Well, I'm enjoying Cooke's version of the Spirit, but that's mostly because I'm a huge fan of his artwork. I've always respected Eisner's Spirit work, but was never a big fan of it since I never really got into the characters. That left the stories as "mearly" interesting exercises in doing different things with the medium, which I certainly appreciate, but never felt a deep desire to read just for that sake. I'm liking Cooke's Spirit so far, but I suspect tha my lack of interest in the characters will soon beat out the desire to wonder at his artwork.

On another note, I've just been reading through Fables in trade form (completed Vol 8 / issue 50 & 1001 Nights of Snowfall). Are the Jack of Fables trades worth picking up or would I be better off just borrowing them from you?