The winners of the RINGO AWARDS 2024

BEST CARTOONIST (Writer and Artist)

• WINNER: Jeff Smith
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• K. O’Neill
• Ed Piskor
• Jillian Tamaki

 

BEST WRITER

• WINNER: Mariko Tamaki
• Dan Abnett
• Ed Brubaker
• Tom King
• Kit Trace

 

BEST ARTIST OR PENCILLER/INKER TEAM

• WINNER: Elsa Charretier
• Duncan Fegredo
• Abdullah Hadia
• Vincent Mallié
• Sean Phillips
• Peter Rostovsky

 

BEST LETTERER

• WINNER: Stan Sakai
• Clayton Cowles
• Taylor Esposito
• Lucas Gattoni
• Stephen Kok
• Micah Myers

 

BEST COLORIST

• WINNER: Tamra Bonvillain
• Brad Anderson
• Jordie Bellaire
• Stephan Franck
• Jacob Phillips
• Rico Renzi

 

BEST COVER ARTIST

• WINNER: Chris Samnee
• Colin Griffin
• Tula Lotay
• Dan Parent
• Bill Sienkiewicz
• Fiona Staples

 

BEST SERIES

• WINNER: Geiger: Ground Zero, by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson (Image Comics)
• The Night Eaters, by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda (Abrams ComicArts)
• Phantom Road, by Jeff Lemire & Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Image Comics)
• Rare Flavours, by Ram V & Filipe Andrade (BOOM! Studios)
• Sirens of the City, by Joanne Starer & Khary Randolph (BOOM! Studios)
• Tower, by Camrus Johnson, Kelsey Barnhart, ChrisCross, Loyiso Mkize, and Andrew Dalhouse (A Wave Blue World)

 

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY

• WINNER: Animal Pound #1, by Tom King, Peter Gross, and Tamra Bonvillain (BOOM! Studios)
• By The Horns: Dark Earth #7, by Markisan Naso & Jason Muhr (Scout Comics)
• Etheres, by Anas Abdulhak & Dennis Menheere (Source Point Press)
• Rare Flavours #1, by Ram V & Filipe Andrade (BOOM! Studios)
• Somna, by Becky Cloonan & Tula Lotay (DSTLRY)
• Star Trek: Day of Blood – Shaxs’ Best Day, by Ryan North & Derek Charm (IDW Publishing)

 

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL

• WINNER: Monica, by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
• Parasocial, by Alex De Campi & Erica Henderson (Image Comics)
• Roaming, by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Slightly Exaggerated, by Curtis Clow, Pius Bak, Roman Titov, Toben Racicot, and Eva de la Cruz (Dark Horse Comics)
• Three Rocks – The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy, by Bill Griffith (Abrams ComicArts)

 

BEST ANTHOLOGY
[Note: Books with more than three creators credited we have summarised as “various”] 

• WINNER: The Rocketeer One-Shot, by various (IDW)
• The Devil’s Cut, by various (DSTLRY)
• Dwellings, by Jay Stephens (Oni Press)
• Hairology, by various (Lifeline Comics)
• Ice Cream Man, by W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo & Chris O’Halloran (Image Comics)
• Swan Songs, by W. Maxwell Prince et al (Image Comics)

 

BEST HUMOR COMIC

• WINNER: Bone: More Tall Tales, by Jeff Smith, Thomas Sniegoski, and Steve Hamaker (Scholastic)
• Asterix and the White Iris (Vol. 40), by Fabcaro, Didier Conrad, Thierry Mébarki; translated by Joe Johnson (Papercutz)
• Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Game On #1, by various (Archie Comics)
• Dwellings, by Jay Stephens (Oni Press)
• Girl Juice, by Benji Nate (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Great British Bump-Off, by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Sammy Boras (Dark Horse Comics)
• Snow White Zombie Apocalypse, by Brenton Lengel, Hyeondo Park, Jio Butler, and Luana Vecchio (Scout Comics)

 

