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2023 Eisner Awards

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Comic-Con International announced the winners of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2023 at a ceremony on July 21.

EISNER AWARDS 2023

BEST SHORT STORY

  •  “Finding Batman” by Kevin Conroy and J. Bone in DC Pride 2022 (DC)

BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT

  • Batman: One Bad Day: The Riddler, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)

BEST CONTINUING SERIES

  • Nightwing, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (DC)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

  • The Human Target, by Tom King and Greg Smallwood (DC)

BEST NEW SERIES

  • Public Domain, by Chip Zdarsky (Image)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR EARLY READERS (UP TO AGE 8)

  • The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! by Mo Willems (Union Square Kids)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR KIDS (AGES 9-12)

  • Frizzy, by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (First Second/Macmillan)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR TEENS (AGES 13-17)

  • Do A Powerbomb! by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image)

BEST HUMOR PUBLICATION

  • Revenge of the Librarians, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)

BEST ANTHOLOGY

  • The Nib Magazine, edited by Matt Bors (Nib)

BEST REALITY-BASED WORK

  • Flung Out of Space, by Grace Ellis and Hannah Templer (Abrams ComicArts)

BEST GRAPHIC MEMOIR

  • Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, by Kate Beaton (Drawn & Quarterly)

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM—NEW

  • The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts)

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM—REPRINT

  • Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, by Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker, and Sean Phillips (IDW)

BEST ADAPTATION FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM

  • Chivalry by Neil Gaiman, adapted by Colleen Doran (Dark Horse)

BEST U.S. EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL

  • Blacksad: They All Fall Down Part 1, by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, translation by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (Dark Horse)

BEST U.S. EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL—ASIA

  • Shuna’s Journey, by Hayao Miyazaki; translation by Alex Dudok de Wit (First Second/Macmillan)

BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION/PROJECT—STRIPS (AT LEAST 20 YEARS OLD)

  • Come Over Come Over, It’s So Magic, and My Perfect Life, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)

BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION/PROJECT—COMIC BOOKS (AT LEAST 20 YEARS OLD)

  • The Fantastic Worlds of Frank Frazetta, edited by Dian Hansen (TASCHEN)

BEST WRITER

  • James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country (DC), The Closet, The Department of Truth (Image)

BEST WRITER/ARTIST

  • Kate Beaton, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Drawn & Quarterly)

BEST PENCILLER/INKER OR PENCILLER/INKER TEAM

  • Greg Smallwood, The Human Target (DC)

BEST PAINTER/MULTIMEDIA ARTIST (INTERIOR ART)

  • Sana Takeda, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night (Abrams ComicArts); Monstress (Image)

BEST COVER ARTIST (FOR MULTIPLE COVERS)

  • Bruno Redondo, Nightwing (DC)

BEST COLORING

  • Jordie Bellaire, The Nice House on the Lake, Suicide Squad: Blaze (DC); Antman, Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age (Marvel)

BEST LETTERING

  • Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)

BEST COMICS-RELATED PERIODICAL/JOURNALISM

  • PanelXPanel magazine, edited by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and Tiffany Babb (panelxpanel.com)

BEST COMICS-RELATED BOOK

  • Charles M. Schulz: The Art and Life of the Peanuts Creator in 100 Objects, by Benjamin L. Clark and Nat Gertler (Schulz Museum)

BEST ACADEMIC/SCHOLARLY WORK

  • The LGBTQ+ Comics Studies Reader: Critical Openings, Future Directions, edited by Alison Halsall and Jonathan Warren (University Press of Mississippi)

BEST PUBLICATION DESIGN

  • Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, designed by Sean Phillips (IDW)

BEST WEBCOMIC

BEST DIGITAL COMIC

  • Barnstormers, by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay (Comixology Originals)

WILL EISNER SPIRIT OF COMICS RETAILER AWARD

  • Cape and Cowl Comics — Eitan Manhoff, Oakland, CA

BOB CLAMPETT HUMANITARIAN AWARD

  • Beth Accomando
  • Scott Dunbier

BILL FINGER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMIC BOOK WRITING

  • Barbara Friedlander
  • Sam Glanzman

RUSS MANNING PROMISING NEWCOMER AWARD

  • Zoe Thorogood, writer/artist of The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott (Avery Hill), writer/artist of It’s Lonely at the Center of the Earth (Image), artist of Rain (Image)

EISNER HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

DECEASED CREATORS

  • Jerry Bails
  • Tony DeZuniga
  • Justin Green
  • Jay Jackson
  • Jeffrey Catherine Jones
  • Aline Kominsky-Crumb
  • Win Mortimer
  • Diane Noomin
  • Gaspar Saladino
  • Kim Thompson
  • Mort Walker

LIVING LEGENDS

  • Bill Griffith
  • Jack Katz
  • Garry Trudeau
  • Tatjana Wood

VOTERS’ SELECTIONS

  • Brian Bolland
  • Ann Nocenti
  • Tim Sale
  • Diana Schutz

2023 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award Finalists

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The six finalists for this year’s Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award have been announced.

