The first branch of Comikaza opened on September 15, 2003,[1] in Ramat Aviv neighborhood of Tel Aviv by Yossi and Ofra Konijn, a married couple. Prior to the establishment of a brick-and-mortar store, they operated an online forum and retailer under the domain name comics-net.com. When they realized there was demand, the idea of opening a physical store started taking shape.[4]
On 5 August 2004, the store announced the release of the official Marvel-sanctioned Hebrew translation of Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, translated by David Chanoch published under the label "Comikaza Press".[5][6] Comikaza released a total of 7 issues in Hebrew, collecting the first story arc of the title.[7]
In 2005 the store relocated from Ramat Aviv to the Dizengoff Center mall in the center of Tel Aviv. Shortly thereafter, an additional store was opened in the mall named "Otaku" specializing in the sale of Japanese Manga, Anime and related paraphernalia.[8] In 2013 the store temporarily shut down and was acquired by Jackob Sareli and Ori Ayalon, former customers, who have operated the store ever since under the branding Comikaza 2.0.
2010sedit
In 2016 the store was nominated for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award.
The store held signing events with comics creators Neil Gaiman in 2006 and Chip Zdarsky in 2016. Every May it celebrates Free Comic Book Day (FCBD), giving away free comic books for a period of six hours.[9] FCBD is usually held on Fridays in Israel[10] rather than the usual Saturday due to the Shabbath. In 2014 and 2019 the store was nominated for The Diamond Retailer Best Practices Awards for its work on FCBD.[11][12] The store hosts a comic book reading book club among its customers and has hosted several geek-culture related trivia, auctions, and standup comedy nights.
In 2018 a Haifa branch was opened, managed by local comics artist Vladik Sandler. This branch shut down at the end of 2019.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Truth, justice and the Israeli way". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
^Reif, Ido. "Like Thunder on a clear day". Haaretz.
^. Comic-Con International: San Diego. 2016-06-15. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
comikaza, first, brick, mortar, comic, book, store, israel, 2016, nominated, will, eisner, spirit, comics, retailer, award, company, typeprivatefounded2003headquartersdizengoff, center, aviv, israelproductscomic, booksgraphic, novelsmanga, contents, history, 2. Comikaza is the first brick and mortar comic book store in Israel 1 2 In 2016 it was nominated for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award 3 ComikazaCompany typePrivateFounded2003HeadquartersDizengoff Center Tel Aviv IsraelProductsComic booksGraphic novelsManga Contents 1 History 1 1 2000s 1 2 2010s 2 References 3 External linksHistory edit2000s edit The first branch of Comikaza opened on September 15 2003 1 in Ramat Aviv neighborhood of Tel Aviv by Yossi and Ofra Konijn a married couple Prior to the establishment of a brick and mortar store they operated an online forum and retailer under the domain name comics net com When they realized there was demand the idea of opening a physical store started taking shape 4 On 5 August 2004 the store announced the release of the official Marvel sanctioned Hebrew translation of Ultimate Spider Man by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley translated by David Chanoch published under the label Comikaza Press 5 6 Comikaza released a total of 7 issues in Hebrew collecting the first story arc of the title 7 In 2005 the store relocated from Ramat Aviv to the Dizengoff Center mall in the center of Tel Aviv Shortly thereafter an additional store was opened in the mall named Otaku specializing in the sale of Japanese Manga Anime and related paraphernalia 8 In 2013 the store temporarily shut down and was acquired by Jackob Sareli and Ori Ayalon former customers who have operated the store ever since under the branding Comikaza 2 0 2010s edit In 2016 the store was nominated for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award The store held signing events with comics creators Neil Gaiman in 2006 and Chip Zdarsky in 2016 Every May it celebrates Free Comic Book Day FCBD giving away free comic books for a period of six hours 9 FCBD is usually held on Fridays in Israel 10 rather than the usual Saturday due to the Shabbath In 2014 and 2019 the store was nominated for The Diamond Retailer Best Practices Awards for its work on FCBD 11 12 The store hosts a comic book reading book club among its customers and has hosted several geek culture related trivia auctions and standup comedy nights In 2018 a Haifa branch was opened managed by local comics artist Vladik Sandler This branch shut down at the end of 2019 References edit a b Truth justice and the Israeli way The Jerusalem Post JPost com Retrieved 2020 09 28 Reif Ido Like Thunder on a clear day Haaretz 2016 Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award Nominees Comic Con International San Diego 2016 06 15 Archived from the original on 2020 11 08 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Peterman Adia סופר קומיקס Super Comics TheMarker Retrieved 2020 10 12 קומיקאזה משיקה את ספיידרמן בעברית Comikaza launches Spider Man in Hebrew 2004 08 26 Archived from the original on 2004 08 26 Retrieved 2020 09 28 Anderman Nirit סדרת חוברות ספיידרמן יוצאת בתרגום לעברית Haaretz Archived from the original on 2020 10 17 Ross Alon Spider Man in Hebrew An interview with the author of the idea ISF Archived from the original on 2020 10 16 Shevi Avi לא רק ספיידרמן Not just Spider Man Haaretz Retrieved 2020 10 12 Reich Aaron Excelsior Free Comic Book Day returns Saturday The Jerusalem Post Retrieved 2020 09 28 Steinberg Jessica A day of comic book heaven Times of Israel Retrieved 2020 09 28 The Diamond Retailer Best Practices Awards www diamondcomics com Diamond Retailer Best Practices Awards Summer 2019 Best Free Comic Book Day Event bleedingcool com External links edit nbsp Comics portalOfficial website nbsp Comikaza on Twitter nbsp Comikaza on Facebook nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comikaza amp oldid 1192726414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
