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…
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…