The old timers definitely knew what they were doing with mull and super cloth. I've used both side by side and honestly the difference is mostly just how it feels in your hands. For a normal book that gets read a few times and sits on a shelf, the cheap stuff holds up fine. People get too caught up in using the fanciest materials for everything. But I do think there's a place for the expensive stuff if you're making something that's gonna get handled a lot or passed around. For a personal journal or a book that stays on your shelf, save your money.

elliot_johnson it's actually wild how many people admit to skipping dialogue, but here's the thing nobody talks about - maybe the writing's the problem, not the reader. If a book can't hold your attention through the quiet moments, that's on the creators for not making those parts worth reading. I've put down plenty of "classic" runs where the action panels popped but the word bubbles felt like homework.