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{{Short description|Annual comic book award}}
{{Notability|date=February 2023}}
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| name           = Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards
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| awarded_for    = Achievement in [[comic book]]s
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| country        = United States
| location       = [[Baltimore Comic-Con]]
| year           = [[2017 in comics|2017]]
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| website        = {{URL|http://ringoawards.com/}}
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The '''Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards''', commonly shortened to the '''Ringo Awards''', are prizes given for achievement in [[comic book]]s. They are named in honor of artist [[Mike Wieringo]] and they were founded by the [[Reisterstown, Maryland]]–based [[Baltimore Comic-Con#History|Cards, Comics, & Collectibles]] shop alongside the Ringo Awards Committee in 2017, their ceremony meant to succeed the [[Harvey Award]]s which left the [[Baltimore Comic-Con]] as its venue in 2016.<ref>Draper Carlson, Johanna. [http://comicsworthreading.com/2016/10/14/harvey-awards-leaving-baltimore-new-home-not-disclosed/ "Harvey Awards Leaving Baltimore, New Home Not Disclosed"] Comics Worth Reading (October 14, 2016).</ref>

The Ringo Awards are nominated by an open vote among comic-book professionals and fans. The winners are selected from the top two fan choices as the first two nominees and the professional jury selects the remaining three nominees in each category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://graphicpolicy.com/2017/06/27/the-ringo-awards-are-coming-to-baltimore-comic-con-and-you-can-submit-nominees-now/|title=The Ringo Awards are Coming to Baltimore Comic-Con and You can Submit Nominees Now! - Graphic Policy|date=27 June 2017|publisher=Graphic Policy}}</ref>

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== History ==
The Ringo Awards were created as an industry award voted by comics professionals and its fans. The first Ringo Awards were presented at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 23, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://borg.com/2017/09/24/first-ringo-comic-book-industry-awards-honor-lewis-young-cho-staples-king-and-more/#more-36843|title=First 'Ringo! comic book industry award ceremony honors Lewis, Young, Cho, Staples, King, and more|date=24 September 2017|publisher=borg}}</ref> The 2018 awards took place at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 29, 2018. The 2019 awards were held October 19, 2019 at the Baltimore Comic-Con. The 2020 awards were held October 24, 2020 at Baltimore Comic-Con Live, the Baltimore Comic-Con's virtual live-streaming event held during COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/2020-ringo-award-winners/|title=2020 Ringo Award Winners Announced|date=25 October 2020|publisher=Multiversity Comics}}</ref>

==Categories==
The Ringo Awards are awarded in the following categories:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/2022-ringo-awards-winners/|title= DID YOU HEAR WHAT EDDIE GEIN DONE?, SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN lead 2022 Ringo Awards winners|date= November 2022|publisher=ComicsBeat}}</ref>

===Current===
{{As of|2023}}, awards are presented in 23 categories for works published in 2020.

Perennial Jury Nomination:
* The Mike Wieringo Spirit Award (2017–present)

Fan-Only Nominations:
* Favorite Hero (2017–present)
* Favorite Villain (2017–present)
* Favorite New Series (2017–present)
* Favorite New Talent (2017–present)
* Favorite Publisher (2018–present)

Fan and Pro Nomination Categories:
* Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist) (2017–present)
* Best Writer (2017–present)
* Best Artist or Penciller (2017–present)
* Best Inker (2017–present)
* Best Letterer (2017–present)
* Best Colorist (2017–present)
* Best Cover Artist (2017–present)
* Best Series (2017–present)
* Best Single Issue or Story (2017–present)
* Best Original Graphic Novel (2017–present)
* Best Anthology (2017–present)
* Best Humor Comic (2017–present)
* Best Webcomic (2017–present)
* Best Humor Webcomic (2021–present)
* Best Non-fiction Comic Work (2017–present)
* Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel (2018–present)
* Best Presentation in Design (2017–present)