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 nominate their favorite stores on the Comic-Con International website.

The 2023 Award will be given out as part of the Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards on July 21 at Comic-Con.

The finalists are:

  • 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
  • Little Shop of Heroes — Albert Grainger, Lou Grainger, & Sinéad Grainger, Dunfermline, Fife, UK
  • Travelling Man — Nabil Homsi, Manchester, UK
  • Zeppelin Comics — Natasha & Dan Curtis, Benicia, CA

2022 Eisner Awards

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Comic-Con International announced the winners of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2022 at an in-person ceremony on July 22.

2022 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS

BEST SHORT STORY

  • “Funeral in Foam,” by Casey Gilly and Raina Telgemeier, in You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife (Iron Circus)

BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT (MUST BE ABLE TO STAND ALONE)

  • Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez (DC)

BEST CONTINUING SERIES

[Tie]

  • Bitter Root, by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene (Image)
  • Something Is Killing the Children, by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera (BOOM! Studios)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

  • The Good Asian, by Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefenkgi (Image)

BEST NEW SERIES

  • The Nice House on the Lake, by James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno (DC Black Label)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR EARLY READERS (UP TO AGE 8)

  • Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis, by Julie and Stan Sakai (IDW)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR KIDS (AGES 9-12)

  • Salt Magic, by Hope Larson and Rebecca Mock (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR TEENS (AGES 13-17)

  • The Legend of Auntie Po, by Shing Yin Khor (Kokila/Penguin Random House)

BEST HUMOR PUBLICATION

  • Not All Robots, by Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. (AWA Upshot)

BEST ANTHOLOGY

  • You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife, edited by Kel McDonald and Andrea Purcell (Iron Circus)

BEST REALITY-BASED WORK

  • The Black Panther Party: A Graphic History, by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson (Ten Speed Press)

BEST GRAPHIC MEMOIR

  • Run: Book One, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, L. Fury, and Nate Powell (Abrams ComicArts)

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM—NEW

  • Monsters, by Barry Windsor-Smith (Fantagraphics)

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM—REPRINT

  • The Complete American Gods, by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, and Scott Hampton (Dark Horse)

BEST ADAPTATION FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM

  • George Orwell’s 1984: The Graphic Novel, adapted by Fido Nesti (Mariner Books)

BEST U.S. EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL

  • The Shadow of a Man, by Benoît Peeters and François Schuiten, translation by Stephen D. Smith (IDW)

BEST U.S. EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL—ASIA

  • Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)

BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION/PROJECT—STRIPS (AT LEAST 20 YEARS OLD)

  • Popeye: The E.C. Segar Sundays, vol. 1 by E.C. Segar, edited by Gary Groth and Conrad Groth (Fantagraphics)

BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION/PROJECT—COMIC BOOKS (AT LEAST 20 YEARS OLD)

  • EC Covers Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)

BEST WRITER

  • James Tynion IV, House of Slaughter, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); The Nice House on the Lake, The Joker, Batman, DC Pride 2021 (DC); The Department of Truth (Image); Blue Book, Razorblades (Tiny Onion Studios)

BEST WRITER/ARTIST

  • Barry Windsor-Smith, Monsters (Fantagraphics)

BEST PENCILLER/INKER OR PENCILLER/INKER TEAM

  • Phil Jimenez, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (DC)

BEST PAINTER/MULTIMEDIA ARTIST (INTERIOR ART)

  • Sana Takeda, Monstress (Image)

BEST COVER ARTIST

  • Jen Bartel, Future State Immortal Wonder Woman #1 & 2, Wonder Woman Black & Gold #1, Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary (DC); Women’s History Month variant covers (Marvel)

BEST COLORING

  • Matt Wilson, Undiscovered Country (Image); Fire Power (Image Skybound); Eternals, Thor, Wolverine (Marvel); Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters (Oni)

BEST LETTERING

  • Barry Windsor-Smith, Monsters (Fantagraphics)

BEST COMICS-RELATED PERIODICAL/JOURNALISM

  • WomenWriteAboutComics.com, edited by Wendy Browne and Nola Pfau (WWAC)

BEST COMICS-RELATED BOOK

  • All of the Marvels, by Douglas Wolk (Penguin Press)

