What Got You Into Comics Part 2

We talk to a few other attendees at the Comic Book Swap event and they share their stories with us about their love for comics and what got them into the medium.

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What Got You Into Comics?

Not too long ago we had a Comic Book Swap meet at Third Coast Comics here in Chicago. The brilliant thing about this event is that it gives you a chance to get rid of your old issues and a chance to sample some other titles you may not normally purchase.

The format is simple. We all get together and bring a bunch of different comic books. The comics are split into two tables, the first table is for comics that you want to give away and people are allowed to take. This was great for a lot of people who couldn’t read all the things they wanted to while they were there, and it gave collectors an opportunity to fill in some of their missing items. (Shawn found a few missing issues for some of the series he collects) The second table is for all those comics you want to share with folks, but you would liker returned by the end of the night. This table typically consisted of trade books that people were bringing in. In our case it was nice because once you actually meet and talk with folks, they’re more than willing to let you borrow books and return them at the next meeting. All in all it was a great event and we had a lot of fun with it. I believe we plan on doing it again very soon!

Below is a video of Third Coast Comics owner Terry Gant telling us what got him into comics and what made him open his shop. Another video will be coming soon!

What Got You Into Comics? from Jeffery Smith on Vimeo.

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Times Are Hard for Lex Corp

The financial woes of the nation are causing problems for every corporation around the world. LexCorp is no different. Lex Luthor asks the federal government for a $100 billion dollar bailout. See his plea in the video below.

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Witch: Makes CMD+Tab on the Mac Stop Sucking

If you’re a Mac user you’re probably accustomed to the way CMD + TAB works on the map; frankly, it sucks. It doesn’t maximize minimized windows and you can’t cycle through windows, just applications. Witch will fix that for you.

Witch: Makes CMD + TAB on the Mac Stop Sucking from Jeffery Smith on Vimeo.

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Mac Users, Meet TextExpander

Over the years I’ve assimilated a number of people into the collective hive mind of Apple users. But some users aren’t engrossed in the culture as others and may miss some beautiful applications.

I’m here to share one such application called TextExpander by smileonmymac.com. If you’re not familiar with the app, take a look and see if it’ll help you out!

Mac Tool Tips: TextExpander from Jeffery Smith on Vimeo.

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