Bruno Harm wrote:The problem with the X-Files wasn't that it dragged it's feet too much, it's that it became increasingly apparent that they were making up the Uber-plot as they went along and it frankly wasn't as interesting as a lot of the standalone episodes. IMO, you can drag things on almost indefinitely - so long as it shows it's worth the wait.
Growth isn't for every comic. While I enjoy television's new "Uber Plot" in their shows most of the time, it doesn't always work. Sometimes, you just like the Characters the way they are, and there is never enough of their adventures. How would Homer Simpson grow or change that would improve the Simpsons?
So do you want a comic that evolves to an eventual conclusion? If so you better not drag your feet too much. Look at the first run of the X-Files.
Or do you want something timeless, like Peanuts?
BTW, while Homer Simpson's inability to change is part of the show's point and it's charm, lots of the other characters around him underwent massive changes. Barney gave up drinking, Lisa became vegetarian and then Buddhist. Flanders was widowed and eventually remarried. etc. etc. Homer, Marge and Bart are about the only characters who haven't changed and developed as the show went on.