Although we appreciate large scans, there is no real need to go beyond 200 dpi, and a sweet point between quality and size lies at around 150dpi. Readcomiconline read comics online in high quality. Now look at the details above the eye on the right, scanned at 300 dpi. Personal experience, i drawdesign comic book covers and have them enlarged and printed out regularly at staplesoffice max. Their extraordinary work breathed new life into the warren magazines, after the initial artists, many formerly with ec, had left for other venues.
Books george salters covers giant books gold medal books graphic books greatest book covers greatest novels of all time handi books harmony books hillman books hip hop books. What makes a painted comic book different from computer painted comics is that the characters are literally painted by hand before being scanned and printed. Comic book gimmick covers are usually seen as one of the perils of the speculation boom, but these are the best and most inventive ever made. Our printing is acid free with popping colors, and you can print a comic from 20 400 pages, though for tight binding we suggest a 300 page maximum. The companys comic book division folded in 1973, although dell continued to publish the occasional book with comics content, including newspaper strip collections. How can i turn my comic covers into posters for my room. Thanks to a lot of drinking and looking at comic book covers over the last few years in my drunk cover solicits in three sentences or less feature on my blog ive thought a lot about comic covers over the last few years and what really makes me respond to something, or alternatively turns me off. Pulp magazines often referred to as the pulps, also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The photo cover is a concept and device used in comic book publishing where the cover of one an issue uses a real life person instead of the traditional artwork created cover.
We offer full bleed printing for comic book printing in all sizes for every page in the book. Then slide the book over not flip it upside down to scan the other side of the book. One of the great things about the comic book industry is that there are so. Text works together with the art to create the story, world, and. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use. Cdisplay ex is a light, efficient and free cbr reader, and it is also the most popular comic book reader. Externally, you could mistake it for an ordinary scanner, but book scanners are specifically optimized for speedy scans, along with a number of features that enhance the final scan of the text. Email it to me for good karma and my sincere appreciation. Creating an attractive comic book cover is necessary to draw people into your comics and capture their interest. Black mask nov 1941 black mask nov 1941 british ed. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic covers and. Home labs az random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser.
Lets take a look at some of the best book scanner options on the market. Many of the covers are accompanied by preliminary compositions or the penciled underdrawings made prior to inking. Your guide to getting started selling comic books on ebay. Images in this category are scanned images of a comic book cover. But what is a scholar to do when confronted with such objects. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Covers and stories collects all the short stories, classic covers along with sketch versions. Externally, you could mistake it for an ordinary scanner, but book scanners are specifically optimized for speedy scans, along with a number of. Dont judge a comic book by its cover more than you want. Sep 26, 2016 alltime greatest comic book gimmick covers. Classics illustrated is an american comic book magazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. It is fully searchable and includes data on creator credits, story details, or other publication details for comic books worldwide. The gcd acknowledges that the allencompassing research nature of the project may result in the posting of cover scans for comics with images that some may find.
Where archie archives really disappoints, however, is in the books editing. The marvel art of arthur adams highlights fifty finished comicbook covers completed over the last decade for avengers classic, guardians of the galaxy and secret avengers, plus an assortment of xmen and other standout titles. How comic book is made material, history, used, components. I started with almost 100, but soon therell be depending on how much i want to avoid actual work. Or, they have an idea about what they hope the comics are worth, but. Remember, comic book covers are trying to make the issue stand out. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. Dont judge a comic book by its cover this entry was posted on october 16, 2011. Besides comic connect, heritage auctions and my comic shop what other websites have a large amount of quality scans. The manufacturing process varies depending on the size of the operation and the equipment available. Comic books have become valued collectibles over the years, fetching sevenfigure prices at auction in some of the most extreme cases. High resolution comic scans cgc comic book collectors.
Turning comic book pages into posters comics general cgc. Bookscans is a free online reference site listing t ens of thousands of. One of the great things about the comic book industry is that there are so many comic book covers for us, as designers to look at. Scanned images of comic books with yellow or black covers are often the most offbase.
Dell became part of bantam doubleday dell in 1988, ceasing to exist as an independent company. Classics illustrated is an american comic bookmagazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad. Im a huge fan of the 1970s dc horror line, many of which cardy drew interior stories and covers for. Included in the bookscans database are images of significant backcover artwork. Wikimedia commons has media related to covers of comic books. This technique was especially prevalent with early dell and later popular library books, as well as bantam, lion, and other publishers. Freelance comic book cover photos, scans, pictures. Cbr and cbz, the most popular comic book formats, are just rar and zip archives respectively that hold scanned comic book pages in sequential, jpeg format. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. I scanned the tec 31 page at 300dpi, cleaned it up in photoshop, reduced it to 150dpi, and uploaded it to a walmart photocenter. I use the wonderful comicbook database program comicbase to keep track of my comic collection. Email it to me for good karma and my sincere appreciation brief stories feb 1928. How to design a comic book cover with pictures wikihow. Covers on this page in red 125 2650 5156 if cover wont.
