Four for First-Timers Sponsored by The Data B.R.O.S.
Binc, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, will offer eight $1,500 scholarships for comic shop owners and their staff to attend the ComicsPRO annual meeting, which will take place on February 17-20, 2027 in Glendale, California (see “ComicsPRO Announces Site for 2027 Meeting“). Four of the scholarships are designated specifically for first-time attendees and are being funded by The Data B.R.O.S., Brian Garside, Django Bohren, and Jeff Figley. Garside is the President of Manage Comics and the owner of Earth 519, a comic shop in London, Ontario. Bohren and Figley are the team behind the Comic Shop Assistant point-of-sale service and the co-owners of The Comics Place in Bellingham, Washington.
The scholarship funds can be used for travel, lodging, and meals for the meeting, and ComicsPRO will cover the registration fee. Applicants must be the owner or a regular employee of a brick-and-mortar comic shop or a pop-up shop that is open to the public for an average of 30 hours per week. More information is available on the application website. Applications are due on November 30, 2026.
“The Data B.R.O.S. cemented our brotherhood at a ComicsPRO meetup, and we believe the annual meeting is the most important event on our calendars,” Garside, Bohren, and Figley said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “We want to make sure that new retailers have the opportunity to experience the camaraderie that being part of this amazing retailer community gave us. That’s why our companies Comic Shop Assistant and Manage Comics are proudly sponsoring this scholarship.”
This is the second year in a row that Bohren and Figley have sponsored ComicsPRO scholarships (see “Binc Adds Three ComicsPRO Scholarships for First-Time Attendees“).
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