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2005 Will Eisner
Spirit of Comics
Retailer Award
Honors the Best Comics Shops in the World
2005 Recipient:
Mimi Cruz and Alan Carroll
Night Flight Comics
Salt Lake City, UT
Congratulations to this year's Runners Up:
Austin Books and Comics
Brad Bankston - Austin, TX
Heroes Comics
Dave Alltead - Fresno, CA
Krypton Comics
Dean Phillips - Omaha, NE
Olympic Cards & Comics
Gabrielle Shephard - Lacey, WA
The Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, presented under the auspices of Comic-Con International: San Diego, is given to an individual retailer who has done an outstanding job of supporting the comics art medium both in the community and within the industry at large.
| Previous Recipients: | |
|---|---|
| 1993 Gary Colobuono Moondog's Chicago, IL Sean Scoffield & Steve Solomos The Beguiling Toronto, Ontario, Canada Rory Root & Mike Patchen Comic Relief Berkeley & San Francisco, CA1994 Bill Liebowitiz Golden Apple Los Angeles, CA Leon Cowen & Michael Pandolfo Dr. Comics & Mr. Games Oakland, CA1995 Joe Field Flying Colors Concord, CA Kees Kousemaker Lambiek Amsterdam, Holland1996 George Vlastaras Kings Comics Sydney, Australia Joe & Dottie Ferrara Atlantis Fantasyworld Santa Cruz, CA1997 Eric Kirsammer Chicago Comics Chicago, IL Steve Snyder Central City Comics Columbus, OH Paul Howley That's Entertainment Fitchburg & Worchester, MA | 1998 Mark & Robert Hennessey Hi De Ho Comics Santa Monica, CA Gaston Dominquez & Ilia Carson Meltdown Comics & Collectibles Los Angeles, CA1999 Scott Thorne Star Clipper Comics & Games St. Louis, MO Greg Ketter DreamHaven Minneapolis, MN2000 Patrck Shaughnessy Golden Age Collectables Vancouver, Canada2001 Calum Johnston Strange Adventures Nova Scotia, Canada2002 Nick Postilgione Source Comics & Games Falcon Heights, MN2003 Alan & Marsha Giroux All About Books and Comics Phoenix, AZ2004 Fran and Kevin McGarry ACME Comics & Collectibles Sioux City, IA |
The guidelines for nomination include:
- Any retailer established in business for at least two years is eligible to be nominated.
- Anyone-retailers, professionals, fans-may place a name in nomination.
- A panel of industry judges selects a group of finalists to be subjected to an in-depth examination based on the award criteria.
- Winners will be announced at a special ceremony during the Eisner Comic Industry Awards at the 2005 Comic-Con International.
- Previous winners are not eligible for nomination
The criteria for judging include:
- Support of a wide variety of innovative material. Providing opportunities for creators' material to reach buyers; stocking a diverse inventory.
- Knowledge. Working to stay informed on retailing as well as on the comics field.
- Community activity. Promoting comics to the community; maintaining relationships with schools/libraries; keeping active in social/business/arts community organizations.
- Quality of store image. Innovative display approaches; using store design creatively.
- Adherence to standard ethical business practices.