Ringo Awards
Annual comic book award
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The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Ringo Awards, are prizes given for achievement in comic books. They are named in honor of artist Mike Wieringo and they were founded by the Reisterstown, Maryland–based Cards, Comics, & Collectibles shop alongside the Ringo Awards Committee in 2017, their ceremony meant to succeed the Harvey Awards which left the Baltimore Comic-Con as its venue in 2016.[1]
| Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Achievement in comic books |
| Location | Baltimore Comic-Con |
| Country | United States |
| First award | 2017 |
| Website | ringoawards |
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Categories
The Ringo Awards are awarded in the following categories:[5]
Current
As of 2023[update], 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
| Year | Character | Series | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cash Wayne | Spectrum | WEBTOON | [6][7] |
| 2018 | Mags | Assassin Roommate | WEBTOON | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Toaster Dude | Toaster Dude | WEBTOON | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Clove | SubZero | WEBTOON | [12] |
| 2021 | Persphone | Lore Olympus | WEBTOON | [13][14] |
| 2022 | Sylas | Syphon | Image Comics | [15] |
| 2023 | Sam Young | Let’s Play | WEBTOON | [16][17] |
| 2024 | Lenore | Nevermore | WEBTOON | [18] |
| 2025 | Alex | Señorita Cometa | WEBTOON | [19] |
[Fan] Favorite Villain
| Year | Character | Series | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arlo | unOrdinary | WEBTOON | [6][7] |
| 2018 | [8][9] | |||
| 2019 | Lance Cordrey | Aberrant | Action Lab Entertainment | [10][11] |
| 2020 | John | unOrdinary | WEBTOON | [12] |
| 2021 | Emma | My Deepest Secret | WEBTOON | [13][14] |
| 2022 | Captain Martell | Blowback | Self-published | [15] |
| 2023 | Adam | The Guy Upstairs | WEBTOON | [16][17] |
| 2024 | Montresor | Nevermore | WEBTOON | [18] |
| 2025 | Mr. Barnaby | Warm Fusion | DSTLRY | [19] |
Companies
[Fan] Favorite Publisher
| Year | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Line Webtoon | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Dynamite Entertainment | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Tapas | [12] |
| 2021 | Rocketship Entertainment | [13][14] |
| 2022 | Image Comics | [15] |
| 2023 | Dark Horse Comics | [16][17] |
| 2024 | Image Comics | [18] |
| 2025 | Mad Cave Studios | [19] |
People
[Fan] Favorite New Talent
Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
| Year | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Skottie Young | [6][7] |
| 2018 | Joëlle Jones | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Terry Moore | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Stan Sakai | [12] |
| 2021 | [13][14] | |
| 2022 | Jeff Lemire | [15] |
| 2023 | Kate Beaton | [16][17] |
| 2024 | Jeff Smith | [18] |
| 2025 | Eric Powell | [19] |
Best Writer
| Year | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tom King | [6][7] |
| 2018 | [8][9] | |
| 2019 | Brian K. Vaughan | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Mariko Tamaki | [12] |
| 2021 | James Tynion IV | [13][14] |
| 2022 | [15] | |
| 2023 | Ed Brubaker | [16][17] |
| 2024 | James Tynion IV | [18] |
| 2025 | Kelly Thompson | [19] |
Best Artist or Penciller
| Year | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fiona Staples | [6][7] |
| 2018 | Lee Weeks | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Sean Philips | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Sanford Greene | [12] |
| 2021 | Jamal Campell | [13][14] |
| 2022 | Filipe Andrade | [15] |
| 2023 | Evan “Doc” Shaner | [16][17] |
| 2024 | Elsa Charretier | [18] |
| 2025 | Chris Samnee | [19] |
Best Inker
| Year | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sean Murphy | [6][7] |
| 2018 | Mark Morales | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Fiona Staples | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Sandra Hope | [12] |
