The second annual Ringo Awards, named after Mike Wieringo, were a BLAST. If you’re in town for Baltimore Comic-Con you really should look into getting a ticket. It’s an Emmy’s-style event where dinner is served at the award venue and you get to share a table with some of the comic book industry’s greatest talent. The organizers once again hit it out of the park with their keynote speaker, Katie Cook. Her speech was so much fun and really resonated with me as someone who loves both web comics and retail comics. I think you’ll enjoy the various speeches given, particularly Denys Cowan’s story about Denny O’Neil and Tom King’s increasingly hilarious speeches as he won award after award at the show.
Here’s a list of the winners:
Fan Favorites:
- Favorite Hero: Mags (Assassin Roommate)
- Favorite Villain: Arlo (unOrdinary)
- Favorite New Series: I Love Yoo
- Favorite New Talent: Quimchee
- Favorite Publisher: Line Webtoon
Jury and Fan Winners:
- Best Cover Artist: Michael Cho
- Best Series: Mister Miracle, DC Comics
- Best Letterer: Todd Klein
- Best Colorist: Dave Stewart
- Best Humor Comic: Batman/Elmer Fudd, DC Comics
- Best Original Graphic Novel: My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Fantagraphics
- Best Comic Strip or Panel: Sarah’s Scribbles, Andrews McMeel Universal
- Best Single Issue or Story: Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics
- Mike Wieringo Spirit Award: Mech Cadet Yu, BOOM! Studios
- Best Anthology: Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood, ComicMix
- Best Non-fiction Comic Work: The Best We Could Do, Abrams ComicArts
- Best Presentation in Design: Saga, Image Comics
- Best Webcomic: 1000, Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene
- Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel: DC SuperHero Girls, DC Comics
- Best Inker: Mark Morales
- Best Writer: Tom King
- Best Artist or Penciller: Lee Weeks
- Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist): Joelle Jones
Hero Initiative Awards:
- Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award: Marc Andreyko
- Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Denny O’Neil