One thousand comic books were given away this weekend in Invercargill as part of the celebrations marking international Free Comic Book Day. Invercargill siblings Dylan (8) and Riley (10) Lowen dressed up as their favourite comic book characters. PHOTOS: LUISA GIRAO“The day was created to promote literacy and interest in comic books as comic books are a key entry point to literacy for a lot of people," he said. Carter Price (7) and Ava Oakley-Samons (4) were given a comic book by Greenlight Innovations director Leon Hartnett (right) at Free Comic Book Day in Invercargill. Dylan even found a comic book of his character there.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 22, 2022 22:41 UTC