===Past awards===
Fan and Pro Nomination Categories:
* Best Comic Strip or Panel (2017–2020)

==Award winners==

===Characters===
====[Fan] Favorite Hero====
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* '''2017''' Cash Wayne from ''Spectrum'' ([[WEBTOON]])
* '''2018''' Mags from ''[[Assassin Roommate]]'' (WEBTOON)
* '''2019''' Toaster Dude from ''Toaster Dude'' (WEBTOON)
* '''2020''' Clove from ''[[SubZero (webcomic)|SubZero]]'' (WEBTOON)
* '''2021''' [[Persephone in popular culture|Persephone]] from ''[[Lore Olympus]]'' (WEBTOON)
* '''2022''' Sylas from Syphon ([[Image Comics]])
{{endplainlist}}

====[Fan] Favorite Villain====
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* '''2017''' Arlo from ''[[unOrdinary]]'' ([[WEBTOON]])
* '''2018''' Arlo from ''unOrdinary'' (WEBTOON)
* '''2019''' Lance Cordrey from ''Aberrant'' ([[Action Lab Comics|Action Lab Entertainment]])
* '''2020''' John from ''unOrdinary'' (WEBTOON)
* '''2021''' Emma from ''My Deepest Secret'' (WEBTOON)
* '''2022''' Captain Martell from ''Blowback'' (self-published)
{{endplainlist}}

===Companies===
====[Fan] Favorite Publisher====
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* '''2018''' [[WEBTOON|Line Webtoon]]
* '''2019''' [[Dynamite Entertainment]]
* '''2020''' [[Tapas (website)|Tapas]]
* '''2021''' Rocketship Entertainment
* '''2022''' [[Image Comics]]
{{endplainlist}}

===People===
====[Fan] Favorite New Talent====
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* '''2017''' [[instantmiso]]
* '''2018''' [[Quimchee]]
* '''2019''' Enjelicious
* '''2020''' Sinran
* '''2021''' Lilydusk
* '''2022''' Vincent Kings
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)====
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* '''2017''' [[Skottie Young]]
* '''2018''' [[Joelle Jones]]
* '''2019''' [[Terry Moore (cartoonist)|Terry Moore]]
* '''2020''' [[Stan Sakai]]
* '''2021''' Stan Sakai
* '''2022''' [[Jeff Lemire]]
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Writer====
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* '''2017''' [[Tom King (writer)|Tom King]]
* '''2018''' Tom King
* '''2019''' [[Brian K. Vaughan]]
* '''2020''' [[Mariko Tamaki]]
* '''2021''' [[James Tynion IV]]
* '''2022''' James Tynion IV
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Artist or Penciller====
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* '''2017''' [[Fiona Staples]]
* '''2018''' [[Lee Weeks]]
* '''2019''' [[Sean Phillips]]
* '''2020''' [[Sanford Greene]]
* '''2021''' Jamal Campbell
* '''2022''' Filipe Andrade
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Inker====
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* '''2017''' [[Sean Murphy (artist)|Sean Murphy]]
* '''2018''' Mark Morales
* '''2019''' [[Fiona Staples]]
* '''2020''' Sandra Hope
* '''2021''' Sanford Greene
* '''2022''' [[Sal Buscema]]
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Letterer====
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* '''2017''' [[Todd Klein]]
* '''2018''' Todd Klein
* '''2019''' Todd Klein
* '''2020''' [[Blambot#Nate Piekos|Nate Piekos]]
* '''2021''' Aditya Bidikar
* '''2022''' Taylor Esposito
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Colorist====
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* '''2017''' [[Laura Martin]]
* '''2018''' [[Dave Stewart (artist)|Dave Stewart]]
* '''2019''' Tamra Bonvillain
* '''2020''' [[Jordie Bellaire]]
* '''2021''' Tamra Bonvillain
* '''2022''' [[Dave McCaig]]
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Cover Artist====
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* '''2017''' [[Frank Cho]]
* '''2018''' [[Michael Cho (illustrator)|Michael Cho]]
* '''2019''' [[Fiona Staples]]
* '''2020''' [[Sana Takeda]]
* '''2021''' [[Peach Momoko]]
* '''2022''' Simone Di Meo
{{endplainlist}}

