Finalists will be announced in early July at the following link: https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-spirit/
The 2025 recipient will be announced at the Eisner Awards ceremony on Friday, July 25.

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


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

Jermaine Exum, Austin Getzelman, and Ben Roberts, Greensboro, NC
Jesús Marugán, Iván Marugán, Mariano Marugán y Justina Escobar, Madrid, España
Jeff & Donalda Kocur, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canadá
Shannon & Matt Live, y Stan Baldwin Bradenton, FL
Richard Evans, Houston, TX
John Beardsworth, Port St. Lucie, FL
Jun Goeku, Manhattan Beach, CA
Kelly & Don Allen, Lake Forest, CA
David Romeo Jr., Scranton, PA
Justin Garriss and Ned Senft, Mechanicsburg, PA
Brian Hibbs, San Francisco, CA
Stephen Lock, Darlington, United Kingdom
Miranda Nordell and Sam Bolenbaugh, Baltimore, MD
Rick Shea, West Melbourne, FL
David Bishop, Matt Spahlinger y Jacob Shapiro, Washington, DC
Joe & Libby Field, Concord, CA
Michael Kwolek, Winchester, VA
Doug & Justin Preston, Matawan, NJ
Sharon, Ryan y Damon Liebowitz, Los Ángeles, CA
Kate deNeveu and David Murray, Charlottesville, VA
Chris & Tiffany Brennaman, Tucker, GA
Jason Mink, Chattanooga, TN
Jesse James Criscione, Glendale, AZ
Agustí Tarrago Castillo, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
Darrick Oyama, Fresno, CA
Santiago Acerenza y Javier Ceriani, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Grant y Jasmine Mitchell, Knoxville, TN
Joseph Myers, Jeffrey Eyser, and Joseph Kuntz, Los Angeles, CA
Lindy & Jason Washburn, Natalie & Lee Raymundo, Redlands, CA
Jen King, Shenandoah, TX
Nabil Homsi, Manchester, Reino Unido
Julio Galvez, Chatsworth, CA
Zachery DiPalma y Kristen Stefanelli, Putnam, CT
Troy Stegner, Las Cruces, NM

Cada año, Comic-Con International honra a los minoristas de todo el mundo con el premio Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer, que lleva el nombre del visionario creador de The Spirit. Cuando Will planteó a Comic-Con la idea de crear este premio a principios de los años noventa, quería hacerlo como una forma de reconocer el importante papel que desempeñan los minoristas de cómics en la industria, alimentando la relación entre los creadores y sus lectores. El minorista de cómics proporciona ese vínculo vital para que el trabajo de los creadores y editores llegue al público. Will reconoció la importancia de ese vínculo, y la Comic-Con sigue reconociéndolo más de 30 años después de la idea original de Will.

The award is given out yearly to retailers who have done an outstanding job of supporting the comic art medium both in the industry at large and in their local community. Comics fans around the world have the opportunity to nominate their favorite stores here on the Comic-Con website. The 2025 award will be given out as part of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards on July 25, 2025.