BEST ACADEMIC/SCHOLARLY WORK

  • Comics and the Origins of Manga: A Revisionist History, by Eike Exner (Rutgers University Press)

BEST PUBLICATION DESIGN

  • Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man vol. 1: 1962–1964 (TASCHEN)

BEST WEBCOMIC

BEST DIGITAL COMIC

  • Snow Angels, by Jeff Lemire and Jock (Comixology Originals) 

WILL EISNER SPIRIT OF COMICS RETAILER AWARD

  • Books with Pictures — Katie Pryde, Portland, OR

BOB CLAMPETT HUMANITARIAN AWARD

  • Annie Koyama

BILL FINGER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMIC BOOK WRITING

  • Bob Bolling
  • Don Rico 

RUSS MANNING PROMISING NEWCOMER AWARD

  • Luana Vecchio, artist of Bolero (Image)

EISNER HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Six chosen by judges, four by vote of industry professionals.

COMIC PIONEERS

  • Marie Duval
  • Rose O’Neill

DECEASED CREATORS

  • Max Gaines
  • Mark Gruenwald

LIVING LEGENDS

  • Alex Niño
  • Craig Russell

VOTERS’ SELECTIONS

  • Howard Chaykin
  • Kevin Eastman
  • Moto Hagio
  • Larry Hama
  • David Mazzucchelli
  • Grant Morrison

2022 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award Finalists

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The five finalists for this year’s Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award have been announced.

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 nominate their favorite stores on the Comic-Con International website.

The 2022 Award will be given out as part of the Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards on July 22 at Comic-Con.

The finalists are:

  • Blackbird Comics & Coffeehouse — Candice & David Craig, Maitland, FL
  • Books with Pictures — Katie Pryde, Portland, OR
  • Cape And Cowl — Eitan Manhoff, Oakland, CA
  • The Comic Bug — Jun Goeku, Manhattan Beach, CA
  • Pulp 716: Coffee & Comics — Amy & Jay Berent, North Tonawanda, NY

2022 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award Nominees

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Twenty-five nominees have been chosen for this year’s Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award.

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 nominate their favorite stores on the Comic-Con International website.

The 2022 Award will be given out as part of the Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards on July 22 at Comic-Con.

The nominees are:

  • lleyCat Comics — Nick & Selene Idell, Chicago, IL
  • Amazing Stories — Jeff & Donalda Kocur, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Blackbird Comics & Coffeehouse — Candice & David Craig, Maitland, FL
  • Books with Pictures — Katie Pryde, Portland, OR
  • Cape And Cowl — Eitan Manhoff, Oakland, CA
  • The Comic Bug — Jun Goeku, Manhattan Beach, CA
  • Comic Quest — Don Allen, Lake Forest, CA
  • Crush Comics — Josh & Andrea Hunter, Castro Valley, CA
  • Drawn to Comics — Ken and Susan Brown, Glendale, AZ
  • Famous Faces And Funnies — Rick Shea, West Melbourne, FL
  • Gotham Central Comics & Collectibles — Carlos Camara, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
  • Illusive Comics & Games — Anna Warren, Santa Clara, CA
  • Infinite Realities Comics — Chris Brennaman, Tucker, GA
  • Jesse James Comics — Jesse James Criscone, Glendale, AZ
  • Kingpin Books — Mario Freitas, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Metahumans Comics — Ruben Najera, El Centro, CA
  • OK Comics — Jared Myland, Leeds, West  Yorkshire, United Kingdom
  • Librairie Planete BD — Francois Mayeux, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Pulp 716: Coffee & Comics — Amy & Jay Berent, North Tonawanda, NY
  • Rogue City Comics — Steven & Jami Ronda, Medford, OR
  • Space Cadets Collection Collection — Jen King, Conroe, TX
  • Telegraph Art & Comics — David Murray & Kate deNeveu, Charlottesville, VA
  • Ultimate Comics — Siena Fallon & Alan Gill, Raleigh, NC
  • Zeppelin Comics — Natasha & Dan Curtis, Benicia, CA
  • Zia Comics — Troy Stegner, Las Cruces, NM

2021 Eisner Awards

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Comic-Con International announced the winners of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2021 on July 23 in a virtual ceremony as part of Comic-Con@Home.

