circulating collections rehousing and repair unit, trains and supervises workstudy students in repair, and is learning further aspects of conservation. In order to accurately grade a book or to examine it for restorations, collectors need to know how to properly handle comic books.
A spine split of up to 23 the length of the book, a missing back cover provided the front cover is still attached, severe water damage or residue damage. This department treats damage to the pages, covers, spines, and bindings of early to modern books and bibles, as well as historic scrapbooks and photo albums. Restoration service comic book, marvel comic, cgc comics. We will take the exact same care to rebind or repair your book. We insist that the customer gets their moneys worth.
As such, cgc does not recognize tape as restoration, rather downgrading a comic book accordingly if it is present. Comic book dry cleaning tutorial and conservation tips. Eclipse paper conservation restoration services including. Be careful removing or inserting a comic book into or out of a bag. Technically speaking, a fully restored comic should be nm, because the book exhibits no tears, missing pieces, spine splits, tape, or loose centerfolds. Use it to protect, repair, reinforce, and cover bond edges and surfaces of books and other paper materials.
The repair of collectible and rare comics, especially ones you intend to sell in restored form, is best handled by a professional. As an archivist, i decided to share some useful tips as well that will aid in restoring your comic books. We create new hard cover bindings for one book or several. As well, techniques from watercolor and silk screen restoration have become important parts of the criteria used to restore a comic book. Comic book grades are given to a book reflecting the quality of printing, storage, and upkeep of a particular book. In the last 14 years, thirdparty grading companies have incorporated restoration detection into their examination process in order to determine if any given book has been manipulated from its original printed appearance.
Food, tape, gum, boogers do not press books until you have removed or scraped. From a blue labelpurple label standpoint, the answer is still always the same screw the label color, remove the tape. Further significant developments occurred as a result of specific events including the. We offers both cgc and cbcs submission services as a convenient way of getting your books graded and encapsulated. Comicbook comic book pedigrees, the first and only website dedicated to pedigreed comic books. Eclipse paper conservation leaf casting to repair missing. Jun 10, 20 i recently found an old xmen comic given to me by my older brother when i was young. Does restoration or rebinding affect the value of my book. Attached, it holds up better so the fix is preventing future damage and also allowing you to read the book. I registered my saveyourbooks account last night and couldnt refrain from sending you a message.
The tape is thicker and the adhesive seems more invasive. The use of solvents to remove adhesive tape andor residue adhesive. Restoration is the story of robert merrivel, the son of james the seconds glovemaker and a man very much of his age, dedicated, as the book opens, to little more than pleasure and idleness but doomed to experience a series of triumphs and disasters that will develop in him a greater understanding of both himself and society he inhabits. One thing i recommend if you never seen color touch is take a garbage book with a black cover and color touch it yourself with a black marker and. How to remove adhesive tape from old, collectable comic books. Alibris has book mending tips from an antiquarian book restoration expert. Strother bookbinding call 8646760126 for an appointment.
Some comics just need a little love and a cleaning. The text block, the pages, needs to be squared to eliminate the fold in the middle of the book. Its better to lose the thin layer of paper fibers that will stick to the tape if you can do it without losing text or too much paper. We are proud of the work we do on comic book restoration and repair. Classic collectible services ccs is a leading comic book pressing, restoration and restoration removal company. These defects are difficult or timeconsuming to repair, particularly the tape removal and color touch. It has been discussed at length why it is ok to put nasty scotch tape on a book and have it sit in a blue label as opposed to placing a thin strip of japan paper with wheat glue that can easily be removed and it would get a plod. All of these defects can contribute to the comics degradation if not removed or neutralized. I can help you decide if cleanpress is a right for your book. So, i was wondering if there is any way to get the ink off, or at least make it less noticeable without damaging the page. Solvents and heat will drive some of the adhesive into the paper, leaving a sticky residue.
For comic books and magazines, we have introduced a pressing service. The wide clearvinyl adhesive tape that some libraries have used to reback leather and even cloth volumes is trickier to remove. Didnt expect the cost of tape removal to be as high as it might end up being, but i think its too good a book not to do it. Unless a cloth binding is of particular value for artistic or historical reasons, it will often increase the value of a book to.
Providers of professional conservation and restoration services for paper items. Eddie has a library of tapes to restore from his days as italian heavymental crooner, fred zeppole. If you have an old comic book that needs repair, you may consider restoring it. Many bags have tape on the cover flap and if you are not careful, the tape can catch the cover of the book. In fact, the restoration lessens the value of a comic book even though it is improved because comics are. From a pure conservation standpoint, the answer is always the same remove the tape. Try to include multiple slides so you can show how the template will carry through your content. Comic grading submission we offers both cgc and cbcs submission services as a convenient way of getting your books graded and encapsulated. Continuity of style and binding material is very important.
Conservation comic book, marvel comic, cgc comics, crippen. I would rather have a comic with small hardly visible inside tape than a comic with a loose cover or loose pages. Book repair tape, also known as book binding tape and occasionally referred to as bookbinders tape, refers to several different kinds of tape used in preserving and making repairs to books and other paper publications. Comic art restoration service a graphic state of mind.
