The ninth annual Ringo awards are set to return as part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con. with top honors to be announced Saturday, October 18, 2025.
The winners for the 2025 Ringo Awards will be 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.
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.
Related: Interview With Randy Tischler About The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards-2024
Best Series
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- Arechan
- Megan Grey
- Patrick Horvath
- Mikaël
- Eric Powell
Best Artist or Penciller/Inker Team
- Bilquis Evely
- Kate Flynn
- Daniel HDR
- Eduardo Risso
- Chris Samnee
Best Colorist
- Michael Adams
- Jordie Bellaire
- Lee Loughridge
- Sabine Rich
- Dave Stewart
Best Letterer
- Aditya Bidikar
- Clayton Cowles
- Amal Desai
- DC Hopkins
- Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
- Richard Starkings
Best Cover Artist
- Oliver Barrett
- Evan Cagle
- Francine Delgado
- Bilquis Evely
- Francesca Fantini
- Greg Smallwood
Best Original Graphic Novel
Best Original Graphic Novel
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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:
- 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
Congratulations to the nominees and stay tuned to Comic Watch for announced winners in October