Greggs has become a British institution. I first came across the home of the quintessential sausage roll in Newcastle when I was a student there in the early nineties, and then they seemed to follow me when I moved to Manchester, Oxford and then London. Now they are everywhere, an iconic British staple, they even appeared in a car crash in the Fast And Furious franchise. And as of this week, get a mention – if not an appearance – in Marvel Comics’ Blood Hunt tie-in comic, Union Jack The Ripper.
Blood Hunt has seen the Marvel world taken over by vampires as the sky has gone dark, courtesy of Blade. And in Manchester, they are even eating English teachers. Rochdale is to the North East of Manchester and has a number of Greggs to its name, courtesy of British writer Cavan Scott and British artist Kev Walker channelling Paul Grist, John McCrea, Philip Bond and Mark Stafford.