CHICAGO comic store

At the Southwest Corner of MICHIGAN Ave. & MADISON St. One block North of the Art Institute. Directly across the street from Millennium Park!

Ideal if you attend the American Academy of Art, Columbia College, the School of the Art Institute, DePaul University, Robert Morris College, Illinois Institute of Art, Roosevelt University, Harold Washington College - heck, ANY school in Downtown Chicago is CLOSE to us!!

Matt Streets - Manager
Matt started his Graham Crackers sentence in 2000. In late 2001 he came aboard full-time and was promoted to Assistant (to the) Manager. After almost 7 long years, he has now gotten the call to the Big Game. Haaaave you met Matt Streets: Manager? Matt still loves tearing register receipts and knows way more than you about comics (and bands) you've never heard of. Also, 80's night is the Right Night for Matt Streets: Man of Action, Romance and Danger.

Megan Byrd
Megan recently escaped from the wilds of Australia, specifically Melbourne. She claims it was some school transfer student/exchange program, but we know better. We know she was secretly hiding out in Tasmania--just ask her Mom! Ha! No, don't ask her Mom, although it IS a funny story. Eagle-eyed viewers may recognize Megan from her previous tenure at Graham Crackers Chicago Loop, where she was not known for her bowling prowess.

Tom Gronkowski
Tom has a last name, but we affectionately refer to him only as "Gronk." While not completely enamored by that, he begrudgingly accepts it. Gronk never used to talk when he was just a customer. Now that he's an employee, we kind of miss those bygone days. Just kidding, buddy! When not reading comics Gronk goes to that there genius school on the south side where we're doing our best to make sure he blows the grading curve for all his fellow students.

Tony Valdez
Congratulations to our very own Sunday guy, Tony Valdez, on the birth of his second daughter, Teah Renne! Teah joins big sis Myah Rose and proud mom Dana in the now-one-member-greater Valdez clan. Guaranteed future employees of our Loop store! Teah is now the second child of any GC Chicago Loop employee--that we know of. Way to go, Tony!! Now let Dana rest, will ya??

Andy Cole
Andy can get us tickets to any sporting event in the city. That's why Andy has a job. Oh, sure, he's friendly, personable and genuinely nicer than all of us. Yes, he's been reading comics for a billion years and has a pretty hefty Silver Age collection. And he collects original comic book art too, but the tickets, see? That's the hook. Andy also loves "Pulling Club" more than he'd admit and no, that is NOT a euphemism, so...

Jillian Moyet
Jillian comes to us from "the Void" also known as Michigan's Lower Peninsula and remembers nothing of it due to a self-imposed mental block. She is an art student who likes hamburgers, cartoons and contemplating the existence of multiple realities. Her favorite sports are X-treme typing and Olympic sleeping, for which she was a contender in the 2004 games in Athens. Sadly she overslept that day and missed the event entirely. Jillian is a nice person, really. For real. See that unassuming smile?

Marcus Foster
There is actually no truth to the rumor that Marcus was the real-life inspiration for Green Lantern John Stewart. For one thing, Marcus is not a very good architect. Also, his political activism record of the 1970's is governmentally sealed so we also can't back any of THAT up. A suspicious looking tattoo on his upper left arm may cause you to second-guess all this, but trust us, Marcus is in no way hampered by the color yellow.

Samantha LaFountain
Count Sam-U-El stepped out of a 1926 movie palace and into our hearts. From the East Coast, Sam has all of the attitude of a Jersey Girl but, thankfully, none of the accent. Her classic sensibilities and gives-as-good-as-she-gets delivery combine to form a 5'0" coiled spring of unpredictability, sarcasm and dedication. Just, for the love of G-d, don't ask her to go to Jamba Juice...