As well, techniques from watercolor and silk screen restoration have become important parts of the criteria used to restore a comic book. Open the front cover and check the page around the area in question. Suddenly stanley is struck by a strange power source. Because the original page focused on comic books, it left out newspaper comic strips. If you have just one item that you would like us to work on, we would love to fix that old worn treasure or newer binding that just hasnt held up. Apr 08, 2017 five necessary tools for comic book restoration and archiving. We have no minimums for our book repair and restoration services.
Typically a book in gvg condition can be improved to a fvf restored with excellent results. This work involves many different forms of fine art restoration, including lithograph and paper conservation and techniques from silk screen and watercolor restoration. Our comic book restoration and pressing services can take your most important and valuable comic investments to the next level. Care, handling, and storage of comic books collections care. I can help you decide if cleanpress is a right for your book. Our pressing and comic book restoration services can take your most important and valuable comic investments to the next level. Comic restoration and archiving are practices that have been carried for years. Airbrushing can return a faded comic book to looking very close to new.
In fact, the restoration lessens the value of a comic book even though it is improved because comics are. Because comic books were often, at certain points in their history, published on low quality paper, they often dont age very well. Having clean hands and a clean area to use the comic book. The emblem of the cca is a white stamp in the upper right hand corner of comics dated after february 1955. A genital rights organization is upset over a new batman comic that originally showed off his penis before it was eventually censored. These books can now be used as reference and as guides for the organization for years to come.
Solvent baths, tear seals, color touch, dry cleaning, pressing, and other techniques are straightforward. Comicbook comic book pedigrees, the first and only website dedicated to pedigreed comic books. As soon as the first collectors placed value on comic books, restoration began to. Third party graders are organizations that are unbiased and do not have a vested. It just takes a little reading or asking questions.
Protecting harvards special collections of rare books, manuscripts, prints, drawings, maps. By reading through the following linked pages you will. The graders look for damage and signs of restoration. Kav kaviraj sent me an article on comic book restoration tips. Cbldf comic book legal defense fund a nonprofit organization. With a cgc comics graded book, buyers will know what theyre getting and may become more confident and aggressive bidders. A grade represents the condition of a book in a way that collectors can understand.
When detected, restoration is specifically noted on the grading label. Classics incorporated is a company devoted to the preservation and restoration of comic books, and they offer a wide array of professional restoration options. Jan 18, 20 im getting so many comics in every week that its getting more difficult to organize my collection. Restoration any attempt, whether professional or amateur.
If you plan to sell you book and the color tough is in a very small spot you may wish to consider to scrape off the color touch and resubmit. But there are some simple steps every fan should take to store a comic book collectionto ensure it retains its value and can be enjoyed by the next generation. Taking care when handling any collection item, especially functional items like comic books and magazines with flexing parts, is one of the more effective, costefficient, and easily achieved preservation measures. Comic book restoration techniques are not top secret. I posted a picture of my hulk 181, a few posts above in this thread, that ive owned since 19891990.
Restoration on your comics is done not only to make it more desirable to collectors, but also for the sake of our hobby where many of these great treasures are decaying and falling apart due to age and mishandling. Horror films and their cinematic achievements are often overlooked and dismissed by prestigious film organizations with the perception that their gruesome subject. Yet hes upset that the process wasnt approved by the local heritage organization, and that. 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.
If you have an old comic book that needs repair, you may consider restoring it. See more ideas about comic book storage, book storage and comic book display. Welcome to the restoration lab which has been updated for all the world to see. As soon as the first collectors placed value on comic books, restoration began to proliferate. Make your comic grow in value, increase in eye appeal, and most importantly preserve them for the future.
Comic book collectors are often lifelong enthusiasts of the comic book stories, and they usually focus on particular heroes and attempt to assemble the entire run of a title. If a high value or particularly rare comic book is in such a state that, if left alone, will continue to deteriorate to the point of being lost, then it would be sensible to save it. New batman comic upsets genital rights organization. The certified collectibles group ccg is a set of independent thirdparty companies focused on the expert authentication, grading and conservation of collectibles. This link to the restoration detection section was created to answer most questions about the restoration of comic books and help explain the many different processes involved. The use of an airbrush can return a faded comic book to appear close to its original version. He acquires the powers of the hero, and his life starts playing out like the comic book. As an archivist, i decided to share some useful tips as well that will aid in restoring your comic books. Genital rights organization upset over new batman comic. For only three dollars per comic book, they will complete a restoration check and determine what is needed, if anything at all. The box will not only help with the organization of the comic books, but it.
My background in the graphic arts, as well as my knowledge of the comic book. Though comic book grading has been around for decades, it wasnt until 2000 that a new thirdparty grading service, cgc, burst onto the scene and revolutionized the comic book collecting industry. Amazing spiderman 2 is a book often sent to cgc comics to be certified. Restoration is the act of adding foreign material to a comic book through. Comic book repair and restoration comprise a relatively new field that uses many of the old techniques of art restoration, blending different forms of fine art restoration such as paper and lithograph conservation.
