
Tripwire announced the winners of its sixth annual Tripwire Awards yesterday, at London’s Cartoon Museum (Thursday 24th October 2024).
Hosted by the Convention Collective’s Leonard Sultana with Tripwire editor-in-chief Joel Meadows, here’s are the winners, and the nominees in each category…
Best Writer

Winner: Jim Zub (Conan The Barbarian, Titan)
Also nominated: Kelly Thompson (Birds of Prey, DC); Tom King (Helen Of Wyndhorn, Dark Horse); Rob Williams (Petrol Head, image); Torunn Gronbekk (Catwoman, DC, Red Sonja, Dynamite)
Best Artist
Winner: Dan Mora (World’s Finest, DC)
Also nominated: Bruno Redondo (Nightwing, DC); Bilquis Evely (Helen Of Wyndhorn, Dark Horse); Rafael Grampa (Gargoyle Of Gotham, DC); Anna Morozova (“Lowborn High”, 2000AD)
Best Cover Artist

Winner: Dan Panosian (Conan, various)
Also nominated: Annie Wu (Barbarella); Alex Ross (various); Jacob Phillips (Enfield Gang Massacre, Newburn, Image); Liam Sharp (StarHenge)
Best Colourist
Winner: Ellie Wright (Red Sonja, Dynamite, various)
Also nominated: Sanford Greene (Napalm Lullaby #1 (Image); Lee Loughridge (The Devil’s Cut, Gone & Somna (DSTLRY); Jean Francois Beaulieu (Invincible, Image); Brennan Wright (Grendel, Dark Horse)
Best Letterer
Winner: Simon Bowland (Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, DC)
Also nominated: Clayton Cowles (Jenny Sparks, DC); Justin Birch (Nottingham, Mad Cave Studios); Aditya Bidikar (Dawnrunner, Dark Horse Comics); Becca Carey (Plastic Man No More, DC)
Best New Talent
Winner: Arielle Jovellanos (Girl Taking Over: Lois Lane)
Also nominated: Aly Fell (Misty, The Kissing Gate); Martin Simpson (Rasp, Nord); Niall O’Rourke (The Crying Boy); Sedat Oezgen (various)
Please note, the original press announcement wrongly announced Martin Simpson in this category. Tripwire has apologised for the error
Best New Series
Winner: Conan The Barbarian by Jim Zub and various (Titan Comics)
Also nominated: Flash Gordon by Jeremy Adams and Will Conrad (Mad Cave); Helen Of Wyndhorn by Tom King and Bilquis Evely (Dark Horse Comics); Blood Brothers Mother by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (DSTLRY); Batman/ Dylan Dog by Roberto Recchioni, Gigi Cavenago and Werther Dell’edera (DC Comics)
Best Publisher
Winner: Image Comics
Also nominated: Mad Cave Studios; Dark Horse Comics; Rebellion; Boom!
Best Original Graphic Novel
Winner: Night Fever by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
Also nominated: Watership Down adapted by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin (Penguin Books); Barda, Ngozi Ukazu (DC); Monica by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
Best Collection
Winner: Batman Year One Artists Edition by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli (IDW)
Also nominated: Fatale complete edition by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image Comics); The World of Black Hammer Omnibus Vol. 3 by Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, Tyler Crook and Gabriel Walta (Dark Horse); StarHenge by Liam Sharp (Image Comics); Nottingham Vol.1 by David Hazan and Shane Connery Volk (Mad Cave Comics)
Best Comics-Related Website / Publication
Winner: Tripwire
Also nominated: Broken Frontier; DownTheTubes; Bleeding Cool; ComicCon
Best Small Press / Independent (UK)
Winner: Mad Robot Comics
Also nominated: Time Bomb Comics; SelfMadeHero; The 77; Avery Hill Publishing
Best Small Press / Independent (US)
Winner: DSTLRY
Also nominated: Dynamite Editions; Ablaze Editions ; Magnetic Press; FairSquare Graphics
Best Editor
Winner: Mike Marts, Mad Cave Studios
Also nominated: Will Dennis, DSTLRY; Matt Smith, 2000AD; Katii O’Brien, Dark Horse Comics; Brady Webb, Panini
Best Designer
Winner: Rian Hughes
Also nominated: Tom Muller ; Darran Robinson; Tim Daniel
Best Crowdfunding Campaign
Winner: Dracula Volume 1: The Impaler by Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones (Kickstarter)
Also nominated: John Benteen’s Fargo: Hell on Wheels by Howard Chaykin (Zoop); Full Tilt by Jason Copland (Zoop); Death Sentence: Cyberpunk by Monty Nero (Kickstarter); Just Putting My Face on by Emma Raven (Kickstarter)
Best Convention
Winner: New York Comic Con
Also nominated: Thought Bubble; London Film and Comic Con; Macc Poww; The Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Best Audio/ Live Action or Animated Adaptation
Winner: Spider-man: Across The Spider-verse (Sony)
Also nominated: Marvel’s Wastelanders (Sirius XM); Deadpool vs Wolverine (Marvel); The Boys (Amazon Prime); Sweet Tooth (Netflix)
Best Humour Comic – Print
Winner: Groo (Dark Horse)
Also nominated: The Beano (DC Thomson); The Phoenix (David Fickling Books); Garfield (Boom!); Batman And Scooby Doo Mysteries (DC)

Person Of The Year
Winner: Mark London
Also nominated: Chip Mosher, Scott Dunbier, Steve Geppi, Diamond, Marie Javins, DC, Christina Merkler, Lunar
The Roll Of Honour
Frank Frazetta
Louise Simonson
Also nominated: Walt Simonson, Trina Robbins, Neal Adams, Howard Chaykin, Dennis Kitchen, Ian Gibson, Bryan Talbot, Michael Zulli, Tim Sale, Billy Graham, Denys Cowan, John Wagner
“We are proud to have another year of supporting comics and the comics industry and we are already thinking about how we can top this year in 2025,” Tripwire editor-in-chief Joel Meadows said.
• Tripwire’s home on the web is at tripwiremagazine.co.uk
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Is that a typo or did *Tripwire* really win the *Tripwire* Award for best comics related publication or website? That seems … odd.