ComicBooks For Kids (CB4K), which distributes comics and pop culture items to children in hospitals and cancer centers, presented its awards last weekend as part of its annual fund-raising event. The awards went to donors and supporters who have helped them and their sister charity, ComicBooks for Troops (see “First ComicBooks for Troops Day”).
- President’s Award: mycomicshop.com
- President’s Award: Funko
- President’s Award: Paizo Inc.
- Retailer of the Year: Adventure Begins Comics, Games, & More, Conroe, TX
- Retailer of the Year: Hooked on Comics, Lebanon, PA
- Influencer of the Year: Noah Levesque
- Publisher of the Year: VIZ Media
- Publisher of the Year: DC
CB4K also presented special awards to Art Baltazar and Tom Nguyen, who drew variant covers for the special issue of Superman #39 produced by CB4K and DC (see “DC, ComicBooks for Kids Team Up for Special Edition of ‘Superman’ #39”), as well as retailers and individual supporters:
- Space Cadets Collection Collection of Oak Ridge North, TX
- Cape and Cowl Comics of Oakland, CA
- Last Laugh Comics
- Lunar Distribution
- Karen Pearman
- Jody McQuarters
- Topper Helmers
For more information, visit the ComicBooks For Kids website.
Source: ICV2