The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards is an annual celebration of the creativity, skill, and fun of comics. The awards return for their second year on Saturday, September 29, 2018 as part of the popular convention, the Baltimore Comic-Con.

The Ringo Awards includes fan participation in the nomination process along with an esteemed jury of comics professionals. More than 20 categories will be celebrated with top honors being given at an awards ceremony.

Fan and professional jury voting will close on May 30. Nominations are tallied independently, and the combined nomination ballot is compiled by the Ringo Awards Committee. The top two fan choices become nominees, and the jury’s selections fill the remaining three slots for five total nominees per category. Ties may result in more than five nominees in a single category. Nominees will be listed on the ballot alphabetically.

“Voting has already far surpassed our inaugural year,” said Marc Nathan, Baltimore Comic-Con promoter. “This response has really been reaffirming. We believe in the awards and, clearly, so do the fans and pros. Publisher participation in the material review submission process was amazing for the first year of the process, and our jurors were left with stacks of great comics to read and consider for the final ballot. We're really looking forward to seeing what we get to vote on this year!”

After processing by the Ringo Awards Committee and Jury, the final ballot are targeted to be available to comic creative professionals for voting on June 25 and will be due by August 31 for final tallying. Presentation of the winners will occur at the Baltimore Comic-Con on the evening of Saturday, September 29.