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Post by BloodOfHeroes »

1st Among Equals wrote:Don't tellme you forgot to put in X-O yearbook. :o
Check Book 2's listings again. :thumb:

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1st Among Equals wrote:Don't tellme you forgot to put in X-O yearbook. :o
It's there -- Book 2 as BloodofHeroes noted. I used a quick shorthand for the labels within the post; the dust jackets do list every book within each bound volume.

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Steve Topper wrote:I finished the dust jackets for my X-O Manowar sets, now I just need to print them tomorrow.

Nine more books and I will have completed my binding of the complete Valiant/Acclaim books.

Book1 - Database, 0-21
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Book 2 - 22-43
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Book 3 - Birthquake to the bitter end
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Book 4 - X-O and Iron Man and the VH-2 X-O
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Post by MoonChild »

Toop Can I pay you to do Some Black Ones for me, I love everything about your dust jackets but the baby blue, I love baby blue but it blurrs the text for me.

Steve Topper wrote:
1st Among Equals wrote:Don't tellme you forgot to put in X-O yearbook. :o
It's there -- Book 2 as BloodofHeroes noted. I used a quick shorthand for the labels within the post; the dust jackets do list every book within each bound volume.

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You can't pay me, because I'll do it for free. It will take me about one minute to change the background color from blue to black.

Which dust jackets are you interested in?

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gulp, all of them :D BloodShot, X-O, Shadowman, whichever you have the time for, thanks a bunch :thumb:
Steve Topper wrote:You can't pay me, because I'll do it for free. It will take me about one minute to change the background color from blue to black.

Which dust jackets are you interested in?

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Nice looking XO dust jackets. :thumb:

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MoonChild wrote:gulp, all of them :D BloodShot, X-O, Shadowman, whichever you have the time for, thanks a bunch :thumb:
Steve Topper wrote:You can't pay me, because I'll do it for free. It will take me about one minute to change the background color from blue to black.

Which dust jackets are you interested in?
Moon, are you going to start binding??

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ncameron wrote:
Phoenix8008 wrote:Hey all,

I just got off the phone with Jim from Library Binding Company. He said that a 1 inch square die for the spine would run about $30 to have made. I asked about a front cover die as well (just in case) and he said that for a 3 inch by 3 inch die it would be pretty close to $30 as well.

So the next question is would we want just the Valiant compass, or the word "Valiant" above or below the compass as well?

Would anyone want a front cover logo, or just on the spine?

And last but not least, is anyone else actually willing to contribute to a group effort to have this made?
If we can get 6 people in on it @ 5 bucks each, it seems very reasonable.
I'd throw $5 for this.

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absolutely yes
IanAlexavier wrote:
MoonChild wrote:gulp, all of them :D BloodShot, X-O, Shadowman, whichever you have the time for, thanks a bunch :thumb:
Steve Topper wrote:You can't pay me, because I'll do it for free. It will take me about one minute to change the background color from blue to black.

Which dust jackets are you interested in?
Moon, are you going to start binding??
:thumb:

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MoonChild wrote:absolutely yes
IanAlexavier wrote:
MoonChild wrote:gulp, all of them :D BloodShot, X-O, Shadowman, whichever you have the time for, thanks a bunch :thumb:
Steve Topper wrote:You can't pay me, because I'll do it for free. It will take me about one minute to change the background color from blue to black.

Which dust jackets are you interested in?
Moon, are you going to start binding??
:thumb:
When you get started here are some X-O dust jackets for you. They are large files (5MB or bigger. PM me with your email address and I'll send them to you via YouSendIt.com

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Steve Topper wrote:
MoonChild wrote:absolutely yes
IanAlexavier wrote:
MoonChild wrote:gulp, all of them :D BloodShot, X-O, Shadowman, whichever you have the time for, thanks a bunch :thumb:
Steve Topper wrote:You can't pay me, because I'll do it for free. It will take me about one minute to change the background color from blue to black.

Which dust jackets are you interested in?
Moon, are you going to start binding??
:thumb:
When you get started here are some X-O dust jackets for you. They are large files (5MB or bigger. PM me with your email address and I'll send them to you via YouSendIt.com

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WOW! I really like the black!

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Post by Steve Topper »

The Black does have a very nice pop! to it.

I'm sticking with the bllue background on my personal sets because I want a consistency on my shelves. I started with the blue because of Unity and with over 30 covers in blue, it's too late to change that color scheme.

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Nicely done, as always, Steve! :thumb:

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Oooh, I do love the black too :clap:

Moon.. get over into out 'Mapping out titles thread' and take a look at what we've put together.

Ive been modifying the first post in that thread to create Maps of all the titles. :thumb: Many people have contributed to that list, its not just mine. Steve-o has been a huge contributor as well as Ncameron :clap:

Let us know what you need and we can walk you through the process.

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I'd REALLY be interested in seeing how much you'd charge me to do a A&A one? :hm: :?

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YES!!!! TOOP, YOUR THE MAN! PM Sent :thumb:

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Squirrel wrote:I'd REALLY be interested in seeing how much you'd charge me to do a A&A one? :hm: :?
I've already done an A&A dust jacket. Will this one suffice?

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Post by MoonChild »

will do!
IanAlexavier wrote:Oooh, I do love the black too :clap:

Moon.. get over into out 'Mapping out titles thread' and take a look at what we've put together.

Ive been modifying the first post in that thread to create Maps of all the titles. :thumb: Many people have contributed to that list, its not just mine. Steve-o has been a huge contributor as well as Ncameron :clap:

Let us know what you need and we can walk you through the process.
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Steve Topper wrote:
Squirrel wrote:I'd REALLY be interested in seeing how much you'd charge me to do a A&A one? :hm: :?
I've already done an A&A dust jacket. Will this one suffice?

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I mean do a bound book for me, I'll pay for the books, you put it together, etc.

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Post by MoonChild »

No we pay for professional binding, Toop is just doing dust jackets, unless I am mistaken.

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Post by IanAlexavier »

Look in the 'Mapping out Titles' thread to see if you have all the right issues.. if you do them your 80% finished :thumb:

Set up the books the way you want them bound and send them in.. $25 later and you'll have a book waiting for you on your doorstep :thumb:

Of course, you could send one of us the books and we could do it for you.. but you may want to take some time to learn it and customize your books for yourself.

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Bump;...


Im still working with the printer to have the Fan Finished Secret Weapons book printed.

I'll let that are interested know a final price when I get it.

The proofs that she has made so far look pretty good. Hopefully by next week I will be able to send my Secret Weapon books out to be bound and for those who wanted copies, yours might be in the mail :thumb:

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keep us posted!

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Ok, my Fan Finished SW #22 prints are finished and they will fit perfectly! If you want a copy, PM me and I'll send the order off to the printer. The cost of this shipped to you should be about $10. This is what Im thinking:

Printing costs: $9
Shipping cost: $1 (2 stamps)

:thumb: :thumb:

Pm me and I'll get going on this. Remember this is not a comic, simply double sided prints of the pages. These will be printed in a fashion that will be perfect for being bound. I had the printer add more gutter room as to not loose artwork on that side. I'll post some pics as soon as I get my internet back home. Our current weather has knocked out my cable and internet.. Im not complaining though, I still have electricty. (Im typing this at work ;) )


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