I am loving my new studio with lots of light and room to work. This is one of the most versatile options and probably the most attractive cheapish one. Also called bank boxes, these are a personal favorite for storing your comic book collection. In addition, the ability to remove paper discoloration and foxing will likely be necessary to elevate the work to a fine condition. I know you dont have the comic in hand, but do you have an educated guess. These are great for organization and keeping your floppies on shelves without them falling over all the time or getting all mixed up. Even a comic book geek needs his tools to work in the arcane methods of. The nod, founded in early 2006, was the only comic book collecting educational organization in the world. As a library bindery, our day to day task is to repair and rebind existing books for libraries. For comic books and magazines, we have introduced a pressing service. Post composer archive six degrees of stan lee archive only tcbf zombie game archive only the locked thread points challenge ltpc archive the virtual collector game vcg archive only. That particular spot in question appears to be some type of moisture damage, and it was that way when i received it. The restoration of comics has been around in one form or another since the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Theyve been described and even shown step by step at various times on these boards over the years. Before a comic book s value is determined, the comic book needs to have an accurate grade assigned to it. The rarer the book the less difference in price between a restored and a nonrestored book. Founded in 1996, the industry leader in restoration and pressing of vintage comic books. Covers replaced with fgrade buckram, gold foil stamping on the cover. Following civil war ii, the book was relaunched in 2016 as avengers, while retaining the same writer and. 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. Comic book pressing is a hot topic today in both collecting and investing groups. The restoration done by an amateur ended up looking a lot like a famous comic book character. We are proud of the work we do on comic book restoration and repair. Learn how to grade comic books and spot a restoration.
Care, handling, and storage of comic books collections. Tracey heft at eclipse paper conservation has been restoring gems such as these to their original glory through a meticulous process that is truly. Sep 28, 2018 genital rights organization upset over new batman comic. Nov 12, 2015 the bindings were still intact and strong, but the materials joining the covers to the book blocks had been damaged.
Comic restoration and archiving are practices that have been carried for. Top secret restoration techniques comic book grading and. Conservators in collections care repair a book with a broken cover to prevent further damage. Comic book restoration services hero restoration llc. Note that the marketability of any comic book can change based on time, the popularity of the character or characters, collector demand, etc. Now that cgc is known as a reputable organization and has provided. The bindings were still intact and strong, but the materials joining the covers to the book blocks had been damaged. Restoration is the treatment that returns a comic book to a known or assumed state through the addition of. Restoration has existed in some form or another since the inception of comic books, but it has evolved considerably over the past 50 years. You dont have to have superhuman strength or xray vision to appreciate comic books and to yearn to collect and preserve the graphic stories of childhood and beyond. Restoration is the treatment that returns a comic book to a known or assumed state through the addition of nonoriginal material for aesthetic enhancement. Repair of comic books master restorer art restoration. Id tell batman about foreskin restoration to regain some of what was lost, she said. 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.
After many years of working out of my home to be more accessible to family and children, i now have an office and all i can say is why did i wait so long. The repair of collectible and rare comics, especially ones you intend to sell in restored form, is best handled by a professional. The certified collectibles group ccg includes seven of the worlds leading expert services companies for coins, paper money, comic books, stamps and other collectibles. Im getting so many comics in every week that its getting more difficult to organize my collection. With our comic book restoration services you can take your lowgrade investment and transform it into something with fantastic eye appeal. Restoration is the act of adding foreign material to a comic book through certain techniques to return its appearance to an ideal or original state. Over the past several years, i have worked on hundreds of pieces for dozens of clients.
Then, after the meeting, if you would like to join our organization, we. The hobby was new and older comics were still relatively cheap, so. The network of disclosure also called nod was a group of comic book dealers and collectors who pledged to disclose any form of restoration or enhancement, known to exist, on a comic book whose ownership is to be transferred to another party through sale, trade or gift. How to care for your comic books, including how to find preservation storage supplies. One thing i recommend if you never seen color touch is take a garbage book with a black cover and color touch it.
Click on any of our services below for more information and example work. Lets look at what pressing is and some opinions about how it affects the value. These comic book storage solutions aim to help store your collection in a manner that will be kept in great condition, while consuming less space. May 19, 2016 comic book grading is one of the most important parts of comic book speculating. The first issue of a longrunning comic book series is commonly the rarest and most desirable to collectors. This site is devoted to presenting issues in the preservation and conservation of the physical structure comic books. Theoretically, the higher the grade of the book, the more desirable the book will be. Stanley stickler, an outofwork actor, tries on the costume of plasmatic, a psychedelic superhero from the 1970s. Comic art restoration service a graphic state of mind.
While some evidence of restoration can be revealed by viewing a book in natural daylight and using a magnification loupe, my favourite tool in detecting restoration both amateur and professional is my uva blacklight. Mar 19, 20 these comic book storage solutions aim to help store your collection in a manner that will be kept in great condition, while consuming less space. Comic book restoration services with our comic book restoration services you can take your lowgrade investment and transform it into something with fantastic eye appeal. Restoring their role in the historical narrative of the form. Five necessary tools for comic book restoration and archiving. Restoration comics focuses on creating original stories and characters that expand the imagination, make people laugh, and explore the deeper issues of life. Certified guaranty company, also known as cgc, is a sarasota, florida comic book grading. With a little effort you will no longer have piles upon piles of comics all over the house allowing for free space for other important things like more comics. Or are you just interested in the world of collecting. Led by john dudas of carol and johns comic book shop and tate. What all collectors should be wary of is amateur attempts at restoration which have usually resulted in a comic book being ruined forever. Im a big silver age collectoranything with curt swan interior arti want it. Aug 22, 2018 the restoration done by an amateur ended up looking a lot like a famous comic book character. The certified collectibles group is an umbrella organization consisting of.