It was great news for all readers, so no wonder they were queuing around the block.
A Reading-based comic shop celebrated Free Comic Book Day on Saturday by handing out a selection of titles – for free.
Customers could choose two comics from a specially curated selection of 25 comic books, with something for all ages.
Younger readers could enjoy Spider-Man and Dog Man adventures while older ones could tackle Star Trek, Ninja Turtles and The Avengers.
The offer was so popular that store owner Brian Wong had to battle through queuing crowds to open his Harris Arcade store.
“We opened an hour early to meet demand and people were waiting to get in,” he said.
He welcomed initiatives such as Free Comic Book Day, which was taking place worldwide on Saturday, May 6.
“It’s a great event,” he said. “It gives people who are new to comics an opportunity to discover them and start reading.
“We had some great titles and demand was high all day.”
Mr Wong also held a special back issue sale, offering top titles for just £1 per comic.
“It’s been a great day and we had lots of happy customers,” he said, adding that the independent store will look forward to welcoming them back for their next issues.
The store has been open since 2017, and stocks a range of US-based comics, manga, Pokemon cards, graphic novels, books, T-shirts and models. As well as Batman, Spider-Man and Superman comics, the store offers Star Wars, The Avengers and Scooby-Doo comics.
New titles arrive weekly, and there are a range of back issues to browse. It offers an ordering service – known as pull lists – for people wanting to have the latest titles reserved.
