Originally Posted by
ohfellow
If card stocks don't already come dinged in one of the corners, rub one the wrong way or drop it and it will get dinged. Regular covers are much more resilient. Card stocks also show smudges easily, and you can't really see near the staple unless you fold it back flat - kind of like TPBs. You can't see double-page spreads easily or any panel that crosses the centerline. And DC house style involves lots of such pages. (You don't see that art style much, or may not even at all, with Marvel or other publishers. Same freelance artists but working for different art directors.)
I liked Shadow of the Batgirl, and Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (which has incredible artwork, character posture and expressions so in sync with the text that it's as if performed by live actors).
Mera was ok but it also has some odd juxtapositions, missing panels or scenes - or, missing chapter breaks which could explain some transitions. And I thought the book started very strong and got progressively weaker. Interestingly, Super Sons was the first Zoom and Mera was the first Ink. So I think they've gotten better.
I'll eventually get around to Under the Moon: Catwoman and Teen Titans:Raven. Sounds like Black Canary would also be worthwhile.