It is finished - the Complete Valiant/Acclaim HC Library

[Steve Topper]

I got my last seven books in today from Library Binding-- so my Valiant project is officially complete! Every Valiant (VH-1) and Acclaim (VH-2) comics bound in hardcovers and on my shelves. Of course I still have 10 or so dust jackets to make for them, but the binding project is complete.


Here are pictures of my completed Valiant shelves:

Shelf 1
Acclaim Miscellany - H.A.R.D. Corps 2 (with Harbinger: The Beginning)



Shelf 2
Magnus Robot Fighter 1 - Solar Man of the Atom 1



Shelf 3
Solar Man of the Atom 2 - X-O Manowar 4 (along with Solar: Alpha and Omega HC and X-O Manowar: Birth)

[Crow331]

Awesome! Congrats!

Now start on mine!

[x-omatic]

That is kick *SQUEE*.
Could you give us the final break down of the books?
How much did it cost to have all of those done?

[iggy101us]

Awesome accomplishment!

Do you plan to do Pre-Hero (Nintendo, WWF, . . .)?

[dellamorte]

That is sweet. Congrats on a job well done.

[slym2none]

That's freakin' sweet.





-slym (doesn't feel like looking for the Peter Griffin pic)

[daydreamscomics]

that looks SO much cooler than long boxes stacked on floor

AWESOME JOB!

i'm inspired...

[sonicdan]

Way to go!

[IanAlexavier]

Its a beautiful sight to behold! LOL

Awesome.. Im on my way.. slowly but surely.

[slym2none]

Nice Dracula.





-slym (would be irked not having all the Solars on the same shelf)

[Steve Topper]

That is kick *SQUEE*.
Could you give us the final break down of the books?

Final Breakdown of the books ---

ACCLAIM MISCELLANY
Acclaim Comics Valiant Heroes Special Preview
Acclaim Reader
Concrete Jungle, The Legend of the Black Lion
The Goat- H.A.E.D.U.S.
N.I.O. 1-4
Master Darque
Darque Passages 1-4
Deadside 1-3
Unity 2000 Alpha
Unity 2000 Omega
Unity 2000 1-3

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG
Archer & Armstrong 0-26
Eternal Warrior 8, 25, and 26

ARMORINES
Armorines 0-12
Armorines Vol 2 1-4

BLOODSHOT BOOK 1
Bloodshot 0-18

BLOODSHOT BOOK 2
Bloodshot 19-35
Secret Weapons 20-21

BLOODSHOT BOOK 3
Bloodshot 36-51
Bloodshot Yearbook
Bloodshot: Last Stand

BLOODSHOT BOOK 4
Acclaim Reader
Bloodshot Vol 2 1-16

CHAOS EFFECT
Chaos Effect Alpha
Shadowman 29
Doctor Mirage 11
Turok 16
Secrets of the Valiant Universe 2
Bloodshot 20
Secret Weapons 13
Ninjak 8
Eternal Warrior 26
Archer & Armstrong 26
Harbinger 34
Armorines 5
X-O Manowar 33
H.A.R.D. Corps 23
Solar 38
Psi-Lords 3
Rai 26
Magnus Robot Fighter 41
Chaos Effect Omega
Chaos Effect Epilogue 1-2

DOCTOR TOMORROW
Doctor Tomorrow 1-12

ETERNAL WARRIOR BOOK 1
Valiant Era Companion
Eternal Warrior 1-20
Eternal Warrior Yearbook 1

ETERNAL WARRIOR BOOK 2
Eternal Warrior 21- 40
Archer & Armstrong 25 and 26
Eternal Warrior Yearbook 1

ETERNAL WARRIOR BOOK 3
Eternal Warrior 41-50
Eternal Warrior: Wings of Justice
Eternal Warrior: Fist and Steel 1-2
Eternal Warriors 1-6