| 2021 | Sanford Greene | [13][14] |
| 2022 | Sal Buscema | [15] |
| 2023 | Klaus Janson | [16][17] |
Best Letterer
| Year | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Todd Klein | [6][7] |
| 2018 | [8][9] | |
| 2019 | [10][11] | |
| 2020 | Nate Piekos | [12] |
| 2021 | Aditya Bidikar | [13][14] |
| 2022 | Taylor Esposito | [15] |
| 2023 | Stan Sakai (co-winner) | [16][17] |
| Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (co-winner) | ||
| 2024 | Stan Sakai | [18] |
| 2025 | Richard Starkings | [19] |
Best Colorist
| Year | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Laura Martin | [6][7] |
| 2018 | Dave Stewart | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Tamra Bonvillain | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Jordie Bellaire | [12] |
| 2021 | Tamra Bonvillain | [13][14] |
| 2022 | Dave McCaig | [15] |
| 2023 | Jordie Bellaire | [16][17] |
| 2024 | Tamra Bonvillain | [18] |
| 2025 | Jordie Bellaire | [19] |
Best Cover Artist
| Year | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Frank Cho | [6][7] |
| 2018 | Michael Cho | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Fiona Staples | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Sana Takeda | [12] |
| 2021 | Peach Momoko | [13][14] |
| 2022 | Simone Di Meo | [15] |
| 2023 | Greg Smallwood | [16][17] |
| 2024 | Chris Samnee | [18] |
| 2025 | Bilquis Evely | [19] |
Works
Mike Wieringo Spirit Award
| Year | Winner | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Future Quest #1 | DC Comics | [6][7] |
| 2018 | Mech Cadet Yu | BOOM! Studios | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Isola | Image Comics | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Superman Smashes the Klan | DC Comics | [12] |
| 2021 | Folklords | BOOM! Studios | [13][14] |
| 2022 | Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters | Oni Press | [15] |
| 2023 | World’s Finest | DC Comics | [16][17] |
| 2024 | The Hunger and the Dusk | IDW Publishing | [18] |
| 2025 | Welcome to the Maynard | Dark Horse Comics | [19] |
[Fan] Favorite New Series
Best Series
| Year | Winner | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vision | Marvel Comics | [6][7] |
| Faith | Valiant Entertainment | ||
| Paper Girls | Image Comics | ||
| Saga | Image Comics | ||
| Spectrum | Automatic Pictures | ||
| 2018 | Mister Miracle | DC Comics | [8][9] |
| Batman | DC Comics | ||
| Lady Killer | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Spencer & Locke | Action Lab Entertainment | ||
| Sunstone | Image Comics | ||
| 2019 | Black Hammer: Age of Doom | Dark Horse Comics | [10][11] |
| The Immortal Hulk | Marvel Comics | ||
| Bitter Root | Image Comics | ||
| Blammo | Kilgore Books | ||
| The Highest House | IDW Publishing | ||
| Venom | Marvel Comics | ||
| 2020 | Bitter Root | Image Comics | [12] |
| Banjax | Danger Zone (Action Lab Entertainment) | ||
| Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Dark Horse Comics | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Forgotten Home | Vices Press/comiXology Originals | ||
| Something is Killing the Children | BOOM! Studios | ||
| 2021 | Usagi Yojimbo | IDW Publishing | [13][14] |
| The Department of Truth | Image Comics | ||
| Far Sector | DC | ||
| Lore Olympus | WEBTOON | ||
| My Deepest Secret | WEBTOON | ||
| Wonder Woman: Dead Earth | DC | ||
| 2022 | Something is Killing the Children | BOOM! Studios | [15] |
| Locke & Key/The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone | IDW Publishing | ||
| Many Deaths of Laila Starr | BOOM! Studios | ||
| Stray Dogs, | Image Comics | ||
| Syphon | Image Comics | ||
| 2023 | Something is Killing the Children | BOOM! Studios | [16][17] |
| Fractured Shards | Comics2Movies | ||
| Parker Girls | Abstract Studios | ||
| Saga | Image Comics | ||
| Season of the Bruja | Oni Press | ||
| 2024 | Geiger: Ground Zero | Image Comics | [18] |
| The Night Eaters | Abrams ComicArts | ||
| Phantom Road | Image Comics | ||
