Kind of awkward to manage, I admit, but the spine on mine seems to be ok so far.
Smith's art is kind of the absolute opposite to George Perez. Perez draws every single miniscule detail as if he were drawing a blueprint for an aircraft. Smith uses a sparsity of necessity. Smith's art is superior for that reason.
I wasn't aware that Moore did a guest-stint. I did notice that somewhere along the way it stopped being a kiddie story and became a hell of a lot more serious.