Chad Burdette
The ninth annual Ringo awards returned as part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con. with top honors announced Saturday, October 18, 2025.
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The winners for the 2025 Ringo Awards were announced Saturday at the awards ceremony, given out in honor of the late artist Mike Wieringo who made a name for himself as the co-creator of Tellos, as well as working on DC Comics properties like The Flash and Marvel Comics Fantastic Four, and others.
Best Series
Winner: The Pedestrian, Magma Comix
- Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, IDW Publishing
- The Blood Brothers Mother, DSTLRY
- Helen of Wyndhorn, Dark Horse Comics
- Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Dark Horse Comics
- The Pedestrian, Magma Comix – Episode 222: Watch Out For The Pedestrian With Joey Esposito and Sean Von Gorman (Of Comics)
Best Single Issue or Story
Winner:
- Batman and Robin Year One #1, DC Comics
- “A Blue Flame” in Second Hand Love, Drawn & Quarterly
- The Crying Boy, Keenspot Entertainment
- Death Ratio’d, AWA Studios – Episode 179 MARK RUSSELL Has a Billionaire Island – Death Ratio’d
- FML #1, Dark Horse Comics
- Helen of Wyndhorn, Dark Horse Comics
- Navigating with You, Maverick
- A Never-Ending Adventure, Oscar Osorio
- Trinity Special: World’s Finest #1, DC Comics
Best Writer
Winner: Kelly Thompson
- Jason Douglas
- Tom King
- Oscar Osorio
- Scott Snyder – Episode 254: Scott Snyder Goes All-In With Absolute Batman & DC Comics
- Kelly Thompson – Episode 219: Sugar, Spice, Eveything Nice & More With Kelly Thompson
- James Tynion IV
- David F. Walker
Best Cartoonist (Writer and Artist)
Winner: Eric Powell
- Arechan
- Megan Grey
- Patrick Horvath
- Mikaël
- Eric Powell
Best Artist or Penciller/Inker Team
Winner: Chris Samnee
- Bilquis Evely
- Kate Flynn
- Daniel HDR
- Eduardo Risso
- Chris Samnee
Best Colorist
Winner: Jordie Bellaire
- Michael Adams
- Jordie Bellaire
- Lee Loughridge
- Sabine Rich
- Dave Stewart
Best Letterer
Winner: Richard Starkings
- Aditya Bidikar
- Clayton Cowles
- Amal Desai
- DC Hopkins
- Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
- Richard Starkings
Best Cover Artist
Winner: Bilquis Evely
- Oliver Barrett
- Evan Cagle
- Francine Delgado
- Bilquis Evely
- Francesca Fantini
- Greg Smallwood
Best Original Graphic Novel
Winner: Jane American
- Big Jim and the White Boy, Ten Speed Graphic – New York Comic Con 2024: David L. Walker & Marcus Kwami Anderson on BIG JIM & THE WHITE BOY
- The Deep Dark, Scholastic/Graphix
- ERASED: An Actor of Color’s Journey Through the Heyday of Hollywood, NBM Graphic Novels
- Homestead, Source Point Press – Episode 278: Straight To The Source (Point Press) With Dirk Manning and Joshua Werner
- Jane American, self-published
Best Anthology
Winner: Transphoria, Lifeline Comics
- DC Power 2024, DC Comics
- EC Cruel Universe, Oni Press
- Hello Darkness, BOOM! Studios
- The Savage Sword of Conan, Titan Comics
- Tales from the New World, Oscar Osorio
- Transphoria, Lifeline Comics – Transphoria: A Trans & Non-Binary Comic Book Anthology
Best Humor Comic
Winner: Smut #1, self-published
- Action Philosophers: Omnipotence for Dummies, Rocketship Entertainment
- Archie: The Decision, Archie Comics
- Forces of Nature, Drawn & Quarterly
- Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations from Parenthood, NBM Graphic Novels
- Smut #1, self-published – Wells Thompson Explores Trust & Sex in SMUT
- Space Circus, Dark Horse Comics
Best Webcomic
Winner: Renaissance of Raven, DC Go!/DC Comics
- The Croaking, WEBTOON Entertainment
- Daughter of a Thousand Faces, Tapas Entertainment
- The Mafia Nanny, WEBTOON Entertainment
- Novae, novaecomic.com
- Renaissance of Raven, DC Go!/DC Comics
- Under the Oak Tree, Manta
- Vampire Family, WEBTOON Entertainment
Best Humor Webcomic
Winner: Nothing Butt Nightwing, DC Go!/DC Comics
- Dealing with Demons, Manta
- Harley Quinn in Paradise, DC Go!/DC Comics
- High Class Homos, WEBTOON Entertainment
- Nothing Butt Nightwing, DC Go!/DC Comics
- Rosebuds, Comics Kingdom
- Wanna Be Friends?, WEBTOON Entertainment
Best Non-fiction Comic Work
Winner: In the Shadows of Stalin: The Story of Mr. Jones, Oni Press
- Adrift on a Painted Sea, Avery Hill
- Brittle Joints, Street Noise Books
- Djuna, Street Noise Books
- Feeding Ghosts, MCD
- In the Shadows of Stalin: The Story of Mr. Jones, Oni Press
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
Winner: Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain, Flying Eye Books
- Double Booking, Papercutz/Mad Cave Studios
- Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine, Dark Horse Comics – Episode 251-Jamal Igle Navigates Dudley Datson To The Wrong Earth
- Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain, Flying Eye Books
- The Legend of Tiger and Tail-Flower, Levine Querido
- The New Girl, Scholastic/Graphix
- Night Stories, Astra Books for Young Readers
- ZOR, Keenspot Entertainment
Best Presentation in Design
Winner: David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, IDW Publishing
- Coins of Judas, Orange Cone Productions/Band of Bards
- David Mazzucchelli’s Batman Year One Artist’s Edition, IDW Publishing
- Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff and Bram Stoker’s Dracula starring Bela Lugosi Casket Edition, Rocketship Entertainment and Legendary Comics
- One Bite at a Time: The First 20 Years of Elephant Eater Comics, Elephant Eater Comics
- Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Hardcover Box Set, Oni Press
- Warm Fusion, DSTLRY
OPEN NOMINATED AND VOTED AWARDS
All the nominees and the winner of these five categories will be selected by open voting. The five top Fan-Only Favorites will be announced at the Award Ceremony at the Baltimore Comic-Con in the following categories:
- Favorite Hero: Alex – Senorita Cometa (WEBTOON)
- Favorite Villain: Mr. Barnaby – DSTLRY
- Favorite New Series: The Pedestrian – Magma Comix
- Favorite New Talent: Annie Wright
- Favorite Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
Other Awards include:
THE MIKE WIERINGO SPIRIT AWARD
Nominated works will be named by perennial jurors, Todd Dezago, Craig Rousseau, Mark Waid, and Matt Wieringo
Winner: Welcome To Maynard – Dark Horse Comics
THE HERO INITIATIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AND DICK GIORDANO HUMANITARIAN AWARDS:
- selected by Hero Initiative
Winner: Stan Sakai
Congratulations to the winners and nominees and thank you for a wonderful year of comics
