The Five Finalists for the Harry Kremer Canadian Comic Book Retailer Award

Harry Kremer Award (Retailers) / Prix Harry Kremer (Détaillants)

HARRY-KREMER-portrait-Paul-Throughout the year, the Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association (CBCAA) works to maintain an accurate list of active comic book stores and a database of recommendations, referrals and secret shopper reports.

A separate Retailer Award Committee overseen by Scott VanderPloeg and Anthony Falcone reviews the data and selects a short list of stores that have shown merit in a variety of categories. In June we announced the 10 finalists for the Harry Kremer Award and they were:

  • Amazing Stories (Saskatoon, SK)
  • Another Dimension (Calgary, AB)
  • The Comic Hunter (Moncton, NB)
  • Imaginaire (Quebec City, QC)
  • Comic Readers (Regina, SK)
  • The Comic Shop (Vancouver, BC)
  • Paradise Comics (Toronto, ON)
  • Conspiracy Comics (Burlington, ON)
  • Timemasters (St. John’s, NL)
  • Stuff 2 Do Toys & Games (Iqaluit, NU)

Since that announcement, all of the retailers were asked to provide details about their business and why they should receive the Kremer Award for Canadian Comic Book Retailer. After reviewing the data received, the five finalists are:

  • Amazing Stories (Saskatoon, SK)
  • Comic Readers (Regina, SK)
  • Another Dimension (Calgary, AB)
  • The Comic Shop (Vancouver, BC)
  • Timemasters (St. John’s, NL)

Congratulations to all! This year’s list has very strong western Canadian representation with 2 stores from Saskatchewan, 1 from Alberta and 1 from British Columbia.

The winner will be announced in Toronto at a ceremony that will take place on Saturday, September 20th.

The Harry Kremer Retailer Award, is named after the late owner of Kitchener, ON store Now & Then Books. Kremer’s store was one of the first comic book specialty shops in North America and Kremer has a tremendous impact as a retailer, aficionado and patron of the sequential arts.

Previous Winners:

2005 – Now and Then Books (Kitchener, ON)

2006 – Strange Adventures (Halifax, NB)

2007 – Happy Harbor Comics (Edmonton, AB)

2008 – Big B Comics (Hamilton, ON)

2009 – Legends Comics (Victoria, BC)

2010 – The Beguiling (Toronto, ON)

2011 – Librairie Planète BD (Montreal, QC)

2012 – Silver Snail (Toronto, ON)

2013 – Heroes (London, ON)

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