![]() ![]() ![]() Since then, he has hit many yard sales and shops to buy comics of all kinds. The seller offered the dozens of classics for $80, a price Vega couldn't refuse. ![]() Then he spotted a box of old comics at a garage sale in 2019. "Like everything you get into as a kid, you lose that when you go to school and become an adult," Vega said. Sports filled the void, but Vega said the thrill of it eventually wore off.Ĭelebrating fiction: Operation Fandom brings fantasy and sci-fi universes together on May the Fourth Then his parents threw out his comic book collection, he said. The time he once devoted to his favorite heroes quickly diminished. Vega's childhood reading transported him into the Marvel and DC universes, but that all changed when he got a job and had his own family. Its hours will be Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. If all goes to plan, Vega and his wife will open the store on Tuesday, Aug. "I want to open the door and see a smile on kids' faces." "I'd like to make a bar for kids," said Vega, a father of six. His & Hers Comic Shop won't be another comic store, he said. New biz: Business roundup: New restaurants, bakery and retail shops slated for Wooster and Orrville RITTMAN – Jorge Vega is a lifelong comic book fan and collector entering the business world amid growing inflation and high gas prices.ĭespite these uncertainties, and with the support of his wife, the Doylestown resident will open a comic book store in the city of Rittman at 10 S. ![]()
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