Ringo Awards Explained

Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards
Awarded For:	Achievement in comic books
Country:	United States
Location:	Baltimore Comic-Con
Year:	2017

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

Award winners

Characters

[Fan] Favorite 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)
2022 Sylas from Syphon (Image Comics)

[Fan] Favorite 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)
2022 Captain Martell from Blowback (self-published)

Companies

[Fan] Favorite Publisher

2018 Line Webtoon
2019 Dynamite Entertainment
2020 Tapas
2021 Rocketship Entertainment
2022 Image Comics

People

[Fan] Favorite New Talent

2017 instantmiso
2018 Quimchee
2019 Enjelicious
2020 Sinran
2021 Lilydusk
2022 Vincent Kings

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

2017 Skottie Young
2018 Joelle Jones
2019 Terry Moore
2020 Stan Sakai
2021 Stan Sakai
2022 Jeff Lemire

Best Writer

2017 Tom King
2018 Tom King
2019 Brian K. Vaughan
2020 Mariko Tamaki
2021 James Tynion IV
2022 James Tynion IV

Best Artist or Penciller

2017 Fiona Staples
2018 Lee Weeks
2019 Sean Phillips
2020 Sanford Greene
2021 Jamal Campbell
2022 Filipe Andrade

Best Inker

2017 Sean Murphy
2018 Mark Morales
2019 Fiona Staples
2020 Sandra Hope
2021 Sanford Greene
2022 Sal Buscema

Best Letterer

2017 Todd Klein
2018 Todd Klein
2019 Todd Klein
2020 Nate Piekos
2021 Aditya Bidikar
2022 Taylor Esposito

Best Colorist

2017 Laura Martin
2018 Dave Stewart
2019 Tamra Bonvillain
2020 Jordie Bellaire
2021 Tamra Bonvillain
2022 Dave McCaig

Best Cover Artist

2017 Frank Cho
2018 Michael Cho
2019 Fiona Staples
2020 Sana Takeda
2021 Peach Momoko
2022 Simone Di Meo

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'
2022 Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters, Oni Press

[Fan] Favorite New Series

2017 Spectrum
2018 I Love Yoo
2019 Luff
2020 Fangs
2021 Midnight Poppy Land
2022 Clinic of Horrors

Best Series

2017 Vision, Marvel Comics
2018 Mister Miracle, DC Comics
2019
2020 Bitter Root, Image Comics
2021 Usagi Yojimbo, IDW Publishing
2022 Something Is Killing the Children, BOOM! Studios

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
2022 Something Is Killing the Children #20, BOOM! Studios

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
2022 Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks

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
2022 DC Pride 2021, DC Comics

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
2022 Not All Robots, AWA Studios

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
2022 Lore Olympus, Rachel Smythe

Best Humor Webcomic

2021 Sarah's Scribbles, Sarah Andersen
2022 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 , Abrams Books
2022 Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks

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
2022 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 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
2022 Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks

Notes and References

Draper Carlson, Johanna. "Harvey Awards Leaving Baltimore, New Home Not Disclosed" Comics Worth Reading (October 14, 2016).
Web site: The Ringo Awards are Coming to Baltimore Comic-Con and You can Submit Nominees Now! - Graphic Policy. 27 June 2017. Graphic Policy.
Web site: First 'Ringo! comic book industry award ceremony honors Lewis, Young, Cho, Staples, King, and more. 24 September 2017. borg.
Web site: 2020 Ringo Award Winners Announced. 25 October 2020. Multiversity Comics.
Web site: DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE?, SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN lead 2022 Ringo Awards winners. November 2022. ComicsBeat.