There are two publically voted awards efforts currently ongoing: one which is for anyone who loves comics and has a pulse (The Tripwire Awards), and one which is those who love comics and is voted on by those that, well, actually work in the comics industry, The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards.
The Ringos, as they’re more commonly known, return as part of the hugely popular Baltimore Comic-Con which runs over the weekend of Friday 28th-Sunday 30th October at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland – the results of the polling will be announced at a special ceremony on Saturday.
This year’s nominees – gathered from submissions by comics fans and a professional jury – are your usual fine, eclectic selection, as is the mark of the Ringos and 2022, in particular, has a number of names that come up a lot in the various categories, including BOOM! Studios that have two titles in the Best Series category and three in Best Single Issue/Story (no BRZRKR, oddly enough), Jeff Lemire who is in the running for Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist), Best Writer and Best Cover Artist, and WEBTOON who dominates the Best Webcomic category.
Voting is open now and closes on Wednesday 28th September, only three short weeks away. If you’re a comic pro, now’s the time to get in your votes HERE and tie your flag to the mast – if you’re not a comics pro, you can always cheer from the sidelines when the winners are announced at Baltimore Comic-Con. Bring virtual popcorn.
THE MIKE WIERINGO COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS 2020
Nominees
Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
- Jeff Lemire
- Sas Milledge
- Eric Powell
- Caytlin Vilbrandt
- Thomas Zahler
Best Writer
- Jeff Lemire
- Merryweather
- Chris Miskiewicz
- Tom Taylor
- James Tynion IV
Best Artist or Penciller
- Filipe Andrade
- Juan Cavia
- Tyler Crook
- Jeff Edwards
- Jock
- PokuriMio
- Gabriel Rodriguez
Best Inker
- Sal Buscema
- Adelso Corona
- Eber Ferreira
- Jonathan Glapion
- Sandra Hope
- Mark Morales
- Norm Rapmund
Best Letterer
- Andworld Designs
- Clayton Cowles
- Crank!
- Taylor Esposito
- DC Hopkins
- Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Best Colorist
- Juan Cavia
- Bruna Costa
- Dijjo Lima
- Dave McCaig
- K. O’Neill
- Sandro Pacucci
- Santiago R. Villa
Best Cover Artist
- Simone Di Meo
- Jeff Edwards
- Stephanie Hans
- Javan Jordan
- Jeff Lemire
- Peach Momoko
- Sana Takeda
Best Series
- Locke & Key/The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone, IDW Publishing
- Many Deaths of Laila Starr, BOOM! Studios
- Something is Killing the Children, BOOM! Studios
- Stray Dogs, Image Comics
- Syphon, Image Comics
Best Single Issue or Story
- Commander RAO #1, Scout Comics
- Mamo #1, BOOM! Studios
- The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #3, BOOM! Studios
- Something is Killing the Children #20, BOOM! Studios
- Tales of the Night Watchman: Under the Surface, So What? Press
Best Original Graphic Novel
- Ballad for Sophie, Top Shelf Productions
- Blowback, self-published
- Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks
- Djeliya, TKO Studios
- Save it for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest, Abrams Books
- This is Where We Fall, Z2
Best Anthology
- DC Pride 2021, DC
- SENSORY: Life on the Spectrum, self-published
- Smut Peddler Presents: Sordid Past, Iron Circus Comics
- You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife, Iron Circus Comics
- Yule: Dreadful Tales for the Holiday Season, self-published
Best Humor Comic
- Cyclopedia Exotica, Drawn & Quarterly
- Love and Capes: In the Time of Covid, Maerkle Press
- Not All Robots, AWA Studios
- Twiztid Haunted High-Ons: Curse of the Green Book, Source Point Press
- Wicked Things, BOOM! Studios
Best Webcomic
- Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy, WEBTOON
- Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, WEBTOON
- I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp, Insider
- Let’s Play, WEBTOON
- Lore Olympus, WEBTOON
Best Humor Webcomic
- The Little Trashmaid, Tapas Media
- Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell, WEBTOON
- The Middle Age, middleagecomic.com
- Mr. Lovenstein, Tapas Media
- Rosebuds, GoComics
- Sarah’s Scribbles, Tapas
Best Non-fiction Comic Work
- The Comic Book History of Animation, IDW Publishing
- Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks
- Elvis: The Official Graphic Novel, Z2
- Hakim’s Odyssey, Book 1: From Syria to Turkey, Graphic Mundi
- Run: Book One, Abrams Books
- Yummy: A History of Desserts, Random House Children’s Books
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
- Avatar: The Last Airbender–Suki, Alone. Dark Horse Comics
- Better Place, Top Shelf
- Just Roll With It, Random House Children’s Books
- Nobody Likes You, Greta Grump, Fantagraphics
- Rainbow Bridge, Aftershock
- The Underfoot: Into the Sun, Oni Press
Best Presentation in Design
- Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks
- EC Covers Artist’s Edition, IDW Publishing
- Friday Foster: The Ultimate Collection, ABLAZE Comics
- Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist’s Edition, IDW Publishing
- Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium, IDW Publishing
- Stake, Scout Comics