BEST WEBCOMIC

• WINNER: Lore Olympus, by Rachel Smythe (WEBTOON)
• Countdown to Love, by Wonknown et al; translated by Jisoo Lee (Manta)
• The Guy Upstairs, by Hanza Art (WEBTOON)
• Hungry Heart, by Jem Milton (Tapas)
• I’m Dating a Psychopath, by NoSleepAreWe (WEBTOON)
• Nevermore, by Kate Flynn & Kit Trace (WEBTOON)
• Señorita Cometa, by Arechan (WEBTOON)

 

BEST HUMOR WEBCOMIC

• WINNER: Blue Chair, by Shen (WEBTOON)
• Beetle Moses, by Harris Fishman (Comics Kingdom)
• The Deviless’s Impression of a Princess, by Malrang et al; translated by Jisoo Lee (Manta)
• The Fantastical After-School Writing Club, by LoveManGo et al; translated by Jisoo Lee (Manta)
• Not So Shoujo Love Story, by Curryuku (WEBTOON)
• Vibe Check!, by Ucheomaaa (WEBTOON)

 

BEST NON-FICTION COMIC WORK

• WINNNER: Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound, by Dave Chisholm (Z2 Comics)
• Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz, by Luca Debus & Francesco Matteuzzi (Top Shelf)
• Memento Mori, by Tiitu Takalo; translated by Maria Schroderus (Oni Press)
• My Picture Diary, by Fujiwara Maki; translated by Ryan Holmberg (Drawn & Quarterly)
• The Odyssey of the Adriana, by Anthony Del Col & Abdullah Hadia (Business Insider) — also available to read via Webtoon
• Tasty: A History of Yummy Experiments, by Victoria Grace Elliott (Random House Children’s Books)

 

BEST KIDS COMIC OR GRAPHIC NOVEL

• WINNER: The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries, by various (DC Comics)
• Archie Horror Presents…Chilling Adventures: The Anthology Collection, by various (Archie Comic Publications, Inc.)
• Big Ethel Energy Vol. 2, by Keryl Brown Ahmed & Siobhan (Archie Comic Publications, Inc.)
• Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Luna and the Treasure of Tlaloc, by Joe Todd-Stanton (Flying Eye Books/Nobrow)
• Dear Rosie, by Meghan Boehman & Rachael Briner (Random House Children’s Books)
• The Glopple, by Matt Cole & Jose Chirinos (Legends Comics)
• Lights, by Brenna Thummler (Oni Press)
• Squish and Squash, by Niall O’Rourke & Mike Hartigan (Keenspot Entertainment)

 

BEST PRESENTATION IN DESIGN

• WINNER: Richard Stark’s Parker: The Complete Collection, adapted by Darwyn Cooke; designed by Sean Phillips (IDW Publishing)
• Complete Klaus Deluxe Edition, by Grant Morrison & Dan Mora; designed by Marie Krupina & Madison Goyette (BOOM! Studios)
• Faithless Deluxe Edition with Slipcase, by Brian Azzarello & Maria Llovet; designed by Michelle Ankley, Marie Krupina & Madison Goyette (BOOM! Studios)
• Grendel: Devil by the Deed–Master’s Edition, by Matt Wagner with Brennan Wagner; designed by Patrick Satterfield (Dark Horse Comics)
• Metaphorical HER, by James Maddox, David Stoll, Ray Nadine and Stelladia (Rocketship Entertainment)
• Palookaville 24, by Seth; designed by Seth (Drawn & Quarterly)
• Thalamus: The Art of Dave McKean, by Dave McKean; designed by Dave McKean (Dark Horse Comics)
• Watership Down, adapted by James Sturm & Joe Sutphin (Ten Speed Press)

 

MIKE WIERINGO SPIRIT AWARD: The Hunger and the Dusk, by G. Willow Wilson & Chris Wildgoose (IDW Publishing)

BROGAN FIDELITY AWARD: Tom Raney

HERO INITIATIVE AWARDS

• Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award: Tom Brevoort
• Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Klaus Janson

FAN CATEGORIES:

• Favorite Villain: Montresor – Nevermore (WEBTOONS)
• Favorite New Series: City of Blank, by 66 (WEBTOON)
• Favorite New Talent: Danny Earls
• Favorite Publisher: Image Comics
• Favorite Hero: Lenore – Nevermore (WEBTOON)