===Works===
====Mike Wieringo Spirit Award====
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* '''2017''' ''[[Future Quest]]'' #1, [[DC Comics]]
* '''2018''' ''[[Mech Cadet Yu]]'', [[BOOM! Studios]]
* '''2019''' ''[[Isola (comics)|Isola]]'', [[Image Comics]]
* '''2020''' ''[[Superman Smashes the Klan]]'', DC Comics
* '''2021''' ''[[Folklords]]'', BOOM! Studios'
* '''2022''' ''Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters'', [[Oni Press]]
{{endplainlist}}

====[Fan] Favorite New Series====
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* '''2017''' ''Spectrum''
* '''2018''' ''[[I Love Yoo]]''
* '''2019''' ''Luff''
* '''2020''' ''Fangs''
* '''2021''' ''Midnight Poppy Land''
* '''2022''' ''Clinic of Horrors''
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Series====
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* '''2017''' ''Vision'', [[Marvel Comics]]
* '''2018''' ''[[Mister Miracle]]'', [[DC Comics]]
* '''2019''' {{hlist|class=inline|''[[Black Hammer (comics)|Black Hammer: Age of Doom]]'', [[Dark Horse Comics]] (tie)| ''[[The Immortal Hulk]]'', Marvel Comics (tie)}}
* '''2020''' ''[[Bitter Root (comics)|Bitter Root]]'', [[Image Comics]]
* '''2021''' ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'', [[IDW Publishing]]
* '''2022''' [[Something Is Killing the Children]], [[BOOM! Studios]]
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Single Issue or Story====
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* '''2017''' ''Emancipation Day'', www.redistrictedcomics.com
* '''2018''' ''Batman/Elmer Fudd Special'', [[DC Comics]]
* '''2019''' ''[[Swamp Thing (comic book)|Swamp Thing]] Winter Special'', DC Comics
* '''2020''' ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]] #6'', [[IDW Publishing]]
* '''2021''' ''The O.Z.'', self-published
* '''2022''' ''[[Something Is Killing the Children]] #20'', [[BOOM! Studios]]
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Original Graphic Novel====
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* '''2017''' ''[[March (comics)|March]]: Book III'', [[Top Shelf Productions]]
* '''2018''' ''[[My Favorite Thing Is Monsters]]'', [[Fantagraphics]]
* '''2019''' ''My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies'', [[Image Comics]]
* '''2020''' ''[[Snow, Glass, Apples]]'', [[Dark Horse Comics]]
* '''2021''' ''Pulp'', Image Comics
* '''2022''' ''Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?'', [[Albatross Funnybooks]]
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Anthology====
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* '''2017''' ''[[Love Is Love (comics)|Love is Love]]'', [[DC Comics]]/[[IDW Publishing]]
* '''2018''' ''Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood'', [[ComicMix]]
* '''2019''' ''Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas'', [[Image Comics]]
* '''2020''' ''Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Sirens'', [[Archaia Entertainment|Archaia]] ([[BOOM! Studios]])
* '''2021''' ''Be Gay, Do Comics'', IDW Publishing
* '''2022''' ''[[DC Pride (comics)|DC Pride]] 2021'', DC Comics
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Humor Comic====
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* '''2017''' ''[[I Hate Fairyland]]'', [[Image Comics]]
* '''2018''' ''Batman/Elmer Fudd Special'', [[DC Comics]]
* '''2019''' ''[[Mad (magazine)|MAD]]'', DC Comics
* '''2020''' ''[[Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen]]'', DC Comics
* '''2021''' ''Metalshark Bro 2: Assault on Hamzig Island'', Scout Comics
* '''2022''' ''Not All Robots'', [[AWA Studios]]
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Comic Strip or Panel====
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* '''2017''' ''[[Bloom County]]'', [[Berkeley Breathed]], [[Universal Uclick]]
