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The 20 Comic Stores Nominated for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award

This year's San Diego Comic-Con will see one comic book retailer awarded the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award.

When Will approached Comic-Con about initiating the award in the early 1990s, he wanted it 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 25 years after Will's original idea. The Award is given out yearly to retailers who have done an outstanding job of supporting the comics medium both in the industry at large and in their local community. Comics fans around the world have had the opportunity to nominate their favorite stores.

This year's nominee list includes 20 comic retail stores from across the United States, plus Australia, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

The finalists will be announced during the week of SDCC, and the recipient will be announced as part of the Eisner Awards on Friday, July 20th at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel.

The 2018 nominees (in alphabetical order) are:

• Acme Comics
  Mark Austin/ Jermaine Exum, Greensboro, NC
• Arsenal Comics & Games
  Paul Roman Martinez, Timothy Heague & Elena Sfetcu, Newbury Park, CA
• Big Bang Comics
  John Hendrick, Dublin, Ireland
• Cape and Cowl Comics
  Eitan Manhoff, Oakland, CA
• Coliseum of Comics
  Phil Boyle, Kissimmee, FL
• Collector's Comics
  Keith & Monica Mallow, Port St. Lucie, FL
• Comic Book Hideout
  Glynnes Pruett, Fullerton, CA
• The Comic Book Shop
  Sarah & Patrick "Titus" Titus, Wilmington, DE
• Comic Quest
  Don & Kelly Allen, Lake Forest, CA
• Comic World
  Kathleen Miller the Comic Book Lady, Huntington, WV
• Comics Toons N Toys
  Mike Kadin, Tustin, CA
• Comiczone
  Andrew, Michael & Gareth, Perth, Western Australia
• Farpoint Toys & Collectibles
  Penelope Pappas, Justin Daniels & Frank Mosentoff, Mays Landing, NJ
• Kingpin Books
  Mário Freitas, Lisbon, Portugal
• The Laughing Ogre
  Chris Lloyd, Columbus, OH
• Norma Comics
  Rafa Martínez, Barcelona, Spain
• A Shop Called Quest
  Lee Raymundo, Natalie Raymundo, & Jason Washburn, Redlands, CA
• Space Cadets Collection Collection
  Jen King, Oak Ridge North, TX
• Travelling Man
  Nabil Homsi, York, Yorkshire, UK
• Up Up & Away!
  Kendall Swafford, Cincinnati, OH

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