Does this book look trimmed? 0

[Venomous72]

I picked up this ASM 300 a while ago and was wondering what you all thought. Everything seemed fine until I compared it with another copy that I already had. And the old copy was taller (longer?) than the newer one. Can books vary in height like this? 

 

The bottom 3 pics have the old book stacked on top of the newer one, with the bottom of the books lined up, so you can see the difference in length at the top of the books.

Edited June 5, 2018 by James Lawry

[James J Johnson]

Books can and do vary in length and width. They also vary in shape. The majority of books are trapezoidal. Not cut perfectly rectangular. Size can be a tell of trim, but size isn't the defining issue. I see no outward signs of trim on this 300. IMO, it's not trimmed.

[Venomous72]

8 hours ago, James J Johnson said:

Books can and do vary in length and width. They also vary in shape. The majority of books are trapezoidal. Not cut perfectly rectangular. Size can be a tell of trim, but size isn't the defining issue. I see no outward signs of trim on this 300. IMO, it's not trimmed.

Thanks!  I really wasn't sure, I didn't know comics could vary in length.  To me it doesn't have the classic signs of trimming but wanted to check with people who have more experience than I

[Not A Clone]

I compared it to mine and picked a few points like the registered symbol on the right of the logo and it looks like it's the same distance from the edge. Looks good to me. 

[Venomous72]

14 minutes ago, Not A Clone said:

I compared it to mine and picked a few points like the registered symbol on the right of the logo and it looks like it's the same distance from the edge. Looks good to me. 

Thanks!  Yeah I was mainly worried about he height difference which I thought was very strange lol.  But hopefully that is just a variance that can happen with books

[Not A Clone]

27 minutes ago, James Lawry said:

Thanks!  Yeah I was mainly worried about he height difference which I thought was very strange lol.  But hopefully that is just a variance that can happen with books

If you have an LCS that you frequent you could always have them take a look at it in person if you're still not sure. I have mine look at stuff all the time for second opinions.

[James J Johnson]

10 hours ago, Not A Clone said:

I compared it to mine and picked a few points like the registered symbol on the right of the logo and it looks like it's the same distance from the edge. Looks good to me. 

Distances can vary dependent upon wrap and variations in the size. The edge itself is king in determining trim. All of them and their relationship to each other. And the edges on this 300 appear to be machined by the same cutting tool that produced the rest of that print run.