Wayne Shelton is a Belgian comic series that began in June in 2001 by Jean Van Hamme as a writer and Christian Denayer as a draftsman. The series revolves around character Wayne Shelton, a Vietnam vet who treats own expense expensive, seemingly impossible tasks for money. He usually works for (former) friends also sporadically for the government, sometimes under duress. Some adventures are spread across several albums, one album others are long. He has a loose relationship with Honesty Goodness, but also often with other women to bed. Shelton is no longer the youngest, and is therefore often teased by his friends. Most stories play in the Middle East, often in fictitious countries.
Characters
- Wayne Shelton: a James Bond figure on age, who adventures by performing impossible tasks for money.
- Honesty Goodness: A sexy vaudeville artist who helps Wayne in almost all albums. His steady mistress, but also goes with other men to bed. Plays like "Zhang".
- Pierre Madrier: Wayne friend who sometimes assists.
- Djemail Kahn : desert robber Wayne sometimes helps, sometimes against them.
- Horace T. Quayle: Billionaire who first Wayne gives orders, then be killed by him.