I was worried about gutter loss with a volume this thick, but the binding is stitched, not glued. It lays relatively flat, which is a godsend for reading. But the real value for collectors lies in the Shoku-exclusive frontispiece. It’s a full-color, glossy insert that wasn't in the serialized magazine run. It depicts the final stand at the Spire, rendered in a watercolor style that the artist is famous for but rarely uses anymore.