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Originally Posted by Doll-Elf
I do not understand why half-complete comics are published.
The littlest Sister had a complete story, but felt like that was it. That's fine, it was a good story.
Suzy and Frank comics for example told a single story that had a proper beginning, middle, and end. However they left room so that the story could continue after.
The more I drink was a complete story. Lucky Mallet is half a story, cut off on purpose so people will have to wait for months to get the second half only to find out that the second part is actually part one extended and at the end, the story isn't close to being resolved.
Do all comics need proper endings? No. Do comics need cliffhangers that could imply more after? It sure helps. Can you just make a cliff hanger in the middle of a story so people have to wait months to see the second part?
Lucky mallet is a very pretty comic and I like the art style but beyond that I feel that waiting a whole month, paying $15 made this comic feel cheep and underwhelming.
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We do understand that some users dislike having multiple comics that don't end on a complete story. But it's also true that some stories simply don't work well when limited to a mere 15 pages - I'd have hated to have to condense all my ideas for Small Fortune into a single issue!
That's why we endeavor to have a good balance of multipart stories and one-shots; for instance, the two previous releases were single-issue complete stories, next month's comic is a one-shot, and Operation Half Off works as a series of vignettes that wrap up in one issue. You should also keep an eye out for The Invisible Girl 2, which will conclude that story.