Good tip. I messed up my Big Damn Sin City's spine when I first got it by just cracking it open to check it out. It's not too bad, but I notice the crease. It was one of my first Omnibi style books so I Googled how not to wreck the spines after than and found a picture describing the process. But it's good to see it in action, I didn't realize that creating the pocket between the sewing and the spine was the objective of this process. Thanks for sharing.
Good you did this ! This advice should be somewhere in the big books. I've seen this tip on another youtube video but before that i was reading without stretching the spine. Fortunately I didn't had big books (700+ pages) at that time so my books are ok. It's really important for the larger books. Cool to see your videos again ! 3 this week ! That's cool. I'm moving too this month and with so many books it's a pain. Be careful with your back. I use small boxes with 15 books in each so it's not too heavy.
I know this is a very old video but thanks for this. Just ordered my first Marvel Omnibus (funnily enough, it's Alias) and this is helpful advice. I'm a book collector in general and just starting to collect hardback oversized/omnibus editions of my favorite comics and graphic novels.
I use this technique BUT Instead Of spreading pages one by one like in the video, I just press my thumb on the edges of the pages and spread them by releasing my thumbs from the pages one by one but in a fast pace so I don’t waste time and in the end it absolutely works from avoiding to the damage the spine
I started reading my infinity gaunlet and then found this video, I have tried this but the spine already seems like it's going to get ruined. It won't get that lip that you get on yours, even after doing what you said. Hopefully if I keep doing this it will rectify itself.
Thank you very much I'am a new comic reader well I mean I have loved comic characters but just a year ago I just started big marvel fan my best friend new that tecneek or something similar because his dad writes comics (not popular ones but there good) my friend let me borrow his new avengers omnibus and I didn't want to damage it but I now found out that gap is suppose to be there (few) I also have been looking for some good reads trying to get spider-verse volumes 1-2 witch will cost over 100$ on Amazon (I have to shop a lot online for most omnibuses because we have 1 comic store in my city so they run out fast) any ways got anything you would suggest
Do you put anything under the pages of your omnibi when storing them standing on a shelf? I've heard that having them standing causes the pages to tear from the binding.
Hey Riley, I recently purchased Xmen AOA used from ebay and the book has the similar spine problem as your Thor Omni. It outer spine bends in toward the stitching rather than staying curved. Do you know if there is any way to fix this at all? I haven't read it yet and dont want to damage the book worse. Thanks!
just collect manga its way cheaper and arguably better, the only con is that you read it differently but it only took my a few volumes to get used to it
@@thndr_ski5116 I collect both and there both great and although manga is cheaper the paper quality isn’t as good and it’s black and white and there is also cons to omnibus but I’d don’t think u should be telling someone what to collect
Damn, I'm not doing all that if I can't just read it like a regular book, I'm just going to get trades plus an omnibus is going to be heavy to carry around when I like to read in public.
Hi, i recently bought amazing spiderman classic 1 (i live in italy so things arrives much later unfortunatly). I read 1 hour the first 30/40 pages with the spine down on a pillow (i was laying the big side on mi hand on like 30/45 degrese and let the other one on its own) will it effect negativetly the book? Also i see the hard cover agles pointing a little bit downwords (not very much, only if you know it you will notice it). I will be very happy if anyone can tell me if it's gping to be ok ot not😁.
I was just wondering, have you read the Alias Omnibus yet? I'm working a lot of extra hours because of the holidays and I was looking at buying Hickman's Fantastic 4 and possibly the Alias Omnibus.
I recently got a copy of 'Absolute Batman: the long Halloween', (a $150 book), I did the exact same stretching technique that you have done, only I did it far slower and more carefully and still the spine creaked and cracked like crazy. What the hell do I do!?!?!?!?!? 😡😡😡
+Nirvana Rain you can try to pull up on the leaves a bit or gently push the backing board down to coax the spine to curve up. Could try a pencil to separate the spine from back board just dont force anything
ORRRR just get your self an iPad and read it digitally. I honestly like it better. I can lay down, read it in the dark, do whatever I want. The quality is great and the colors are very accurate. I miss having comics on my shelf but I noticed I would just buy comics and not even read them just for the asthetic and didn't want to risk damage them. At least now I actually read them.
