The Book Industry Charitable (Binc) Foundation has awarded $750 scholarships for the ComicsPRO industry meeting in Glendale, CA, February 20-22, 2025, to four comic retailers.

Erik Jones, Four Color Fantasies, Winchester, Virginia; Andrea Gilroy, Books with Pictures, Portland, Oregon; and Zacharie Lasiter and Shannon Merritt, 901 Comics, Memphis, Tennessee, were awarded the scholarships. They can use the funds for travel, replacement wages, lodging and meals; ComicsPRO will cover the registration fee for the meeting.

ComicsPRO is the only trade organization for direct-market comic book retailers. The organization’s industry conference is a chance for ALL store-front comic retailers (members and non-members) to meet with comic publishers and distributors and other pop culture wholesalers.