| Rare Flavours | BOOM! Studios | ||
| Sirens of the City | BOOM! Studios | ||
| Tower | A Wave Blue World | ||
| 2025 | The Pedestrian | Magma Comix | [19][20] |
| Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees | IDW Publishing | ||
| The Blood Brothers Mother | DSTLRY | ||
| Helen of Wyndhorn | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Masters of the Universe: Revolution | Dark Horse Comics |
Best Single Issue or Story
| Year | Winner | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Emancipation Day | www.redistrictedcomics.com | [6][7] |
| Deadly Hands of Criminal | Image Comics | ||
| DC Universe Rebirth #1 | DC Comics | ||
| Faith #1 | Valiant Entertainment | ||
| Locke & Key: Small World | IDW Publishing | ||
| 2018 | Batman/Elmer Fudd Special | DC Comics | [8][9] |
| Batman Annual #2 | DC Comics | ||
| Doomsday Clock #1 | DC Comics | ||
| I Am Groot | Marvel Comics | ||
| Mister Miracle #5 | DC Comics | ||
| 2019 | Swamp Thing Winter Special | DC Comics | [10][11] |
| Aberrant #4 | Danger Zone | ||
| Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Champions #24 | Marvel Comics | ||
| Klaus and the Crying Snowman | BOOM! Studios | ||
| 2020 | Usagi Yojimbo #6 | IDW Publishing | [12] |
| Bitter Root Red Summer Special | Image Comics | ||
| “Hot Comb” in Hot Comb | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Second Coming #1 | Danger Zone (Action Lab Entertainment) | ||
| Tales of the Night Watchman: The Steam Banshee | So What? Press | ||
| 2021 | The O.Z. | Self-published | [13][14] |
| All-America Comix #1 | Image Comics | ||
| Firefly: The Outlaw Ma Reynolds | BOOM! Studios | ||
| Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx | Flying Eye Books | ||
| "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin” in Ice Cream Man Presents Quarantine Comix Special #1 | Image Comics | ||
| 2022 | Something Is Killing the Children #20 | BOOM! Studios | [15] |
| Commander RAO #1 | Scout Comics | ||
| Mamo #1 | BOOM! Studios | ||
| The Many Deaths of Laila Starr | BOOM! Studios | ||
| Tales of the Night Watchman: Under the Surface | So What? Press | ||
| 2023 | Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters | Oni Press | [16][17] |
| 88 Days of Hell: One Ukrainian Man’s Experience in the Russian Filtration | Insider | ||
| A Hunter’s Tale | Elephant Eater Comics | ||
| “Finding Batman” in DC Pride 2022 | DC Comics | ||
| Punisher #1 | Marvel Comics | ||
| Thieves | Nobrow | ||
| You Were My Joker That Night | Anatola Howard | ||
| 2024 | Animal Pound #1 | BOOM! Studios | [18] |
| 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 | ||
| 2025 | Batman and Robin Year One #1 | DC Comics | [19][20] |
| A Blue Flame” in Second Hand Love | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| The Crying Boy | Keenspot Entertainment | ||
| Death Ratio’d | AWA Studios | ||
| FML #1 | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Helen of Wyndhorn | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Navigating with You | Maverick | ||
| A Never-Ending Adventure | Oscar Osorio | ||
| Trinity Special: World’s Finest #1 | DC Comics |
Best Original Graphic Novel
| Year | Winner | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | March: Book III | Top Shelf Productions | [6][7] |
| Ghosts | Scholastic/Graphix | ||
| Patience | Fantagraphics | ||
| Tetris: The Games People Play | First Second | ||
| Wonder Woman: The True Amazon | DC Comics | ||
| 2018 | My Favorite Thing is Monsters | Fantagraphics | [8][9] |
| The Aggregate | Split Decision Comics | ||
| The Best We Could Do | Abrams ComicArts | ||
| Hostage | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Spinning | First Second | ||
| 2019 | My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies | Image Comics | [10][11] |
| The Ghost, The Owl | Action Lab Entertainment | ||
| Son of Hitler | Image Comics | ||
| Upgrade Soul | Lion Forge | ||
| Woman World | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| 2020 | Snow, Glass, Apples | Dark Horse Comics | [12] |
