Boston Comic Con, Spring 2011
Category: Appearances / Shows
Posted: May 5, 2011
Lots of fun and sales at The Boston Comic Con. Good to see old friends like Ted Van Liew of Superworld and new friend Jim Mull and his fantastic collection of toys!
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MISSION STATEMENT 2011
Category: Latest News
Posted: April 13, 2011
The Restoration Lab celebrates its 25th year of restoring and more importantly, preserving, vintage American comic books. I, Susan Cicconi, have built a solid reputation as the nation’s premier comic book restorer while maintaining the highest ethics and standards possible. I want to take this time to thank the many customers who have trusted me with their comics over these last 25 years.
Over the last 10 years, the industry has seen significant changes. I have cherished the opportunity to work on torn and tattered Golden and Silver Age books and, in most cases literally bringing them back to life. Today, in some cases, those same tattered, taped and torn books with rusted staples and fragile pages are worth more as unrestored books than if they were preserved and conserved. Unfortunately without correct preservation, these books are going to cease to exist in the not too distant future. This is a sad state ofaffairs for the comic book loving community and future generations. I can only hope that within the next 10 years, the marketplace will change and more professionally restored books will be valued at prices worthy of their historical significance and preserved state. Fortunately for me, I still have collectors who are interested in restoring their comics so that they can continue to hold them in their hands and pass them on to their kids.
Today, with a better understanding of the comic book marketplace, I am ready to embark toward a more hands-on appropriate pressing service. Due to the current economic situation, I am compelled to ethically participate for the greater good of the comic book community. Since I have been cleaning and pressing books for years as part of my true restoration services, I have acquired a keen knowledge as to how this procedure should be done in order to retain the book’s original, pristine state.I have diligently studied the criteria for CGC pertaining to their submission qualifications and labeling. I am aware of the various pitfalls along with significant monetary benefits to the customer for choosing this service. It needs to be stated and understood that cleaning and pressing, like restoration, is not an exact science. Drawing on my vast years of experience, my expertise in this area is second to none. Intricately weaving a multitude of factors such as types of books, covers, colors, textures, heat, pressure and humidification can either have a desirable or deleterious effect on a comic book.
For the above reasons, I plan to be very selective which comic book candidates merit my service. All the methods and techniques I use are safe and are within the guidelines of paper conservation. Our goal is to individually treat each comic book presented as if it were our own personal and treasured possession. For prices and details click Informational Pages at the top of this page and find the link Just Cleaning and Pressing.Susan Cicconi
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Four Color 16 Mickey Mouse The Phantom Blot
Category: Latest Work
Posted: March 31, 2011
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Appearing at: Boston Comic Con, April 30th/May 1st 2011
Category: Appearances / Shows
Posted: February 21, 2011
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RESTORATION DETECTIONS AND POTENTIAL PRESSING CANDIDATES.
COST: $5.00/per book. Orders of 10 or more receive 10% discount. CBCA members receive 20% off. GOLDEN, SILVER AGE only. Books should be worth at least $150 in their present condition. See above examples. If you need to contact me, susan@therestorationlab.com or call me at 617 974-1125.
Price List for Just Cleaning/Pressing on Services/Prices Page!
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New York World's Fair, 1939
Category: Latest Work
Posted: March 5, 2010
An extensive example of restoration.. Interior was already detached at the spine where the glue was old and crusted. 48 pages to this book, in two sections where the first folio wrapped itself around 24 pages and then another folio wrapped around the second 24. Paper was fragile in some sections and w/o careful repair book would not have been preserved. Both sections needed fills at spine and then they were laid on top of one another and original staples re-punctured through the entire book. Restored interior reattached to spine using archival buffer of heat set and adhesive. Front and back cover restored to beautiful color by detailed inpainting along creases and small fills.
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About Susan
After many years of working out of my home to be more accessible to family and children, I now have an office and all I can say is why did I wait so long! I am loving my new studio with lots of light and room to work.
I am still very busy doing what I do best, classic restoration of Golden and Silver Age comics. My work and testimonials speak for themselves.
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