Ringo Awards

The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Ringo Awards, are prizes given for achievement in comic books. They are named in honor of artist Mike Wieringo and they were founded by the Reisterstown, Maryland-based Cards, Comics, & Collectibles shop alongside the Ringo Awards Committee in 2017, their ceremony meant to succeed the Harvey Awards which left the Baltimore Comic-Con as its venue in 2016.

The Ringo Awards are nominated by an open vote among comic-book professionals and fans. The winners are selected from the top two fan choices as the first two nominees and the professional jury selects the remaining three nominees in each category.

History

The Ringo Awards were created as an industry award voted by comics professionals and its fans. The first Ringo Awards were presented at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 23, 2017. The 2018 awards took place at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 29, 2018. The 2019 awards were held October 19, 2019 at the Baltimore Comic-Con. The 2020 awards were held October 24, 2020 at Baltimore Comic-Con Live, the Baltimore Comic-Con's virtual live-streaming event held during COVID-19.

Categories

The Ringo Awards are awarded in the following categories:

Current

, awards are presented in 23 categories for works published in 2020.

Perennial Jury Nomination:
* The Mike Wieringo Spirit Award (2017–present)

Fan-Only Nominations:
* Favorite Hero (2017–present)
* Favorite Villain (2017–present)
* Favorite New Series (2017–present)
* Favorite New Talent (2017–present)
* Favorite Publisher (2018–present)

Fan and Pro Nomination Categories:
* Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist) (2017–present)
* Best Writer (2017–present)
* Best Artist or Penciller (2017–present)
* Best Inker (2017–present)
* Best Letterer (2017–present)
* Best Colorist (2017–present)
* Best Cover Artist (2017–present)
* Best Series (2017–present)
* Best Single Issue or Story (2017–present)
* Best Original Graphic Novel (2017–present)
* Best Anthology (2017–present)
* Best Humor Comic (2017–present)
* Best Webcomic (2017–present)
* Best Humor Webcomic (2021–present)
* Best Non-fiction Comic Work (2017–present)
* Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel (2018–present)
* Best Presentation in Design (2017–present)

Past awards

Fan and Pro Nomination Categories:
* Best Comic Strip or Panel (2017–2020)

Award winners

Characters

anFavorite Hero

* 2017 Cash Wayne from ''Spectrum'' ( WEBTOON)
* 2018 Mags from ''Assassin Roommate'' (WEBTOON)
* 2019 Toaster Dude from ''Toaster Dude'' (WEBTOON)
* 2020 Clove from '' SubZero'' (WEBTOON)
* 2021 Persephone from '' Lore Olympus'' (WEBTOON)

anFavorite Villain

* 2017 Arlo from ''unOrdinary'' ( WEBTOON)
* 2018 Arlo from ''unOrdinary'' (WEBTOON)
* 2019 Lance Cordrey from ''Aberrant'' ( Action Lab Entertainment)
* 2020 John from ''unOrdinary'' (WEBTOON)
* 2021 Emma from ''My Deepest Secret'' (WEBTOON)

Companies

anFavorite Publisher

* 2018 Line Webtoon
* 2019 Dynamite Entertainment
* 2020 Tapas
* 2021 Rocketship Entertainment

People

anFavorite New Talent

* 2017 InstantMiso
* 2018 Quimchee
* 2019 Enjelicious
* 2020 Sinran
* 2021 Lilydusk

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

* 2017 Skottie Young
* 2018 Joelle Jones
* 2019 Terry Moore
* 2020 Stan Sakai
* 2021 Stan Sakai

Best Writer

* 2017 Tom King
* 2018 Tom King
* 2019 Brian K. Vaughan
* 2020 Mariko Tamaki
* 2021 James Tynion IV

Best Artist or Penciller

* 2017 Fiona Staples
* 2018 Lee Weeks
* 2019 Sean Phillips
* 2020 Sanford Greene
* 2021 Jamal Campbell

Best Inker

* 2017 Sean Murphy
* 2018 Mark Morales
* 2019 Fiona Staples
* 2020 Sandra Hope
* 2021 Sanford Greene

Best Letterer

* 2017 Todd Klein
* 2018 Todd Klein
* 2019 Todd Klein
* 2020 Nate Piekos
* 2021 Aditya Bidikar

