BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – June 25, 2018 – The 2018 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards are to be presented on the evening of Saturday, September 29, 2018 as part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con. The Ringo Awards has completed the 2018 nomination process, which was inclusive of fans and comic book professionals alike, and both communities showed strong support, both in promoting the nomination process on their websites, blogs, and social media feeds, and by submitting their nominations.
Voting on the 2018 Final Ballot is restricted to comic book industry creative community — anyone involved in and credited with creating comics professionally. We now present the inaugural Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards Final Ballot.
Fan and Pro Nomination Categories
* Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
Guy Delisle
Emil Ferris
Monica Gallagher
Joelle Jones
Quimchee
Jillian Tamaki
* Best Writer
Jason Aaron
Neil Gaiman
Matt Kindt
Tom King
Jeff Lemire
Aline Brosh McKenna
David Pepose
* Best Artist or Penciller
Gary Frank
Mitch Gerards
Chris Samnee
Stjepan Sejic
Lee Weeks
* Best Inker
Jonathan Glapion
Mark McKenna
Danny Miki
Mark Morales
Scott Williams
* Best Letterer
Colin Bell
Justin Birch
Todd Klein
David Rubin
John Workman
* Best Colorist
Dijjo Lima
Laura Martin
Dave McCaig
Jasen Smith
Dave Stewart
* Best Cover Artist
Michael Cho
Fay Dalton
Simon Fraser
Joelle Jones
David Mack
Jorge Santiago Jr.
* Best Series
Batman, DC Comics
Lady Killer, Dark Horse Comics
Mister Miracle, DC Comics
Spencer & Locke, Action Lab Entertainment
Sunstone, Image Comics
* Best Single Issue or Story
Batman Annual #2, DC Comics
Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics
Doomsday Clock #1, DC Comics
I Am Groot, Marvel Comics
Mister Miracle #5, DC Comics
* Best Original Graphic Novel
The Aggregate, Split Decision Comics
The Best We Could Do, Abrams ComicArts
Hostage, Drawn & Quarterly
My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Fantagraphics
Spinning, First Second
* Best Anthology
Magic Bullet, D.C. Conspiracy
Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood, ComicMix
In addition to Final Ballot categories, both Fan-Only Favorites from the nomination ballot and Hero Initiave Awards (The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award and The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award) will be presented at the Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards ceremony the evening of September 29, 2018.
Companies, organizations, or individuals interested in sponsorship of the 2017 Ringo Awards may discuss opportunities to do so by emailing us at contact@ringoawards.com.
“Our second year was another success,” said Marc Nathan, Baltimore Comic-Con promoter. “The Ringos were very well-received in our inaugural year, and the trend continued in 2018, with voter global footprint and total participation numbers really growing. Now, the comic book industry gets to determine which nominees will receive 2018 awards, so if you are a comics industry creative professional, please take a few minutes to cast your ballot!”
2018 Ringo Awards Final Ballot
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - June 25, 2018 - The 2018 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards are to be presented on the evening of Saturday, September 29, 2018 as part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con. The Ringo Awards has completed the 2018...
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