Endings

So Chainmail Bikini is now dead. Nothing remarkable about that, a third of my database is webcomics that stopped updating and that only holds comics that caught my attention. What is remarkable is the very polite notice on the main page. It's much more common for the last page to remain often with a futile "I'm not dead yet" in the news post.

A page every few months does not keep a comic alive. A scene needs context to make sense, regular updates provide that. It's difficult enough to remember the details of a story after a week, after a month or more an update requires rereading to understand. It applies equally well to the author. Subtle details and intentions are forgotten without regular immersion in the subject.

Most comics that reach this point won't come back. If you no longer have the time to devote to it, that will probably remain the case. If you can't figure out how to resolve your story, a few months without thinking of it is unlikely to create the solution.

There's nothing wrong with stopping, if you can't do it, you can't do it. Updating a webcomic isn't (usually at least) a job or an obligation. If you don't want to do it, then move on.

Closure is good, if you don't see an immediate continuation just say so. I've read dozens of webcomics that have been placed on hold giving a date of return. Offhand, I can't name two that actually resumed. If you can't find a stopping place, at least tell the readers that you're stuck. If you can bring it back, a 'The End" post can't stop you.