Best Colorist

* 2017 Laura Martin
* 2018 Dave Stewart
* 2019 Tamra Bonvillain
* 2020 Jordie Bellaire
* 2021 Tamra Bonvillain

Best Cover Artist

* 2017 Frank Cho
* 2018 Michael Cho
* 2019 Fiona Staples
* 2020 Sana Takeda
* 2021 Peach Momoko

Works

Mike Wieringo Spirit Award

* 2017 '' Future Quest'' #1, DC Comics
* 2018 ''Mech Cadet Yu'', BOOM! Studios
* 2019 '' Isola'', Image Comics
* 2020 ''Superman Smashes the Klan'', DC Comics
* 2021 ''Folklords'', BOOM! Studios

anFavorite New Series

* 2017 ''Spectrum''
* 2018 ''I Love Yoo''
* 2019 ''Luff''
* 2020 ''Fangs''
* 2021 ''Midnight Poppy Land''

Best Series

* 2017 ''Vision'', Marvel Comics
* 2018 '' Mister Miracle'', DC Comics
* 2019
* 2020 ''Bitter Root'', Image Comics
* 2021 '' Usagi Yojimbo'', IDW Publishing

Best Single Issue or Story

* 2017 ''Emancipation Day'', www.redistrictedcomics.com
* 2018 ''Batman/Elmer Fudd Special'', DC Comics
* 2019 '' Swamp Thing Winter Special'', DC Comics
* 2020 '' Usagi Yojimbo #6'', IDW Publishing
* 2021 ''The O.Z.'', self-published

Best Original Graphic Novel

* 2017 '' March: Book III'', Top Shelf Productions
* 2018 ''My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'', Fantagraphics
* 2019 ''My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies'', Image Comics
* 2020 ''Snow, Glass, Apples'', Dark Horse Comics
* 2021 ''Pulp'', Image Comics

Best Anthology

* 2017 '' Love is Love'', DC Comics/IDW Publishing
* 2018 ''Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood'', ComicMix
* 2019 ''Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas'', Image Comics
* 2020 ''Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Sirens'', Archaia ( BOOM! Studios)
* 2021 ''Be Gay, Do Comics'', IDW Publishing

Best Humor Comic

* 2017 '' I Hate Fairyland'', Image Comics
* 2018 ''Batman/Elmer Fudd Special'', DC Comics
* 2019 '' MAD'', DC Comics
* 2020 '' Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'', DC Comics
* 2021 ''Metalshark Bro 2: Assault on Hamzig Island'', Scout Comics

Best Comic Strip or Panel

* 2017 '' Bloom County'', Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick
* 2018 ''Sarah's Scribbles'', Sarah Andersen, Andrews McMeel Universal
* 2019 '' Nancy'', Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal
* 2020 ''Nancy'', Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal

Best Webcomic

* 2017 ''The Red Hook'', Dean Haspiel ()
* 2018 ''1000'', Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene ()
* 2019 '' The Nib'', various ()
* 2020 ''Fried Rice'', Erica Eng ()
* 2021 ''Fangs'', Sarah Andersen ()

Best Humor Webcomic

* 2021 ''Sarah's Scribbles'', Sarah Andersen ()

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

* 2017 '' March: Book III'', Top Shelf Productions
* 2018 ''The Best We Could Do'', Abrams ComicArts
* 2019 ''Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas'', Image Comics
* 2020 ''They Called Us Enemy'', Top Shelf (IDW Publishing)
* 2021 '' Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio'', Abrams Books

Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel

* 2018 ''DC SuperHero Girls'', DC Comics
* 2019 ''Punk Taco'', Adam Wallenta Entertainment
* 2020 '' Guts'', Graphix/Scholastic
* 2021 ''Twins'', Graphix/Scholastic

Best Presentation in Design

* 2017 '' Mike Mignola’s Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects: Artist’s Edition Hardcover'', IDW Publishing
* 2018 ''Saga'', Image Comics
* 2019 ''Absolute Sandman Overture'', DC Comics
* 2020 '' Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select'', IDW Publishing
* 2021 '' Dave Cockrum’s X-Men Artifact Edition'', IDW Publishing

See also

Other comic-related awards given at the Baltimore Comic-Con:
* Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award (2010–present)
* Harvey Awards (2006–2016)
* Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award (2006–present)

References

External links

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{{American Comic Book Industry Awards

Comics awards
Awards established in 2017
2017 establishments in the United States