Leafcasting Comic Books

[timfinz]

Amazing and very informative. What amount of time do you spend on each of the most recent examples you've shown us here? Or is that information confidential?

[Sardo Numspar]

Kenny, finally got a chance to catch up on this thread. Your work continues to amaze. Absolutely stunning results.

 

[MCMiles]

This is my favorite thread on the CGC chat boards.

[Ze-man]

This is my favorite thread on the CGC chat boards.

 

You don't get out much, do you.

 

[Mayor006]

I imagine there is a lot of measuring that has to take place to make sure all the original wraps (especially if no longer connected) make it back to a form that meets the size dimensions of the rest of the book. I can imagine how tedious this is. Simply amazed at the entire process

[The_Captain]

Beautiful

 

 

[Marvel Zombie]

 

 

Wonderfull work! congrats ...

 

a lot of examples shown are obvioulsy pre restoe NG / .5 books. Could be illuminating to see work done on pre-restoe higher graded books.

 

Thanks

 

MZ

[Ze-man]

 

Wonderfull work! congrats ...

 

a lot of examples shown are obvioulsy pre restoe NG / .5 books. Could be illuminating to see work done on pre-restoe higher graded books.

 

Thanks

 

MZ

 

Fortunately, higher grade books don't require leaf casting.

 

That said, if a comic being restored has an otherwise HG interior with a popped staple or blown centerfold.

 

Those I leaf cast.

 

But it isn't much to look at.

 

 

[vaillant]

Kenny!

 

Sooner or later I will send you my Boy Comics #4.

[Treco]

First time seeing this thread. I'm completely amazed. Such nice work!

[JollyComics]

I wished that I can get educated of this.

[Pirate]

try english first and go from there

[SharpComics.com]

[batman_fan]

Hi Kenny,

 

First, amazing work

 

Second, what is the typical cost for leaf casting a front and back cover.

[Ze-man]

Hi Kenny,

 

First, amazing work

 

Second, what is the typical cost for leaf casting a front and back cover.

 

Sorry, I never saw you ask this.

 

It depends on how bad of shape the cover is in. And how much work, prep is involved in getting the cover ready to cast.(dry clean, tape removal, stain removal, wash etc..etc)

 

Think about a tattered spine, or trimmed cover that is totally split. You need to really make sure to line up the covers correctly before casting, or it wont wrap around the interior correctly. This can often take a lot of time to get ready for casting.

 

Or it might be as easy as spot casting a few holes, which is a different animal.

 

That said, a good ball park to fully leaf cast an average cover is around $250-$350, but again, each book is so different it is hard to give a flat rate like Eal Scheib!

 

 

[Ze-man]

Speaking of lining up trimmed covers to leaf cast.

 

These spiral bound trimmed copies seems quite popular!

 

[Ze-man]

A fairly beat up Tec 35 interior.

 

 

 

 

[Dark Knight]

Outstanding work as always Kenny! It's like magic. Thanks for showing.

[Hado]

Understatement

[Kenners]

Just amazing work there