ComicsPro announces its 2025 Industry Award Winners

ComicsPro awards two industry Appreciation Awards each year. One award is for professionals who are still active in comics and the other is for those who have passed away and left a mark on the profession of comic retailing.

After accepting nominations, the final ballot voted on, the winners have been announced. Members of ComicsPro could vote for one Award recipient in each category.

Below are this year’s nominees and winners, congratulations to all:

INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINEES

• Jackie Estrada: Comic-book convention organizer, book editor, co-publisher of Exhibit A Press, Former administrator of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, and past president of Friends of Lulu.
• Joe Ferrara: Facilitator of the Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, long term comic store retailer who created and runs one of the oldest stores (celebrating its 50th year in 2026) in the United States: (Atlantis Fantasyworld of Santa Cruz, California).
• Nick Barrucci: Long term comics industry insider (45+ years in the industry) who is founder and CEO/Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment.
• Scott Snyder: Comic book author who is the architect and overseer of the Absolute Universe line of comics from DC.

MEMORIAL AWARD NOMINEES

• Peter David: Writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games who wrote for Marvel, DC, and a variety of different companies.
• Ramona Fradon: Comics artist who in a 74 year career co-created the superhero Metamorpho and illustrated Aquaman and Brenda Starr, Reporter.
• Jim Shooter: Comics writer, editor, and publisher who worked for DC and Marvel and launched comics publishers Valiant, Defiant, and Broadway.
• Archie Goodwin: Comics writer, editor, and artist who was chief writer and editor of Creeepy and Eerie (Warren) and was editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics.