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Got a couple new Valiant Binds back from Houchen. The lines actually match-up on the new ones (Harbinger & Archer) I am just holding them at a slight angle.
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Personally, I think they do much better work than LBC did. I got a few binds ...

I have been thinking about getting a spine die made for Bone when LBC opens up again actually.

And a Cyborg & Beast Boy Tony Fleecs did inside my Teen Titans 1-26 (Geoff Johns)

I know these arent Valiants but I am really proud of them and its not like there is much binding news with LBC down at the moment :D
This is a sketch Tone Rodriguez did inside my Punisher 1-25 (1987)
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I'm reading this blog, obviously. What a silly thing to ask.

dave wrote:Very cool. Where were you when you got these done?

Pasadena Comic Con this weekend.

Does the original Manhunter from DC comics count as obscure? He had his own comic in the late 80's but no one read it so that's pretty obscure.

Daniel Jackson wrote:Bob can draw, that's for sure.

This is true. Here is a quick Iron Man he did in my free book. He said at a con last year he was timed and can do a Iron Man profile in 30 seconds.

Those are great! They really help personalize the books.

Although I'm not a Punisher fan, I really like that drawing. Almost makes me want to pick up some Punisher comics to copy your book.

Tone Rodriquez does cover quality stuff. One of my favorite things that he did is the cover to the DEXTER ...

I got some original artwork by Tone Rodriguez done in my first Punisher volume.
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And a piece by Tony Fleecs done inside my first Teen Titans ...

dholden007 wrote:That is really nice. Did he charge for it?

Yeah he did charge. But it was reasonable and he had already done a very cool Iron Man in my "free book" the day before. In fact I got a lot of really cool stuff in my free book at this convention.

No new Valiant binds but I did get some original artwork added to the inside of my Magnus Robot Fighter bind by Magnus inker Bob Layton.

Someone today picked up my bound copy of Magnus Robot Fighters and the first thing they said was, "Why is this dude wearing go-go boots?" It's that lack of caring about making characters look cool that sunk them. Comics have a huge cool-factor and between Harbinger where everyone wore t-shirts and ...

What do you guys think of this? Especially for those that use head & tail bands not a bad deal...the only problem I have is that a nice 2 inch book would cost $35 and only 1 line of writing on spine.

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Valiant was hurt by a lot of things. I think it always suffered a style problem as a pre-teen I remember looking at Magnus and thinking "Did someone steal this guys pants or did he chose to dress like a female disco dancer?" They all had this retro look to them when the bulk of the comic book ...

Got me some new binds

Valiant was hurt by a lot of things. I think it always suffered a style problem as a pre-teen I remember looking at Magnus and thinking "Did someone steal this guys pants or did he chose to dress like a female disco dancer?" They all had this retro look to them when the bulk of the comic book ...

Here's some of the books I got last week from LCB.

...and a double volume of The Punisher (1987) issues 1-25 & 26-50

I went to wizard con Saturday and got an autograph from DM Dematteis for the bind of JLI I am planing. I told him and showed him my bind of Battlestar Galactica (I was hoping to get Stan Lee's Autograph but they did it by auction and the 3 actors from Battlestar where charging $20 or more so I ...

Looking at you books and looking online at LBC, how many issues do you put into a bound book?

But its up to personal preference and how you like to read. I didnt want to split the Elementals into 2 skinny binds and really like the idea of a complete series in one single book. But I also like to ...

Looking at you books and looking online at LBC, how many issues do you put into a bound book?

It depends on what you like. If you look at my books above. The Battlestar Galactica has 23 issues with all the adds and back covers included. The Blue Beetle has 23 issues with all the adds and back ...

And here are 2 great reasons to NOT remove ads before binding.

Look another thread for me to show my new books on :clap:
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Cause one a book is trimmed and bound it doesnt matter how bad the corners or spines were. I paid under $30 for the complete Battlestar Galactica on Ebay. And maybe 50cents a piece for the rest.

And the full series of both Blue Beetle and Booster Gold.