2019 Ringo Awards Deadline fast approaching

By John Freeman on September 16, 2019

The voting deadline for the 2019 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards final ballot closes on Wednesday. The Ringo Awards Banquet and Ceremony will be held in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic-Con on the evening of Saturday 19th October.

Members of the comic book industry creative community, from indie houses to Diamond Premier Publishers, are well-represented in the voter population this year. If you haven’t voted yet, take a couple of minutes to complete the final ballot before the deadline this Wednesday – 18th September 2019.

• Comic pros can click the button below to submit their votes

Fan and Pro Nomination Categories

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

Echorise
Enjelicious
Terry Moore
Sean Murphy
Jim Woodring

Best Writer

Brian Michael Bendis
Richard Dent
Rylend Grant
Jeff Lemire
Scott Snyder
Brian K. Vaughan

Best Artist or Penciller

Joe Bennett
Shawn Daley
Ezra Claytan Daniels
Steve Ellis
Ronilson Freire
Dan Mora
Dustin Nguyen
Ryan Ottley
Sean Phillips

Best Inker

J.P. Mayer
Mark Morales
Ron Randall
Fiona Staples
Sana Takeda

Best Letterer

David Aja
Arechan
Taylor Esposito
Jared K. Fletcher
Todd Klein

Best Colourist

Tamra Bonvillain
Steve Conley
Matt Hollingsworth
Rachel Smythe
Dave Stewart
Matt Wilson
YaongYi

Best Cover Artist

Travis Charest
Nick Derington
Dan Mora
Sara Richard
Alex Ross
Fiona Staples
Jim Woodring

Best Series

Batman: White Knight, DC Comics
Bitter Root, Image Comics
Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Dark Horse Comics
Blammo, Kilgore Books
The Highest House, IDW Publishing
The Immortal Hulk, Marvel Comics
Venom, Marvel Comics

Best Single Issue or Story

Aberrant #4, Danger Zone
Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise, Dark Horse Comics
Champions #24, Marvel Comics
Klaus and the Crying Snowman, BOOM! Studios
Swamp Thing Winter Special, DC Comics

Best Original Graphic Novel

The Ghost, The Owl, Action Lab Entertainment
My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, Image Comics
Son of Hitler, Image Comics
Upgrade Soul, Lion Forge
Woman World, Drawn & Quarterly

Best Anthology

Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman, DC Comics
All We Ever Wanted: Stories of a Better World, A Wave Blue World
Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World, Black Crown/IDW Publishing
Grief, Source Point Press
Twisted Romance, Image Comics
Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas, Image Comics

Best Humour Comic

Bluechair, WEBTOON
Get Naked, Image Comics
Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell, WEBTOON
MAD, DC Comics
Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons, IDW Publishing

Best Comic Strip or Panel

Amazing Spider-Man, Stan Lee/Larry Lieber, King Features Syndicate
Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, Andrews McMeel Universal
Doonsbury, Garry Trudeau, Andrews McMeel Universal
Garfield, Jim Davis, King Features Syndicate
Luann, Greg Evans, Andrews McMeel Universal
Nancy, Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal
Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, Andrews McMeel Universal

Best Webcomic

Age Matters, Enjelicious
Aztec Empire, Paul Guinan, Anina Bennett, David Hahn
The Contradictions, Sophie Yanow
Existential Comics, Corey Mohler
Lavender Jack, Dan Schkade
Luff, Arechan
The Nib, various
Nothing Special, Katie Cook

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

All the Answers, Simon & Schuster
The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York, Abrams ComicArts
Hey, Kiddo, GraphixI Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation, BOOM! Studios
Let’s Make Comics!, Watson-Guptill
Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas, Image Comics

Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel

Aquacorn Cove, Oni Press
Be Prepared, First Second Books
Jupiter Jet, Action Lab Entertainment
The Nameless City: The Divided Earth, First Second Books
The Prince and the Dressmaker, First Second Books
Punk Taco, Adam Wallenta Entertainment

Best Presentation in Design

Absolute Sandman Overture, DC Comics
Berlin, Drawn & Quarterly
Madman Quarter Century Shindig, IDW Publishing
My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies, Image Comics
Only Living Boy Omnibus, Papercutz
Persephone, BOOM! StudiosTerry Moore’s Strangers in Paradise Gallery Edition, Abstract Studio/Graphitti Designs
Yellow Negros and Other Imaginary Creatures, New York Review Comics

The final ballot represents an aggregate of jury and fan top nominations. Fan Favourite category and Mike Wieringo Spirit Award winners will be announced at the award ceremony on October 19th. Congratulations to all of the nominees.

• Comic pros can click the button below to submit their votes

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.