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salty-horse · 06-02-2022, 05:48 AM

OFF-TOPIC

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Save yourself a step. Don't convert at all.

I think you're reading too much into the "conversion" involved. It's just extracting of files, and repacking them in zip/rar. Why would you skip that step if your goal is to have a CBZ/CBR?

I did notice another problem, that some comics use text that's separate from the image, so I'm missing the dedication from American Born Chinese.

ilovejedd · 06-02-2022, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by salty-horse

I think you're reading too much into the "conversion" involved. It's just extracting of files, and repacking them in zip/rar. Why would you skip that step if your goal is to have a CBZ/CBR?

I did notice another problem, that some comics use text that's separate from the image, so I'm missing the dedication from American Born Chinese.

@ZodWallop is advocating to skip conversion to EPUB using Calibre.

I haven’t really used Calibre in a long while. However, back when I used it, even with tablet as output, it would still do lossy JPEG to lossy JPEG recompression instead of just using the original images as-is. One of the reasons I prefer using KindleUnpack instead.

salty-horse · 06-02-2022, 08:57 AM

Oh, I missed that epub step. Yes, this isn't necessary.

ZodWallop · 06-02-2022, 11:39 PM

Yes. Just open the de-DRMed .azw with the Calibre ebook editor. No need to convert to .epub.

I open the .azw file with the editor, right click to select all images and export them to a folder that becomes a .cbz.

GA Russell · 06-04-2022, 04:04 PM

I picked up Asterix Omnibus, vol. 1.
https://www.amazon.com/Asterix-Omnib...dp/B08BK4M21B/

The text of the dialogue is too faint for me to read. I don't see an ability to enlarge.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

salty-horse · 07-02-2022, 04:21 AM

Logicomix: An epic search for truth by Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos Papadimitriou, Alecos Papadatos, and Annie Di Donna is $5 on Amazon.com
This is a dramatization of Bertrand Russell's life.

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This exceptional graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers like Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert, and Kurt Gödel, and finds a passionate student in the great Ludwig Wittgenstein. But his most ambitious goal-to establish unshakable logical foundations of mathematics-continues to loom before him. Through love and hate, peace and war, Russell persists in the dogged mission that threatens to claim both his career and his personal happiness, finally driving him to the brink of insanity.

This story is at the same time a historical novel and an accessible explication of some of the biggest ideas of mathematics and modern philosophy. With rich characterizations and expressive, atmospheric artwork, the book spins the pursuit of these ideas into a highly satisfying tale.

Probing and ingeniously layered, the book throws light on Russell's inner struggles while setting them in the context of the timeless questions he spent his life trying to answer. At its heart, Logicomix is a story about the conflict between an ideal rationality and the unchanging, flawed fabric of reality.

GlennD · 07-05-2022, 02:32 PM

Chivalry, written by Neil Gaiman with art by Colleen Doran, is on sale at Amazon for $5.99. Normal price is $11.99. This came out in April so seeing it for around half price is pretty nice.

ZodWallop · 07-06-2022, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by GlennD

Chivalry, written by Neil Gaiman with art by Colleen Doran, is on sale at Amazon for $5.99. Normal price is $11.99. This came out in April so seeing it for around half price is pretty nice.

Oh, Colleen Doran. I wish she would get her A Distant Soil stuff all figured out and released.

GlennD · 07-06-2022, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Oh, Colleen Doran. I wish she would get her A Distant Soil stuff all figured out and released.

ha! I've been a fan since the first story in one of the Elfquest comics. I understand why she hasn't finished it (she doesn't have an income when she's working on her own "commission"), but I'd love to see it completed.

Still, it's hard to complain that an artist I really enjoy is gainfully employed creating other work that I can read.

ZodWallop · 07-07-2022, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by GlennD

ha! I've been a fan since the first story in one of the Elfquest comics. I understand why she hasn't finished it (she doesn't have an income when she's working on her own "commission"), but I'd love to see it completed.

Still, it's hard to complain that an artist I really enjoy is gainfully employed creating other work that I can read.

I'm talking about a digital release of what has already been released in paper. There were... 42 issues published, I think?

Digitally there are two collections (bought those) and there are issues 1-6 and then 39-42 (which has a teaser saying only 9 issues left!).

I'm not even criticizing. I'm sure there are likely good reasons it hasn't all been digitized yet. I'm just wishing...

ZodWallop · 07-23-2022, 10:51 PM

A bunch of Clive Barker's comic work is on sale right now. Average of $4 a pop, but these are collections of several comic issues.