If you liked this blog go to sex in comics part 2 featuring comic book covers. How to make a comic book, design, characters, and cover. I always loved how he drew children and women, kind of had a jack kamen, johnny craig style about them. I always loved how he drew children and women, kind of had a. When it comes to creating custom comic book volumes there are various binding methods, techniques, and standards. Japan the world of disney japanese scanned image of comic. Unfortunately, comic books werent produced to last very long. Or, they have an idea about what they hope the comics are worth, but no experience selling comic books on ebay. Everything is designed to give you the best comic reading experience, it load comic books immediately, reading is fluid and comfortable even on slow computer. Since we started this blog, many people have asked for advice on selling their comic books. Click go to the scans to see the database index page for easy navigation to the various sections. Ill have the covers scanned in and posted under the ga section of my web site by thursday. The spectre is condemned to carrying the journal of judgment to atone for his sin in taking a life.
Welcome to planet earth toys for your consideration today is this comic book see scan for its condition. A comic book writer should be able to communicate clearly with artists and editors to make sure all the elements of the project come together to create a cohesive whole. The grand comics database project gcd is a volunteer project with the goal of documenting and indexing all comics for the free use of scholars, historians, researchers, and fans. Jun 21, 2014 since we started this blog, many people have asked for advice on selling their comic books. Often, someone ends up with a big box of comics and no idea what they are worth. Bookscans is designed to let you see what the book looks like. You can provide missing data, update existing data, or upload cover scans. This week we feature the marvelatlas western titles western gunfighters 1956, western outlaws, and western outlaws and sheriffs. Sep 19, 2011 if someone gives you crap for this, or youre still worried, then open up the scanned image in microsoft paint and black out the bar code or the top left comic bar. Sadly, legendary comic book artist nick cardy passed away on nov. Eyepopping blog remixes memorable comic book covers wired. This is because of the respective reflective and nonreflective nature of these colors, and how they interact with the scanner light.
Highquality scanners, cheap storage media, open file formats, peertopeer networking and highbandwidth home connections have all contributed to the unauthorized online availability of magazines and comic books. The gcd is building the most comprehensive comics database. Such images are used under a fair use claim as allowed under united states law. The best design for your cover art will incorporate elements of composition, psychology, and. The top 100 strangest, suggestive and steamy vintage comic book panels of all time. Place the book at the base, to allow the scanner scanning from bottom to top to scan the bottom of the page first. Pese kadet usein, pida etaisyytta muihin ja tutustu resursseihin, jotka auttavat sopeutumaan tilanteeseen. For general comic book, graphic novel and trade paperback covers, it is generally accepted that, like compact disc or dvd covers, they can be used under fair use reasoning for the purpose of identification, as long as the image of the comic book cover is clearly captioned, identifies the series and issue number in question, credits the artists. I am looking for actual comics in different grades, not scans to read. Apr 16, 2015 japan the world of disney japanese scanned image of comic book disney cover huolehdi turvallisuudestasi ja terveydestasi.
Japan the world of disney japanese scanned image of. Dave stevens was one of the best comic book and pinup artists and with this book along with brush with passion, the rocketeer complete deluxe edition, and the complete sketchbook collection we now have a complete retrospective of his work in book form. This week we feature the marvelatlas western titles western gunfighters 1956, western outlaws, and. The comic book writer isnt the artist, but the writer is the source of the ideas that drive the comic. Xmen comic books covers, scans of xmen comic books. Some people do nothing, wrap their comics up and just send them off.
Apr 16, 2015 japan the world of disney japanese scanned image of comic book disney cover. If you go to a comic book store or look for comics online, youre going to see a lot of covers next to each other. If you have a gm scan of a book already on the site please dont upload it. My interest is to evaluate books for grading purposes. Here you can find over 23,000 scans of vintage comic book covers, all unwatermarked and yours for the taking. Comic book covers are often beautiful works of art.
Is a set of digital comic book scans an archive in the traditional sense. The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books. Looking for raw and graded with front and back cover. Removing foxing stains on books, papers, photographs. This resolution, typical of many scanned comics you can find on the web, it is ok if you just want to read a digital version of a comic book, but it is insufficient if you want to do some serious editing. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic covers and comic books. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. This allows for the page to appear right side up on the screen. The more creative types go a step further and add in table of contents, re scanned comicscovers, onlinefanzine interviews or other extras. Sad sack comics comic books covers, scans of sad sack comics comic books. Don winslow of the navy dennis the menace giant best of dc coleccion vertigo spain factorx spanish buzzy daffy duck a date with judy fawcetts funny animals crazy magazine flintstones dutch fantastic uk first love illustrated domingos alegres hulk french batman serie aguila illustrerade klassiker comics on parade. I had a cheap old copy of the golden age of comic books from ebay, which is mainly a book of large covers. Turning comic book pages into posters comics general.
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