Nominate your favorite comic shops for 2022 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award right now

Comic book fans are able to vote for their favorite comic book shops for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award right now.

Announced today, fans can nominate comic book shops of all sizes to claim this year’s title. Nominations will close on April 23. More information can be found here. Previous winners include London’s Orbital Comics, Israel’s Comics & Vegetables, and Chicago’s Challengers Comics and Conversation.

Comic-Con International tweaked this year’s nomination process:

This year we are modifying our acceptance criteria for the Spirit of Comics. Last year several stores that had been awarded the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award in the past had been nominated again. Up until then a store was only allowed to win once. This policy has been revised and now a store that has received the award in the past will be eligible to be nominated again if they meet certain criteria. In order for a previous recipient to be eligible, they must be either: A. Operating under new ownership for at least two years or B. It has been ten years since the store received the award. It is our hope that these additions to our acceptance criteria will inspire comic stores to continue to improve, evolve, and engage with their communities.

The winner of the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award will be announced at the Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards on July 22 at San Diego Comic-Con.