I know there are a lot of anniversaries these days in comics, but this one is a BIG one! In January of 2026, Avengers #34 will be released, and thanks to legacy numbering, it will be the 800th issue featuring the premiere Marvel team!
Author: Wayne Hall
Wayne Hall
Wayne Hall creates the Wayne's Comics Podcast. He’s interviewed Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, John Layman, Kyle Higgins, Phil Hester, Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray, David Petersen, Christos Gage, Mike Grell, and Matt Kindt. On this site each week, he writes his "Comics Portal" column (general comics comments and previews) and reviews comics.
This week in Episode #716, it’s the return of David Whalen, who describes himself as a “comic book creator and life-long learner.” He catches us up with what’s going on in what I call the “Whalen-verse,” which you can find out about at this link.
There’s a lot of debate going on right now regarding the apparent end of the Ultimate Universe from Marvel in early 2026. What’s the story here?
Just in time for Halloween come legendary comics professionals Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones, who are crowdfunding the next installment in their secret history of Dracula! This week in Episode #715, Wayne talks with both creators about their already-successful Kickstarter for Dracula: Book III – The Count!
A sure sign of success is when the same kind of thing happens again and again. Well, the Batman/Deadpool team-up seems to be “spawning” all kinds of crossovers… and I like it!
This week in Episode #714, Wayne talks with Ruben Bolling, creator of Tom the Dancing Bug, an award-winning comic strip that has explored everything from comic books to religion to politics in its 35 years of running in newspapers and online!
This week, what is now called the biggest comics convention in the United States takes place—New York Comic Con (NYCC)!
It’s time to catch up with Jay Magnum from Pet Piranha Entertainment, the driving force behind the Astral franchise and Galaxy Gal, among others!
It appears that Oliver Queen will once again not have a monthly title from DC!
James Aquilone, accomplished horror writer/editor, returns to the Wayne’s Comics Podcast in Episode #712!
I’m already looking forward to the 2025 holiday season, and that includes two great holiday facsimile Christmas comics from DC!
In Episode #711, it’s time to return to my interview with Tom Sniegoski, who is the scripter for the Herculoids series from Dynamite Entertainment!
While it seems that every week there is a new milestone, this one works for me! Considering Legacy Numbering (and who doesn’t?), Doctor Strange has reached his 450th comic!
This week in Episode #710, Wayne talks with creator Carmen Costa from the current Kickstarter campaign for the fifth issue of the Proctor comic!