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.

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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.

Award winners

Characters

Fan Favorite Hero

2017 Cash Wayne from Spectrum 2018 Mags from Assassin Roommate 2019 Toaster Dude from Toaster Dude 2020 Clove from SubZero 2021 Persephone from Lore Olympus 2022 Sylas from Syphon

Fan Favorite Villain

2017 Arlo from unOrdinary 2018 Arlo from unOrdinary 2019 Lance Cordrey from Aberrant 2020 John from unOrdinary 2021 Emma from My Deepest Secret 2022 Captain Martell from ''Blowback''

Companies

Fan Favorite Publisher

2018 Line Webtoon2019 Dynamite Entertainment2020 Tapas2021 Rocketship Entertainment2022 Image Comics

People

Fan Favorite New Talent

2017 instantmiso2018 Quimchee2019 Enjelicious2020 Sinran2021 Lilydusk2022 Vincent Kings

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

2017 Skottie Young2018 Joëlle Jones2019 Terry Moore2020 Stan Sakai2021 Stan Sakai2022 Jeff Lemire

Best Writer

2017 Tom King2018 Tom King2019 Brian K. Vaughan2020 Mariko Tamaki2021 James Tynion IV2022 James Tynion IV

Best Artist or Penciller

2017 Fiona Staples2018 Lee Weeks2019 Sean Phillips2020 Sanford Greene2021 Jamal Campbell2022 Filipe Andrade

Best Inker

2017 Sean Murphy2018 Mark Morales2019 Fiona Staples2020 Sandra Hope2021 Sanford Greene2022 Sal Buscema

Best Letterer

2017 Todd Klein2018 Todd Klein2019 Todd Klein2020 Nate Piekos2021 Aditya Bidikar2022 Taylor Esposito

Best Colorist

2017 Laura Martin2018 Dave Stewart2019 Tamra Bonvillain2020 Jordie Bellaire2021 Tamra Bonvillain2022 Dave McCaig

Best Cover Artist

2017 Frank Cho2018 Michael Cho2019 Fiona Staples2020 Sana Takeda2021 Peach Momoko2022 Simone Di Meo

Works

Mike Wieringo Spirit Award

2017 Future Quest #1, DC Comics2018 Mech Cadet Yu, BOOM! Studios2019 Isola, Image Comics2020 Superman Smashes the Klan, DC Comics2021 Folklords, BOOM! Studios'2022 Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters, Oni Press

Fan Favorite New Series

2017 Spectrum2018 I Love Yoo2019 Luff2020 Fangs2021 Midnight Poppy Land2022 ''Clinic of Horrors''

Best Series

2017 Vision, Marvel Comics2018 Mister Miracle, DC Comics2019 2020 Bitter Root, Image Comics2021 Usagi Yojimbo, IDW Publishing2022 Something Is Killing the Children, BOOM! Studios

Best Single Issue or Story

2017 Emancipation Day, www.redistrictedcomics.com2018 Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics2019 Swamp Thing Winter Special, DC Comics2020 Usagi Yojimbo #6, IDW Publishing2021 The O.Z., self-published2022 Something Is Killing the Children #20, BOOM! Studios

Best Original Graphic Novel

2017 March: Book III, Top Shelf Productions2018 My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Fantagraphics2019 My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, Image Comics2020 Snow, Glass, Apples, Dark Horse Comics2021 Pulp, Image Comics2022 Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks

Best Anthology

2017 Love is Love, DC Comics/IDW Publishing2018 Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood, ComicMix2019 Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas, Image Comics2020 Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Sirens, Archaia 2021 Be Gay, Do Comics, IDW Publishing2022 DC Pride 2021, DC Comics

Best Humor Comic

2017 I Hate Fairyland, Image Comics2018 Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics2019 MAD, DC Comics2020 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, DC Comics2021 Metalshark Bro 2: Assault on Hamzig Island, Scout Comics2022 Not All Robots, AWA Studios

Best Comic Strip or Panel

2017 Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick2018 Sarah's Scribbles, Sarah Andersen, Andrews McMeel Universal2019 Nancy, Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal2020 Nancy, Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal

Best Webcomic

2017 The Red Hook, Dean Haspiel2018 1000, Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene2019 The Nib, various2020 Fried Rice, Erica Eng2021 Fangs, Sarah Andersen2022 Lore Olympus, Rachel Smythe

Best Humor Webcomic

2021 Sarah's Scribbles, Sarah Andersen2022 Sarah's Scribbles, Sarah Andersen

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

2017 March: Book III, Top Shelf Productions2018 The Best We Could Do, Abrams ComicArts2019 Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas, Image Comics2020 They Called Us Enemy, Top Shelf 2021 Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, Abrams Books2022 Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks

Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel

2018 DC SuperHero Girls, DC Comics2019 Punk Taco, Adam Wallenta Entertainment2020 Guts, Graphix/Scholastic2021 Twins, Graphix/Scholastic2022 Avatar: The Last Airbender–Suki, Alone., Dark Horse Comics

Best Presentation in Design

2017 Mike Mignola’s Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects: Artist’s Edition Hardcover, IDW Publishing2018 Saga, Image Comics2019 Absolute Sandman Overture, DC Comics2020 Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select, IDW Publishing2021 Dave Cockrum’s X-Men Artifact Edition, IDW Publishing2022 Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks