Spanish comic shop wins ‘Oscar’

PUBLISHED: September 12, 2012 at 1:00 pm • LAST EDITED: September 10, 2012 at 1:29 pm
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• Akira Comics in Madrid

A SPANISH comic shop has won a prestigious gong at an awards ceremony dubbed the ‘Comic Oscars’.

Akira Comics, saw off fierce competition from around the globe to be crowned the best comic shop in the world at the International Comics Convention in San Diego.

The Madrid-based store, which has been going for 19 years, becomes the first in Spain to claim the highly sought-after Eisner Prize.

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