A maxi-series can have a frequency from weekly to semiannually, but most are at least bimonthly. A mini-series can have a frequency from weekly to semiannually, but most are at least bimonthly. The Reubens are named for legendary cartoonist Rube Goldberg, who founded the Society. This implies a comic book series that has no ending planned and will continue until sales dictate its cancellation. An example is Action Comics, from DC Comics, a series that has been published nearly continuously since 1938.
Ongoing series can have a frequency from weekly to semiannually.
Most are monthly or bimonthly. A softcover edition can be an original graphic novel , or a collection of material like a trade paperback . A story arc is a specific story told in an ongoing series over a course of many issues. In comics, the term is used differently than in the book trade. Sometimes, a trade paperback may collect stories that are not interconnected, but rather are related by some theme.