I remember the days of fans staking out local comic shops every Wednesday morning, then hanging…
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Wayne’s Worlds: What Is ‘Local Comic Shop Day?’
I recently came across a story online about Local Comic Shop Day! I had to know—just what…
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: 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: 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: Too Many Comics?
I was reading a recent interview with Image Comics Publisher Eric Stephenson about the “state of…
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: 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: 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: 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: DC Comics in Walmart!
Something that’s been happening more and more in the comics industry is the effort to place…
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: 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…