I do have an iPad and I do read digitally. I’m about three months behind but typically around 150 series each month (maybe a few more issues depending on titles that ship more frequently). I use my digital reading to better inform my physical purchases.
And this is the "great" Marvel's binding? It's worse than DC's one, and just for the record, that's not the proper way to read an omnibus, it's not i tented to be opened 180°, more than 90° will damage it.
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This video is very well done and helpful. Thank you for showing an example of a damaged spine and explaining why breaking in is important
Just got into reading graphic novels. Thank you for this, will definitely help.
They're called comic books
@@christianchappell4193 It's the same. Graphic novels are just longer, so don't be a smartass if you don't know what you're talking about.
@@AoT540 lol ikr he just embarrassed himself
@@christianchappell4193 you just embarrassed yourself so hard bro,stop talking about stuff you know nothing about
@ENXGMA_YT the legend himself!
Just wanted to say thanks very much for answering my question with a video! Super helpful.
Found this video really useful, nice coincidence considering my first omnibus that I'm about to read is the Alias Omnibus.
Good tip. I messed up my Big Damn Sin City's spine when I first got it by just cracking it open to check it out. It's not too bad, but I notice the crease. It was one of my first Omnibi style books so I Googled how not to wreck the spines after than and found a picture describing the process. But it's good to see it in action, I didn't realize that creating the pocket between the sewing and the spine was the objective of this process. Thanks for sharing.
Good you did this ! This advice should be somewhere in the big books. I've seen this tip on another youtube video but before that i was reading without stretching the spine. Fortunately I didn't had big books (700+ pages) at that time so my books are ok. It's really important for the larger books.
Cool to see your videos again ! 3 this week ! That's cool. I'm moving too this month and with so many books it's a pain. Be careful with your back. I use small boxes with 15 books in each so it's not too heavy.
(Pages flop open to major spoiler.) Noooooo!!!!
Great stuff! Keep up the good work
I know this is a very old video but thanks for this. Just ordered my first Marvel Omnibus (funnily enough, it's Alias) and this is helpful advice. I'm a book collector in general and just starting to collect hardback oversized/omnibus editions of my favorite comics and graphic novels.
That is old school book break-in technique - good stuff.
I use this technique BUT Instead Of spreading pages one by one like in the video, I just press my thumb on the edges of the pages and spread them by releasing my thumbs from the pages one by one but in a fast pace so I don’t waste time and in the end it absolutely works from avoiding to the damage the spine
I started reading my infinity gaunlet and then found this video, I have tried this but the spine already seems like it's going to get ruined. It won't get that lip that you get on yours, even after doing what you said. Hopefully if I keep doing this it will rectify itself.
Had this happen to me first time I read Vagabond vizbig edition 9. I got halfway and the spine just practically falls apart from the book.
Never done this. I might do it with the next Omnibus I read
thank u so much
What do you consider a big omnibus? Like how many issues? I'm new to the Chanel but I like what you do man keep it up 😃
It's been 6 years since your comment I'm curious if you have a manga collection now or you moved on ✌️
Me carefully learning (almost a decade after you posted this) how to read omnibus even though i dont own any 😂
Thank you very much I'am a new comic reader well I mean I have loved comic characters but just a year ago I just started big marvel fan my best friend new that tecneek or something similar because his dad writes comics (not popular ones but there good) my friend let me borrow his new avengers omnibus and I didn't want to damage it but I now found out that gap is suppose to be there (few) I also have been looking for some good reads trying to get spider-verse volumes 1-2 witch will cost over 100$ on Amazon (I have to shop a lot online for most omnibuses because we have 1 comic store in my city so they run out fast) any ways got anything you would suggest
Nerdypants 05 if you’re in America use in stock trades or cheap graphic novels.
Do you put anything under the pages of your omnibi when storing them standing on a shelf? I've heard that having them standing causes the pages to tear from the binding.
Too me wrinkles and bends are sings of extreme use. Which to me being a heavy reader, is a badge of honor. Means your reading ;)
Free Man as long as it's not falling apart
Or you could look after your stuff while still enjoying reading them.
The perfectionist in me curse this comment
Hey Riley, I recently purchased Xmen AOA used from ebay and the book has the similar spine problem as your Thor Omni. It outer spine bends in toward the stitching rather than staying curved. Do you know if there is any way to fix this at all? I haven't read it yet and dont want to damage the book worse. Thanks!
