Hypothetical question for the day: There's a title with a particular creative you really enjoy. Would you prefer the creative team leave on a high note, or remain on the book until they've told every story they've got. The former option means the run probably holds together better as a whole, and leaves the reader with fond memories of all those great stories, but still wanting more (and believing the team had more they could do). With the latter option, you (as the reader) will get to enjoy more good stories, but there'll also inevitably be more clunkers, and things may not wrap up as neatly as you'd like*. This assumes the choice of whether they stay or go is ultimately theirs, so we don't have to worry about them being transferred to another book, or if it's a creator-owned title, them having to drop it to do for-hire work that pays better.
Me? I'm greedy. For example, I'll take every GrimJack story Ostrander and Truman (or Mandrake, or Flint Henry, but it started with Tim Truman) see fit to toss my way. I might not love what I get as much as the Trade Wars story, or Killer Instinct, but I'd rather have the chance to read it and see for myself.
* Not neatly as in, every last little question and mystery is answered. More in that it serves as a fitting cap for the stories they were telling and the themes they explored.
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