The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, also known as the Ringo Awards, have announced the 2023 nominees that will be presented on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at Baltimore Comic-Con.
Nominees were chosen by a jury of industry professionals, as well as fans. Voting on the final ballot for 2024 will be restricted to the comic industry pros who have been involved in and credited with creating comics professionally.
Below is the list of 2024 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards final ballot fan and pro nominations.
Best Cartoonist (Writer and Artist)
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- K. O’Neill
- Ed Piskor
- Jeff Smith
- Jillian Tamaki
Best Writer
- Dan Abnett
- Ed Brubaker
- Tom King
- Mariko Tamaki
- Kit Trace
Best Artist or Penciller/Inker Team
- Elsa Charretier
- Duncan Fegredo
- Abdullah Hadia
- Vincent Mallié
- Sean Phillips
- Peter Rostovsky
Best Letterer
- Clayton Cowles
- Taylor Esposito
- Lucas Gattoni
- Stephen Kok
- Micah Myers
- Stan Sakai
Best Colorist
- Brad Anderson
- Jordie Bellaire
- Tamra Bonvillain
- Stephan Franck
- Jacob Phillips
- Rico Renzi
Best Cover Artist
- Colin Griffin
- Tula Lotay
- Dan Parent
- Chris Samnee
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Fiona Staples
Best Series
- Geiger: Ground Zero, Image Comics
- The Night Eaters, Abrams ComicArts
- Phantom Road, Image Comics
- Rare Flavours, BOOM! Studios
- Sirens of the City, BOOM! Studios
- Tower, A Wave Blue World
Best Single Issue or Story
- Animal Pound #1, BOOM! Studios
- By The Horns: Dark Earth #7, Scout Comics
- Etheres, Source Point Press
- Rare Flavours #1, BOOM! Studios
- Somna, DSTLRY
- Star Trek: Day of Blood – Shaxs’ Best Day, IDW Publishing
Best Original Graphic Novel
- Monica, Fantagraphics
- Parasocial, Image Comics
- Roaming, Drawn & Quarterly
- Slightly Exaggerated, Dark Horse Comics
- Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller: The Man Who Created Nancy, Abrams ComicArts
Best Anthology
- The Devil’s Cut, DSTLRY
- Dwellings, Oni Press
- Hairology, Lifeline Comics
- Ice Cream Man, Image Comics
- The Rocketeer One-Shot, IDW
- Swan Songs, Image Comics
Best Humor Comic
- Asterix and the White Lotus (Vol. 40), Papercutz
- Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Game On #1, Archie Comics
- Bone: More Tall Tales, Scholastic
- Dwellings, Oni Press
- Girl Juice, Drawn & Quarterly
- Great British Bump-Off, Dark Horse Comics
- Snow White Zombie Apocalypse, Scout Comics
Best Webcomic
- Countdown to Love, Manta
- The Guy Upstairs, WEBTOON
- Hungry Heart, Tapas
- I'm Dating a Psychopath, WEBTOON
- Lore Olympus, WEBTOON
- Nevermore, WEBTOON
- Señorita Cometa, WEBTOON
Best Humor Webcomic
- Beetle Moses, Comics Kingdom
- Blue Chair, WEBTOON
- The Deviless’s Impression of a Princess, Manta
- The Fantastical After-School Writing Club, Manta
- Not So Shoujo Love Story, WEBTOON
- Vibe Check!, WEBTOON
Best Non-fiction Comic Work
- Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz, Top Shelf
- Memento Mori, Oni Press
- Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound, Z2 Comics
- My Picture Diary, Drawn & Quarterly
- The Odyssey of the Adriana, Business Insider
- Tasty, Random House Children’s Books
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
- Archie Horror Presents...Chilling Adventures, Archie Comics
- The Batman Scooby-Doo Mysteries, DC Comics
- Big Ethel Energy Vol. 2, Archie Comics
- Brownstone’s Mythical Collection: Luna and the Treasure of Tlaloc, Flying Eye Books/Nobrow
- Dear Rosie, Random House Children’s Books
- The Glopple, Legends Comics
- Lights, Oni Press
- Squish and Squash, Keenspot Entertainment
Best Presentation in Design
- Complete Klaus Deluxe Edition, BOOM! Studios
- Faithless Deluxe Edition with Slipcase, BOOM! Studios
- Grendel: Devil by the Deed – Master’s Edition, Dark Horse Comics
- Metaphorical HER, Rocketship Entertainment
- Palookaville 24, Drawn & Quarterly
- Richard Stark’s Parker: The Complete Collection, IDW Publishing
- Thalamus: The Art of Dave McKean, Dark Horse Comics
- Watership Down, Ten Speed Press
The Ringo Awards event will also include the fan-only favorites categories and the Hero Initiative Awards (the Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award and The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award).
