gadzukes Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) Front cover is nice. Everything is solid at the spine. Back cover is fairly nice too except for some light bug chews along the spine. There's at least a full inch split chewed at the top & bottom. In the 3rd Pic I lifted the back cover to let some light show you the bug chews on the back cover. Comic presents really well, but I know it'll get hit hard for that bug chew. Edited June 10, 2022 by gadzukes Point Five and Galen130 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Wow, looks great! Probably 4.0 or thereabouts but it obviously looks way better. Are you sure those are bug chews? It seems like the book could have been removed from a bound volume, and that could be paper loss from glue running along the back of the spine. (In which case, you may want to check for trimming too.) There've been a bunch of formerly-bound-volume MLJs circulating in the last few years... I've got quite a few myself. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 4:41 PM, Point Five said: Are you sure those are bug chews? It seems like the book could have been removed from a bound volume, and that could be paper loss from glue running along the back of the spine. (In which case, you may want to check for trimming too.) There've been a bunch of formerly-bound-volume MLJs circulating in the last few years... I've got quite a few myself. Hmmm... that's an interesting thought, although I've never seen a comic come out of a "bound book" looking this nice along the spine (even with the defects this one has). Also, I don't think it's trimmed which most, but not all, bound books are. I'm going to say there's a "chance" you are right, but I still think it would get a universal grade. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Makes sense, fair enough. Gorgeous copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 4.0 Thanks for sharing another awesome book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 3.5/4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) Coming back as a 3.5 Blue label I'm happy Edited June 10, 2022 by gadzukes grendelbo, Flammenwerfer, Galen130 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Nice copy other than bug chews. Damn silverfish and their taste for high grade books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 On 5/10/2022 at 4:41 PM, Point Five said: Wow, looks great! Probably 4.0 or thereabouts but it obviously looks way better. Are you sure those are bug chews? It seems like the book could have been removed from a bound volume, and that could be paper loss from glue running along the back of the spine. (In which case, you may want to check for trimming too.) There've been a bunch of formerly-bound-volume MLJs circulating in the last few years... I've got quite a few myself. In the grader notes they called it "chews" on this. No trimming. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
