catman76 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 On 9/2/2020 at 4:16 PM, DonovanY said: And for the colour stories that will be in the volume, here's the level of restoration I'm going for... Restoration on the left, original on the right. This is a pretty rushed proof of concept, the final would have a bit more attention to detail. Sorry but that is ugly and I won't be getting this book. I like my reprints as close to the original printing as possible. Just scan it and adjust the contrast and stuff a little and print it. Fantagraphics is pretty much the only one that reprints old comics right at all. For some reason everyone else loves to mess with the artwork and recolor everything. sfcityduck and porcupine48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 7 hours ago, catman76 said: Sorry but that is ugly and I won't be getting this book. I like my reprints as close to the original printing as possible. Just scan it and adjust the contrast and stuff a little and print it. Fantagraphics is pretty much the only one that reprints old comics right at all. For some reason everyone else loves to mess with the artwork and recolor everything. well, its a tricky thing and yes fantagraphics does it well, but at least reprints of some of these difficult books are coming onto the marketplace. With most of the whites reprints being in the original black and white, your color preferences shouldn't be an issue on most projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, catman76 said: Sorry but that is ugly and I won't be getting this book. I like my reprints as close to the original printing as possible. Just scan it and adjust the contrast and stuff a little and print it. Fantagraphics is pretty much the only one that reprints old comics right at all. For some reason everyone else loves to mess with the artwork and recolor everything. Fantagraphics' Barks Library and Prince Valiant are the gold standards. But, the Barks Library is basically the same process as being used above. Personally, I like having in registration color. DonovanY is doing a good job. Edited September 10, 2020 by sfcityduck Bronty and DonovanY 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 On 9/2/2020 at 2:16 PM, DonovanY said: And for the colour stories that will be in the volume, here's the level of restoration I'm going for... Restoration on the left, original on the right. This is a pretty rushed proof of concept, the final would have a bit more attention to detail. I do have two comments about this restoration. First, as someone who has the Nelvana, Johnny Canuck, and Brok Windsor books, this restoration appears really really good. Line work restoration is fantastic! So I know that the b&w portion of the book will be up to the highest standards. Second, I do think it is wise to emulate what works, and the Barks library books by Fantagraphics are the gold standard for color GA reprints. I'd suggest you mute down your color palette a tiny bit to make the colors look more like old newsprint comics as Fantagraphics has done. AND, PLEASE PRINT YOUR BOOK ON MATTE PAPER LIKE THE FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS. Glossy paper does not suit GA reprints. DonovanY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 11 hours ago, sfcityduck said: I do have two comments about this restoration. First, as someone who has the Nelvana, Johnny Canuck, and Brok Windsor books, this restoration appears really really good. Line work restoration is fantastic! So I know that the b&w portion of the book will be up to the highest standards. Second, I do think it is wise to emulate what works, and the Barks library books by Fantagraphics are the gold standard for color GA reprints. I'd suggest you mute down your color palette a tiny bit to make the colors look more like old newsprint comics as Fantagraphics has done. AND, PLEASE PRINT YOUR BOOK ON MATTE PAPER LIKE THE FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS. Glossy paper does not suit GA reprints. good suggestions!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Thor Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 On 9/9/2020 at 1:19 PM, ThatNerdyCanuck said: @Fantastic Thor Found out who beat you on this book :P sorry man ... I cost you some $$$$ ThatNerdyCanuck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonovanY Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 9/9/2020 at 3:48 PM, catman76 said: Sorry but that is ugly and I won't be getting this book. I like my reprints as close to the original printing as possible. Just scan it and adjust the contrast and stuff a little and print it. Fantagraphics is pretty much the only one that reprints old comics right at all. For some reason everyone else loves to mess with the artwork and recolor everything. I understand where you're coming from. I'll have you know that I am considering that method of reprinting as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonovanY Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) On 9/10/2020 at 12:32 PM, sfcityduck said: I do have two comments about this restoration. First, as someone who has the Nelvana, Johnny Canuck, and Brok Windsor books, this restoration appears really really good. Line work restoration is fantastic! So I know that the b&w portion of the book will be up to the highest standards. Second, I do think it is wise to emulate what works, and the Barks library books by Fantagraphics are the gold standard for color GA reprints. I'd suggest you mute down your color palette a tiny bit to make the colors look more like old newsprint comics as Fantagraphics has done. AND, PLEASE PRINT YOUR BOOK ON MATTE PAPER LIKE THE FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS. Glossy paper does not suit GA reprints. Nice to see a user handle that I recognize from the MMW boards! Having restored Masterworks for most of this century, I'm well versed in these battles/discussions. I'm most DEFINITELY avoiding Glossy paper like the plague. I'm obviously using the 25% colour increments to restore colour, and then scaling them back. If I'm doing the colour portion of book using this method, I just haven't found that proper amount to scale back yet. My biggest beef with these books is the obscene amount of colour out of registration. See below! Edited September 15, 2020 by DonovanY sfcityduck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 2 hours ago, DonovanY said: Nice to see a user handle that I recognize from the MMW boards! So your following in Gagne's footsteps? I remember him talking about his Kirby restoration project back in the day. Please don't give up and use scans. I have no need for the PS quality product. Your restoration looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) Anybody seen or heard of this before?? Apparently, the only issue published from 1951 in Montreal that seems to be uniquely Canadian and illustrated by a Canadian artist It Mentions the iron curtain in the preface, Which suggests it’s a Cold War era comic as well I also acquired the French set as well. Edited December 6, 2020 by eccomic porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonovanY Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 2:08 PM, eccomic said: So, a friend of mine is seeking the following issues for the Terry Kane stories within and seeks scans accordingly of the covers and the interior Terry Kane stories: Three Aces Comics v4 #3 - Terry Kane in Utopia v4 #4 - Terry Kane Battles the Thief of Time Hopefully somebody can assist Cheers, Stephen Just putting this out there again, I'm willing to pay someone to scan the two Terry Kane stories in these issues if they have them in their collection and don't want to sell them outright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 These.... porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 😉 porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I'd love to read that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 20 hours ago, porcupine48 said: I'd love to read that one porcupine48 and Dr. Love 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) Just picked this up. I didn't realize it was Canadian until I got it. My bad. Bill Ward cover. The GCD doesn't show this cover (does that mean it's rare?) Edited January 7, 2021 by gadzukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 This just back from CGC porcupine48 and podboy66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) This just in.... Edited February 21, 2021 by eccomic Qua-Brot, podboy66, rjpb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 1st appearance of Brok Windsor from my collection porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
