To be continued or wrapped up ending: Which type of comic book do you prefer?

[HardyGirl]

We all know there are some comics that would leave you hanging by your fingernails until the following month, and some that just had a nice tidy ending and you'd have a whole new adventure next month. So which do you like better? Which did you read more of as a kid? And is your preference different now that you're an adult?

[Meule]

I prefer a wrapped up ending, but I don't mind a short lived series. I hate it when the story drags on over several issues and I really hate it when it's dragged on over several series as well :wall:
I gave up on new comics because of that

[thunderbolt]

one or two issue stories. This one big event after another has gotten really stale.

[LadyZod]

I think the Superman titles from the early 90's were a nice compromise. (right before the Death of Superman storyline)

The main story was a "done in one" but the subplots extended over the course of 6 months to a year.

So you got a tidy ending in your main story, and a little bit of drama going into the next issue. Kept you coming back.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Loved the late 80s/early 90s Superman books. Even when they did stunts like "Time and Time Again", each issue was still a story onto itself, which seems to be a lost artform.

I remember the Bat-office putting a moritoriam on multi-part stories for a while in the late 90s, post Knightfall, etc. It didn't last, but it was nice for awhile!

Chris

[Riffster]

one or two issue stories are good

[The Toyroom]

I'm all down for a done-in-one but they seem to not know HOW to do that anymore...I think 3 issues tops for an arc...this 6+ issue stuff in addition to cross-ins, cross-outs and cross-overs is getting old and is a strain on the wallet if you try and "collect 'em all" sometimes. And very few of them are actually essential to the main storyline. Give me a good ol' Bob Haney/Jim Aparo Batman Brave and the Bold adventure ANYDAY of the week...:wink:

[toys2cool]

yeah wrapped up ending for me as well

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Same for me too. I also really enjoyed the way the early 90s Super titles were handled, too.

[johnnystorm]

I'd love to see a run of one-issue stories. Or even two-parters. I'm really tired of the endless events right now.

[bobws]

I can totally do with out the EVENTS and crossovers, however... i don't mind story arcs that last 4-6 issues as long as it's in 1 title. But after you do something like that you must do 1 one issue story followed by a another 1 or 2 issue story right after. don't burns us out with mega storylines.

[boynightwing]

I don't mind 4 parts (like Death in the Family) where something really important happens during the story and you can look back on it years later as something that stuck out. Now, I have a hard time remembering what part they're on with any given story.

I tire of the huge "epic" stories that span multiple titles that I can't afford or keep track of.