The one series I would recommend most is Clive Barker's Next Testament. This is essentially a brand new Barker book, but printed as a comic series instead. Three books collect the entire twelve issue series. Recommended.

Hellraiser Masterpieces: This collects short stories originally published in the 1990's Marvel/Epic Hellraiser comic series. Barker didn't write these stories, but Epic was able to get a stable of top notch writers and artists to put their spin on the cenobites.

Hellraiser: This is a newer series published by Boom! (I think?). It actually had Barker's involvement.

Clive Barker's Nightbreed Archive: This one is expensive at $11.50, but it's a 400+ page collection of the 1990's Epic Comics series. Honestly, I wasn't a fan of the series. But the first four issues are an adaptation of the movie with art by Cam Kennedy. It's one of my favorite comic adaptations.

Nightbreed: This is a newer series published by Boom! Again, I believe Barker was involved in the series.

salty-horse · 08-11-2022, 04:42 AM

Witch Hat Atelier vol. 1 by Kamome Shirahama is $1 on Amazon.com

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A TOUCH OF MAGIC In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: She wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch…until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem…

FourOhFour · 08-11-2022, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by salty-horse

Witch Hat Atelier vol. 1 by Kamome Shirahama is $1 on Amazon.com

This is part of Kodansha's summer sale, which ends Monday the 22nd, and should be valid at the other stores too. https://kodansha.us/2022/08/09/end-o...ine-wide-sale/

Edit to add: Kodansha's website has longer samples than Amazon provides. Here's Witch Hat Atelier's: https://kodansha.us/series/witch-hat-atelier/

salty-horse · 08-11-2022, 08:21 AM

I think most of these were previously available in a recent Humble Bundle (which I passed on, because I was only interested in WHA)

GA Russell · 08-25-2022, 06:39 PM

Dilbert: A Treasury Of Sunday Strips - $1.99

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E5BY5RY

I count six other Dilbert books at $1.99.

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06-02-2022, 08:57 AM	#618
salty-horse Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 21109848 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	Oh, I missed that epub step. Yes, this isn't necessary.

06-02-2022, 11:39 PM	#619
ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,499 Karma: 111164374 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3	Yes. Just open the de-DRMed .azw with the Calibre ebook editor. No need to convert to .epub. I open the .azw file with the editor, right click to select all images and export them to a folder that becomes a .cbz.

06-04-2022, 04:04 PM	#620
GA Russell Als, Lions host Semis Posts: 7,715 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I picked up Asterix Omnibus, vol. 1. https://www.amazon.com/Asterix-Omnib...dp/B08BK4M21B/ The text of the dialogue is too faint for me to read. I don't see an ability to enlarge. Any suggestions? Thanks!

07-05-2022, 02:32 PM	#622
GlennD Wizard Posts: 2,120 Karma: 17500000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Pacific NW Device: sony PRS350, iPhone, iPad	Chivalry, written by Neil Gaiman with art by Colleen Doran, is on sale at Amazon for $5.99. Normal price is $11.99. This came out in April so seeing it for around half price is pretty nice.

07-23-2022, 10:51 PM	#626
ZodWallop Gentleman and scholar Posts: 11,499 Karma: 111164374 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space City, Texas Device: Clara BW; Nook ST w/Glowlight, Paperwhite 3	A bunch of Clive Barker's comic work is on sale right now. Average of $4 a pop, but these are collections of several comic issues. The one series I would recommend most is Clive Barker's Next Testament. This is essentially a brand new Barker book, but printed as a comic series instead. Three books collect the entire twelve issue series. Recommended. Hellraiser Masterpieces: This collects short stories originally published in the 1990's Marvel/Epic Hellraiser comic series. Barker didn't write these stories, but Epic was able to get a stable of top notch writers and artists to put their spin on the cenobites. Hellraiser: This is a newer series published by Boom! (I think?). It actually had Barker's involvement. Clive Barker's Nightbreed Archive: This one is expensive at $11.50, but it's a 400+ page collection of the 1990's Epic Comics series. Honestly, I wasn't a fan of the series. But the first four issues are an adaptation of the movie with art by Cam Kennedy. It's one of my favorite comic adaptations. Nightbreed: This is a newer series published by Boom! Again, I believe Barker was involved in the series.

08-11-2022, 08:21 AM	#629
salty-horse Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 21109848 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	I think most of these were previously available in a recent Humble Bundle (which I passed on, because I was only interested in WHA)

08-25-2022, 06:39 PM	#630
GA Russell Als, Lions host Semis Posts: 7,715 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	Dilbert: A Treasury Of Sunday Strips - $1.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E5BY5RY I count six other Dilbert books at $1.99.