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DragonVine Comics of Oregon, Recipient of Inaugural Dave Hawksworth Memorial Comic Shop Improvement Award

Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that DragonVine Comics in Springfield, Oregon, is the recipient of their inaugural Dave Hawksworth Memorial Comic Shop Improvement Award.

Named after the late Dave Hawksworth, Diamond's Outside Field Sales Manager for years, the award grants $5,000 to a local comic shop owner to be used for improvements to their business.

The first annual winner of the award, Shannon Mudge, owner of DragonVine Comics, plans to use the award to expand their sales floor by removing the break room and secondary storage room. This expansion will enlarge their comic book sections, add new manga, statue, and board game areas, and will create more floor space to stock more inventory and a wider selection. Overall, the expansion plan adds 15% more floor space and 35 feet of wall space.

"We're delighted to honor Dave's legacy and pay tribute to what mattered most to him in his work – helping comic shops improve and better themselves," said Roger Fletcher, Diamond's VP-Sales and Marketing.

Comic shops owners from around the world nominated their stores for the award by submitting a statement which completed the sentence, "If I received a $5,000 award to improve my business, I would…" Retailers were also encouraged to provide further details, such as pictures, videos, or any other media that would showcase how they would improve their store.

Over 75 entries were submitted and the winner was selected after careful review by a committee of Diamond managers and staff.

DragonVine Comics of Oregon, Recipient of Inaugural Dave Hawksworth Memorial Comic Shop Improvement Award


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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