Wayne’s Worlds: DC Has Moved the Line to $5.99!
The Internet has recently been buzzing about DC’s increasing the price of their Batman comic and some…
Wayne’s Worlds: What’s Next? ‘Universe-Sized’ X-Men?
In the endless struggle to outdo themselves, Marvel recently released a “Planet-Size” issue of X-Men! What’s…
Wayne’s Worlds: Comics That Actually End!
Robert Kirkman’s Oblivion Song officially reached it’s end not that long ago. A comic that actually came…
Wayne’s Worlds: Is DC Now ‘BC’?
I think DC Comics should be renamed as “BC,” which should stand for “Batman Comics.” (more…)
Wayne’s Worlds: Bring Back the Monsters!
I love my longjohns superhero stories for sure, but I still want more variety in my…
Wayne’s Worlds: Dance of the Superhero Costumes
Every so often, a superhero just has to try on new duds! Don’t worry, though—it’s only…
Wayne’s Worlds: Delays, Delays, Delays
As a comics fan, I’m almost used to books I want arriving late (or not at all).…
Wayne’s Worlds: One Batman Too Many!
As a lifelong Batman fan, I’ve been patient. However, DC recently crossed the line with a…
Wayne’s Worlds: Crowdfunding, More than Ever!
The current pandemic has certainly changed things as far as the comics industry goes. One of…
Wayne’s Worlds: Batman Back in Black and White!
The Dark Knight is as hot as molten lava right now, and DC’s taking advantage of…
Wayne’s Worlds: Back and Back and Back to the Future!
When you’ve read comics as long as I have, you notice trends and events that keep…
Wayne’s Worlds: Reprints Make Sense!
I always appreciate the comics news online, and I recently read a story about Valiant reprinting…
Wayne’s Worlds: Making Comics Returnable
I read with interest the recent news release about Dynamite making all the comics ordered through November returnable.…
Wayne’s Worlds: I Steam, You Stream, We All Stream…
One of the biggest trends going on right now is streaming, and one service I like…
Wayne’s Worlds: When Comics Are Cancelled
It wasn't all that long ago that Marvel cancelled several titles including Dr. Strange, Ghost Rider, and Strikeforce.…
Wayne’s Worlds: ‘Comics Will Make Me Rich!’
Somebody, somewhere must be hiding massive amounts of profits from producing comics! I mean, on a very regular…
Wayne’s Worlds: I Miss Those DC Giants!
It’s finally happened! The Walmart DC Giants have been replaced with packets of several issues in…
Wayne’s Worlds: Make Mine Milestone!
For several years, we’ve heard about the Milestone universe returning to print, and I'm happy to…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: What’s the Deal with Director’s Cuts?
It wasn't that long ago that Marvel announced the first issue of X-Men/Fantastic Four will soon be…
Wayne’s Worlds: ‘You Don’t Belong Here’
Something interesting happened on Sunday morning, the final day of of a con I attended just…
Wayne’s Worlds: Ahoy, Comic Fans!
Every once in a while I encounter a comics company I’ve never heaters of, and that…
Wayne’s Worlds: Get Me Out of the Church on Time!
In both Marvel and DC, there have been comics recently that have backed up the notion…
Wayne’s Worlds: In the Coming Year, I Resolve…
It's not too soon to look ahead into 2022, and while I’m not much for resolutions,…
Wayne’s Worlds: Sometimes a Rumor Is Just a Rumor
With the advent of the Internet and its ability to “instantly” send information almost anywhere in…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Trouble with Time-Locked Characters
It waasn't all that long ago that DC announced that Doomsday Clock #9 would be delayed. Personally,…
Wayne’s Worlds: Todd’s Toys Teaming with DC
One of the biggest developments in the toy industry focused on Todd McFarlane’s Toys signing a…
Wayne’s Worlds: Taking ‘Talent’ to TV
Once your comic book or OGN has been published, don’t get discouraged if nothing happens with…
Wayne’s Worlds: More Holiday Specials!
