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…
Wayne’s Worlds: Whatever Happened to Movie Adaptations?
With all the hubbub surrounding the Star Wars franchise, I started wondering if Marvel was going…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Dark Influence of the Internet
The Internet can be a wonderful thing! For instance, I learn so much reading this very…
Wayne’s Worlds: Scout’s Honor #1 Review
I thought I would take a week away from looking at the entire industry to focus…
Wayne’s Worlds: Ready to Pay $4.99 a Comic?
Many of DC's "Metal" event actually cost $ an issue. Also, the first Next Batman just…
Wayne’s Worlds: Recognizing Bill Finger
Maybe some of us have now gotten used to this, but when the Dark Knight appears,…
Wayne’s Worlds: Issues, Please, Not Politics!
The year 2020 is coming to an end, and it looks like politics will be more…
Wayne’s Worlds: Are Some Stories Just Too Old?
Not too long ago I brought home the last hardcover of Grant Morrison’s Zenith series, a…
Wayne’s Worlds: Should Superhero Books Be ‘All-Ages?’
I’m always fascinated by the reaction of “mainstream” commentators who talk about comics as a result…
Wayne’s Worlds: I Can’t Wait!
I observed with interest the advent of Loot Crate, a subscription service that sends to your…
Wayne’s Worlds: Some Stories Never End!
As someone who has studied writing, I know that each tale should have a beginning, a…
Wayne’s Worlds: Loving Lower-Tier Characters!
I’ve often said that Batman is my all-time favorite comics character. I’ve felt that way because…
Wayne’s Worlds: Batman Needs Robin!
If you’ve been keeping up with the Robin saga at DC Comics, you know that the…
Wayne’s Worlds: Buying Comics from ‘Other’ Companies
It’s all too easy to get the comics you want from DC and/or Marvel. Often, local…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Problem with Supergirl
I was sad to recently learn that Supergirl is coming to an end on The CW.…
Wayne’s Worlds: Will Disney Ever Buy DC Comics/Time Warner?
We just can’t help ourselves! When even the remotest possibility of a merger that would combine…
Wayne’s Worlds: More and More Bat-Books!
As a longtime Batman fan, I’ve often posed the question: Will the Dark Knight get overexposed?…
Wayne’s Worlds: Are Comics Too Realistic?
I’ve mentioned before that there are all kinds of Batman fans. There are some who like…
Wayne’s Worlds: ‘Really’ Variant Covers
I’ve recently been thinking about the film debut of the first Guardians of the Galaxy that…
Wayne’s Worlds: Powered Versus Non-Powered
Okay, who’s your favorite comics hero? Does he or she have super-powers or not? Then look…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Name Game
Okay, you walk into a store and are looking for a few specific comics. How do…
Wayne’s Worlds: Too Much Advertising?
In the last several years, I’ve noticed a trend that's starting to wear on me. It’s…
Wayne’s Worlds: Don’t Ruin It!
They’re called “spoilers” for a reason! (more…)
Wayne’s Worlds: More Number Ones!
If a comics company wants to get the attention of comics readers and collectors, there’s one…
Wayne’s Worlds: Lex Luthor, Hero?
In the last several years, I’ve noticed that Lex Luthor has been a favorite among certain…
Wayne’s Worlds: Spider-Man’s Eyes and Batman’s Ears
I read a lot of “whodunit” stories and watch a lot of mystery shows on the…
Wayne’s Worlds: From Comics to TV
To this day, I still can’t believe that Arrow was ever a show on The CW! Normally, programs…
Wayne’s Worlds: No Bad Characters
There are no bad characters. Only bad writers. Or at least, writers who don’t know what…
Wayne’s Worlds: Comics and Collectibles
Don’t get me wrong. I read a lot of comics every week. But as hard as…
Wayne’s Worlds: Show “Business”
Many of us have come to accept the fact that some comics will probably always be…
Wayne’s Worlds: Have Exclusive Contracts Gone Away?
“The only constant in life is change.” Boy, is that ever true as far as comics!…
Wayne’s Worlds: What About Long-Term Fans?
The comics industry has always recognized that they need new readers to keep the business going.…
Wayne’s Worlds: The End?
Something interesting is happening in comics these days – stories that actually end! (more…)
WAYNE’S WORLDS: The Villains Rule
“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” –…
Wayne’s Worlds: Comics as Show Business
I used to hate being asked “paper or plastic?” when I shopped in a grocery store.…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Era of the Event Comic
Is it time to declare the monthly comic dead? (more…)
Wayne’s Worlds: Could Comics Be Censored?
It seems like the issue of gun control is never far from the American consciousness due…
Wayne’s Worlds: Right Now, I’m Thankful for …
While we're waiting for things to get back on their feet, I thought I would look…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Coronavirus Closes Many Comics Shops!
The Coronavirus (now COVID-19) has closed many local comics shops. Expectations are low that we’ll actually…
Wayne’s Worlds: Ch-ch-ch-changes?
There has been a LOT of conversation regarding what changes some would like to see happen,…
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: DC Without Dan DiDio
Even though the Coronavirus (now COVID-19) has brought the industry to a standstill, fans of comics…
Wayne’s Worlds: What’s The Deal With Director’s Cuts?
I know we're in limbo with the comics industry right now, but I think this is…
Wayne’s Worlds: Which Robin IS Robin?
DC has just released its 80th anniversary celebration for Robin! However, there’s been quite a controversy…
Wayne’s Worlds: Too Many Comics?
I was reading a recent interview with Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson about the “state of…
Wayne’s Worlds: Comics’ Mini-series Makeover
The comics industry has been shifting from the monthly title to more mini-series’ and such recently.…
Wayne’s Worlds: Still A Great Time to Be a Comics Fan!
I think it’s always good to occasionally see where the industry is right now – And…
Wayne’s Worlds: Permanent (Temporary) Change
The biggest DC news recently seems to have been the revelation of Superman’s secret identity. The…
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Are Trade Paperbacks the Future of Comics?
Where the comics industry is going is a subject that always grabs my attention. It wasn't…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Flash Races Towards #750 and Beyond
DC Comics recently released information about the upcoming landmark 80th anniversary of the Fastest Man Alive,…
Wayne’s Worlds: Is the Local Comics Shop an Endangered Species?
Every once in a while, something that grips my attention hits me on Facebook. The latest…
Wayne’s Worlds: An International Comics Team-Up
I love once-in-a-lifetime crossovers! I was very happy to be reading comics during the Marvel/DC collaborations,…
Wayne’s Worlds: Can Hero Teams Be Revived?
I was sad to find out that Invaders from Marvel Comics, based on the classic team…
Wayne’s Worlds: I Love New York (Comic Con)!
Looking back over 2019, I felt this was still the best con of the year–New York…
Wayne’s Worlds: Here Comes Harley Quinn!
One of the big highlights of the recent four-day New York Comic Con, which is one…
Wayne’s Worlds: Celebrate Those Anniversaries!
Not too long ago, I attended the One-Year Anniversary celebration at BAMF! Comics Coffee Community in…
Wayne’s Worlds: Snow White: Zombie Apocalypse One Shot Review
There’s a great one-shot comic I’ve been wanting to talk about for a while now, and…