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Going to Eastbourne? Don't miss out on Scorch Comics

What Scorch Comics currently looks like

As if I were following the trail of Wonder Woman artist Liam Sharp, I recently travelled from Derby to Eastbourne on holiday. My home city is a comic book desert - you can find trade paperbacks in bookstores, but single issues are nowhere to be seen. So, like Goku using the Dragon Ball Radar, I checked for nearby comic stores upon arrival and was thrilled to find Scorch Comics within proximity.

What first caught my eye in the cosy shop were the rows of back issues, encompassing Marvel, DC, Star Wars and more. I was spoiled for choice browsing the treasures I had found, but had no Simpsons-esque owner pressuring me to make a purchase with his heat-vision eyes.

Some of the comics I came home with

At one point I had to leave the shop whilst the owner attended a meeting - I waited for his return, and my commitment to comics was rewarded with a generous wad of freebies. On top of this I found an issue of World's Finest Comics from the 1960s for only £10, and grabbed this year's Deadpool #1 off the wall of recent hits.

I was told of events that Scorch would be holding and their plans to expand to a larger shop in September, promising to be "like Urban Outfitters, but for comics". If the sheer number of comics they already had didn't ensure my return, this definitely did. They even gave me hope that they could revive the Derbyshire comic scene by filling the gaps across the UK with chain stores in the future.

Where you can find Scorch Comics

Considering it's over 200 miles away, Scorch Comics might not be my local comic shop, but that doesn't mean my first visit will be my last. It looks like I'll be taking an annual pilgrimage, seeing how the UK's sunniest comic book and pop culture megastore grows over time.

Scorch Comics is located in Eastbourne's Enterprise Shopping Centre and is open until 5pm most days. If you're not currently nearby, you can check out their website, which ships to both the UK and US.

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