I'm already getting into the holiday spirit! And that makes me reflect on holiday-related comics! (more…)
Wayne’s Worlds: Why Marvel Comics Won’t End Anytime Soon
It's as predictable as the sun rising in the morning. I’ve been reading a lot of…
Wayne’s Worlds: Trek Merging Comics, Novels, & TV
I remain quite a big fan of Star Trek, so I’m fascinated by the soon return of…
Wayne’s Worlds: We ALSO Sell…
I’ve shopped at many local comics shops over the years, and when a store decides that…
Wayne’s Worlds: Age-Appropriate Labels on Comics?
As I often do, I was reading the news online when I came across a recent…
Wayne’s Worlds: Hey, I’m Valuable!
I have been hearing from friends who are excited about getting to this year's C2E2 convention!…
Wayne’s Worlds: That @*&! Fifth Week!
Comics is what we call a habitual industry, meaning you normally buy your books out of habit. For…
Wayne’s Worlds: Don’t Tell Me That!
When you’ve been around as many local comics shops as I have, you come to dread…
Wayne’s Worlds: Art Versus Script
What’s the most important part of a comic? The art or the script (story)? (more…)
Wayne’s Worlds: Team-Ups Are Still Fun!
Was it really years ago now that I read about Batman and the Shadow teaming up?…
Wayne’s Worlds: Great Characters Don’t Go Away Forever!
It wasn't all that long ago that I grieved that the fifth issue of the Black…
Wayne’s Worlds: How ‘Real’ Should Comics Get?
A friend of mine was telling me just how much he doesn’t like it when “real…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Joys and Dangers of Store Subscription Services
Often I like to talk about local comics shops and why I frequent them. One of…
Wayne’s Worlds: A ‘Real’ Comics Shop!
When I buy new comics, I go to Krum’s World, a great comics store in Winter…
Wayne’s Worlds: Bring Out Your Dead!
It’s a common phrase among comics’ fans – Death in comics is only temporary! A lot has…
Wayne’s Worlds: Are Comics Too Popular Now?
Comics conventions are returning now, sometimes with more than one happening on a weekend in the…
Wayne’s Worlds: Art Versus Comics
Now that they are starting to resurface, it's time to talk about comics conventions and how…
Wayne’s Worlds: Characters Not Originally in the Comics
Now that cons are slowly starting to resurface, I've been remembering many previous events, some where…
Wayne’s Worlds: I Love the Character, But I Don’t Buy the Comic!
Recently, I ended up part of a conversation that got me thinking about fans and why…
Wayne’s Worlds: Can We Trust Fan Reactions?
With the Internet providing instant contact for information, it’s given those of us who are fans…
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: ‘Not My Superman’
Recently I’ve been noticing a lot of discussion online about Superman. He’s been getting a lot…
Wayne’s Worlds: Marvel Versus DC, Now More than Ever!
The same animosity between Marvel and DC not only continues in the comics, but has moved…
Wayne’s Worlds: All Too Human
The comics industry continues to deal with a difficult subject – sexual harassment among the members…
Wayne’s Worlds: Expensive Signatures
Even though cons haven't been happening for a while now, there’s still been a lot of…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Indie Explosion Continues!
I'm reliving some cons I've attended in the past as I long for comic conventions to…
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: Nothing Lasts Forever
As the old saying goes, the one constant in life is change. The sad thing is…
Wayne’s Worlds: Choosing a Comics Shop
Every once in a while, I find it helpful to re-examine why you do what you…
Wayne’s Worlds: Bring Back the Bi-Weeklies!
For a while there, it seemed as if more bi-weekly (every other week) comics were going…
Wayne’s Worlds: Trade Paperback or Individual Issues?
Every so often, I re-examine the idea of trade paperbacks versus individual issues. Now that I’m…
Wayne’s Worlds: Are Adult Coloring Books Still a Thing?
Now, more than ever, comics companies will do literally anything to sell you their product. Variant covers, blank…
Wayne’s Worlds: Why Crossovers?
The recent news that The CW is renewing The Flash and other superheroic shows on their…