Displaying Slabbed books15480
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| What do you guys and gals use to display your books? I just got some back and am looking for ideas. You can also PM me links to places that sell the items if not allowed to post on the forums. Thanks in advance | ||
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Comic Mounts are cheap and versatile though they don’t necessarily project the most premium or fancy look  |
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| What @dielinfinite said, I use these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CH37WG9  |
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| I have wall mounted shelves I made up, simple 2 x 1 firring strips with a groove down the middle I used a router to put in and then rounded the corners and mounted to the wall with small L brackets. Gives a pretty nice look and extremely cheap to do. Each 8' strip can hold about 10 slabs if you do side by side, and I like to coordinate them based on title or main character(currently have 3 shelves, 1 for spiderman, 1 for venom and 1 for carnage...will be adding another for xmen and one for star wars soon). Works both for raw books and slabs as well. | ||
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I had this awesome custom shelf built by a guy we have used for all kinds of home projects.. |
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| Stupid question. If you display the books, don't you run the risk of damaging them? Personally I don't like leaving them out of the plastic boxes I use. My fear is that the lights in the home or the sunlight will fade them. (Yes LED lights emit lower ultraviolet lights, but I would still be hesitant as it isn't a given it doesn't hurt the book at all.) |
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| To be honest, this is one of the biggest problems with slabbed books - they just dont look great for display purposes. They don’t respect the art and are focused on the other aspects of comic collecting. If I am Jerry Seinfeld or another big $ collector, I would either a) not slab or purchase slabs or (more likely) b)transact on a slabbed copy but then crack it immediately for proper framing. I love crafticomics framing but though I have a “slabbed frame” version of their product I really don’t know what to do with it except perhaps basement… Otherwise I have these metal picture frame holder stands that are subtle and can work on a shelved space… Btw my profile is a crafti frame with one of my (many) raw copies of watchmen |
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I don't think you're wrong. I rotate them in and out pretty regularly, every 2-4 weeks or so, so they aren't exposed constantly. I have yet to repeat actually, except for 1 book where I really like the cover but it's not worth much. For me, I like seeing them, I like being able to "admire" them, I can't do that in a box  Quote: Originally Posted by Bronte |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Bronte My office has UV protected windows and my frames are archival / UV acrylic. The combination on an east facing room means even if they were mounted facing the window, or even if lights were not LED, they would still take centuries, not decades, to show any impact… |
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| Luckily, my man cave happens to be in our finished basement which gets no direct sunlight etc so that's not an issue and I have a dehumidifier so moisture isn't an issue. It works out well lol | ||
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| I should be getting my first slabbed books back within the next month or two and I can’t decide whether to display them or put them in a box. If I do a box, I don’t want it sitting in a closet so I want something I can keep out next to my tv stand that looks cool and indicates that there are key comics in it. Anyone have ideas? | ||
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Bronte private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Slesko Perhaps a specialized box? I bought one from etsy that allows you to store the books but one book is showcased on front on box. I never used it but I'll see if I can find a picture. Edit See below  |
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| Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I am gonna look them over along with some other options. | ||
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| There is nothing that truly stops the damage, aside from being stored in the dark, period. Some products do slow the effect and do prevent most of it, but regardless, it is constant, accumulative and can destroy books alot more quickly than you people realize. the sad part is most people say...mine havent faded a bit. They pop them back in the box, and a year or so later they start to notice the yellowing happening and then the paper quality starts deteriorating. There is no product that is 100 percent except darkness...so for my best thats where they stay so they can be enjoyed for years to come. That being said, I do buy certain slabs specifically to display and I accept the damage and risk that comes with that for that one book. Those are what I display..... Everyone should collect and enjoy how they choose, however. For me that means preservation and protecting the books so when I am gone someone else an still enjoy them |
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 They sell these at Michael’s. Cool transparent stand thingy which will hold 8-10 slabs and show the first one like in the photo. I’ve got a row of them on a shelf in my comic room. |
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| Here's my [positive] Amazon review of the Comic Mount complete with pictures from my collection https://www.amazon.ca/gp/customer-reviews/R1JX7AC4IZS66J/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07CH37WG9 |
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I made some shelving, based off of the channel strips used in changeable signs. If you’re handy with a table saw, it was a really simple project.  |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Bronte To ease your fears; EGerbers Mylites are made with their impregnated Mylar D which has 99% UV protection. This way you don’t need a dark room to view your collection  |
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@Darkseid_of_town Quote:Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town Totally agree! There aren't any "heavy hitters" in the photo I shared and my collection of Star Wars slabs will probably be sold off once I'm in the ground, so a little gradual damage is part of it. |
