These days, a lot of folks are turning to trade paperbacks instead of what some now…
Wayne Hall
Wayne Hall is the host for the weekly "Wayne's Comics" podcast. He has interviewed comics pros including Scott Snyder, Phil Hester, Arvid Nelson, Bob Schreck, Michael Alan Nelson, Joe Harris, Jeff Cahn, Michael Jan Friedman, Mark Bertolini, David Baxter, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, Shawn Aldridge, Brendan Daneen, Sam Johnson, Michael Moreci, David Petersen, Cy Dethan, John Heffernan, and Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener, to name a few. He writes the weekly "Wayne's Worlds" column (news, reviews, podcasts, comments, opinions and interviews) here at FirstComicsNews.com!
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: 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…