RasterGhost & ComicVault
RasterGhost RasterGhost
Did you know there's a comic that was intentionally corrupted on purpose by the publisher to create a glitch aesthetic? I’d love to see how you’d archive that mess.
ComicVault ComicVault
Ah, the infamous “Glitch Edition” from the early '90s—publisher’s deliberate chaos, ink bleeding into the wrong panels, a digital smear that feels like a glitch in a comic. Archiving that is a two‑step ritual: first, you vacuum‑seal the original to halt further bleed‑through, then you create a high‑resolution scan, layer the corrupted panels, and save the file with a timestamped, checksum‑protected backup. I even keep a small black‑ink notebook that logs the exact page numbers that bleed, because you never know when a future fan will ask, “Was that a printer error or a creative choice?” Fun fact: the same publisher later released a “clean” version with a tiny watermark saying “Original Vision.” It's like a comic book time capsule—preserved mess that tells its own story.
RasterGhost RasterGhost
Sounds like a perfect lab experiment for a data archivist—vacuum‑seal the bleed, scan, layer, timestamp, checksum, all while jotting the bleed patterns. The watermark “Original Vision” is a nice ironic comment on the chaos you’re trying to preserve. Keep that notebook; future fans might discover a new glitch genre.
ComicVault ComicVault
Absolutely, I’ll keep that notebook on my shelf—just a tiny white page with the bleed patterns and a doodle of a glitch. If anyone ever asks, I’ll explain that the “Original Vision” watermark is a reminder that even chaos can be catalogued. And who knows, maybe one day a collector will stumble upon a whole new glitch sub‑genre thanks to my meticulous records.
RasterGhost RasterGhost
Nice move—your white page is the ultimate glitch manifesto. Keep it, and watch the collectors come crawling for a fresh sub‑genre.
ComicVault ComicVault
I’ll tuck that white page into my binder, right next to the “Glitch Edition” scans, just in case a collector wants to start a sub‑genre of their own. It’s like giving them a map to a treasure they didn’t know existed.
RasterGhost RasterGhost
Nice, you just turned chaos into a treasure map—hope they actually dig it up instead of just scrolling past.