Talk:Ongoing series

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Concerns

One of my concerns is that this is jargon, and so the title should be changed to reflect this; references to ongoing series in other articles should be explained fully as being a comic book series. Also, I don't know that we differentiate ongoing so much as those that are non-ongoing: one-shots and limited series. Finally, the article comes across as original research. --Chris Griswold (☎☓) 11:23, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Question: how does one go about citing the assertions of this article, especially the "jargon"? One can go to any comics-centric news website (such as Newsarama) or message board and see these terms being used (and infer their meaning from the context), but would it really be good citation to simply link to random posts or news items as proof? Is there an outside websource for comics jargon? Note that some of these terms, such as ongoing series, limited series, one-shot, annual, etc., are comics industry (and in some cases, general publication industry) terms that comics creators and fans alike have adopted for use. Perhaps a "List of comics jargon" article would be the place for "ongoing series" and several of the terms cited in this article (cancelled, relaunched, on hiatus), as well as certain comics terms whose articles are stubs (one-shot). --Pennyforth 11:11, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

One thing I have to say is that no article should start off with explaining what the particular topic is NOT. Like: DOG. A dog is not a cat, nor a fish, nor a bird. And that's exactly what this one here does. I'm not an editor, mind you, but this stings. "Ongoing series is used in contrast to limited series, a one shot, a graphic novel, or a trade paperback." This just plain sucks. And, well, I should have enough of an idea after reading one sentence to know what ongoing series is. I do not. That's just not how one starts expalining a topic of any kind. Peace. 84.10.224.148 (talk) 16:31, 14 May 2013 (UTC) tobejodok@gmail.com[reply]

Misleading wording

The two references to Action and Detective are inconsistent and a bit misleading. Both titles ended their original runs in 2011 as part of the DC New 52. Neither title was cancelled; they continued with new #1 issues. In 2016 the two titles resumed their legacy numbering as New 52 was retired; both titles have now surpassed the 1,000 issue mark. Detective Comics has run without interruption since 1937 if one ignores the temporary renumbering. 23skidoo (talk) 03:31, 6 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]