On 2017-04-29 11:38:46 +0000, Buck said:
> On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 14:29:40 -0700, symm <symm@nowhere.org> posted:
> "Re: Worth the effort? Continue restoring damaged areas? - "All-Star
> Comics 001 (1940) (c2c) (restored WIP).cbz" yEnc (1/99)"
>
>> On 2017-04-28 20:49:57 +0000, Shazam! said:
>>
>>> My feary is that if you derive pleasure and satisfaction from
>>> performing the restorations with TLC, then you should continue, but if
>>> the experience is or becomes painful, tedious and/or boring, then you
>>> should probably give it up.
>>>
>>> Shazam!
>>
>> Thanks for the feedback. As usual the few pages are for larks to figure
>> out how best to restore/repair. I enjoy the challenge.
>>
>> But 60+ pages gets tedious especially given the damage that cut through
>> basically every page. I'm still trying to figure out how it was damaged
>> in that manner. Nails that dragged/cut through?
>>
>> Thus the public query. I've posted a few restorations, but seldom get
>> any feedback indicating whether they are useful to anyone else. I
>> wasn't "feeling it" for this project if no one else was interested. The
>> relatively low resolution of the scan and effort needed made it
>> questionable that I would ever finish it for just myself. I have a few
>> other projects that are similiarly "in progress" for a year or more.
>>
>> I've gotten enough feedback on this book to make it worthwhile to try
>> to push through. I have all the borders and space between the panels
>> cleaned up for the first ~40 pages and have repaired the tears in about
>> a dozen pages. And yes I replaced/repaired the DC logo in the
>> centerfold. :)
>>
>> At least the B&W scan is complete (if also low res), which helps
>> determine what's missing in the damaged areas.
>>
>> It's going to be lengthy project but I suspect I will see it through to
>> completion. Worst case, I'll post my final work in progress in case
>> anyone else wants to continue the effort.
>>
>
> I've added it to my queue to work on at a later date, based on the
> size of the queue. I want to see what I can do with it, if anything.
> After a quick look, replacing the missing/damaged text will be the
> challenge.
As I'm not terribly artistic, the text is actually easier for me. The
damaged art is harder for me unless it's a flat color or straight
lines. :)
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