| The Adventures of Parker Reef – To Save a Soul | Chris Campana | ||
| BTTM FDRS | Fantagraphics | ||
| Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls | Graphix/Scholastic | ||
| The Hard Tomorrow | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Hot Comb | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| New World | BOOM! Studios | ||
| Penny Nichols | Top Shelf Productions | ||
| Simon Says | Image Comics | ||
| 2021 | Pulp | Image Comics | [13][14] |
| Buried But Not Dead | Source Point Press | ||
| Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio | Abrams Books | ||
| The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Moms | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| 2022 | Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? | Albatross Funnybooks | [15] |
| Ballad for Sophie | Top Shelf Productions | ||
| Blowback | Self-publiched | ||
| Djeliya | TKO Studios | ||
| Save it for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest | Abrams Books | ||
| This is Where We Fall | Z2 | ||
| 2023 | It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth | Image Comics | [16][17] |
| Chivalry | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Tokyo Rose—Zero Hour: A Japanese American Woman’s Persecution and Ultimate Redemption After World War II | Tuttle Publishing | ||
| Twilight Custard | Ghostpod Publishing | ||
| 2024 | Monica | Fantagraphics | [18] |
| 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 | ||
| 2025 | Jane American | Self-published | [19][20] |
| Big Jim and the White Boy | Ten Speed Graphic | ||
| The Deep Dark | Scholastic/Graphix | ||
| ERASED: An Actor of Color’s Journey Through the Heyday of Hollywood | NBM Graphic Novels | ||
| Homestead | Source Point Press |
Best Anthology
| Year | Winner | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Love is Love | IDW Publishing/DC Comics | [6][7] |
| Dark Horse Presents | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Island | Image Comics | ||
| ReDistrictedComics.com | www.redistrictedcomics.com | ||
| Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special | DC Comics | ||
| 2018 | Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood | ComicMix | [8][9] |
| Magic Bullet | D.C. Conspiracy | ||
| Mirror, Mirror II | 2dcloud | ||
| Overwatch: Anthology Volume 1 | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| SpongeBob Comics: Treasure Chest | Harry N. Abrams | ||
| 2019 | Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas | Image Comics | [10][11] |
| Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman | DC Comics | ||
| All We Ever Wanted: Stories of a Better World | A Wave Blue World | ||
| Femme Magnifique: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World | Black Crown/IDW Publishing | ||
| Grief | Source Point Press | ||
| Twisted Romance | Image Comics | ||
| 2020 | Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Sirens | Archaia | [12] |
| Dead Beats | A Wave Blue World | ||
| Drawing Power | Abrams ComicArts | ||
| Strange Tails | Vices Press | ||
| Thought Bubble 2019 | Image Comics | ||
| 2021 | Be Gay, Do Comics | IDW Publishing | [13][14] |
| Hey, Amateur! Go From Novice to Nailing It in 9 Panels | IDW Publishing | ||
| Maybe Someday: Stories of Promise, Visions of Hope | A Wave Blue World | ||
| Pandemix: Quarantine Comix in the Age of ‘Rona | Self-published | ||
| Votes for Women: The Battle for the 19th Amendment | Little Red Bird Press | ||
| 2022 | DC Pride 2021 | DC Comics | [15] |
| SENSORY: Life on the Spectrum | Self-published | ||
| Smut Peddler Presents: Sordid Past | Iron Circus Comics | ||
| You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife | Iron Circus Comics | ||
| Yule: Dreadful Tales for the Holiday Season | Self-published | ||
| 2023 | Young Men in Love | A Wave Blue World | [16][17] |
| Cthulu Invades Wonderland | Orange Cone Productions | ||
| Lower Your Sights | Mad Cave Studios | ||
| The Silver Coin | Image Comics | ||
