The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Ringo Awards, are prizes given for achievement in

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s. They are named in honor of artist

Mike Wieringo Michael Lance Wieringo (June 24, 1963 – August 12, 2007), who sometimes signed his work under the name Ringo, was an Americans, American comics artist best known for his work on DC Comics' ''The Flash (comic book), The Flash'', Marvel Comics' '' ...

and they were founded by the

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-based Cards, Comics, & Collectibles shop alongside the Ringo Awards Committee in 2017, their ceremony meant to succeed the

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s which left the

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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.

Award winners

Characters

anFavorite Hero

* 2017 Cash Wayne from ''Spectrum'' (

WEBTOON Webtoons (), are a type of digital comic that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones. While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally ...

) * 2018 Mags from ''Assassin Roommate'' (WEBTOON) * 2019 Toaster Dude from ''Toaster Dude'' (WEBTOON) * 2020 Clove from '' SubZero'' (WEBTOON) * 2021

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from ''

Lore Olympus ''Lore Olympus'' is a romance webcomic created by New Zealand artist Rachel Smythe. The comic is a modern retelling of the relationship between the Greek goddess and god Persephone and Hades. It began publishing weekly on the platform Webtoon in ...

'' (WEBTOON)

anFavorite Villain

* 2017 Arlo from ''unOrdinary'' (

) * 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 Webtoon (stylized in all caps) is a South Korean webtoon platform launched in 2004 by Naver Corporation. As the name suggests, it is a platform for posting webtoons, compact digital comics in South Korea. The platform first launched in Korea as ...

* 2019

Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded by Nick Barrucci in 2004 at Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It is best known as the owners of '' The Boys'' franchise across several IP medias. Dynamite primarily publishes adaptations ...

* 2020

Tapas A tapa () is an appetizer or snack in Spanish cuisine. Tapas can be combined to make a full meal, and can be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or hot (such as ''chopitos'', which are battered, fried baby squid, or patatas bravas). In so ...

* 2021 Rocketship Entertainment

People

anFavorite New Talent

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

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

* 2017

Skottie Young Skottie Young (born March 3, 1978) is an American comic book artist, children's book illustrator and writer. He is best known for his work with various Marvel Comics characters, his comic book adaptations of L. Frank Baum's Oz books with Eric ...

* 2018 Joelle Jones * 2019 Terry Moore * 2020

Stan Sakai is a Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series '' Usagi Yojimbo''. Career He began his career by lettering comic books (notably ''Groo the Wanderer'' by Sergio Aragonés and Ma ...

* 2021 Stan Sakai

Best Writer

* 2017 Tom King * 2018 Tom King * 2019 Brian K. Vaughan * 2020

Mariko Tamaki Mariko Tamaki (born 1975) is a Canadian artist and writer. She is known for her graphic novels '' Skim'', ''Emiko Superstar,'' and ''This One Summer'', and for several prose works of fiction and non-fiction."Mariko Tamaki". CBC Radio, '' The Next ...

* 2021 James Tynion IV

Best Artist or Penciller

* 2017

Fiona Staples Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist known for her work on books such as ''North 40'', '' DV8: Gods and Monsters'', ''T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', '' Archie'', and '' Saga''. She has been described as one of the best artists working in the in ...

* 2018

Lee Weeks Lee Weeks (born 1962) is an American comics artist known for his work on such titles as ''Daredevil''. Career Lee Weeks attended The Kubert School and made his professional comics debut penciling, inking, and lettering a short story ("Friends ...

* 2019

Sean Phillips Sean Phillips (born 27 January 1965) is a British comic book artist, best known for his collaborations with Ed Brubaker on comics including '' Sleeper'', ''Incognito'', the '' Criminal'' series of comics, '' Fatale'', '' The Fade Out'', and ' ...