* '''2018''' ''[[Sarah's Scribbles]]'', [[Sarah Andersen (cartoonist)|Sarah Andersen]], [[Andrews McMeel Universal]]
* '''2019''' ''[[Nancy (comic strip)|Nancy]]'', [[Olivia Jaimes]], Andrews McMeel Universal
* '''2020''' ''Nancy'', Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Webcomic====
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* '''2017''' ''[[The Red Hook]]'', [[Dean Haspiel]] ({{URL|1=https://www.webtoons.com/en/super-hero/the-red-hook/list?title_no=643}})
* '''2018''' ''[[1000 (webcomic)|1000]]'', Chuck Brown and [[Sanford Greene]] ({{URL|1=https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/one-thousand/list?title_no=1217&page=1}})
* '''2019''' ''[[The Nib]]'', various ({{URL|1=https://thenib.com/}})
* '''2020''' ''Fried Rice'', Erica Eng ({{URL|1=https://friedricecomic.com/}})
* '''2021''' ''Fangs'', [[Sarah Andersen (cartoonist)|Sarah Andersen]] ({{URL|1=https://tapas.io/series/fangscomic/}})
* '''2022''' ''[[Lore Olympus]]'', Rachel Smythe ({{URL|1=https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=1}})
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Humor Webcomic====
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* '''2021''' ''[[Sarah's Scribbles]]'', [[Sarah Andersen (cartoonist)|Sarah Andersen]] ({{URL|1=https://tapas.io/series/Doodle-Time/}})
* '''2022''' ''Sarah's Scribbles'', Sarah Andersen ({{URL|1=https://tapas.io/series/Doodle-Time/}})
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Non-fiction Comic Work====
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* '''2017''' ''[[March (comics)|March]]: Book III'', [[Top Shelf Productions]]
* '''2018''' ''[[The Best We Could Do]]'', [[Abrams ComicArts]]
* '''2019''' ''Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas'', [[Image Comics]]
* '''2020''' ''[[They Called Us Enemy]]'', [[Top Shelf Productions|Top Shelf]] ([[IDW Publishing]])
* '''2021''' ''[[Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio]]'', Abrams Books
* '''2022''' ''Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?'', [[Albatross Funnybooks]]
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel====
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* '''2018''' ''[[DC Super Hero Girls (web series)|DC SuperHero Girls]]'', [[DC Comics]]
* '''2019''' ''Punk Taco'', Adam Wallenta Entertainment
* '''2020''' ''[[Guts (graphic novel)|Guts]]'', Graphix/[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]]
* '''2021''' ''Twins'', Graphix/Scholastic
* '''2022''' ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (comics)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]–Suki, Alone.'', [[Dark Horse Comics]]
{{endplainlist}}

====Best Presentation in Design====
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* '''2017''' ''[[Mike Mignola]]’s [[The Amazing Screw-On Head|Screw-On Head]] and Other Curious Objects: Artist’s Edition Hardcover'', [[IDW Publishing]]
* '''2018''' ''[[Saga (comics)|Saga]]'', [[Image Comics]]
* '''2019''' ''Absolute [[Sandman (DC Comics)|Sandman]] Overture'', [[DC Comics]]
* '''2020''' ''[[Stan Sakai]]'s [[Usagi Yojimbo]]: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select'', IDW Publishing
* '''2021''' ''[[Dave Cockrum]]’s [[X-Men]] Artifact Edition'', IDW Publishing
* '''2022''' ''Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?'', [[Albatross Funnybooks]]
{{endplainlist}}

==See also==
Other comic-related awards given at the Baltimore Comic-Con:
*[[The Hero Initiative#Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award|Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award]] (2010–present)
*[[Harvey Awards]] (2006–2016)
*[[The Hero Initiative#Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award|Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award]] (2006–present)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://ringoawards.com/}}

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