| Voices That Count | IDW Publishing | ||
| 2024 | The Rocketeer One-Shot | IDW Publishing | [18] |
| The Devil’s Cut | DSTLRY | ||
| Dwellings | Oni Press | ||
| Hairology | Lifeline Comics | ||
| Ice Cream Man | Image Comics | ||
| Swan Songs | Image Comics | ||
| 2025 | Transphoria | Lifeline Comics | [19][20] |
| DC Power 2024 | DC Comics | ||
| EC Cruel Universe | Oni Press | ||
| Hello Darkness | BOOM! Studios | ||
| The Savage Sword of Conan | Titan Comics | ||
| Tales from the New World | Oscar Osorio |
Best Humor Comic
| Year | Winner | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | I Hate Fairyland | Image Comics | [6][7] |
| Adventures of God | WEBTOON | ||
| Bluechair | WEBTOON | ||
| Giant Days | BOOM! Studios | ||
| Jughead | Archie Comics | ||
| Unbeatable Squirrel Girl | Marvel Comics | ||
| 2018 | Batman/Elmer Fudd Special | DC Comics | [8][9] |
| Baking with Kafka | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Boyfriend of the Dead | WEBTOON | ||
| Giant Days | BOOM! Studios | ||
| My Giant Nerd Boyfriend | WEBTOON | ||
| Sh*t My President Says | Top Shelf Productions | ||
| 2019 | MAD | DC Comics | [10][11] |
| Bluechair | WEBTOON | ||
| Get Naked | Image Comics | ||
| Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell | WEBTOON | ||
| Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons | IDW Publishing | ||
| 2020 | Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen | DC Comics | [12] |
| Fangs | Tapas | ||
| The Handbook to Lazy Parenting | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Rick & Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons | IDW Publishing | ||
| Twiztid: Haunted High-Ons | Source Point Press | ||
| Wonder Twins | DC Comics | ||
| 2021 | Metalshark Bro 2: Assault on Hamzig Island | Scout Comics | [13][14] |
| Akissi: Even More Tales of Mischief | Flying Eye Books | ||
| ArkhaManiacs | DC | ||
| Billionaire Island | AHOY Comics | ||
| Love and Capes: The Family Way | Maerkle Press/IDW Publishing | ||
| Moms | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Wicked Things | BOOM! Studios | ||
| 2022 | Not All Robots | AWA Studios | [15] |
| Cyclopedia Exotica | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Love and Capes: In the Time of Covid | Maerkle Press | ||
| Twiztid Haunted High-Ons: Curse of the Green Book | Source Point Press | ||
| Wicked Things | BOOM! Studios | ||
| 2023 | The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic | Z2 Comics | [16][17] |
| Breaking Cat News | GoComics | ||
| Crash and Troy | A Wave Blue World | ||
| Grumpy Monkey: Who Threw That? | Random House Children’s Books | ||
| Little Tunny’s Snail Diaries | Silver Sprocket | ||
| My Bad | AHOY Comics | ||
| Revenge of the Librarians | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Whatzit | Heavy Metal | ||
| 2024 | Bone: More Tall Tales | Scholastic | [18] |
| Asterix and the White Iris Vol. 40 | Papercutz | ||
| Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Game On #1 | Archie Comics | ||
| Dwellings | Oni Press | ||
| Girl Juice | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Great British Bump-Off | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Snow White Zombie Apocalypse | Scout Comics | ||
| 2025 | Smut #1 | Self-published | [19][20] |
| Action Philosophers: Omnipotence for Dummies | Rocketship Entertainment | ||
| Archie: The Decision | Archie Comics | ||
| Forces of Nature | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Kids Are Still Weird: And More Observations from Parenthood | NBM Graphic Novels | ||
| Space Circus | Dark Horse Comics |
Best Comic Strip or Panel
| Year | Winner | Author | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bloom County | Berkeley Breathed | Universal Uclick | [6][7] |
| 2018 | Sarah's Scribbles | Sarah Andersen | Andrews McMeel Universal | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Nancy | Olivia Jaimes | Andrews McMeel Universal | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Nancy | Olivia Jaimes | Andrews McMeel Universal | [12] |
