The 10th annual Ringo awards returned as part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con. with top honors announced Saturday, September 26, 2025.
The 2026 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.
The 2026 Ringo Awards Nominees…and WINNERS
Best Series
- Absolute Batman, DC Comics
- Absolute Martian Manhunter, DC Comics
- Coexistence, self-published
- FML, Dark Horse Comics
- Granite State Punk, Orange Cone Productions
- Murder Podcast, Ignition Press
Winner: Absolute Batman
Best Short Story
- Chest Face, self-published – The Comic Watchers Episode 250: Dean Haspiel Unleashes The CHEST FACE
- “Pied Piper” in Cthulhu Invades Fairy Tales, Orange Cone Productions
- “The Knife and Gun Club” in Detective Comics #1100, DC Comics
- The Fire Breathing Duckling, Astra Books for Young Readers
- “Red Snapper in the Rea” in Milk White Steed, Drawn & Quarterly
- Model Five Murder, Silver Sprocket
Winner: Dean Haspiel – Chest Face
Best Original Graphic Novel
- Black Arms To Hold You Up, Pantheon Books
- The Corus Wave, Avery Hill Publishing
- David Dastmalchian’s Through, Z2 Comics – Interview: David Dastmalchian & Leah Kilpatrick Serve Up A Hat-Trick Of Horror
- Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me, Drawn & Quarterly
- Drome, Macmillan – First Second and 23rd Street
- The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief, Fantagraphics
- Gamemasters: The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games, Clover Press – The Comic Watchers – Episode 225: GAMEMASTERS: The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games With Fred Van Lente
- Herobear and the Kid Vol. 1 – The Inheritance, Papercutz
Winner: Herobear and the Kid Vol. 1 – The Inheritance, Papercutz
Best Cartoonist (Writer and Artist)
- Caroline Cash
- Scott Chantler – Interview: Scott Chantler & Bringing Three Thieves YA OGN Series To Mad Cave’s Papercutz Imprint
- Anders Nilsen
- Ben Passmore
- Tiffany Petitt
- Mimi Pond
- Craig Thompson
- Paige Walshe
- Ben Wickey – NYCC 2025 – IDW Booth: Ben Wickey – More Weight: A Salem Story
Winner: Craig Thompson
Best Writer
- Deniz Camp
- Joseph Schmalke
- James Tynion IV
- Robert Venditti
- Mark Waid
Winner: Deniz Camp
Best Artist or Penciller/Inker Team
- Becky Cloonan
- Werther Dell’Edera
- Jay Fosgitt
- Javier Rodríguez
- Liam Sharp
- Hayden Sherman
- Stefan Tosheff
Winner: Javier Rodríguez
Best Letterer
- Taylor Esposito
- Rob Leigh
- Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
- Troy Peteri
- Nate Piekos
- Ben Wickey
Winner: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Best Colorist
- Jordie Bellaire
- John Kalisz
- Javier Rodriguez
- Alejandro Sanchez
- Stefano Simeone
- Dave Stewart
Winner: Dave Stewart
Best Cover Artist
- Gabriele Dell’Otto
- Colm Griffin
- Tula Lotay
- Daniel Parent
- Javier Rodriguez
- Riley Rossmo
Winner: Javier Rodríguez
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel – Ages 11 and Under
- Brume Vol. 1, Astra Books for Young Readers
- The Fire Breathing Duckling, Astra Books for Young Readers,
- The Lost Sunday, Oni Press
- Magda, Intergalactic Chef: The Big Tournament, Lerner Publishing Group
- Max, A Little Axolotl, Scholastics Inc.
- The Mighty Bite #3: Hog Rocket Ruckus, ABRAMS
- The Patchwork Girl of Oz Volume 1, Image Comics
- Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and the Amazing Lost Ocean, Fantagraphics
Wnner: Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse and the Amazing Lost Ocean, Fantagraphics
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel – Ages 12 and Up
- Angelica and the Bear Prince, Penguin Random House/Random House Children’s Books
- Dracula’s Brunch Club, Oni Press
- Hello Sunshine, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Hunger’s Bite, Union Square & Co.
- Raised by Ghosts, Fantagraphics
- Wynd Book Four: The Power of the Blood, BOOM! Studios
Winner: Raised by Ghosts, Fantagraphics
Best Anthology
- Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown, Dark Horse Comics
- Flash Gordon Adventures Vol. 2, Papercutz – The Comic Watchers – Episode 309: Adam Tierney – Godzilla, 13 Demons Dead, and Afraid Of Everything
- Jim Henson Presents, BOOM! Studios
- Knapsack Magazine Volume 2: Butter, Lucky Pocket Press
- unSEEN/unHEARD: Disability & Neurodivergence Comic Anthology, self-published – Shedding Light On The unSEEN/unHEARD: Disability & Neurodivergence Comic Anthology
- Young Men in Love: New Romance, A Wave Blue World – Joe Glass & Matt Miner Talk Young Men In Love Vol 2: New Romance
Winner: : Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown, Dark Horse Comics
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