The winners of this year’s Ringo Awards were announced last night at the Baltimore Comic-Con. The awards program is named for artist Mike Wieringo, the artist of Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Tellos and more who died in 2007, and recognizes creators, comic books, graphic novels and webcomics in 16 categories.
In addition to the Ringos, several other recognitions were given out last night. The Mike Wieringo Spirit Award went to Welcome to the Maynard by James Robinson and J Bone, published by Dark Horse Comics. This award is selected every year by perennial jurors Todd Dezago, Craig Rousseau, Mark Waid and Matt Wieringo, Mike’s brother.
The Hero Initiative gave out three awards:
- Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award: Stan Sakai
- Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Kevin Nowlan
- Brogan Fidelity Award: Mike McKone
Congrats to this year’s winners:
Best Cartoonist (Writer and Artist)
- Arechan
- Megan Grey
- Patrick Horvath
- Mikaël
- WINNER: Eric Powell
Best Writer
- Jason Douglas
- Tom King
- Oscar Osorio
- Scott Snyder
- WINNER: Kelly Thompson
- James Tynion IV
- David F. Walker
Best Artist or Penciller/Inker Team
- Bilquis Evely
- Kate Flynn
- Daniel HDR
- Eduardo Risso
- WINNER: Chris Samnee
Best Letterer
- Aditya Bidikar
- Clayton Cowles
- Amal Desai
- DC Hopkins
- Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
- WINNER: Richard Starkings
Best Colorist
- Michael Adams
- WINNER: Jordie Bellaire
- Lee Loughridge
- Sabine Rich
- Dave Stewart
Best Cover Artist
- Oliver Barrett
- Evan Cagle
- Francine Delgado
- WINNER: Bilquis Evely
- Francesca Fantini
- Greg Smallwood
Best Series
- Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, IDW Publishing
- The Blood Brothers Mother, DSTLRY
- Helen of Wyndhorn, Dark Horse Comics
- Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Dark Horse Comics
- WINNER: The Pedestrian, Magma Comix
Best Single Issue or Story
- WINNER: Batman and Robin Year One #1, DC Comics
- “A Blue Flame” in Second Hand Love, Drawn & Quarterly
- The Crying Boy, Keenspot Entertainment
- Death Ratio’d, AWA Studios
- FML #1, Dark Horse Comics
- Helen of Wyndhorn, Dark Horse Comics
- Navigating with You, Maverick
- A Never-Ending Adventure, Oscar Osorio
- Trinity Special: World’s Finest #1, DC Comics
Best Original Graphic Novel
- Big Jim and the White Boy, Ten Speed Graphic
- The Deep Dark, Scholastic/Graphix
- ERASED: An Actor of Color’s Journey Through the Heyday of Hollywood, NBM Grpahic Novels
- Homestead, Source Point Press
- WINNER: Jane American, self-published
Best Anthology
- DC Power 2024, DC Comics
- EC Cruel Universe, Oni Press
- Hello Darkness, BOOM! Studios
- The Savage Sword of Conan, Titan Comics
- Tales from the New World, Oscar Osorio
- WINNER: Transphoria, Lifeline Comics
Best Humor Comic
- Action Philosophers: Omnipotence for Dummies, Rocketship Entertainment
- Archie: The Decision, Archie Comics
- Forces of Nature, Drawn & Quarterly
- Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations from Parenthood, NBM Graphic Novels
- WINNER: Smut #1, self-published
- Space Circus, Dark Horse Comics
Best Webcomic
- The Croaking, WEBTOON Entertainment
- Daughter of a Thousand Faces, Tapas Entertainment
- The Mafia Nanny, WEBTOON Entertainment
- Novae, WEBTOON Entertainment
- WINNER: Renaissance of Raven, DC Go!/DC Comics
- Under the Oak Tree, Manta
- Vampire Family, WEBTOON Entertainment
Best Humor Webcomic
- Dealing with Demons, Manta
- Harley Quinn in Paradise, DC Go!/DC Comics
- High Class Homos, WEBTOON Entertainment
- WINNER: Nothing Butt Nightwing, DC Go!/DC Comics
- Rosebuds, Comics Kingdom
- Wanna Be Friends?, WEBTOON Entertainment
Best Non-fiction Comic Work
- Adrift on a Painted Sea, Avery Hill
- Brittle Joints, Street Noise Books
- Djuna, Street Noise Books
- Feeding Ghosts, MCD
- WINNER: In the Shadows of Stalin: The Story of Mr. Jones, Oni Press
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
- Double Booking, Papercutz/Mad Cave Studios
- Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine, Dark Horse Comics
- WINNER: Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain, Flying Eye Books
- The Legend of Tiger and Tail-Flower, Levine Querido
- The New Girl, Scholastic/Graphix
- Night Stories, Astra Books for Young Readers
- ZOR, Keenspot Entertainment
Best Presentation in Design
- Coins of Judas, Orange Cone Productions/Band of Bards
- WINNER: David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, IDW Publishing
- Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff and Bram Stoker’s Dracula starring Bela Lugosi Casket Edition, Rocketship Entertainment
- One Bite at a Time: The First 20 Years of Elephant Eater Comics, Elephant Eater Comics
- Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Hardcover Box Set, Oni Press
- Warm Fusion, DSTLRY
Fan favorite Awards
- Favorite Villain: Mr. Barnaby – Warm Fusion (DSTLRY)
- Favorite New Series: The Pedestrian (Magma Comix)
- Favorite New Talent: Annie Wright
- Favorite Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
- Favorite Hero: Alex – Señorita Cometa (WEBTOON)