Custom Color Akira Hardcover

[@nathanmontoy5593]

Is Omaha Bound still around to produce another custom volume 6? If not, can you recommend anyone else that can do as good of a job as this? Thanks!

[@thecomicarchive]

Omaha Bound is still around! Tim is great and easy to work with. You should be able to get in touch with him here on KZbin, instagram, or Facebook. He’s usually listed as omaha bound entertainment.

[@nathanmontoy5593]

Thanks! If I understand correctly, the pages used for volume 6 were physically from the epic collection single issues - Tim didn’t print those out for you, correct? How well do they match up with the interior pages from the graffiti design editions as far as ink, color and paper quality?

[@thecomicarchive]

@@nathanmontoy5593 Those were from the Epic single issues, he didn't print them out. They match up pretty well with the other hardcovers!

[@jeremymartinez6024]

How/where did you purchase the Graphitti Designs volumes?

[@thecomicarchive]

It was about a year and a half or two years ago from eBay. I had a saved search for them set up with notifications turned on. I got them all at once as a set.

[@jeremymartinez6024]

Nice dude. Was it real expensive?

[@tyler6644]

bro where can i get one of these

[@Voltanaut]

Bro, got a link to a website so I can buy my own?

[@TonyTylerDraws]

Damm, that's straight fire. Steve did such a good job on the color for it. And that custom volume looks amazing

[@darklightdays]

I'd love to do this, but it's incredibly hard to source the last individual issues. If only high-res scans were available...

[@thecomicarchive]

I think it’s really sad that legal rights issues prevent a proper reprint. Those color editions are so pretty.

[@darklightdays]

@@thecomicarchive hey man a question... for this custom volume, are the pages sewn or glued? Watching you open and read it, it looks like the pages lie nicely flat, as though it was sewn, but the final Epic issues (the only material you could use to make a custom volume like this, as far as I know) were glued squarebound books. Asking for info as I want to pursue making a custom volume of my own!

[@thecomicarchive]

It is indeed glue binding. I’ve been impressed by the job Houchen Bindery does. It doesn’t always have to be a super tight spine when using glue.

[@G_BLASTER]

Too bad about the left-to-right reading order. Would've been better if Graphitti had done the traditional Japanese right-to-left.

[@jaketacito1798]

They need to release this in a collected volume. It's so disappointing that such a beautiful masterpiece cant be purchased in its best form.

[@ares9610]

That custom hardcover is exactly what I’m trying to do with 12 of my manga. Any info on how that was made?

[@thecomicarchive]

This one in particular was made by Omaha Bound. You can find them with a Google search. If you want to do it yourself look up Houchen Bindery. That’s where I go to get my books bound.

[@ares9610]

@@thecomicarchive yeah I think I have decided to go with Houchen bindery. Could you give me a little info on how the process goes? How much per book it is? bounded paperback advice etc thanks for the help.

[@thecomicarchive]

I made a beginners guide to getting books bound with a lot of info specific to Houchen. I can’t link to it in a comment but if you look at the channel page it shouldn’t be hard to find. Typical cost is about $30 for the binding services.

[@SIGHBOY6]

incredible!

[@thecomicarchive]

Thanks so much!

[@arunfernandez1999]

incridible job i am so great to see this now i have confidence to make all of my akira collection diy my self with a high quality new printer and photo shope and that going to be great i will do dragon ball , dragon ballz and dragon ball super also thanks for this review

[@timburnham1283]

That Tim Benson guy is ok! ;-)

[@thecomicarchive]

He’s a bit of alright!

[@Havok1718]

That's what I'm talking about hell yea.

[@sddhnntwghmre9351]

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