Opinions: X-Men 94

[Captain_Pike]

9.4

[divad]

I have no doubts that what you are saying is accurate - just haven't seen one

[nik]

Good point about the white edge - they do hide tiny creases quite well, but it still looks clean to me - Niko?

 

They sure do , but not on this copy

[divad]

Since I purchased this dark blue/green version of X-Men 94 off the rack 30 years ago, I can tell you with absolute certainty that the cover color (and the rest of the book, too) are unaltered. The scan has not been processed by photoshop, either, and although the book was scanned inside of a mylite, the background color of the scan matches well the color in person. I have seen another copy with the dark blue/green coloring as well, and at least one copy that appeared intermediate between the two, although my impression is they are far less common than the green version.

 

Show us your "dark blue version" X-Men 94! (Great copy, Nikos).

 

From DiceX:

 

"Printing variance.

While printing, the color has to be set and will drift through the run.

Meaning: Ink is applied to the plate during the run. The Pressman can controll the density of the ink to have the most visual appeal.

 

When the press starts the run, the ink densities across the plate may be quite different from what it should be. As the run progresses, a Pressman is constantly checking and adjusting the ink to get the closest match to the color proof.

This is much tougher to do than it sounds.

 

There are times where there can be areas on the plate where it is starved for ink, and others where the ink can be flooded causing the print to look very saturated or even muddy.

This variance can happen in a single color, or all four.

 

For comparison sake, on your home printer, there are crude color controlls.

You can set the printer to run color very light, or you can set it to flood the page with ink.

The settings you use can have a very drastic effect on the look of a picture you print. By changing them, you can print the exact same picture multiple times and make them look very different.

 

This is one of the most comon production variances and can occur on virtually everything printed."

[nik]

Book is back, Round 12

[FFB]

Book is back, Round 12

 

Yay, another book with a white spine so we can't see small spine stresses.

[nik]

[FFB]

 

I think an even better idea would be to just mail out the prizes at random to the contestants.

[Darthdiesel]

I'm assuming there was no back cover scan in this thread initially?

[sterlingcomics]

 

I think an even better idea would be to just mail out the prizes at random to the contestants.

 

Nikos, PM me for my address