Hell no! Cool Thor! I would take " Yes dear... in Russia at least. I don't know if you have...
Can u do a polished new version of this video
getting my first bus for my birthday in a few days and this helps so much!
just collect manga its way cheaper and arguably better, the only con is that you read it differently but it only took my a few volumes to get used to it
@@thndr_ski5116 I collect both and there both great and although manga is cheaper the paper quality isn’t as good and it’s black and white and there is also cons to omnibus but I’d don’t think u should be telling someone what to collect
@@thebigfatsmp3689 it was just a suggestion chill 😂
@@thndr_ski5116 lol soz 😂😂 I get a bit carried away sometimes
btw, you can start reading an omnibus and open it completely flat at 180° and nothing will happend?
You do this for glued also?
gotta stretch that spine y'all
Im getting The Punisher War Journal collection, its a trade paperback but its a rather thick book, would this method be recommended for that too?
only do it for sewn bindings. Not for glued bindings.
Damn, I'm not doing all that if I can't just read it like a regular book, I'm just going to get trades plus an omnibus is going to be heavy to carry around when I like to read in public.
Hi, i recently bought amazing spiderman classic 1 (i live in italy so things arrives much later unfortunatly). I read 1 hour the first 30/40 pages with the spine down on a pillow (i was laying the big side on mi hand on like 30/45 degrese and let the other one on its own) will it effect negativetly the book? Also i see the hard cover agles pointing a little bit downwords (not very much, only if you know it you will notice it). I will be very happy if anyone can tell me if it's gping to be ok ot not😁.
Wow Thor! How many pages?
I was just wondering, have you read the Alias Omnibus yet? I'm working a lot of extra hours because of the holidays and I was looking at buying Hickman's Fantastic 4 and possibly the Alias Omnibus.
Daulton Cruz buy f4, avoid Bendis at all costs
Bill Wilson I ended up getting F4 and a bunch of smaller stuff. loved Fantastic 4
is this man really sitting on his bed wearing shoes
I recently got a copy of 'Absolute Batman: the long Halloween', (a $150 book), I did the exact same stretching technique that you have done, only I did it far slower and more carefully and still the spine creaked and cracked like crazy. What the hell do I do!?!?!?!?!? 😡😡😡
Jordan TRusso i heard DCs spines are pretty terrible usually
That's cool, but what does Sheldon think of you rummaging through his stuff like this?
You just have to be careful with opening them it's no certain way to open a comic book
anyone else watching this in 2021?
Just tried this with my Age of Apocalypse and it didn't work. Outer spine still curved inwards. Any tips on what to do?
+Nirvana Rain you can try to pull up on the leaves a bit or gently push the backing board down to coax the spine to curve up. Could try a pencil to separate the spine from back board just dont force anything
Would I have to this with any of marvels oversized hardcovers
No
Ничего себе Тор! Сколько же там страниц?
Is the same true for manga omnibus editions such as the vizbig media volumes? Or the berserk deluxe editions?
yes, a book is a book
QUESTION: Do I do this EVERYTIME I want to read it? Or just once/a few times?
Hey Riley I am trying to get into spiderman. Any suggestions on omnibus.
Cool and thanks to you I picked up the animal man omnibus and it was great.
+Aaron Milford Hey i just gott the Animal Man Omni for Christmas,and i was wondering if you have had any problems with the spine of the book?
+dpieman92 Comment is over a year old man...
+Aaron Milford Roger Stern.
ORRRR just get your self an iPad and read it digitally. I honestly like it better. I can lay down, read it in the dark, do whatever I want. The quality is great and the colors are very accurate. I miss having comics on my shelf but I noticed I would just buy comics and not even read them just for the asthetic and didn't want to risk damage them. At least now I actually read them.
I do have an iPad and I do read digitally. I’m about three months behind but typically around 150 series each month (maybe a few more issues depending on titles that ship more frequently). I use my digital reading to better inform my physical purchases.
And this is the "great" Marvel's binding? It's worse than DC's one, and just for the record, that's not the proper way to read an omnibus, it's not i tented to be opened 180°, more than 90° will damage it.