THOUSANDS of comic fans turned out in force for Scotland's biggest comic-book festival.

Glasgow's SECC was filled to the rafters as costumed characters descended on the venue for the annual celebration of comics and popular culture. The event was a feast for fans of all things comic book, with recognisable characters wandering around - including the Joker and Darth Vader.

Attendees were treated to robot shows, comic-book stands, games, merchandise stalls and film screenings, while stars such as James Cosmo from Game of Thrones and Braveheart and Ian McNeice, who has appeared in Doctor Who, signed autographs. Those who made the effort to dress up quickly became popular, being stopped for photographs wherever they went.

Loren Nicol, a 17-year-old college student from Aberdeen, dressed up as Anna from Disney smash-hit film Frozen and found herself being followed by little girls visiting the event.

She said: "I have a bit of a Frozen obsession just now. I've had a lot of little kids come up to me and ask me to sing. I didn't expect it."

Also a hit with Comic Con visitors was Mani Sahota, 23, who dressed up as Batman. The NHS worker from Irvine said: "Batman is my favourite and you have to dress up and get lots of pictures taken. There's a brilliant atmosphere."

Comic Con was also the launch venue of the second instalment of Scotland's only superhero comic - Saltire. Blurring the line between Scottish history and mythology, the comics are set in Scotland and focus on pivotal moments throughout the country's history.

And it has already garnered critical success with rave reviews and award nominations, while the stall at Comic Con sold four suitcases-worth of comics by mid-afternoon.

Claire Ferguson, managing director at publisher Diamondsteel Comics, said: "He's the only Scottish superhero. "There's been superheroes that are Scottish but never predominantly about Scottish characters."