SAN DIEGO — When “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” was released in early May, customers walked into Mathias Lewis’ comic book store to chat about the film. Many bought Doctor Strange stuff.
Two months later, when “Thor: Love and Thunder” came out, people still wanted to talk. But few bought.
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