Aug 07, 2014 the restoration of comics has been around in one form or another since the late 1930s and early 1940s. Types of damage that place a comic in fr range include. Because as with rusty staples, tape will continue to harm the book if left on even if stored properly. Followed by binding and rare book conservation training and career. This week, your challenge is to design your own comic book elearning template. Bernard spring explains the basics of books restoration. Here, cbp brings you up to date on everything going on in the world of pedigrees, including the latest news on newly discovered collections, brand new offerings in our sale section, and the latest update on our forthcoming book on the greatest golden and silver a collections ever.
Mar 14, 2008 good luck, you may some of value, just remember that if you do have some collectible of value the comic book shop will want to buy it at a low price and turn it around for a profit. How to remove pen ink from a comic book yahoo answers. Marianne hanley, assistant conservator manages circulating collections rehousing and repair unit, trains and supervises workstudy. A comic book in fr condition may have nonstory elements such as coupons, ad pages, or marvel value stamps cut or torn out of the book. Comic book grading and restoration may 19, 2016 scott robertson 25 comments comic book grading is one of the most important parts of speculating. Scotch book repair tape prolongs the life of your books. Too often, repairs to comic books are done by people with good intentions without a better understanding or training in the field of conservation. This entry was posted in comic restoration and tagged color touch, comic book pressing, comic restoration, leaf casting, tape removal on may 2, 2015 by mike dechellis. Ccs offers a screening service to determine whether your comic book is a suitable candidate for pressing, restoration or restoration removal. Now this page is completely empty aside from the ink. Many factors are considered before defining a book as rare. Book repair basics for libraries american library association. The restoration of comics has been around in one form or another since the late 1930s and early 1940s. How to remove adhesive tape from old, collectable comic.
Does anyone know how to remove tape from fragile, collectable comic books safely, without damaging the comic book. My background in the graphic arts, as well as my knowledge of the comic book field, enables me to take a less than desirable piece of original art and transform it through stat reproduction, cleaning, tape removal, tear seals, and image reconstruction into a product that displays all of the merits that the work was originally intended to. A quality book repair is a specialist project and does take great skill and patience, but this does not necessarily equate to it being prohibitively expensive. Acidfree andor archival quality tape is available in a variety of styles as well. R epair of leather bindings, cloth bindings, albums, and other items. The use of an airbrush can return a faded comic book to appear close to its original version. The rare books department preserves bound materials and takes great care to ensure the structural integrity of each volume. And you can find bestine at your local arts and crafts store. I usually go in this order bleed through, light the area up good and check at different angles, black uv flashlight and last i inspect the book with my loupe.
I was looking it over, and opened it up to find i had written my name on the inside of the book. The two main methods of describing an overall grade are numerical, and symbol. Apr, 2014 a journey into the milky way galaxy the most interesting galaxy in the universe documentary touch your heart 2,796 watching live now. Repair of leather bindings, cloth bindings, albums, and other items. Best 30 antique book repair in spartanburg, sc with. Cleaning and pressing of major topps and bowman cards from the 40s, 50s and 60s.
The restoration of this book began by separating the folios through removal of the staples. Tape remove it or leave it tape remove it or leave it 0. Starring emily roya obrien, adrian gaeta, zack ward, sarah ann schultz and anna harr. That depends, first on the quality of the work done by the bookbinder. While most of the folios were completely split, there were a few interior folios that were still joined at the spine and so removal of the staples was necessary to allow access to all of the interior folios.
Comic book dry cleaning is the process of removing stains or production roller marks. We make flexible leather covers for personal bibles, and we use old world techniques to restore treasured old tomes and family bibles. A journey into the milky way galaxy the most interesting galaxy in the universe documentary touch your heart 2,796 watching live now. Assistant to the chief paper conservator at the museum of modern art, paris 1980. For a quotation and to discuss your requirements, please contact us. Comic book dry cleaning is not restoration, more like comic book conservation. This week, your challenge is to design your own comic book e learning template. Book restoration essentials book restoration youtube.
Mar 23, 2012 kavs quick tips for comic book restoration editors note. Contact john french, at jrf magnetic sciences 9735795773 for further details on magnetic tape head restoration and storage, and other related services and products. Comic book restoration services hero restoration llc. Rebind in entirely new cover we make a new cover for your book with your choice of cover material and hot foil embossing possibly the most durable option if buckram is chosen. Common book restoration problems tape removal alibris.
Our comic book restoration and pressing services can take your most important and valuable comic investments to the next level. It is quite literally the pressing of a comic book, similar to what you would do to a shirt or pants, to remove blemishes such as wrinkles and creases. The use of pressure usually in combination with other processes to flatten and return to an original state, an object that has been damaged. Airbrushing can return a faded comic book to looking very close to new. Restoring books damaged with tape, crayon and gum can be started at home. Best 30 antique book repair in springfield, mo with. Restoration by rose tremain meet your next favorite book. While these guidelines may seem obvious to the veteran collectors, those new to the hobby need to learn these important lessons. In 1984 i began restoring books in institutional special collections first at the university of saint thomas in saint paul, then, after a few years, moving on to carleton and saint olaf colleges in northfield mn, where i worked for five. Popular services include comic pressing and spine roll removal, magazine restoration. Your bookbinding and restoration questions are answered.
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