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| Front entrance to my condo is dark with no windows, so my computer desk is the perfect place to show some books. There are fluro lights above though I never use them except to take this picture. Also the highest grade is 6.0 so no high grade books left out in the open.  Also I don't use comic boxes for storage. I have pull out drawers that are just slightly smaller than a long box.   |
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| Displaying books intelligently is fine. Won’t cause damage. Certainly not perceptible. I don’t display my more $$ books because there are limited options to do them justice once they are “slabbed”… Most damage and degradation is due to handling, poor location choice and other factors. Again, an intelligently displayed comic will do just fine. What is bad is doing silly things like freezing books to preserve, placing them in locations with outside or inside (plumbing) water damage risk, excess or insufficient humidity, or excessively high or overly low temps. Worse still is having rapid environmental changes. Other bad things to do is create environments that lock-in moisture or bacteria or have chemical reactions (off gassing etc). Of course direct sunlight or other UV sources are bad but you can be smart about location and display options (of course for optimal protection, combo of the two). I have said it before but will say it again - I see lots of collector parallels across various collection hobbies I have. There are car collectors who will put new coatings, sealants, paint correction and protection and end up doing damage (eg when removing the coatings to renew them). Or starting their cars every so often in winter for seasonal climes (terrible practice in most cases), etc etc. There are those who put zero miles and the rubber parts deteriorate and when they are driven things go south quickly. Everyone will have different objectives and forms of enjoyment in their comics and I respect those who wish to display - and want to dispel the myth that intelligently doing so is going to cause issues. Maybe, maybe, if you inherited an AC1 and that is your whole net worth or something… (bad idea)… or if you cannot control conditions adequately… then you “should” reconsider… otherwise go for it. I just wish there were more options to do so with graded books! |
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| I think there's definitely a limit to value that I'd display. My UF 4 will never go on my Spidey Wall, nor my BA 12 go on my Batman wall But, it's possible ASM 381 might go up, or something like that. I definitely understand the idea of wanting to preserve and enjoy my collection. I certainly do want to do that. I just also want to see it in my day to day. To appreciate the art, or remember the stories, etc... |
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| Sadly the science disagrees, and says all light is bad light period. As for being perceptible, because the human eye cannot measure the gradual destruction of the paper and color does not mean it is not occurring...and factually from the experiences i have seen with people doing this, the damage did not really accelerate or become obvious until the book was removed from the light, at which point it begins the yellowing, then tanning and fading of colors. ever visit a musuem and see the rules about no flashes, and notice the lighting is kept very low? This is done for a reason.... You cannot dispel the science, it is rather basic. Light does harm to comic books...you can use filtering mediums and avoid direct light but end of the day there is no simple substitute for dark , temperature controlled and without invasive lighting sources. Throwing in water and other types of storage issues is non sequitar....to the topic. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by xvipahI do it this way as well, I choose more modern easily replaceable books to display and get a second copy to keep put away safe and then display one for just this purpose. Another thing about hanging books on your walls is first time someone visits to repair the stove or fix a plumbing leak and spouts off to one of their friends, you have a broken front door and your books come up missing.I take my better more pricey books to cons now and again and get pictures of them with some cosplayer I like , and then frame and hang that instead...far more beauty to it all, less to lose in case of theft and totally sidesteps the entire light damage issue       |
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| Is the guy holding the Iron Man cosplaying as Stan Lee? | ||
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| Yes, he is a local from my area.....he does look similar at least! | ||
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| I've got a picture of me with "Not Stan Lee" at GenCon a few years ago. He goes every year and people swarm him. | ||
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We have a family of brothers that live about 2 1/2 hours away and they do multiple iron man buildups but since he is apparently too old or isnt interested, he instead cosplays as Stan....        |
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Quote:Originally Posted by Darkseid_of_town Museums display priceless art. UV minimization to the point of insignificance is my point. Not sure if you understand my logic here <<< editing from “science”… My other points are valid because if not hung or displayed the comics must be stored. They are often stored in WORSE conditions… See the connection? A non sequitur would be if my comments were not logically connected but unless you suggest taking comics and storing them in some null void, balancing the risks is absolutely logically related. To clarify - if you are arguing that leaving a piece out, forever, will hasten fade - sure. But if you are displaying a comic for a while then store, then display another, etc… you are talking imperceptible levels of fade. |
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| Museums display priceless art...I consider many of my comics to be priceless art as well. You can minimize UV all you like, it still does damage to some extent, which is WHY museums insist on low lighting , no flashes etc. I perfectly understand the science, afterall it isn't me trying to suggest that displaying books in open light is not both harmful and not the best method for protecting and keeping them safe...you know? Light=damage to comic books...see the connection? You can shift the discussion to water, earthquakes, mermaid splashes, and even godzilla belches, but none of that has any bearing on the topic of light and displaying comics...see the non connection? |
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