Readers Choice Awards

This is a letter I received from our good friend, Shawn. I am passing it on to our local community and hope you all take the time to vote.

We have an opportunity to increase the profile of comic books in this year’s AZCENTRAL.COM 2010 Reader’s Choice Awards.  From now until the March 11, they are accepting open nominations for different categories.  It is a real opportunity to get comic book shops and comic book related event entered into this year’s awards and increase Comic Books in the Community profile.  The nomination process is easy.  Just go to http://www.azcentral.com/best/2010/  You can make different nominations for different categories.  To help you out I have separated some of the one’s that I think might be comic book related:

Deals:
Entertainment value for families (nominate your favorite local comic shop)
Best store deals $1 or less (nominate your favorite local comic shop with a great $1 comic bin)

People & Places
Favorite local employer less than 250 employees (nominate your favorite local comic shop)
Local hero (I would nominate Ben Glendenning, Terry Tibke, Eric Mengel or Denny Ricelli local creators who donate their time and art to local events and charities)
Best cool-off spot (nominate your local comic shop)

Arts & Entertainment
Best Annual Festival or Event (nominate Phoenix Comicon)
Best Annual Arts Festival or Event (nominate Phoenix Comicon)
Best Annual Music Festival or Event (nominate Phoenix Comicon)

Shopping & Services
Best Bookstore (nominate your favorite local comic shop)

Kid’s and Family
Best Toy or Game Store (nominate your favorite local comic shop)
Best place to play hooky with the kids (nominate your favorite local comic shop)
Best children’s book/reading event (nominate Free Comic Book Day)
Best annual kid’s event (nominate Phoenix Comicon or Free Comic Book Day)

Please pass this on to any Comic Book fans you know.  The more nominations we have for events for Free Comic Book Day and Phoenix Comicon and local comic book shop, the more awareness it provides to the community.

Shawn Demumbrum
SpazDog Comics