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Eric Powell, Chris Samnee, Kelly Thompson, ‘The Pedestrian’ + more win at the 2025 Ringo Awards

The winners were announced at the Baltimore Comic-Con this weekend.

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:

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‘Lunar Boy’ by Jes and Cin Wibowo wins at the 2025 Ignyte Awards

The awards ‘celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy and horror.’

Lunar Boy, the graphic novel created by Jes and Cin Wibowo and published by Harper Alley, has won a 2025 Ignyte Award in the “Outstanding Comics Team” category.

The first graphic novel created by the Indonesian identical twins is the story of Indu, a young trans boy who lives on the moon until his mom takes him to Earth to live with his new blended family.

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‘Beneath the Trees, ‘The Cartoonists Club’ + more win at the 2025 Harvey Awards

The annual awards and Hall of Fame inductions were presented last night in conjunction with the New York Comic Con.

Last night the Harvey Awards were presented for the 37th time across seven categories at an event held in conjunction with the New York Comic Con.

In addition to the awards, the Harvey committee also inducted five creators into their Hall of Fame: 

  • Wendy and Richard Pini, the visionary couple behind ElfQuest, whose groundbreaking fantasy series inspired a generation of fantasy readers.
  • Patrick McDonnell, creator of the long-running comic strip Mutts and more recently the graphic novel The Super Hero’s Journey.
  • John Byrne, legendary and controversial artist and writer remembered for his iconic runs on X-Men, Fantastic Four and Superman, among others.
  • Peter David (honored posthumously), acclaimed writer of stuff known for his character-driven storytelling on The Incredible Hulk, Star Trek, Young Justice, Fallen Angel and more.
  • Barbara Shermund (honored posthumously), a pioneering cartoonist and one of the first women to contribute to The New Yorker, known for her sharp wit and social insight.

Congrats to this year’s winners:

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‘Putty Pygmalion’ by Lonnie Garcia wins at the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards

‘Putty Pygmalion’ competed against four other works in the LGBTQ+ Comics category.

The 37th annual Lambda Literary Awards were presented this weekend in a virtual ceremony from Charlie’s Queer Books in Seattle, Washington that celebrated the best in LGBTQ+ literature across 26 categories.

In the LGBTQ+ Comics category, Putty Pygmalion by Lonnie Garcia took home the award. Published by Silver Sprocket, this innovative graphic novel offers a queer reimagining of the classic Pygmalion myth through Garcia’s distinctive multimedia comic art style.

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Anders Nilsen, ‘Precious Rubbish’ + more win at the 2025 Ignatz Awards

The annual small-press awards were given out at SPX in Maryland this weekend.

The 2025 Ignatz Awards, which recognize the best in small press comics, were presented last night as part of this weekend’s Small Press Expo festivities. The event featured a keynote by cartoonist Mimi Pond, which you can watch in the replay of their livestream.

Creator Anders Nilsen took home two awards for his supplemental comic to his Tongues series, while Kayla E. won the graphic novel category for Precious Rubbish. While most of the winners were self-published, Fantagraphics took home two awards and Silver Sprocket received one.

The Ignatz Awards have been presented since 1997 and celebrate the outstanding achievements of independent comics, graphic novels and minicomics. They are named for the brick-throwing mouse that appeared in the Krazy Kat comics by George Herriman.

Congratulations to this year’s winners:

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Here are the nominees for the 2025 Dragon Awards

Winners will be announced this weekend during DragonCon.

The nominees have been announced for the 2024 Dragon Awards, which have been presented annually during DragonCon since 2016.

The awards include multiple categories for books, media tie-ins like movies and video games, and comics. Last year Monstress by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda won the award for Best Comic Book / Graphic Novel.

The nominees in the comics and graphic novel category are:

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Nominees announced for the 2025 Ringo Awards

Winners will be announced at the Baltimore Comic-Con in October.

The nominees for the 2025 Ringo Awards have been announced, the annual awards program named for artist Mike Wieringo, who died in 2007.

Nominees were chosen by fans, along with a panel of judges, and the awards period included any materials published in 2024. The awards presentation will take place at the Baltimore Comic-Con in October.