Best Webcomic
| Year | Winner | Author/Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Red Hook | Dean Haspiel | [6][7] |
| Girl Genius | Phil and Kaja Foglio | ||
| Siren’s Lament | instantmiso | ||
| The Middle Age | Steve Conley | ||
| unOrdinary | uru-chan | ||
| 2018 | 1000 | Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene | [8][9] |
| I Love Yoo | Quimchee | ||
| The Middle Age | Steve Conley | ||
| Siren’s Lament | instantmiso | ||
| War Cry | Dean Haspiel | ||
| 2019 | The Nib | Various | [10][11] |
| Age Matters | Enjelicious | ||
| Aztec Empire | Paul Guinan, Anina Bennett, David Hahn | ||
| The Contradictions | http://www.thecontradictions.com/ | ||
| Existential Comics | Corey Mohler | ||
| Lavender Jack | Dan Schkade | ||
| Luff | Arechan | ||
| Nothing Special | Katie Cook | ||
| 2020 | Fried Rice | Erica Eng | [12] |
| The Croaking | echorise | ||
| Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | ||
| Penny Arcade | Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins | ||
| Rocío Diestra | Rocío Diestra | ||
| Stand Still, Stay Silent | Minna Sundberg | ||
| SubZero | Junepurr | ||
| 2021 | Fangs | Sarah Andersan | [13][14] |
| DPS Only | Tapas | ||
| Heart of the City | Go Comics | ||
| Midnight Poppy Land | WEBTOON | ||
| Shiloh | WEBTOON | ||
| Totally Under Control | Insider | ||
| 2022 | Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | [15] |
| Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy | WEBTOON | ||
| Batman: Wayne Family Adventures | WEBTOON | ||
| I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp | Insider | ||
| Let’s Play | WEBTOON | ||
| 2023 | Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | [16][17] |
| 88 Days of Hell: One Ukrainian Man’s Experience in the Russian Filtration | Insider | ||
| The All-Nighter | Comixology Originals | ||
| The Guy Upstairs | WEBTOON | ||
| I Love Yoo | WEBTOON | ||
| Offside: I Was a Pro Football Player. I Was Tricked into Going to Qatar | Insider | ||
| You Were My Joker That Night | Anatola Howard | ||
| 2024 | Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe | [18] |
| Countdown to Love | Manta | ||
| The Guy Upstairs | WEBTOON | ||
| Hungry Heart | Tapas | ||
| I'm Dating a Psychopath | WEBTOON | ||
| Nevermore | WEBTOON | ||
| Señorita Cometa | WEBTOON | ||
| 2025 | Renaissance of Raven | DC Go!/DC Comics | [19][20] |
| The Croaking | WEBTOON | ||
| Daughter of a Thousand Faces | Tapas | ||
| The Mafia Nanny | WEBTOON | ||
| Novae | novaecomic.com | ||
| Under the Oak Tree | Manta | ||
| Vampire Family | WEBTOON |
Best Humor Webcomic
| Year | Winner | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sarah's Scribbles | Sarah Andersen | [13][14] |
| The Abominable Charles Christopher | karlkerschl.com/abominable/ | ||
| Bagel High | instagram.com/yoyorobot/ | ||
| Beware of Toddler | bewareoftoddler.com | ||
| Cassandra Comics | Tapas | ||
| Cursed Princess Club | WEBTOON | ||
| The Middle Age | steveconley.com/the-middle-age/ | ||
| xkcd | xkcd.com | ||
| 2022 | Sarah's Scribbles | Sarah Andersen | [15] |
| The Little Trashmaid | Tapas Media | ||
| Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell | WEBTOON | ||
| The Middle Age | middleagecomic.com | ||
| Mr. Lovenstein | Tapas Media | ||
| Rosebuds | GoComics | ||
| 2023 | Evil Inc. | evil-inc.com | [16][17] |
| Background Noise | backgroundnoisecomic.com | ||
| Finding Fiends | WEBTOON | ||
| Live with Yourself! | WEBTOON | ||
| Vampire Husband | WEBTOON | ||
| 2024 | Blue Chair | WEBTOON | [18] |
| Beetle Moses | Comics Kingdom | ||
| The Deviless’s Impression of a Princess | Manta | ||
| The Fantastical After-School Writing Club | Manta | ||
| Not So Shoujo Love Story | WEBTOON | ||
| Vibe Check! | WEBTOON | ||
| 2025 | Nothing Butt Nightwing | DC Go!/DC Comics | [19][20] |
| Dealing with Demons | Manta | ||
| Harley Quinn in Paradise | DC Go!/DC Comics | ||
| High Class Homos | WEBTOON Entertainment | ||
| Rosebuds | Comics Kingdom | ||
