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For the second consecutive year, Omaha's Legend Comics & Coffee was named a finalist for the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award, an award given to the best comic book shop in the world.

This year, when it came time to select a winner, Legend's name was called. The Omaha shop shares the overall award with All Star Comics of Melbourne, Australia.

The award was announced Friday evening at Comic-Con International in San Diego. A panel of six judges selected Legend, 5207 Leavenworth St., from a collection of 12 finalists.

"I was running around the store, screaming," said co-owner David DeMarco, who learned of the victory late Friday. Employee Chris Riley and customer Chase Magnett were in San Diego for Comic-Con, DeMarco said; Magnett accepted the award on Legend's behalf.

Legend is co-owned by DeMarco, Jason Dasenbrock and Wendy Pivonka.

DeMarco said he never expected Legend would win, considering the field of excellent nominees, and had already identified a silver lining.

"Hey, two-time Eisner finalist — that sounds good, too," DeMarco said Saturday. "I was resigned to the fact that we would not win, so when we did, it was a complete shock."