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We are happy to announce the 2025 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award participating stores. 

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.

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Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award 2025 Participants

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

Acme Comics

Jermaine Exum, Austin Getzelman, and Ben Roberts, Greensboro, NC

Akira Comics

Jesús Marugán, Iván Marugán, Mariano Marugán, and Justina Escobar, Madrid, Spain

Amazing Stories Comics

Jeff & Donalda Kocur, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Bat City Comic Professionals 

Shannon & Matt Live, and Stan Baldwin Bradenton, FL

Bedrock City Comic Company

Richard Evans, Houston, TX

Berzerk Comics

John Beardsworth, Port St. Lucie, FL

The Comic Bug

Jun Goeku, Manhattan Beach, CA

Comic Quest

Kelly & Don Allen, Lake Forest, CA

Comics on the Green

David Romeo Jr., Scranton, PA

Comix Connection

Justin Garriss and Ned Senft, Mechanicsburg, PA

Comix Experience

Brian Hibbs, San Francisco, CA

The Darl Knight

Stephen Lock, Darlington, United Kingdom

Dreamers and Make-Believers

Miranda Nordell and Sam Bolenbaugh, Baltimore, MD

Famous Faces & Funnies

Rick Shea, West Melbourne, FL

Fantom Comics

David Bishop, Matt Spahlinger, and Jacob Shapiro, Washington, DC

Flying Colors Comics & Other Cool Stuff

Joe & Libby Field, Concord, CA

Four Color Fantasies

Michael Kwolek, Winchester, VA

The Geekery

Doug & Justin Preston, Matawan, NJ

Golden Apple Comics

Sharon, Ryan, & Damon Liebowitz, Los Angeles, CA

Hello Comics

Kate deNeveu and David Murray, Charlottesville, VA

Infinite Realities Comics Games & More

Chris & Tiffany Brennaman, Tucker, GA

Infinity Flux Comics & Games

Jason Mink, Chattanooga, TN

Jesse James Comics

Jesse James Criscione, Glendale, AZ

Kame Kame Comics

Agustí Tarrago Castillo, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain

Legends Comics and Games

Darrick Oyama, Fresno, CA

Meridiana Comics

Santiago Acerenza and Javier Ceriani, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nirvana Comics 

Grant & Jasmine Mitchell, Knoxville, TN

Revenge Of

Joseph Myers, Jeffrey Eyser, and Joseph Kuntz, Los Angeles, CA

A Shop Called Quest

Lindy & Jason Washburn, Natalie & Lee Raymundo, Redlands, CA

Space Cadets Collection Collection

Jen King, Shenandoah, TX

Travelling Man Manchester

Nabil Homsi, Manchester, United Kingdom

We Can Be Heroes

Julio Galvez, Chatsworth, CA

Wonderland Comics and Collectibles

Zachery DiPalma and Kristen Stefanelli, Putnam, CT

Zia Comics

Troy Stegner, Las Cruces, NM

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Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award

Each year, Comic-Con International honors retailers from around the globe with the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, named after the visionary creator of The Spirit. When Will approached Comic-Con about initiating the award in the early 1990s, he wanted to do so as a way to acknowledge the important role that comics retailers play in the industry, nurturing the relationship between creators and their readers. The comic book retailer provides that vital link in getting the work from the creators and publishers to the public. Will recognized the importance of that link, and Comic-Con continues to recognize it over 30 years after Will’s original idea.

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.