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…
Wayne’s Worlds: The ‘Fans’ Editor-In-Chief
As Marvel continues to celebrate their 80th anniversary, the House of Ideas has been getting a…
Wayne’s Worlds: ‘You Don’t Belong Here’
Recently I attended the Infinity Toy and Comic Convention for the second year in a row!…
Wayne’s Worlds: When Good Guys and Gals Go Bad
One phenomenon in comics that always grabs our attention is when a hero turns to the…
Wayne’s Worlds: Are Comics Ready for the Future?
The debate has been raging on for years now: What will comics be like in the…
Wayne’s Worlds: What a ‘Crisis’ It Will Be!
During a recent sci-fi/Trek convention, I ran a discussion panel on The CW’s upcoming ‘Crisis on…
Wayne’s Worlds: ‘Dead’ End
Now that The Walking Dead is returning to TV and the new sequel is in the…
Wayne’s Worlds: Hill House Horror
Comics companies have been working to expand their range when it comes to the books they’re…
Wayne’s Worlds: Alpha Flight Returns to Its Canadian Roots
One of the super-teams I’ve always liked has been Alpha Flight from Marvel. I enjoy finding…
Wayne’s Worlds: No One Can Make Just One?
I recently attended the 2019 Heroes Con in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the biggest comics-oriented conventions around!…
Wayne’s Worlds: When Bigger Isn’t Necessarily Better
Recently, I was with Scout Entertainment and Richard Rivera from Stabbity Bunny as we attended the…
Wayne’s Worlds: Ready for New Marvel Audiobooks?
Marvel is not a company to rest on their laurels! The House of Ideas is once…
Wayne’s Worlds: The Bat/Cat Controversy
There are some changes coming to the DC Comics’ Bat-Universe! And with them comes some controversy…
Wayne’s Worlds: Marvel Comics Turns 1,000!
It’s always a big deal when an issue #1,000 comes out, as we recently celebrated Action…
Wayne’s Worlds: Fans at Cons
As much as cons are great places to pick up comics and related treasures, I spend…
Wayne’s Worlds: VIPs at Conventions
I recently attended the 2019 Awesome Con in Washington , really the only comics convention in the…
Wayne’s Worlds: Condition Critical?
I recently attended the Savannah Comic Con in Georgia with friends. I understand this was their second year, and it…
Wayne’s Worlds: Lois Lane and Jimmy Olson Are Back!
Brian Michael Bendis must have given the Man of Steel a serious shot in the arm…
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…