What was the last thing you purchased that excited the nerd inside you? Don’t just take a picture of your latest favorite thing for your Facebook page, bring it to our Nerd Show & Tell event!

This Show & Tell occurs right after the events of the last day of the C2E2 Expo and it is open to nerds of all ages. Maybe you will even find something there that is worth sharing.

You will have 5 minutes to tell us about your nerdy item – and hopefully even pass it around. Bringing an item is not required, but it is encouraged. Nothing is insignificant; if it matters to you, we want you to share it with us.

When: Sunday, April 18, 2010 – 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Where: Dolce Casa Cafe – 4947 N. Damen, Chicago, IL

Cost: Free

Yes, you read that correctly – comics are increasingly becoming part of our academic landscape, and providing an important
perspective. So we’re encouraging not just comic nerds, but nerds of all kinds (history, literary, academic) to attend our Comics 301 event. Our guest is Cord Scott, a doctorial canddiate in american history at Loyola University and has written numerously on various comic-related subjects, including

• Teaching history through comics
• Portrayals of the concept of eugenic in comics
• A chapter in “Captain America & the Struggle of the Superhero”

Cord will be discussing the role of comics in an academic as well as giving recommendations

• Comics and academia – tied into historical or lit aspects for academic
• Academically challenging comic books
• The precursors to the Graphic Novel

When: Monday, March 22nd, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Where: Challengers Comics – 1845 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL

Cost: FREE

Well we’ve spent a few months prepping for this next event. We laid the ground work down with our Comics 101 event a few months ago. What good is a 101 event without a follow up 201 event?
The Chicago Nerd Social Club and Third Coast Comics are teaming up again to bring you Comic Book 201! We’ll be digging deeper into the comic book genre including publishers, explaining that wacky thing called “continuity” and the history of comics. (What’s all this bronze, silver, golden age stuff about anyways?)

Do you have specific questions you’d like to ask? Feel free to e-mail jeff@chicagonerds.com and we’ll do our best work those questions into the presentation. No question is too noob, no question too leet. Ask away!

When: January 28th 2010 – 7:00pm
Where: Third Coast Comics – 6234 N. Broadway Chicago, IL

Can’t make this event but you’re still interested? Don’t worry, we’ll be repeating this event one more time as well as a slew of comic book related events in 2010 so stay tuned!

Be sure to sign up at our Eventbrite page