* 2020 Sanford Greene * 2021 Jamal Campbell

Best Inker

* 2017 Sean Murphy * 2018 Mark Morales * 2019

* 2020 Sandra Hope * 2021 Sanford Greene

Best Letterer

* 2017

Todd Klein Todd Klein (born January 28, 1951) is an American comic book letterer, logo designer, and occasional writer, primarily for DC Comics. Biography Early career Todd Klein broke into comics in the summer of 1977, hired by DC Comics as a staff prod ...

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

Best Colorist

* 2017

Laura Martin Laura DePuy (credited later in her career as Laura Martin, having married Randy Martin in 2001) is a colorist who has produced work for several of the major comics companies, including DC Comics, Marvel Comics and CrossGen. Career A sometimes com ...

* 2018 Dave Stewart * 2019 Tamra Bonvillain * 2020

Jordie Bellaire Jordie Bellaire is an American comic book writer and colorist who lives in Ireland and works for DC, Marvel, Valiant, and Image comic book publishers. She has colored '' Pretty Deadly'', '' The Manhattan Projects'', '' Moon Knight'', '' The V ...

* 2021 Tamra Bonvillain

Best Cover Artist

* 2017

Frank Cho Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, (born 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series ''Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as ''Shanna the She-Devil'', ''Mighty Avengers'' and ''Hulk'' for ...

* 2018 Michael Cho * 2019

* 2020

Sana Takeda Sana Takeda (born 1977) is a Japanese illustrator and comic book artist known for her work on the Hugo Award winning series '' Monstress''. Takeda was born in Niigata, and now resides in Tokyo, Japan. At age 20 Takeda started working as a 3D C ...

* 2021

Peach Momoko is the pseudonym of a Japanese people, Japanese Glossary of comics terminology#Division of labour, comic book artist and writer. As a cover artist, she was selected as part of Marvel Comics, Marvel's inaugural class of the Stormbreakers prog ...

Works

Mike Wieringo Spirit Award

* 2017 '' Future Quest'' #1,

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

* 2018 ''Mech Cadet Yu'',

BOOM! Studios Boom! Studios (styled BOOM! Studios) is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. History Origins In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Ho ...

* 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 Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

* 2018 ''

Mister Miracle Mister Miracle (Scott Free) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Mister Miracle'' #1 (April 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. Publication history Mister Miracle debuted in ...

'',

* 2019 * 2020 ''Bitter Root'', Image Comics * 2021 ''

Usagi Yojimbo is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. It is set primarily at the beginning of the Edo period of Japanese history and features anthropomorphic animals replacing humans. The main character is a rabbit ''rōnin'', Miyamoto Usagi, whom Saka ...

'', IDW Publishing

Best Single Issue or Story

* 2017 ''Emancipation Day'', www.redistrictedcomics.com * 2018 ''Batman/Elmer Fudd Special'',

* 2019 ''

Swamp Thing The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or monster incarnations in v ...

Winter Special'', DC Comics * 2020 ''

#6'', IDW Publishing * 2021 ''The O.Z.'', self-published

Best Original Graphic Novel

* 2017 ''

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: Book III'',

Top Shelf Productions Top Shelf Productions is an American publishing company founded in 1997, originally owned and operated by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock and a small staff. Now an imprint of IDW Publishing, Top Shelf is based in Marietta, Georgia. Top Shelf pu ...

* 2018 '' My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'',

Fantagraphics Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint. History Founding Fantagraphics was founde ...

* 2019 ''My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies'', Image Comics * 2020 '' Snow, Glass, Apples'',

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops know ...

* 2021 ''Pulp'', Image Comics

Best Anthology

* 2017 '' Love is Love'',

/ 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'',

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(

) * 2021 ''Be Gay, Do Comics'', IDW Publishing

Best Humor Comic

* 2017 '' I Hate Fairyland'', Image Comics * 2018 ''Batman/Elmer Fudd Special'',

* 2019 '' MAD'', DC Comics * 2020 ''

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from September–October 1954 until March 1974, spanning a total of 163 issues. Featuring the adventures of Superman supporting character Jimmy Olsen, it co ...