Congratulations to this year’s nominees:

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‘Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way’ wins a Hugo Award

The interactive graphic novel by Ryan North, Chris Fenoglio and team took home the award at this weekend’s Seattle WorldCon.

Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way, written by Ryan North with art by Chris Fenoglio, Charlie Kirchoff and Jeff Eckleberry, won the 2025 Hugo Award in the “Best Graphic Story or Comic” category.

The graphic novel, which was published by IDW and edited by Heather Antos, features the cast of the popular animated series (which also won a Hugo Award) in a choose-your-own-adventure story involving different paths to death, destruction and coffee.

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Nominees announced for the 2025 Ignatz Awards

The Ignatz Awards, given out at the Small Press Expo in September, honor outstanding achievement in independent comics and cartooning.

The Small Press Expo, or SPX, has announced the nominees for the 2025 Ignatz Awards.

Ignatz by Léa Murawiec

The Ignatz Awards recognize independent/alternative comics, graphic novels and more, and are typically given out during the Small Press Expo every Fall. Named for the mouse that appears in the Krazy Kat comics by George Herriman, the logo changes each year as a new artist draws the mouse and his weapon of choice, the brick. The logo for this year was drawn by Léa Murawiec, who won the award in 2024 for Most Promising New Talent.

Anyone can vote in the Ignatz Awards, as it is all done over email. Ballots were mailed to the existing SPX mailing list today, and those not on their list can sign up for a ballot and get added to our email lists at the SPX website. Voting ends on Friday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Congrats to all the nominees:

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Nominees announced for the 2025 Harvey Awards

Winners will be announced at the New York Comic-Con in October.

The Harvey Awards committee has posted the nominees for the 2025 Harvey Awards, the annual awards program given out at the New York Comic-Con. The awards recognize graphic novels, manga, digital comics and “adaptations” across seven categories.

Nominees were selected by “a curated committee of industry voices including creators, publishers, retailers, educators, and librarians.” Industry professionals who have been previously approved for a Professional or Artist Alley badge at any ReedPop comic convention between 2016 and 2025 are eligible to vote between now and Sept. 2. You can find more details on the Harvey Awards website.

Congrats to this year’s nominees:

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‘Girlmode,’ ‘We Belong’ among the nominees for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards

The annual awards recognize LGBTQ+ books, poetry, comics and more.

Lambda Literary has announced the nominees for the 34th annual Lambda Literary Awards, which celebrate “the very best in LGBTQ literature.” The awards include an “LGBTQ+ Comics” category.

The nominees were chosen by 80 judges who took part in “the review and deliberation on this year’s 1,339 submitted titles across six months.” The list of judges included literary critics, academics, librarians, students, poets, independent and traditionally published authors, and other avid readers “representing a bright and bold spectrum of LGBTQ+ lived experiences.”

Last year’s winner in the comics category was A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll. Other past winners include Lee Lai’s Stone Fruit, Spinning by Tillie Walden and O Human Star: Volume One by Blue Delliquanti.

Congratulations to this year’s nominees:

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Your 2025 Eisner Award winners

‘Lunar New Year Love Story’ takes home three awards, while ‘Santos Sisters’ won for Best Continuing Series.

The winners of the 2025 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were announced Friday night in San Diego.

Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham, published by First Second, took home three awards, including Best Graphic Album – New and a Best Writer award for Yang. Santos Sisters by Greg & Fake, Graham Smith, Dave Landsberger and Marc Koprinarov, which is published by small press publisher Floating World Comics, took home Best Continuing Series, beating out several series by Marvel, DC and Image.

Other awards given out included the Bob Clampett Award, a humanitarian award that was given to Mad Cave Studios’ L.A. Strong charity anthology. Don Glut and Sheldon Mayer received the 2025 Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing. Richard Blake, writer and artist of Hexagon Bridge, won the Russ Manning Award. And Akira Comics in Madrid, Spain took home the Spirit of Comics Retailing Award.

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners, which you can see below, followed by the Hall of Fame inductees for 2025:

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