WAYNE’S WORLDS: Detective Comics Gets a New Logo!
Selling like crazy, Detective Comics #1000 was recently released! I read it and enjoyed it! Of…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: RAVAGE #1 REVIEW
There are some pretty new comics companies that are producing quality storytelling, I’m happy to say.…
Wayne’s Worlds: Time for More ‘Marvel Team-Up!’
Let’s face it—there’s something special when comics characters who don’t interact regularly get the chance to…
Wayne’s Worlds: Crowdfunding Hit a Record in 2018!
Crowdfunding, and in particular Kickstarter, has really had a massive impact on the comics industry in…
Wayne’s Worlds: Happy Anniversary, Marvel and IDW!
Turns out 2019 is a big anniversary year for at least two comics companies—Marvel and IDW!…
Wayne’s Worlds: A Great Time to Be a Comics Fan!
This is a great time to be a comics fan! That’s so true on several levels!…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Deceased Women to Live in ‘Deadtown’
Anyone who listens to my podcast or reads my reviews and columns knows I have a…
Wayne’s Worlds: 2019 Is ‘The Year of Reading Dangerously’
I’m a big believer in variety in my reading. Yes, I buy a lot of superhero…
Wayne’s Worlds: Make Mine Marvel … Milestones?
One thing about Marvel that I’ve grown accustomed to is that they occasionally try to return…
Wayne’s Worlds: Comics Companies Crave Capital!
I was intrigued recently when I recently read a news release about Dark Horse partnering with…
Wayne’s Worlds: ‘James Bond’ in ‘Playboy’
It’s always a good thing when comics are highlighted in places other than comics shops. After…
Wayne’s Worlds: Is ‘DC Universe’ the Future of Comics?
I always like to tell the story of a friend of mine who, discouraged that Buffy…
Wayne’s Worlds: More Historical Comics, Please!
I was going through some news releases, looking for a topic to write this column about,…
Wayne’s Worlds: Visit Local Stores!
Hope you’re enjoying this holiday season, and that you’ll be ready for whatever holidays you celebrate!…
Wayne’s Worlds: Comics Dealers Helping Comics Dealers
I attended the recent Infinity Toy & Comics Show held just outside Orlando, Florida. One of their guests…
Wayne’s Worlds: Should FF #1 Have Been #0?
With the upcoming FF wedding, it got me reminiscing that it wasn’t that long ago when…
Wayne’s Worlds: Smooth Criminals #1 Review
Every once in a while I want to review a new comic, so I found one…
Wayne’s Worlds: Writers Should Be Popular, Too!
I recently attended this year’s Tampa Bay Comic Con! Lots of great guests, plenty of wonderful…
Wayne’s Worlds: To Slab or Not to Slab…
Collecting comics went to an all-new level when it became possible to “slab” a comic, especially…
Wayne’s Worlds: DC Comics in Walmart!
Something that’s been happening more and more in the comics industry is the effort to place…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Troubles with Trades
These days, a lot of folks are turning to trade paperbacks instead of what some now…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: ‘Walking Dead’ Turned Fifteen!
The Walking Dead recently celebrated 15 years of bites, betrayals and beheadings! So I thought I’d…
Wayne’s Worlds: Re-Drawing the Line at $3.99
All of us, in our heart of hearts, likely knew it would happen eventually. DC Comics…
Wayne’s Worlds: Here We Go Yet Again!
Certain trends just tend to repeat themselves in the comics universes. I’ve recently noticed a few…
Wayne’s Worlds – Superman’s 80th Birthday Was … Super!
Even as a big Bat-fan, every so often I have to give the Man of Steel…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Hawkman Has Taken Wing!
I often like to say that there are no bad characters, only bad treatments of them.…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Digital Comics Go Unlimited!
It’s probably no secret by now that both ComiXology and Marvel have begun their own “unlimited”…
Wayne’s Worlds: Can Diamond’s PULLBOX Help Save the Industry?
I often find myself looking at steps being taken to try and keep local comics shops…
Wayne’s Worlds: Another Fresh Start for the House of Ideas
Marvel has yet again decided to give their books another new start. Really and for true.…
Wayne’s Worlds: Whatever Happened to the Trunks of Tomorrow?