2021 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS

BEST SHORT STORY

  • “When the Menopausal Carnival Comes to Town,” by Mimi Pond, in Menopause: A Comic Treatment (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press)

BEST SINGLE ISSUE

  • Sports Is Hell, by Ben Passmore (Koyama Press)

BEST CONTINUING SERIES

  • Usagi Yojimbo, by Stan Sakai (IDW)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

  • Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)

BEST NEW SERIES

  • Black Widow, by Kelly Thompson and Elena Casagrande (Marvel)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR EARLY READERS (UP TO AGE 8)

  • Our Little Kitchen, by Jillian Tamaki (Abrams Books for Young Readers)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR KIDS (AGES 9-12)

  • Superman Smashes the Klan, by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR TEENS (AGES 13-17)

  • Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Macmillan)

BEST HUMOR PUBLICATION

  • Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber (DC)

BEST ANTHOLOGY

  • Menopause: A Comic Treatment, edited by MK Czerwiec (Graphic Medicine/Pennsylvania State University Press)

BEST REALITY-BASED WORK

  • Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, by Derf Backderf (Abrams)

BEST GRAPHIC MEMOIR

  • The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly)

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM—NEW

  • Pulp, by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)

BEST GRAPHIC ALBUM—REPRINT

  • Seeds and Stems, by Simon Hanselmann (Fantagraphics)

BEST ADAPTATION FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM

  • Superman Smashes the Klan, adapted by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru (DC)

BEST U.S. EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL

  • Goblin Girl, by Moa Romanova, translation by Melissa Bowers (Fantagraphics)

BEST U.S. EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL MATERIAL—ASIA

  • Remina, by Junji Ito, translation by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)

BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION/PROJECT—STRIPS 

  • The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age, edited by Trina Robbins (Fantagraphics)

BEST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION/PROJECT—COMIC BOOKS

  • The Complete Hate, by Peter Bagge, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)

BEST WRITER

  • James Tynion IV, Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd (BOOM! Studios); Batman (DC); The Department of Truth (Image); Razorblades (Tiny Onion)

BEST WRITER/ARTIST

  • Junji Ito, Remina, Venus in the Blind Spot (VIZ Media)

BEST PENCILLER/INKER OR PENCILLER/INKER TEAM

  • Michael Allred, Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions)

BEST PAINTER/MULTIMEDIA ARTIST (INTERIOR ART)

  • Anand RK/John Pearson, Blue in Green (Image)

BEST COVER ARTIST

  • Peach Momoko, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #19, Mighty Morphin #2, Something Is Killing the Children #12, Power Rangers #1 (BOOM! Studios); DIE!namite, Vampirella (Dynamite); The Crow: Lethe (IDW); Marvel Variants (Marvel

BEST COLORING

  • Laura Allred, X-Ray Robot (Dark Horse); Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns & Moonage Daydreams (Insight Editions)

BEST LETTERING

  • Stan Sakai, Usagi Yojimbo (IDW)

BEST COMICS-RELATED JOURNALISM/PERIODICAL

BEST COMICS-RELATED BOOK

  • Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books, by Ken Quattro (Yoe Books/IDW)

BEST ACADEMIC/SCHOLARLY WORK

  • The Content of Our Caricature: African American Comic Art and Political Belonging,by Rebecca Wanzo (New York University Press)

BEST PUBLICATION DESIGN

  • The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, designed by Adrian Tomine and Tracy Huron (Drawn & Quarterly)

BEST DIGITAL COMIC

  • Friday, by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin (Panel Syndicate)

BEST WEBCOMIC

WILL EISNER SPIRIT OF COMICS RETAILER AWARD 2021.

  • The Laughing Ogre — Chris Lloyd, Columbus, OH

BOB CLAMPETT HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2021

  • Mike and Christine Mignola

EISNER HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Six chosen by judges, four by vote of industry professionals.

COMIC PIONEERS

  • Thomas Nast
  • Rodolphe Töpffer

DECEASED CREATORS

  • Alberto Breccia
  • Stan Goldberg

LIVING LEGENDS

  • Françoise Mouly
  • Lily Renée Phillips

VOTERS’ SELECTIONS

  • Ruth Atkinson
  • Dave Cockrum
  • Neil Gaiman
  • Scott McCloud

Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award 2021 Finalists

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Here are the five finalists for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award 2021.

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 2021 Award will be given out as part of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards during Comic-Con@Home, July 23-25.

