How I choose is a mixed bag of all the criteria you've mentioned and my own quirky OCD. :D
There are a few series I have pulled so long the thought of dropping them (And I have thought about it) is pure mind blowing craziness... I can't let them go even when they are sucking & killing my brain cells; Detective Comics, Uncanny X-Men, Wonder Woman, X-Men Legacy.
Now and then there will be a creator whose work I will pull just because she is a part of it; example Gail Simone, I'll pull anything she writes. A more recent example is Snyder his runs on Detective Comics and American Vampire have me jonesin to experience anything new he puts out.
These last few years I have also, become very loyal to pulling books based on women/girl characters as in Ms. Marvel, Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Supergirl, Batwoman, Buffy, X-23, Lady Mechanika, Red Sonja, Witchblade, Star Wars: Knight Errant, Catwoman, Orchid, Anna Mercury etc etc.
More recently, my interest has been piqued by science fiction-y, horror and magical fantasy books.
As my subscriptions to many of the new 52's reach their 12th issues, (my OCD will not let me drop them before 12) I will drop several of them and begin picking up new books along the lines of Walking Dead, Star Wars and a new one catching my interest is Grimm Fairy Tales. I'm evolving a bit moving away from the super hero books.
I am also becoming more aware of wanting to support books with women writers/artists. I think I will be much more actively seeking & searching out women creator books in the future.
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