Comic Book Binding

[The Whovian]

I love this one by BWS, that covers the spines on all of the volumes.

[Gotham Thrasher]

What’s the map for Rom? Is it essentially the series and some annuals? Also, it’s only been released in floppies right?

Yes essentially the ownership rights are very complicated so you can currently only get the series through the original floppies. Here's the map I have (can't remember if it's Dick Graysons or not , if it is thanks again Dick!) :

Omnibus 1
ROM 1
ROM 2
ROM 3
ROM 4
ROM 5
ROM 6
ROM 7
ROM 8
ROM 9
ROM 10
ROM 11
ROM 12
ROM 13
ROM 14
ROM 15
ROM 16
ROM 17
ROM 18
ROM 19
ROM 20
ROM 21
ROM 22
Power Man and Iron Fist 73
ROM 23
ROM 24
ROM 25
ROM 26
ROM 27

Omnibus 2
ROM 28
ROM 29
ROM 30
ROM 31
ROM 32
ROM Annual 1
Marvel Two-In-One 99
ROM 33
ROM 34
ROM 35
ROM 36
ROM 37
ROM 38
ROM 39
ROM 40
ROM 41
ROM 42
ROM 43
ROM 44
ROM 45
ROM 46
ROM 47
ROM 48
ROM Annual 2
ROM 49
ROM 50
ROM 51

Omnibus 3
ROM 52
Incredible Hulk 296
ROM 53
ROM 54
ROM 55
ROM 56
ROM 57
ROM 58
ROM 59
ROM 60
ROM Annual 3
ROM 61
ROM 62
ROM 63
ROM 64
ROM 65
ROM 66
ROM 67
ROM 68
ROM 69
ROM 70
ROM 71
ROM 72
ROM Annual 4
ROM 73
ROM 74
ROM 75

EXTRAS:
Marvel Age 23

[TomSlick]

Yes essentially the ownership rights are very complicated so you can currently only get the series through the original floppies. Here's the map I have (can't remember if it's Dick Graysons or not , if it is thanks again Dick!) :

Thanks for the map. Looks like the early issues (at least the first few) are a little pricey. I've read so few issues in this series. I might try to collect the first year and see if I like it.

[Orf with his head]

Yes essentially the ownership rights are very complicated so you can currently only get the series through the original floppies. Here's the map I have (can't remember if it's Dick Graysons or not , if it is thanks again Dick!) :

Omnibus 1
ROM 1
ROM 2
ROM 3
ROM 4
ROM 5
ROM 6
ROM 7
ROM 8
ROM 9
ROM 10
ROM 11
ROM 12
ROM 13
ROM 14
ROM 15
ROM 16
ROM 17
ROM 18
ROM 19
ROM 20
ROM 21
ROM 22
Power Man and Iron Fist 73
ROM 23
ROM 24
ROM 25
ROM 26
ROM 27

Omnibus 2
ROM 28
ROM 29
ROM 30
ROM 31
ROM 32
ROM Annual 1
Marvel Two-In-One 99
ROM 33
ROM 34
ROM 35
ROM 36
ROM 37
ROM 38
ROM 39
ROM 40
ROM 41
ROM 42
ROM 43
ROM 44
ROM 45
ROM 46
ROM 47
ROM 48
ROM Annual 2
ROM 49
ROM 50
ROM 51

Omnibus 3
ROM 52
Incredible Hulk 296
ROM 53
ROM 54
ROM 55
ROM 56
ROM 57
ROM 58
ROM 59
ROM 60
ROM Annual 3
ROM 61
ROM 62
ROM 63
ROM 64
ROM 65
ROM 66
ROM 67
ROM 68
ROM 69
ROM 70
ROM 71
ROM 72
ROM Annual 4
ROM 73
ROM 74
ROM 75

EXTRAS:
Marvel Age 23

Thanks for this. I’ve been looking for a binding map for ROM.

Just wondering though where to include Avengers 244 & 245 as the Dire Wraiths appear in these issue and also include Uncanny X-Men 185-188 as this is where Forge gets involved and it’s the beginning of the end of the Dire Wraiths on Earth.

Also were there any other Dire Wraith appearances outside the main ROM comic? Would it be right to include Fantastic Four 276/277 as it sort of ties into the events in ROM 65?

[Thwizzit]

Speaking of ROM... Could it just be a coincidence that Bill Mantlo came up with the name for the Dire Wraiths right around the same exact time that the band Dire Straits released their debut album??? Could Bill have had the radio on in the background that day?? Hmmm.. I wonder... :-)

[JoeGuy]

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[Gotham Thrasher]

Thanks for this. I’ve been looking for a binding map for ROM.