Superman’s red trunks are back! It happened in Action Comics #1000. However, not everyone is happy…
Wayne’s Worlds: Missing Those Wonderful Maquettes!
It wasn’t that long ago that I often used to leave my local comics shop with…
Wayne’s Worlds: Is Friday The New Wednesday?
I’ve been a comics fan for a looooonnnnnnggg time, and one of the things I’ve always…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Gail Simone Sails ‘Crosswind’ To TV
I often wish that more TV shows and movies based on successful comics really followed the…
Wayne’s Worlds: Disney and Marvel, Sitting in a Tree…
People are still talking about Disney’s recent acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s TV and Movie divisions, paving…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: : Make Mine Multi-Media Marvel!
While Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 is playing in the theaters, I’ve been reading with interest…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: When ‘Big Numbers’ Equal Big Sales!
Apologies for being away for a while, but the convention life has been calling -- including…
Wayne’s Worlds: Getting Into More Stores!
There’s been a really interesting development when it comes to selling comics, and it has to…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: That Bendis Thing That Never Ends!
It almost seems like eons ago, but I thought I should weigh in on the news…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Dollar Comics!
I’m not sure how many comics fans even remember what “the quarter box” is anymore. Many…
Wayne’s Worlds: Comics Here For Only A Dollar!
If you go to some local comics shops, you’ll often find what many of us refer…
Wayne’s Worlds: Reader or Collector?
When it comes to comics, most of the time it seems that you’re either a “reader”…
Wayne’s Worlds: Should Marvel Keep Looking Back to Its Past?
I’ve been intrigued by all the recent discussion about Marvel’s position in the marketplace and what’s…
Wayne’s Worlds: Codenames and Costumes
Two of the things that attracted me to comic books were the names of characters as…
Wayne’s Worlds: Losing A Favorite
With the advent of the Internet and the endless news cycle, we can’t escape the unceasing…
Wayne’s Worlds: Losing a Favorite
With the advent of the Internet and the endless news cycle, we can’t escape the unceasing…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Marvel Comics Aren’t Going Anywhere
I’ve been reading a lot of speculation online recently that Disney is going to stop production…
Wayne’s Worlds: Trek’s Merging Comics, Novels and TV
I remain quite a big fan of Star Trek, so I’m fascinated by Star Trek: Discovery because,…
Wayne’s Worlds: Too Many Superhero Comics!
Over the last several years, I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve met many Indie comics creators…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: I Just Don’t Get It Sometimes
Some very popular trends just pass me by at times. I see others diving headlong into…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Indie Explosion
I recently had the pleasure of attending the SPACE (Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo) convention…
Wayne’s Worlds: Biggest, Baddest Baddies
It’s long been said that what makes good movies are the bad guys. If that person…
Wayne’s Worlds: Nostalgia Sells!
A friend and I were talking online recently about the number of “pulp heroes” getting their…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Fool Me Once, Shame on You…
Is anyone else getting tired of having our chains jerked around? Some people seem to know…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Ben Affleck as Batman
I’ve been following with interest the response to Ben Affleck taking over the movie role of…
Wayne’s Worlds: If I Don’t Know About It, It Obviously Sucks!
Team books used to be all the rage, but these days, few survive. Maybe that’s because…
Wayne’s Worlds: Wolverine and Superhero Fatigue
A couple of years back when the Green Lantern motion picture was released, some critics complained…
Wayne’s Worlds: Moving Away from Trades
For years, comic books have suffered from what I refer to as “trade paperback-itis.” Most stories…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Here Comes Comic-Con 2017!
All right, everybody sing along: Here comes Comic-Con! Here comes Comic-Con, right down Comic-Con Lane! I…
Wayne’s Worlds: Me and My ‘Arrow’
Green Arrow (GA) is enjoying something of a renaissance these days! While his new comic has…
Wayne’s Worlds: My Suggestions for the Justice League
It won't be long until the Justice League feature film arrives, something I'm anxiously awaiting. I…