2012-2019 was a golden age for binding comics. But COVID, the supply chain, and dwindling paper supplies meant that prices got hiked up and the best company for binding, H&R, decided to call it quits.
I strongly advise binding your comics. They give them new life, and increase their readability. A common concern is
>>130198523, but this sort of logic is really only common for people who either: a) care about a single issue's monetary value or b) haven't amassed a large collection.
I have over 12,000 floppies, and most are collecting dust. Binding gave me a reason to revisit them and pay closer attention to the stories to get the reading orders right.
