S2 E7 How to Press Glued Spine Squarebound Comics - 2020 THE LAST RONIN #1 by KaptainMyke

[@grogfuna7920]

I have your book but seeing it is always better than reading about it. Thanks for sharing.

[@robbin8300]

Why is it so dark in that room?

[@RACALDERONR]

Volume?

[@clintturner2068]

Great video! Would you recommend this method for a GSX#1?

[@kaptainmyke]

Yes 👍🏻

[@clintturner2068]

@@kaptainmyke Good deal 🤝

[@green_lightning_comics447]

What about when we introduce humidity to a square bound such as Xmen Annual 14? Would it still be 140 x10 min and flip in 4 hours or would somethung change? Thanks for posting, I've learned so much from your videos!

[@kaptainmyke]

Yes the method and temperature is the same so the glue doesn’t melt.

[@mannyortez04]

Great videos! In your book I think you were recommending 125 degrees for 30 minutes and no flipping for the squarebound books. Have you found this way (140/10min, flip after 4 hrs) to be more effective?

[@kaptainmyke]

This is for this particular book specifically, being a brand new modern age book from 2020.

[@RonJibs]

Myke, still confused about older books. I want to ultimately press the greatest Giant Size of all X-Men 1 so initially I want to practice on my crappy copies of ManThing instead. Did these use glue as well as the staples? I see the staples inside the cover so I'm guessing some glue was used? Since the staples are back to front as opposed to the spine what should be used as a buffer, 65lb stock? Also I noticed that Annuals in the 70's were squarebound mainly but by the early 80's were stapled like a traditional comic, just with more pages. I'm assuming that following standard methods would suffice with these? As always thanks for your insight.

[@kaptainmyke]

Correct. The method is the same. The idea is to use spine protection by stacking strips of backer boards alongside the spine. The 70s books have a glued cover but the book is still stapled. The method is very effective in preventing staples from crushing through the front and back covers.