Information about Ongoing Series
Ongoing series, sometimes shortened as the noun ongoing, is a term referring to a comic book series that is intended to continue indefinitely. It is used in contrast to limited series (a series intended to end after a certain number of issues), a one shot (a comic book which isn't a part of an ongoing series), a graphic novel, or a trade paperback. However, a series of graphic novels may be considered ongoing as well.
The term may informally refer to a finite series if the number of issues is predetermined, but more than would easily be considered a "maxiseries" (a subset of "limited series").
An ongoing series is traditionally published on a fixed schedule, typically monthly. However, many factors can cause an issue to be published late. In the past, the schedule was often maintained with the use of fill-in issues (usually by a different creative team, sometimes hurting quality), but increasingly the practice has been to simply delay publication.
When an ongoing series ceases to be published because the story has ended, it may be called "finished." If it ceases to be published because of low sales, editorial decisions, publisher bankruptcy, or other reasons, it is "cancelled." (An ending might be written for the last issues of a cancelled series, or the series may simply disappear without warning and never return). If an ongoing series changes titles, or its numbering starts again from #1, or both, it is "relaunched."
If a series ceases to be published, but may be published again, it is called "on hiatus." Many series are placed "on hiatus" but do not return even after several years, and so are considered cancelled.
For series that are creator owned, the copyright holder has the option of approaching other publishers to see if they would be open to resuming the title under their imprint. For instance, Usagi Yojimbo has had four consecutive publishers.
Usagi Yojimbo book 11: Seasons
Author Stan Sakai
Country USA
Language English
Genre(s) Historical
Action-adventure
Fantasy
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Thoughts and Images
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The term may informally refer to a finite series if the number of issues is predetermined, but more than would easily be considered a "maxiseries" (a subset of "limited series").
An ongoing series is traditionally published on a fixed schedule, typically monthly. However, many factors can cause an issue to be published late. In the past, the schedule was often maintained with the use of fill-in issues (usually by a different creative team, sometimes hurting quality), but increasingly the practice has been to simply delay publication.
When an ongoing series ceases to be published because the story has ended, it may be called "finished." If it ceases to be published because of low sales, editorial decisions, publisher bankruptcy, or other reasons, it is "cancelled." (An ending might be written for the last issues of a cancelled series, or the series may simply disappear without warning and never return). If an ongoing series changes titles, or its numbering starts again from #1, or both, it is "relaunched."
If a series ceases to be published, but may be published again, it is called "on hiatus." Many series are placed "on hiatus" but do not return even after several years, and so are considered cancelled.
For series that are creator owned, the copyright holder has the option of approaching other publishers to see if they would be open to resuming the title under their imprint. For instance, Usagi Yojimbo has had four consecutive publishers.
Examples
Examples of ongoing series
- Four Color (also cancelled)
- Action Comics
- Detective Comics
- The Amazing Spider-Man
Examples of finite series
- 52
- Cerebus the Aardvark (also finished)
Examples of finished series
Examples of cancelled series
Examples of relaunched series
- Fantastic Four (relaunched in 1996 and again in 1997)
- Avengers (relaunched in 1996, 1997, and again in 2004 as New Avengers)
- Fallen Angel (cancelled by DC Comics, subsequently relaunched by IDW Publishing)
Examples of series "on hiatus"
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In the American comic book industry, the term one-shot is used to denote a pilot comic or a stand-alone story created to last as one issue. These single issues are usually labeled with a "#1" despite there being no following issues, and are sometimes subtitled as "specials".
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graphic novel is a type of comic book, usually with a lengthy and complex storyline similar to those of novels, and often aimed at mature audiences. The term also encompasses comic short story anthologies, and in some cases bound collections of previously published comic-book
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Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material, regardless of whether it is self-published or by a corporate publisher.
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Usagi Yojimbo book 11: Seasons
Author Stan Sakai
Country USA
Language English
Genre(s) Historical
Action-adventure
Fantasy
Publisher Dark Horse Comics
Thoughts and Images
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Four Color, also known as Four Color Comics, was an extremely prolific American comic book anthology series published by Dell Comics between 1939 and 1962. More than 1,000 issues were published, usually with multiple titles released every month.
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Action Comics is the comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined. The publisher was originally known as Detective Comics, Inc.
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Detective Comics is an American comic book published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best-known for introducing the iconic fictional character Batman. It is, along with Action Comics
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The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of a comic book published by Marvel Comics, a television program and a daily newspaper comic strip featuring the adventures of the superhero Spider-Man.
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52 is the title of a comic book limited series published by DC Comics, which debuted on May 10, 2006, one week after the conclusion of the seven-issue Infinite Crisis.
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Cerebus the Aardvark, or simply Cerebus (pronounced "Sehr-uh-bus"[1]), is an award-winning independent comic book, written and illustrated by Canadian artist Dave Sim, with backgrounds by fellow Canadian Gerhard.
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The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman. Published in the United States by the DC Comics imprint Vertigo for 75 issues from 1989 until 1996, the series chronicles the adventures of Dream of The Endless, who rules over the world of dreams.
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Preacher was a comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, published by the American comic book label Vertigo imprint of DC Comics, with painted covers by Glenn Fabry.
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Dusk (Cassie St. Commons): Died in Slingers #0 and mysteriously returned from the dead in Slingers #1. She was the Goth daughter of a rich socialite couple from Connecticut. Dusk has many supernatural abilities.
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First appearance Justice League #1 (May 1987)
Keith Giffen
J.M. DeMatteis
Roster
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Built in the 1987 company-wide crossover limited series, Legends
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Keith Giffen
J.M. DeMatteis
Roster
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The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team, comprising existing Marvel characters variously created by writer-editor Stan Lee, artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby and others, first appeared in The Avengers
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Fallen Angel is an American fictional comic book heroine created and owned by writer Peter David and artist David Lopez, who appears in her self-titled monthly series.
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DC Comics
Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Founded 1934, by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (as National Allied Publications)
Headquarters 1700 Broadway, New York City, New York
Key people Paul Levitz (President and Publisher)
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Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
Founded 1934, by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (as National Allied Publications)
Headquarters 1700 Broadway, New York City, New York
Key people Paul Levitz (President and Publisher)
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Idea and Design Works, LLC/IDW Publishing
Limited Liability Company
Founded 1999
Headquarters San Diego, California, USA
Key people Ted Adams, Co-President/Owner
Robbie Robbins, Co-President/Owner
Kris Oprisko, Vice-President/Owner
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Limited Liability Company
Founded 1999
Headquarters San Diego, California, USA
Key people Ted Adams, Co-President/Owner
Robbie Robbins, Co-President/Owner
Kris Oprisko, Vice-President/Owner
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Battle Chasers is an American fantasy comic book series by Joe Madureira, launched in April 1998. It was one of the most popular comics in the late 1990s, but suffered from extreme lateness, with an average of about 6 months between issues, including a delay of 16 months
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