Crushed/Flattened? 0

[James J Johnson]

On 4/21/2022 at 8:35 AM, Stronguy said:

The spine of a comic should be rounded when it is properly pressed.  Some pressers think the answer to stubborn spine ticks is to up the pressure.  Oftentimes, especially if they use a lot of moisture, you will see a crushed spine.  It's more of a V shape than a U shape.

I tend to believe that staple placement will have the final say in the matter of a rounded spine with a sideways U-shape, like this: ( , versus a "crushed" spine with a V-shape more like this:  < 

Books that have the staples positioned dead center on the edge of the spine, at the midpoint between what constitutes the front and back cover will almost always have a V-shape, like this: < , pressed or unpressed, unless there is a spine roll present. So before allowing the V or U shapes of a spine to be a determining tell for press or "crush", the placement of the staples, relative to the edge of the spine should always be considered.