Just wondering though where to include Avengers 244 & 245 as the Dire Wraiths appear in these issue and also include Uncanny X-Men 185-188 as this is where Forge gets involved and it’s the beginning of the end of the Dire Wraiths on Earth.

Also were there any other Dire Wraith appearances outside the main ROM comic? Would it be right to include Fantastic Four 276/277 as it sort of ties into the events in ROM 65?

Dire Wraiths have appeared in other comics ...last time during Annihilation I believe. I can't remember as it's been over 20 years since I last read the avengers and ff issues you meniton (all my marvel comics are sitting in longboxes in my parents basement lol) so I'll have to check to make sure but weren't the appearance 's brief? I vaguely remember thinking it wouldint be worth to include in a Rom bind and better to keep for potential Avengers bind. Again it's been a long time so I may be mistaken.

[Gotham Thrasher]

I was wondering, would it be odd to bind Snyder and Mignola together? I was thinking of binding the All-Star Batman now that it's all out, but that only fills half a bind.

I could do a Gotham theme for the other half and include Snyder's Gates of Gotham with Mignola's Gotham by Gaslight & Doom that came to Gotham.

It would be these 6 titles...


Is that too odd of a combo, do you think I'd regret it later?

One of the beautiful things about binding is you can do anything you want, anyway you want , so if you would like to put those together then who is going to argue with you. I'm personally thinking of putting Snyder's All Star Batman with the signal mini that's going on now and maybe waiting on Snyder and Capullos upcoming Bat project under the new Black Label imprint. ALSO Snyder and Sean Gordon Murphy were supposed to collaborate on All star but that has been put on the back burner for now (While Murphy does white Knight ) but is also coming out as a separate thing. I've got Gates of Gotham with Batman Black mirror as a potential Vol 0 in Batman by Snyder (or I might put it in Vol 1 , I haven't decided. )

[Gotham Thrasher]

Speaking of ROM... Could it just be a coincidence that Bill Mantlo came up with the name for the Dire Wraiths right around the same exact time that the band Dire Straits released their debut album??? Could Bill have had the radio on in the background that day?? Hmmm.. I wonder... :-)

Hahaha that's a good one...never thought of it before !

[Dick Grayson]

One of the beautiful things about binding is you can do anything you want, anyway you want , so if you would like to put those together then who is going to argue with you. I'm personally thinking of putting Snyder's All Star Batman with the signal mini that's going on now and maybe waiting on Snyder and Capullos upcoming Bat project under the new Black Label imprint. ALSO Snyder and Sean Gordon Murphy were supposed to collaborate on All star but that has been put on the back burner for now (While Murphy does white Knight ) but is also coming out as a separate thing. I've got Gates of Gotham with Batman Black mirror as a potential Vol 0 in Batman by Snyder (or I might put it in Vol 1 , I haven't decided. )

Agreed completely, and you bring up exactly why I tend to wait a long time before binding something - you never know when a run is truly finished, and there’s little worse than binding something only to have an issue or mini announced right as you finish! While Snyder is still working on Batman in various ways, I’d be hesitant to bind his stuff until he really moves on.

BUT, that’s just me. Like Thrasher said, binding is great because you can do whatever the heck you want with it!

[Thwizzit]

I could do a Gotham theme for the other half and include Snyder's Gates of Gotham with Mignola's Gotham by Gaslight & Doom that came to Gotham.

Make it a "flip-book" with the All-Star Batman on one side and the Gotham stuff on the other so when you get to the middle of the book, you have to flip it over and start reading from the other side so there is no Back Cover, just two front covers :-)

[JoeGuy]

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[El Party-Man]

Hi, folks.

I don't if this is the proprer space but I need some help from you, please. I received yesterday a brand new copy of ‘Gotham Central Omnibus’ with a gap, a space, between the hardcover and the spine of the book.
- Should I replace because it’s defective or it’s a common binding process, stage, with the manufacturing age?
- How to prevent this to other books of the same type?
- How to fix it?

Thank you very much.

[RamblingMan]

Hi, folks.

I don't if this is the proprer space but I need some help from you, please. I received yesterday a brand new copy of ‘Gotham Central Omnibus’ with a gap, a space, between the hardcover and the spine of the book.
- Should I replace because it’s defective or it’s a common binding process, stage, with the manufacturing age?
- How to prevent this to other books of the same type?
- How to fix it?

Thank you very much.

You would have to post pictures so that people knew what you are talking about but it sounds like you are concerned that the back of the block of pages(where the decorative ribbon is attached to) is not attached to the inside of the spine. It's not supposed to be. If it was you would get terrible gutter loss on most large books.

[El Party-Man]

I was really upset, but after your reply I looked some DC Omnibuses pics and videos and everything is ok with mine. Thank you very much.