And one more award! The nominations for the 2019 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards nominees (The Ringos) have been announced. Nominees were selected by a combination of professional and fan voting – and it’s a rather eclectic bunch, with several web cartoonists getting major nominations, and some unfamiliar names joining perennial kudo collectors.
Final voting is open to comic book professionals, and can be submitted directly or via the awards website. Voting ends on September 18, 2019. Winners will be presented at the Ringo Awards Banquet and Ceremony in conjunction with the 2019 Baltimore Comic-Con on the evening of Saturday, October 19, 2019.
The Ringo Awards are named after the late artist Mike Wieringo, and represent the best in comics art.
Fan and Pro Nomination Categories
* Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
- Echorise
- Enjelicious
- Terry Moore
- Sean Murphy
- Jim Woodring
* Best Writer
- Brian Michael Bendis
- Richard Dent
- Rylend Grant
- Jeff Lemire
- Scott Snyder
- Brian K. Vaughan
* Best Artist or Penciller
- Joe Bennett
- Shawn Daley
- Ezra Claytan Daniels
- Steve Ellis
- Ronilson Freire
- Dan Mora
- Dustin Nguyen
- Ryan Ottley
- Sean Phillips
* Best Inker
- J.P. Mayer
- Mark Morales
- Ron Randall
- Fiona Staples
- Sana Takeda
* Best Letterer
- David Aja
- Arechan
- Taylor Esposito
- Jared K. Fletcher
- Todd Klein
* Best Colorist
- Tamra Bonvillain
- Steve Conley
- Matt Hollingsworth
- Rachel Smythe
- Dave Stewart
- Matt Wilson
- YaongYi
* Best Cover Artist
- Travis Charest
- Nick Derington
- Dan Mora
- Sara Richard
- Alex Ross
- Fiona Staples
- Jim Woodring
* Best Series
- Batman: White Knight, DC Comics
- Bitter Root, Image Comics
- Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Dark Horse Comics
- Blammo, Kilgore Books
- The Highest House, IDW Publishing
- The Immortal Hulk, Marvel Comics
- Venom, Marvel Comics
* Best Single Issue or Story
- Aberrant #4, Danger Zone
- Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise, Dark Horse Comics
- Champions #24, Marvel Comics
- Klaus and the Crying Snowman, BOOM! Studios
- Swamp Thing Winter Special, DC Comics
* Best Original Graphic Novel
- The Ghost, The Owl, Action Lab Entertainment
- My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, Image Comics
- Son of Hitler, Image Comics
- Upgrade Soul, Lion Forge
- Woman World, Drawn & Quarterly
* Best Anthology
-
Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman, DC Comics
-
All We Ever Wanted: Stories of a Better World, A Wave Blue World
- Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World, Black Crown/IDW Publishing
- Grief, Source Point Press
- Twisted Romance, Image Comics
- Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas, Image Comics
* Best Humor Comic
- Bluechair, Line Webtoon
- Get Naked, Image Comics
- Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell, Line Webtoon
- MAD, DC Comics
-
Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons, IDW Publishing
* Best Comic Strip or Panel
- Amazing Spider-Man, Stan Lee/Larry Lieber, King Features Syndicate
- Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, Andrews McMeel Universal
- Doonsbury, Garry Trudeau, Andrews McMeel Universal
- Garfield, Jim Davis, King Features Syndicate
- Luann, Greg Evans, Andrews McMeel Universal
- Nancy, Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal
- Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, Andrews McMeel Universal
* Best Webcomic
- Age Matters, Enjelicious, (https://www.webtoons.com/en/
romance/age-matters/list? title_no=1364&page=1) - Aztec Empire, Paul Guinan, Anina Bennett, David Hahn (https://www.bigredhair.com/
books/aztec-empire/about/) - The Contradictions, Sophie Yanow (http://www.thecontradictions.
com/) - Existential Comics, Corey Mohler (https://existentialcomics.
com/) - Lavender Jack, Dan Schkade (https://www.webtoons.com/en/
thriller/lavender-jack/list? title_no=1410&page=1) - Luff, Arechan, (https://www.webtoons.com/en/
romance/luff/list?title_no= 1489&page=1) - The Nib, various (https://thenib.com/)
- Nothing Special, Katie Cook (https://www.webtoons.com/en/
fantasy/nothing-special/list? title_no=1188&page=1)
* Best Non-fiction Comic Work
- All the Answers, Simon & Schuster
- The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York, Abrams ComicArts
- Hey, Kiddo, Graphix
- I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation, BOOM! Studios
- Let’s Make Comics!, Watson-Guptill
- Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas, Image Comics
* Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
- Aquacorn Cove, Oni Press
- Be Prepared, First Second Books
- Jupiter Jet, Action Lab Entertainment
- The Nameless City: The Divided Earth, First Second Books
- The Prince and the Dressmaker, First Second Books
- Punk Taco, Adam Wallenta Entertainment
* Best Presentation in Design
- Absolute Sandman Overture, DC Comics
- Berlin, Drawn & Quarterly
- Madman Quarter Century Shindig, IDW Publishing
- My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, Image Comics
- Only Living Boy Omnibus, Papercutz
- Persephone, BOOM! Studios
- Terry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise Gallery Edition, Abstract Studio/Graphitti Designs
- Yellow Negros and Other Imaginary Creatures, New York Review Comics