GEOMANCER/PSI-LORDS
Geomancer 1-8
Psi-Lords 1-10
Destroyer 0

HARBINGER BOOK 1
Harbinger 0-25

HARBINGER BOOK 2
Harbinger 26-41
Harbinger Files 1-2
Harbinger: Acts of God

H.A.R.D. CORPS BOOK 1
H.A.R.D. Corps 1-16

H.A.R.D. CORPS BOOK 2
H.A.R.D. Corps 17-30
Harbinger 30-31

MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER BOOK 1
Magnus Robot Fighter 0-20

MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER BOOK 2
Magnus Robot Fighter 21-30
RaI and the Future Force 9-11, and 15-23

MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER BOOK 3
Magnus Robot Fighter 38-64
Magnus Yearbook 1
Chaos Effect Epilogue 1-2

MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER BOOK 4
Magnus/Nexus 1-2
Magnus/Predator 1-2
Magnus Robot Fighter Vol 2 1-18

NINJAK BOOK 1
Ninjak 0, 00, 1-17
Ninjak Yearbook 1

NINJAK BOOK 2
Ninjak 18-26
Ninjak Vol 2 1-12

QUANTUM & WOODY
Quantum & Woody 0-21, and 32

RAI BOOK 1
Magnus Robot Fighter 5-8, and 25
Rai 0-8
Rai Companion
Rai and the Future Force 9-14

RAI BOOK 2
Rai and the Future Force 15-23
Magnus Robot Fighter 30-37
Rai 24-33

SECOND LIFE OF DOCTOR MIRAGE
Doctor Mirage 1-18
Shadowman 23

SECRET WEAPONS
Secret Weapons 1-21
Bloodshot 20-21

SHADOWMAN BOOK 1
Shadowman 1-23
Doctor Mirage 5

SHADOWMAN BOOK 2
Shadowman 24-43
Shadowman 0
Shadowman Yearbook 1

SHADOWMAN BOOK 3
Shadowman Vol 2 1-20
Shadowman Vol 3 1-6

SOLAR MAN OF THE ATOM BOOK 1
Solar 0-23

SOLAR MAN OF THE ATOM BOOK 2
Solar 24-45

SOLAR MAN OF THE ATOM BOOK 3
Solar 46-60
Destroyer 0
Man of the Atom
Revelations
Solar: Hell on Earth 1-4

TIMEWALKER
Timewalker 0-15
Timewalker Yearbook 1

TRINITY ANGELS
Trinity Angels 1-12
Trinity Angels Retailer Review Copy

TROUBLEMAKERS
Troublemakers 1-19

TUROK BOOK 1
Shadowman 0-23
Turok Yearbook 1

TUROK BOOK 2
Turok 24-47

TUROK BOOK 3
Turok the Hunted 1-2
Turok/Timewalker 1-2
Turok: Empty Souls
Turok: Spring Break
Turok: Redpath
Turok: Tales of Lost Land
Turok: Child
Turok 1-4
Turok/Shadowman
Turok 3
Turok Evolution

UNITY
Unity 0
Eternal Warrior 1
Archer and Armstrong 1
Magnus Robot Fighter 15
X-O Manowar 7
Shadowman 4
Rai 6
Harbinger 8
Solar, Man of the Atom 12
Eternal Warrior 2
Archer and Armstrong 2
Magnus Robot Fighter 16
X-O Manowar 8
Shadowman 5
Rai 7
Harbinger 9
Solar, Man of the Atom 13
Unity 1

VALIANT MISCELLANY
Valiant Reader
Secrets of the Valiant Universe 1-3
Valiant Era Companion
Darque Passages
Deathmate Preview Green
Deathmate Preview Pink
Deathmate Prologue
Deathmate Black
Deathmate Yellow
Deathmate Blue
Deathmate Red
Deathmate Epilogue
Deathmate Tourbook
Inside Image 5 (article on Deathmate)
Valiant Free-View
Outcast
Punx 1-3
Punx Manga Special
Valiant Vision Starter Kit
Wizard: The Beginning of the Valiant Era (minus the ads)
Radioactive Man 106

