Eisner Spirit

Congratulations to the 2023 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award Winner!


We are happy to announce the 2023 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award participating stores.

Finalists will be announced in early July on this very page, and the 2023 recipient will be announced at the Eisner Awards ceremony on Friday, July 21.

Thank you for your interest and best of luck to all the participating stores.


Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award 2023 Participants

Here are the twenty seven participating stores for this year’s Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award!

8th Street Quentin’s Comics & Toys
Quentin Nordic, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Acme Comics
Jermaine Exum, Austin Getzelman, Greensboro, NC
Akira Comics
Mariano Marugán, Justina Escobar, Jesús Marugán, & Iván Marugán, Madrid, Spain
Amazing Stories Comics
Jeff & Donda Kocur, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Bat City Comic Professionals
Stanley Baldwin, Matthew Live, & Shannon Live, Bradenton, FL
Blackbird Comics & Coffeehouse
David Craig & Candice Falkner-Craig, Maitland, FL
Cape and Cowl Comics
Eitan Manhoff, Oakland, CA
The Comic Bug
Jun Goeku, Manhattan Beach, CA
Comic Emporium
Greg Ray & Gina Hall, Panama City, FL
Comic Quest
Kelly & Don Allen, Lake Forest, CA
Comic Realms
Lesley & Beau Frohlich, Bismarck, ND
Drawn to Comics
Ken & Susan Brown, Glendale, AZ
Famous Faces and Funnies
Rick Shea, West Melbourne, FL
Haven For Heroes
R. Emmet Garnham, Port Jervis, NY
JAF Comics
John & Amy Hohn, Bethlehem, PA
Jesse James Comics
Jesse James Criscone, Glendale, AZ
Kings Comics
George & Christine Vlastaras and Family, Sydney, Australia
Legends Comics and Games
Darrick Oyama, Fresno, CA
Little Shop of Heroes
Albert Grainger, Lou Grainger, & Sinéad Grainger, Dunfermline, Fife, UK
Meridiana Cine y Comics
Santiago Acerenza & Javier Ceriani, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Neighborhood Comics
Lee Heidel, Corbin Parker, & Raymond Gaddy, Savannah, GA
Nirvana Comics
Grant & Jasmine Mitchell, Knoxville, TN
OK Comics
Jared Myland & Richard Makinson, Leeds, UK
Pulp 716: Coffee & Comics
Amy Berent, North Tonawanda, NY
Travelling Man
Nabil Homsi, Manchester, UK
Zeppelin Comics
Natasha & Dan Curtis, Benicia, CA
Zia Comics
Troy Stegner, Las Cruces, NM