Good luck with the new comic! I feel ya on the slow updates, it's a ton of work to get done. @_@ I ended up putting a lot of focus onto figuring out ways to be able to update as fast as possible, because the idea of it potentially taking a year just to get through my first story arc filled me with terror lol. Working in batches helps a lot, though.
Same for the most part on genres, although I lean more towards stuff that has...higher intensity I guess? Calmer stuff like comedy and slice of life is fine but I find I get more invested in things that are action-y and dramatic. Beyond that I'm good with any sort of setting really, post-apocalyptic is definitely a lot of fun though.