Local Comics Store Spotlight: Third Eye Comics
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Third Eye Comics (Part Two)
Every great anniversary is built on a dynamite debut, and that's true of Third Eye Comics as well. This is a comics store that was great before it even started in the eyes of some Annapolis residents. Before he opened Third Eye, Anderson worked at another local shop and counts many of his most loyal customers and fans from that time. "It's crazy, and inspiring to think that I've known some of our customers for nearly 15 years," he says, "and I'm only 35!"
His time working at a comic store helped Anderson to discover what he wanted his own shop to be about, and it's a goal that he's never steered away from. "Our mission statement has always been to be the comic shop for everyone - even folks who haven't yet discovered comics," says Anderson. Despite shifts in the industry, growth, and new opportunities, he feels that is a mission that has only grown stronger. Third Eye Comics is meant to be a place that anyone can enter in order to discover their new favorite story.
It's a mission that comes with a success story found in the store's customers. Many of the readers who are with Third Eye Comics today discovered comics on these same shelves, even if they've moved a little ways down the road. Anderson has watched young adults move through high school and college to become readers who will soon recruit their own kids as they open comic books for the first time. Annapolis residents who start to shop at Third Eye Comics don't typically stop, as it never provides a reason to look elsewhere.
That gets to the real heart of the store as defined by Anderson: the people who work there. "It's our staff and their incredible dedication to building relationships with customers that make us who we are," Anderson says. Everyone at Third Eye Comics is as excited about sharing their love of comics as Anderson. They know each reader is unique and are focused on helping them discover what they will love. There's no special training or set of rules for the Third Eye staff. "We all just follow the simple law of: be cool to others, and they'll be cool to you."
The new Third Eye Comics is an incredible looking shop. It is pristinely presented and offers a veritable bounty of comics from across the world. The staff is ready for new events and new customers, helping people from across Maryland discover or rediscover their love of the medium. It's not the new space that makes Third Eye Comics special though. Anderson believes that comics shops should be magical places, and it's a belief that this store has made reality.
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Store Info
Name: Third Eye Comics
Address: 209 Chinquapin Round Rd, Suite 200
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 897-0322
Website: Third Eye Comics
Twitter: @3rdeyegames
Facebook: Third Eye Comics
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