VINTAGE VALIANT
Vintage Magnus 1-4
Original Doctor Solar 1
Original Magnus 1
Original Turok 1-2
Captain Johner 1-2

VISITOR
Visitor vs Valiant Universe 1-2
Visitor 1-13

X-O MANOWAR BOOK 1
X-O Database
X-O Manowar 0-21
Unity: The Lost Chapter 1

X-O MANOWAR BOOK 2
X-O Manowar 22-43
Shadowman 37
X-O Manowar 1/2
X-O Manowar Yearbook 1

X-O MANOWAR BOOK 3
Birthquake Prequel
X-O Manowar 44-49, 50X, 50O, 51-68

X-O MANOWAR BOOK 4
X-O Manowar /Iron Man
Iron Man/X-O Manowar
X-O Manowar Vol 2 0-21
X-O Manowar Fan Edition 1
Operation Stormbreaker

How much did it cost to have all of those done?

Roughly $980 without shipping. That breaks down to about $20/book at 48 books. And that wasn't all at once. It was spread out over about a year and a half.

[Steve Topper]

Do you plan to do Pre-Hero (Nintendo, WWF, . . .)?

No, those books never interested me while they were being published. This is my original collection (except for some of the duplicates within the various bindings). I'm also not going to consider the other various imprints either -- Magic the Gathering, Windjammer, etc.

[Steve Topper]

Nice Dracula.

Thanks! My youngest son gave it to me, so Li'l Drac gets to protect my books!

-slym (would be irked not having all the Solars on the same shelf)

Me, too. Except that I'd be more irked if the books were out of alphabetical order (like the Q&W and Ninjaks that I had to rearrange AFTER I took the picture )

Of course, I COULD buy a longer shelf, but that would probably just mess up some other run, so for now it stays until I can shake my alphabetical anal-compulsion

[Lightning Strike]

Just out of curiosity, how much does it cost to have comics bound like that?

[Steve Topper]

Just out of curiosity, how much does it cost to have comics bound like that?

The basic price is $15 for up to 2" of comics (that's roughly 20-25 issues with all covers and ads, etc.) Remove back covers and ads, and you can get more books in.

The basic lettering which is all I used is included in the $15. I add head and tails bands to each book and those are $4.95 extra/book. The head/tail bands add nothing more than an aesthetic element. Here is a picture of the head/tail bands



It just makes the book look finished. That's all. So each of my books cost $19.95 (of course I supplied the comics, so the "real cost" would have to include the comics)

[Daniel Jackson]

Those are awesome. Congrats on finishing up.

[Lightning Strike]

Just out of curiosity, how much does it cost to have comics bound like that?

The basic price is $15 for up to 2" of comics (that's roughly 20-25 issues with all covers and ads, etc.) Remove back covers and ads, and you can get more books in.

The basic lettering which is all I used is included in the $15. I add head and tails bands to each book and those are $4.95 extra/book. The head/tail bands add nothing more than an aesthetic element. Here is a picture of the head/tail bands



It just makes the book look finished. That's all. So each of my books cost $19.95 (of course I supplied the comics, so the "real cost" would have to include the comics)

That is super cool. So the tail bands don't reinforce the books at all?

[X-O HoboJoe]

BRAVO!


Encore?

[Steve Topper]

Not according to the binder. When I talked to him, he seemed to be trying to talk me out of the head/tail bands. But, again, I like the look so I pay the extra $4.95

[greg]

Awesome work!

[MoonChild]

Good Stuff TOOP!
[Still laggin on doing this but its been on my mind of recent] ill be buggin' you soon

[ZephyrWasHOT!!]

That's really quite amazing, Steve. Congratulations on such an intense effort being completed.

[BloodOfHeroes]

Man, does that ever look cool. Props to you on a job more-than-well done!

[Elveen]

I am going to say, the greatest Valiant/Acclaim collection I've ever seen.

I am at a phase right now where I loathe my comic boxes.

Super Great!

[SnotDrip]

Sweet

Must have been a labour of love


Congrats