The complete list of nominees follows:

  • All-Star Comics — Norman McFarland, Oklahoma City, OK
  • Amazing Stories — Jeff & Donna Kocur, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • BAMF Comics and Coffee — Candice Falkner-Craig & David Craig, and Lorenzo Garcia, Maitland, FL
  • Brian’s Comics — Brian & Jennifer Christensen, Petaluma, CA
  • The Comic Bug — Jun Goeku, Manhattan Beach, CA
  • Comic Quest — Kelly & Don Allen, Lake Forest, CA
  • Famous Faces & Funnies — Richard Shea, West Melbourne, FL
  • Farpoint Toys & Collectibles — Penelope Pappas & Justin Daniels, Mays Landing, NJ
  • Heroes Comics — Dave Allread, Fresno, CA
  • Kingpin Books — Mário Freitas, Lisbon, Portugal
  • The Laughing Ogre — Chris Lloyd, Columbus, OH
  • Now Or Never Comics — Aaron Trites, San Diego, CA
  • Red Planet Books & Comics — Lee Francis IV, Aaron Cuffee III, Albuquerque, NM
  • Rogue City Comics — Steve and Jami Ronda, Medford, OR
  • Space Cadets Collection Collection — Jen King, Oak Ridge North, TX
  • Torpedo Comics — John Dolmayan, Las Vegas, NV
  • Zeppelin Comics — Natasha & Dan Curtis, Benicia, CA

Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award 2020 Winner

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Nostromo Sevilla, run by Sergio López in Seville, Spain is the winner of the 2020 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award.

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 2020 Award was given out as part of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The 2020 Award Judges were: Troy-Jeffrey Allen, Diamond Comic Distributors; Cecil Castellucci, Writer, Batgirl, The Plain Janes; Alejandro Gonzalez, La Revisteria Comics, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2019 Spirit Award Winner; Ross Richie, Publisher, BOOM! Studios; Steve Saffel, Editor, Titan Books.

Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award 2020 Finalists

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Here are the five finalists for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award 2020.

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 2020 Award will be given out as part of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards.

2019 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award Nominees

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Thirty-four nominees have been chosen for this year’s Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award.

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 nominate their favorite stores on the Comic-Con International website.

This year’s nominee list includes 34 comic retail stores from across the United States, plus Argentina, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Portugal, and Spain. The finalists will be announced during the week of Comic-Con, after the judges meet in San Diego. The recipient will be announced as part of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards on Friday, July 19

The nominees for the 2019 award are:

  • Alaska Robotics Gallery

Pat Race & Aaron Suring, Juneau, AK

  • Amazing Stories Comics

Jeff and Donalda Kocur, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

  • Arcadian Comics & Games

Stephen Struharik, Newport, KY

  • Ash Avenue Comics

Drew Sullivan, Tempe, AZ

  • Blast From The Past

Larry & Kathy Ross, Burbank, CA

  • Bob’s Bullpen

Bob LeFevre, Alpena, MI

  • Books with Pictures

Katie Proctor, Portland, OR

  • Brian’s Comics

Brian and Jennifer Christensen, Petaluma, CA

  • Cape and Cowl Comics

Eitan Manhoff, Oakland, CA

  • Collector’s Comics Inc

Keith Mallow, Port Saint Lucie, FL

  • Comic Quest

Kelly and Don Allen, Lake Forest, CA

  • Comic World

Kathleen Miller the comic book lady, Huntington, WV

  • Comics Conspiracy

Ryan Higgins, Sunnyvale, CA

  • Comiczone

Gareth Bird, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

  • Comikaza

Ori Ayalon and Jacob Sareli, Tel-Aviv, Israel

  • Comix Experience

Brian Hibbs, San Francisco, CA

  • Drawn To Comics

Ken and Susan Brown, Glendale, AZ

  • Earthworld Comics

Joshua Charles Glindmyer, Albany, NY

  • Escapist Comic Bookstore

Jack Rems, Berkeley, CA

  • Farpoint Toys & Collectibles

Penelope & Justin Daniels, Frank Mosentoff, Mays Landing, NJ

  • Four Color Fantasies

Mike Kwolek, Winchester, VA

  • Jesse James Comics

Jesse James, Glendale, AZ

  • Kingpin Books

Mário Freitas, Lisbon, Portugal

  • La Revisteria Comics

Lr Asturias SA., Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Legends Comics and Games

Darrick Oyama, Fresno/Clovis, CA

  • Nostromo Sevilla

Sergio López, Seville, Spain

  • Nuclear Comics

Kenny Jacobs, Laguna Hills, CA

  • The Perky Nerd

Tiffany Melius, Burbank, CA

  • Pulp 716 Coffee & Comics

Amy & Jay Berent, Lockport, NY

  • Sanctum Tattoos and Comics

Aaron Hamilton, Wess Gregg, Birmingham, AL

  • The Secret Lair

Stephen and Cristina Lotts, Harrisonburg, VA

  • Space Cadets Collection Collection

Jen King, Oak Ridge North, TX

  • Waterford Comics

Jonathan Sullivan, Waterford, Ireland

  • Zia Comics

Troy Stegner, Las Cruces, NM