Free Style

Forget the rules and transform your home without doing a full renovation using your own brilliant and creative ideas from the simple and intuitive methods of Free Style.

Creating the perfect home comes down to unlocking your own personal style and designing to reflect it. Designer and artist Liz Kamarul has always believed this, and in Free Style she shares her methods for creating uniquely beautiful homes.

Rather than rules and checklists, Liz offers a different approach for home design. She asks readers questions that can help them start the design process, including:

• What do you already love? You’ll learn how to highlight specific colors, textures, and features so you can bring more of what you love into your space.
• What’s the one thing you really don’t like? Sometimes it’s as easy as finding the biggest pain point and making it a positive. Elements that are unavoidable—like permanent fixtures you didn’t choose or pesky cords hanging from electronics—can be transformed into eye-catching design elements that elevate your décor rather than becoming an eyesore.
• What do you already have? Stunning design doesn’t have to be expensive, and Liz shares her tips and tricks for giving new life to the things you already own and creating a new style around existing fixtures.

With gorgeous photos of homes that put these methods into action, you’ll be inspired to make mistakes, use materials in weird ways, work with what’s around, and in the end create a home that is amazingly and uniquely yours. Whether it’s a rental or a forever home, a full redesign or a budget project, Free Style is your guide to designing a personalized home that you’ll love living in.

Standard and Primary covers are widely available through general retailers. They often have higher print runs and can be cheaper, especially during sales.

In contrast, Direct Market (DM) and variant covers are primarily sold in comic shops. DM editions tend to have more limited availability and may be more valuable to collectors.

The main differences lie in artwork style, availability, price, and collector appeal. Ultimately, the choice between standard and variant covers depends on personal preference, budget, and individual collecting goals.

Comic book enthusiasts have various formats to choose from when collecting their favorite stories.
Here's a brief overview of the main types:

Omnibus

• Large, hardcover collections
• Usually contain complete runs or extensive story arcs
• Typically 800-1000+ pages
• Higher price point, often €100-€150

Oversized Hardcover (OHC)

• Similar dimensions to omnibus, but thinner
• Collect shorter runs or story arcs
• Usually 300-600 pages
• Priced between €30-€50

Hardcover (HC)

• Standard-sized hardcover books
• Collect 6-12 issues typically
• Similar dimensions to single issues, but with a hard cover
• Priced around €25-€35

Trade Paperback (TP)

• Softcover collections
• Standard comic book size
• Usually collect 4-6 issues
• Most affordable option, typically €15-€25

Other Formats

• Absolute Editions: Oversized, deluxe hardcovers (mainly DC Comics)
• Compendiums: Massive paperback collections
• Graphic Novels (OGN/GN): Original stories not previously released as single issues

The choice between these formats often depends on personal preference, budget, and collecting goals. Omnibus and OHC editions offer larger artwork and more content but at a higher price, while TPs provide a more affordable way to collect complete story arcs