Finales

Man, there's rarely such a thing as a good finale. Doesn't matter if it's a TV series or a comic book or whatever. This is because most finales can be broken down into the following catagories:

1) You loved the show, don't wanna see it end, and no matter what the finale's gonna be a big bummer. (Ex: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cowboy Bebop)

2) You liked the show at one time, but it's fallen apart since then, and at best the series finale can only serve to somewhat redeem the show (Twin Peaks).

3) Nothing actually happens on the series finale. (I'm sure there's tone of examples, I just can't think of any)

4) The series finale just plain sucks frog ass. (Seinfeld)

I know how most of my comics begin, and I know how most of my comics will end (King Smooth is the definitive execption to this rule. I honestly don't know or even understand that character, and I'm more than a little afraid that he's writing himself...). My goal is to give each of my characters a truly great ending when the time comes. Dunno whether I can pull this off, but it's something to aspire to.