I've been thinking about my post from yesterday and the conversation that followed, and I've turned that thinking towards something that's been on my mind quite a bit lately: webcomics. There are a lot of webcomics out there, and they have a lot of different formats. Some, like Penny Arcade don't have any continuity to speak of. But some of them really are telling a story. I'm thinking here of both MegaTokyo and Sluggy Freelance. MegaTokyo's just starting to really get into the heart of it - the love story - but Sluggy's been going on for a long time now. It still has a lot of heart, but I think it's best days are behind it. Like the X-men, I think it could be put to rest and I'd love to see Pete go on to something new.
So, why go on about this at such length? Why bother with a second post on it? Because I'm thinking about the Fables, that's why. When I started planning this whole thing, a few months back, I had a general idea of the setup, but no real clue where I was going with it. Over the past week, I've realized that I actually have a story to tell with the Fables. There's a beginning, a middle and an end. When all is said and done, this story should take me about a year and a half to tell, and then it's gone. In a lot of ways, it's a relief to me. It gives me something to work for, rather than just spitting something out every few days, but if it goes on longer, if it expands into something bigger than I expect it to be, well, I'm not under any pressure to cut it short, either.