Judging page quality on new comics

[Scheradon]

This has probably been discussed before, but if it was I missed it and apologize in advance for the repeat.

 

I was at the store today and began flipping through a new Conan off the rack and was thinking...How can CGC assign PQ to these new issues that no longer have white page backdrops? I mean this copy should read more like cgc 9.6 with BLACK pages. I began to flip through others and noticed that the white, ow/w, ow, etc. are no longer applicable to these. Perhaps a quality grage of Excellent, Good , Poor, etc. would be more suitable with these. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

[deathlok]

The same arguement can be applied to Bronze age books that were printed on newsprint paper. They were never white to begin with, more of an off-white in color.

[Mr. Zipper]

Interesting point, but I presume CGC will just have to look harder to find some white space in the book to make the judgement.

 

Given the much higher quality paper being used today, I suspect that PQ going forward will higher for a longer period of time.

[Timulty]

Agreed. I am still trying to come up with an experiment to test that though.

[divad]

This has probably been discussed before, but if it was I missed it and apologize in advance for the repeat.

 

I was at the store today and began flipping through a new Conan off the rack and was thinking...How can CGC assign PQ to these new issues that no longer have white page backdrops? I mean this copy should read more like cgc 9.6 with BLACK pages. I began to flip through others and noticed that the white, ow/w, ow, etc. are no longer applicable to these. Perhaps a quality grage of Excellent, Good , Poor, etc. would be more suitable with these. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

 

I think this topic was one of my first posts on the board . . . revisions to the PQ scale are appropriate, or eliminated entirely, but incorporated in the grade.

[ComicSupply]

It doesn't really seem that PQ has the same importance than it once did though. Don't get me wrong, who wants a brittle copy, but I don't get asked about page quality as much anymore.

[Scheradon]

It doesn't really seem that PQ has the same importance than it once did though. Don't get me wrong, who wants a brittle copy, but I don't get asked about page quality as much anymore.

 

I guess I'm just eccentric. Out of my 102 slabs, 94 are 9.8 or higher with white pages. Unless it's an old SA or GA key I won't settle for less than that quality. I've paid a lot extra for white over ow/w, but that's just me...like I said, I'm eccentric I guess.

[KingOfRulers]

It doesn't really seem that PQ has the same importance than it once did though. Don't get me wrong, who wants a brittle copy, but I don't get asked about page quality as much anymore.

 

Doesn't matter to me at all (unless extreme) if the book is slabbed. Its not like I'm reading it anyway. If I am paying extra for page quality in a slabbed book, it's essentially paying extra for something I don't need.

[Scheradon]

It doesn't really seem that PQ has the same importance than it once did though. Don't get me wrong, who wants a brittle copy, but I don't get asked about page quality as much anymore.

 

Doesn't matter to me at all (unless extreme) if the book is slabbed. Its not like I'm reading it anyway. If I am paying extra for page quality in a slabbed book, it's essentially paying extra for something I don't need.

 

To me the biggest reason for owning a slabbed book is for the investment potential on it. A 9.8 white pager will be a higher value than a 9.8 with OW pages. Now as for my readers, I really don't care as long as the pages are not brittle and I can read them.

[otherworldcomics]

This is a question I've been wondering about. Especially with the newer books that use the high gloss "magazine" type pages. I was wondering how these would be graded.