The 2024 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards were held on September 22 during Baltimore Comic-Con, bringing together comic creators, publishers, retailers, and fans. Celebrating the creativity and fun of comics, the Ringo Award winners are chosen by fans and pros alike.
This year’s Ringo Awards was sponsored by Cards, Comics & Collectibles and the Baltimore Comic-Con, as well as Act 4 Publishing, A Wave Blue World, Bad Idea, Big Lick Entertainment, BOOM! Studios, Comix Well Spring, Hard Rock Cafe, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Kickstarter, Mad Cave Studios, Oni Press, Prana: Direct Market Solutions, Rocketship Entertainment, Scholastic/Graphix, and SHP Comics.
Fan Favorites:
Favorite Villain: Montresor from Nevermore (WEBTOONS)
Favorite New Series: City of Blank (WEBTOON)
Favorite New Talent: Danny Earls
Favorite Publisher: Image Comics
Favorite Hero: Lenore from Nevermore (WEBTOON)
Jury and Fan Winners:
Best Original Graphic Novel: Monica, Fantagraphics
Best Letterer: Stan Sakai
Best Humor Webcomic: Blue Chair, WEBTOON
Best Artist or Penciller/Inker Team: Elsa Charretier
Best Writer: Mariko Tamaki
Best Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain
Best Presentation in Design: Richard Stark’s Parker: The Complete Collection, IDW Publishing
Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist): Jeff Smith
Best Webcomic: Lore Olympus, WEBTOON
Best Series: Geiger: Ground Zero, Image Comics
Best Anthology: The Rocketeer one-shot, IDW
Best Humor Comic: Bone: More Tall Tales, Scholastic
Best Cover Artist: Chris Samnee
Best Non-Fiction Comic Work: Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound, Z2 Comics
Best Single Issue or Story: Animal Pound #1, BOOM! Studios
Mike Wieringo Spirit Award: The Hunger and the Dusk, IDW Publishing
Hero Initiative Awards:
Brogan Fidelity Award: Tom Raney