We feel the companies that offer that form of encapsulation do a good job but many people own newer, highergrade comics that may want to get them graded, but dont want to pay a higher price to have them placed inside an. Foxing is a reddish agereated stain that can be found in older comic books. Turnaround times processing books receivedpaid on 03012020 03072020 cbcs. Before a comic book is graded, it is checked for restoration and conservation by our restoration detection experts. R epair of leather bindings, cloth bindings, albums, and other items.
After your services are finished you can have josh send your comic book to a 3rd party grading company. Restoration is the treatment that returns a comic book to a known or assumed state through the addition of nonoriginal material for aesthetic enhancement. Most comic publishing companies were established in the united states of america where comics became popular in. Comic book dry cleaning tutorial and conservation tips.
Comic book restoration services hero restoration llc. Today, however, comics have become big business, and getting stuck with an undisclosed restored book can really put a damper on things. Houchen bindery rebinds worn out textbooks for a fraction of the cost, allowing you to take your schools budget further. Please know that i bought these comic books way before the days of cgc way back in the 1980s when only the hard core collectors gave a darn about restoration. A journey into the milky way galaxy the most interesting galaxy in the universe documentary touch your heart 2,796 watching live now. The repair of collectible and rare comics, especially ones you intend to sell in restored form, is best handled by a professional. Note that the marketability of any comic book can change based on time, the popularity of the character or characters, collector demand, etc. The gentle removal of contamination from the white areas of the comic book including interior pages, back and front cover. Fed props up companies it had warned banks not to touch. Make your comic grow in value, increase in eye appeal, and most importantly preserve them for the future. While the overstreet comic book price guide helps you learn about comic values, this third book in our new how to line teaches you the importance of condition a factor that is often the key to real collectability and how to grade accurately the overstreet guide to grading comics includes. List of comic book publishing companies pen and the pad. Comicbook comic book pedigrees, the first and only website dedicated to pedigreed comic books. Assistant to the chief paper conservator at the museum of modern art, paris 1980.
Comic book, marvel comic, cgc comics, crippen collection. Cgc set the standard for thirdparty comic book, magazine, lobby card and vintage photograph grading, and its independent affiliate ccs performs expert pressing, restoration and restoration removal services for comic books. Each company does different tiers and levels so its difficult to. When comic book collectors approach me regarding the services i offer, they tend to focus primarily on my pressing service. Our staff of friendly and dedicated employees offer over 250 years of experience in the comic book market place, and look forward to assisting you. Cgc does not refer to pressing and dry cleaning as restoration. The lowstress way to find your next comic book job opportunity is on simplyhired. Simply print out the voucher, mail, call, or email us, and give the greatest gift of all. Since 1970, the name overstreet has symbolized a vast knowledge of american comic books. The archives and rare books library at the university of cincinnati believes the standards used today are more or less the same as the standards literary historian and bibliophile johann vogt recorded over 250 years ago. With our comic book restoration services you can take your lowgrade investment and transform it into something with fantastic eye appeal.
As well, techniques from watercolor and silk screen restoration have become important parts. Restoration woes the comic doctor comic book pressing. 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. However, we also desire to offer comic book lovers, collectors, buyers and sellers options to just hard shell grading. Comic art restoration service a graphic state of mind. As well, techniques from watercolor and silk screen restoration have become important parts of the criteria used to restore a comic book. Restoration comics focuses on creating original stories and characters that expand the imagination, make people laugh, and explore the deeper issues of life. Repair of comic books master restorer art restoration.
Leather, cloth, paper all can be saved and preserved. Provenance is extremely important for hardcore collectors, and we should all be incredibly grateful for companies like cbcs who competently assess whether any level of restoration is present. This site is devoted to presenting issues in the preservation and conservation of the physical structure comic books. Comic book dry cleaning is not restoration, more like comic book conservation. Cgc cfp comics offers many services including pressing comics, magazines, treasury books, and original art. This 156 page field guide and training manual is a musthave for any comic book collector. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form. The oldest comic publishing company on this list is the nowdefunct book publishing company, david mckay publications that was founded in 1882 and published comics from 1935 to 1950.
Airbrushing can return a faded comic book to looking very close to new. Our pressing and comic book restoration services can take your most important and valuable comic investments to the next level. Over the past several years, i have worked on hundreds of pieces for dozens of clients. If restoration or conservation is found, cbcs will include a list of all the work detected on the label, classifying it as either conserved or restored. Repairs restoration rebinding old and rare books, collected books, treasured family books handed down, everyday wellused books. Custom bound comic gift certificates now available houchen bindery ltd custom bound comic book gift certificates are available in any denomination. Comic book cpr teaches awareness on proper comic book handling, shipping, selling, and buying tactics. Josh avery will inspect your comic books and let you know if pressing or cleaning is possible and worth it. Assistant to william sarill, owner of the restoration lab 19811985 restored comics and memorabilia such as postcards and original comic art. Many factors are considered before defining a book as rare. As an archivist, i decided to share some useful tips as well that will aid in restoring your comic books.
Restoration has existed in some form or another since the inception of comic books, but it. Avery comic pressing professional comic book pressing. The use of an airbrush can return a faded comic book to appear close to its original version. I can help you decide if cleanpress is a right for your book. Learn how to clean and press comic books yourself using this free online guide. There are over 142 comic book careers waiting for you to apply. These defects are all easily repairable, which means a smaller restoration bill. Click on any of our services below for more information and example work. We are proud to provide certification and grading services for collectors and hobbyist in the comic book industry.
If you have an old comic book that needs repair, you may consider restoring it. 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. The industry giants are dc comics and marvel comics, both founded in the 1930s. This makes the overall grade and eye appeal of the book increase considerably. Most supplies can be purchased directly on amazon or ebay to save time, money, and shipping costs.
Comics in poor condition are usually not good candidates. The restoration of comics has been around in one form or another since the late 1930s and early 1940s. Learn the hidden underground secrets of cleaning and pressing comic books. In the world of comicbook publishing, there are industry giants as well as smaller publishers that are helping to fill the shelves at the local comic shop. No water, peroxides or solvents of any kind are used. In a letter sent to comic book retailers and product providers friday. I started a personal journey trying to learn the tips and tricks of pressing comic books. Josh will bring back your comic book to its glory without using any restoration. This work involves many different forms of fine art restoration, including lithograph and paper conservation and techniques from silk screen and watercolor restoration. Im a big silver age collectoranything with curt swan interior arti want it.
Ccs offers a screening service to determine whether your comic book is a suitable candidate for pressing, restoration or restoration removal. Obtain the highest grades possible with cgc and cbcs. What a pleasure it will be having these volumes on my shelf instead of in a longbox somewhere. This is a basic check we can not guarantee there is no restoration,but we do our best to check your books, we are 99% accurate.
Kav kaviraj sent me an article on comic book restoration tips. In addition, the ability to remove paper discoloration and foxing will likely be necessary to elevate the work to a fine condition. Over the decades, dc comics has brought to life such superheroes as superman and. In fact, the restoration lessens the value of a comic book even though it is improved because comics are. Save time and money by pressing your own comic books with a heat press machine. We are proud of the work we do on comic book restoration and repair.
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. An overview of comic book restoration 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. Cbcs has one classification level for conservation and five levels for. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. What i want to explore in this post is the dry cleaning service the comic doctor offers as well. 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.
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