'', DC Comics * 2021 ''Metalshark Bro 2: Assault on Hamzig Island'', Scout Comics

Best Comic Strip or Panel

* 2017 ''

Bloom County ''Bloom County'' is an American comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which originally ran from December 8, 1980, until August 6, 1989. It examined events in politics and culture through the viewpoint of a fanciful small town in Middle America, whe ...

'',

Berkeley Breathed Guy Berkeley "Berke" Breathed (; born June 21, 1957) is an American cartoonist, children's book author, director, and screenwriter, known for his comic strips ''Bloom County'', '' Outland'', and '' Opus''. ''Bloom County'' earned Breathed the Pu ...

Universal Uclick Andrews McMeel Syndication (formerly Universal Uclick) is an American content syndicate which provides syndication in print, online and on mobile devices for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips and cartoons and various other ...

* 2018 '' Sarah's Scribbles'',

Sarah Andersen Sarah Andersen is an American cartoonist and illustrator, and the author of the webcomic '' Sarah's Scribbles''. Biography Andersen graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2014. While attending MICA, she started drawing t ...

Andrews McMeel Universal Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) is an American media corporation based in Kansas City, Missouri. It was founded in 1970 by Jim Andrews and John McMeel as Universal Press Syndicate and was renamed in 1997 to AMU to reflect the diversification th ...

* 2019 '' Nancy'', Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal * 2020 ''Nancy'', Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal

Best Webcomic

* 2017 ''The Red Hook'',

Dean Haspiel Dean Edmund Haspiel (born May 31, 1967 in New York City) is an American comic book artist, writer, and playwright. He is known for creating Billy Dogma, The Red Hook, and for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar on his '' American Splendor ...

() * 2018 ''1000'', Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene () * 2019 ''

The Nib The Nib is an American online daily comics publication focused on political cartoons, graphic journalism, essays and memoir about current affairs. Founded by cartoonist Matt Bors in September 2013, The Nib is an independent member-supported pu ...

'', various () * 2020 ''Fried Rice'', Erica Eng () * 2021 ''Fangs'',

()

Best Humor Webcomic

* 2021 '' Sarah's Scribbles'',

()

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

* 2017 ''

: Book III'',

* 2018 '' The Best We Could Do'',

Abrams ComicArts Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael ...

* 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'',

* 2019 ''Punk Taco'', Adam Wallenta Entertainment * 2020 ''

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'', Graphix/ Scholastic * 2021 ''Twins'', Graphix/Scholastic

Best Presentation in Design

* 2017 ''

Mike Mignola Mike Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', '' Abe Sapien'', '' Lobster Johnson'', '' Wit ...

’s Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects: Artist’s Edition Hardcover'', IDW Publishing * 2018 '' Saga'', Image Comics * 2019 ''Absolute

Sandman The Sandman is a mythical character in European folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes. Representation in traditional folklore The Sandman is a traditional charact ...

Overture'',

* 2020 ''

: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select'', IDW Publishing * 2021 ''

Dave Cockrum David Emmett Cockrum (; November 11, 1943 – November 26, 2006) was an American comics artist known for his co-creation of the new X-Men characters Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and Mystique, as well as the antiheroine Black Cat. Cockrum was ...

’s

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to lo ...

Artifact Edition'', IDW Publishing

References

External links

* {{American Comic Book Industry Awards Comics awards Awards established in 2017 2017 establishments in the United States

History

Categories

Current

Past awards

Award winners

Characters

anFavorite Hero

anFavorite Villain

Companies

anFavorite Publisher

People

anFavorite New Talent

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

Best Writer

Best Artist or Penciller

Best Inker

Best Letterer

Best Colorist

Best Cover Artist

Works

Mike Wieringo Spirit Award

anFavorite New Series

Best Series

Best Single Issue or Story

Best Original Graphic Novel

Best Anthology

Best Humor Comic

Best Comic Strip or Panel

Best Webcomic

Best Humor Webcomic

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel

Best Presentation in Design

See also

References

External links