Nomineed for this year's Harry Kremer Outstanding Canadian Retailer award were announced last week as part of The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards, which will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the University of Toronto's Innis Town Hall. The award, which judges retail stores on a combination of factors that included product selection/diversity, store presentation, customer service, online presence, in-store events, staff knowledge and community involvement, honors the best that the Canadian comics retail community has to offer.

This year's nominees include: Another Dimension (Red Deer, Alberta), The Beguiling (Toronto, Ontario), Comic Encounters (Terrace, British Columbia), Curious Comics (Victoria, British Columbia), Cyber City Comics (North York, Ontario), Elfsar (Vancouver, British Columbia), Legends Comics and Books (Victoria, British Columbia), and Stadium Comics (Brampton, Ontario). 

Best of luck and congratualtion go out to each store nominated for this prestigious award. For more information on the Shuster Awards, visit http://joeshusterawards.com. Please check back after the ceremony for the announcement of the recipient of this year's Award.