Chad Burdette
The nominees for the 2024 Ringo Awards were announced yester ahead of the awards ceremony, which takes place during the Baltimore Comic Con in September, 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.
Founded by Cards, Comics, and Collectibles in Reisterstown, Maryland, the awards celebrate creators and new works from the preceding calendar year as nominated by both industry professionals and fans, with final nominees chosen by all comic creative professionals.
Judging is done by a select jury of five professionals representing a cross-section of the comics industry who vote by ranking the seven choices in each category in order of preference.
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The nominees fall into two categories:
OPEN+JURY NOMINATED AWARDS
Two nominees will be selected by an open, online nomination process with the remaining three nominees selected by a jury of comics industry professionals. A tie among the jury’s choices may result in more than five nominees in a category.
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
- Favorite Villain
- Favorite New Series
- Favorite New Talent
- Favorite Publisher
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
THE HERO INITIATIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AND DICK GIORDANO HUMANITARIAN AWARDS:
- selected by Hero Initiative
The eighth annual awards will return as part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con. with top honors announced Saturday, September 21, 2024.
OPEN+JURY NOMINATED AWARDS:
Best Series
- Geiger: Ground Zero, Image Comics
- The Night Eaters, Abrams ComicArts
- Phantom Road, Image Comics
- Rare Flavours, BOOM! Studios
- Sirens of the City, BOOM! Studios
- Tower, A Wave Blue World
Best Single Issue or Story
- Animal Pound #1, BOOM! Studios
- By The Horns: Dark Earth #7, Scout Comics
- Etheres, Source Point Press
- Rare Flavours #1, BOOM! Studios
- Somna, DSTLRY
- Star Trek: Day of Blood – Shaxs’ Best Day, IDW
Best Writer
- Dan Abnett
- Ed Brubaker
- Tom King
- Mariko Tamaki
- Kit Trace
Best Cartoonist (Writer and Artist)
- 66
- K. O’Neill
- Ed Piskor
- Jeff Smith
- Jillian Tamaki
Best Artist or Penciller/Inker Team
- Elsa Charretier
- Duncan Fegredo
- Abdullah Hadia
- Vincent Mallié
- Sean Phillips
- Peter Rostovsky
Best Colorist
- Brad Anderson
- Jordie Bellaire
- Tamra Bonvillain
- Stephan Franck
- Jacob Phillips
- Rico Renzi
Best Letterer
- Clayton Cowles
- Taylor Esposito
- Lucas Gattoni
- Stephen Kok
- Micah Myers
- Stan Sakai
Best Cover Artist
- Colin Griffin
- Tula Lotay
- Dan Parent
- Chris Samnee
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Fiona Staples
Best Original Graphic Novel
- Monica, Fantagraphics
- Parasocial, Image Comics
- Roaming, Drawn & Quarterly
- Slightly Exaggerated, Dark Horse Comics
- Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy, Abrams ComicArts
Best Anthology
- The Devil’s Cut, DSTLRY
- Dwellings, Oni Press
- Hairology, Lifeline Comics
- Ice Cream Man, Image Comics
- The Rocketeer One-Shot, IDW
- Swan Songs, Image Comics
Best Humor Comic
- Asterix and the White Lotus (Vol. 40), Papercutz
- Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Game On #1, Archie Comics
- Bone: More Tall Tales, Scholastic
- Dwellings, Oni Press
- Girl Juice, Drawn & Quarterly
- Great British Bump-Off, Dark Horse Comics
- Snow White Zombie Apocalypse, Scout Comics
Best Webcomic
- Countdown to Love, Manta
- The Guy Upstairs, WEBTOON
- Hungry Heart, Tapas
- I’m Dating a Psychopath, WEBTOON
- Lore Olympus, WEBTOON
- Nevermore, WEBTOON
- Señorita Cometa, WEBTOON
Best Humor Webcomic
- Beetle Moses, Comics Kingdom
- Blue Chair, WEBTOON
- The Deviless’s Impression of a Princess, Manta
- The Fantastical After-School Writing Club, Manta
- Not So Shoujo Love Story, WEBTOON
- Vibe Check!, WEBTOON
Best Non-fiction Comic Work
- Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz, Top Shelf
- Memento Mori, Oni Press
- Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound, Z2 Comics
- My Picture Diary, Drawn & Quarterly
- The Odyssey of the Adriana, Business Insider
- Tasty, Random House Children’s Books
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
- Archie Horror Presents…Chilling Adventures, Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- The Batman Scooby-Doo Mysteries, DC Comics
- Big Ethel Energy Vol. 2, Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Luna and the Treasure of Tlaloc, Flying Eye Books/Nobrow
- Dear Rosie, Random House Children’s Books
- The Glopple, Legends Comics
- Lights, Oni Press
- Squish and Squash, Keenspot Entertainment
Best Presentation in Design
- Complete Klaus Deluxe Edition, BOOM! Studios
- Faithless Deluxe Edition with Slipcase, BOOM! Studios
- Grendel: Devil by the Deed–Master’s Edition, Dark Horse Comics
- Metaphorical HER, Rocketship Entertainment
- Palookaville 24, Drawn & Quarterly
- Richard Stark’s Parker: The Complete Collection, IDW Publishing
- Thalamus: The Art of Dave McKean, Dark Horse Comics
- Watership Down, Ten Speed Press
Stay tuned to learn who this year’s judges are, nominees for the Open & Nominated Categories, and winners announced Saturday, September 21, 2024.
