Beautiful job done on both books! I was especially interested in the results for the America’s Best Comics book as this was the video series that inspired me to get my feet wet with my own conservation projects. Dr. Paul, it always a pleasure to watch you work your magic! You are definitely an inspiration for all of us here. Keep up the awesome work! 😊

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

I appreciate the kind words Captain Larry, especially from you. Watching the growth of your channel and in turn learning from you has been one of the highlights of 2023 for me. Looking forward to all of us doing great things as a community this year!

🍾 Best wishes for 2024 and congrats for the grades! Well done Paul 🍾

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! You too Casper!

Love the original comics.ahh such memories 😊😊❤

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Me too!

Happy New Year indeed!!! Nice outcome. Making me want to CPR my Hulk 180. Well done my friend.

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Bat Dad! If you crack it, good luck!

Excellent outcome for both books!Congrats on a job well done!

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Sincere thanks Peter!

wow you have opened my eyes on a lot of stuff with old comics pretty amazing how good you know your comic books

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Tim glad to hear it!

Hey Dr. Paul happy new year! I’m glad you are happy and satisfied with the America’s Best as well as your hard work on hulk 180 Can’t wait to see what you have lined up for 2024. Take care 👍

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

My sincere thanks Up North, and same to you!

Ill be here!!

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for joining the premiere Mike!

I've been learning how to CPR comics from your channel. Thanks for the good content

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it Trevor!

very nice job on the America's Best . you really have to love Zela's artwork !

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Thank you. The guy was a genius!

@ricknestor8930

7 ай бұрын

i typed too fast , it should've read Xela !

Given the current climate you should have told them they were a pair of AF15s in need of a reholder, there’s a chance you’d have got them back with that on the label.😂😂😂 Seriously though, love what you do,

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and sage advise! Crazy world for sure.

Congratulations on the grades for these two books. A job well done. Nice joke about the alternate name for Wolverine. 😂

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Thank you Paul and happy to entertain! 🤣

✋👍

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Kahn!

Nice job with those submissions! I would like to see the community reevaluate conserved and even restored comics. I personally would prefer a comic that had been carefully cleaned and deacidified over one that had not, all things equal. CGC gives universal labels to comics with scotch tape on them, which is terrible for conservation, while giving a PLOD to comics which have minuscule changes that actually improve the book. And yet people pay less than half for purple labels as a knee jerk reaction. Granted some restoration is ugly and badly done and should lower the value. But the devaluation should be much less for an A-1 than a C-3. And knowing that there is still tape eating away at the comic should be much more of a concern to buyers! What do you think of the notion that slabbing is bad conservation since conservationists seek to make the object accessible?

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! I completely agree with you regarding tape, i'm always saying it gets a free pass and really shouldn't, it's one of the most destructive things you can do to a paper object. CGC did a major overhaul of the definition of restored when they created the conserved category. They are taking their time reacting to the chemical and photo bleaching that are rampant now in our hobby, but will certainly react officially at some point. Perhaps at that point we can get them to re-address how tape is categorized, but i doubt it. I suspect it just is too prevalent for them to try to take on. For one, if they changed their stance on it, you'd have all of the old books with tape treated one way and new ones not consistent. I don't think that would be great for their business. Regarding slabbing and not being able to access the document, that is a great question! Of course one of conservators' main concerns is preservation and weighing that versus access is always a primary concern. More fragile collection items are going toward making digital copies made for regular access and locking down originals to preserve them and only make them available to serious scholars with good reason to access the originals. I think you have to tailor the approach to the item. For comics, there are digital copies available (many free in the public domain now) so i feel for rare books especially locking them down in slabs is a reasonable approach--we all know how easy it is to get them out if you have a good reason to!

Paul what type of tape do you use on your Mylar comic bags?

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

Just regular old Scotch tape!

@daushaus89

7 ай бұрын

Painters tape works great. I find it's easier to take off.

@DrPaulKosnik

7 ай бұрын

@@daushaus89 that’s true Dagny but it’s also thicker and can leave imprints on comics that are stacked tightly in a box or stacked vertically over time. For the same reason I never leave price stickers on comic bags either…

Personally, I think a conserved copy of a book ought to be worth more than an unconserved copy - I would be much more comfortable leaving a conserved book to my 10 year old son

@DrPaulKosnik

2 ай бұрын

There are some who are in that camp, and I get it. It will be interesting to see how the market prices them over time…