| Wanna Be Friends? | WEBTOON Entertainment |
Best Non-fiction Comic Work
| Year | Winner | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | March: Book III | Top Shelf Productions | [6][7] |
| Cooking Comically | www.cookingcomically.com | ||
| Dark Night, A True Batman Story | DC Comics | ||
| ReDistrictedComics | redistrictedcomics.com | ||
| Rolling Blackouts | Drawn and Quarterly | ||
| Tetris: The Games People Play | First Second | ||
| 2018 | The Best We Could Do | Abrams ComicArts | [8][9] |
| Everything is Flammable | Uncivilized Books | ||
| Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York | Bloomsbury Publishing | ||
| Hostage | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Poppies of Iraq | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| ReDistrictedComics | redistrictedcomics.com | ||
| Spinning | First Second | ||
| 2019 | Where We Live, A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas | Image Comics | [10][11] |
| All the Answers | Simon & Schuster | ||
| The Bridge: How the Roeblings Connected Brooklyn to New York | Abrams ComicArts | ||
| Hey, Kiddo | Graphix | ||
| I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation | BOOM! Studios | ||
| Let’s Make Comics! | Watson-Guptill | ||
| 2020 | They Called Us Enemy | IDW Publishing | [12] |
| Coin-Op Carnival | coinopcarnival.com | ||
| Grass | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| In Waves | Nobrow/Flying Eye Books | ||
| The Twilight Man | Humanoids | ||
| 2021 | Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio | Abrams Books | [13][14] |
| Banned Book Club | Iron Circus Comics | ||
| Chasin’ the Bird: Charlie Parker In California | Z2 Comics | ||
| Come Home Indio | Street Noise Books | ||
| Dancing After TEN | Fantagraphics Books | ||
| Grateful Dead – Origins | Z2 Comics | ||
| We’ll Soon Be Home Again | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| 2022 | Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? | Albatross Funnybooks | [15] |
| The Comic Book History of Animation | IDW Publishing | ||
| Elvis: The Official Graphic Novel | Z2 | ||
| Hakim’s Odyssey, Book 1: From Syria to Turkey | Graphic Mundi | ||
| Run: Book One | Abrams Books | ||
| Yummy: A History of Desserts | Random House Children’s Books | ||
| 2023 | Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands | Drawn & Quarterly | [16][17] |
| 88 Days of Hell: One Ukrainian Man’s Experience in the Russian Filtration | Insider | ||
| A Game for Swallows Expanded Edition | Graphic Universe – Lerner Publishing Group | ||
| I’m Still Alive | Archaia – BOOM! Studios | ||
| Just Another Meat-Eating Dirtbag | Street Noise Books | ||
| Radium Girls | Iron Circus Comics | ||
| The Third Person | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| 2024 | Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound | Z2 Comics | [18] |
| Funny Things: A Comic Strip Biography of Charles M. Schulz | Top Shelf Productions | ||
| Memento Mori | Oni Press | ||
| My Picture Diary | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| The Odyssey of the Adriana | Business Insider | ||
| Tasty | Random House Children’s Books | ||
| 2025 | In the Shadows of Stalin: The Story of Mr. Jones | Oni Press | [19][20] |
| Adrift on a Painted Sea | Avery Hill | ||
| Brittle Joints | Street Noise Books | ||
| Djuna | Street Noise Books | ||
| Feeding Ghosts | MCD |
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
| Year | Winner | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | DC SuperHero Girls | DC Comics | [8][9] |
| Bolivar | Archaia/BOOM! Studios | ||
| Cyko KO: A Comic Book Adventure You Can Color | Alterna Comics | ||
| Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties | Graphix | ||
| Home Time (Book One) | Top Shelf Productions | ||
| If Found…Please Return To Elise Gravel | Drawn & Quarterly | ||
| Jem and the Holograms | IDW Publishing | ||
| Pizza Tree | Arcana Comics | ||
| Red’s Planet: Friends and Foes | Harry N. Abrams | ||
| 2019 | Punk Taco | Adam Wallenta Entertainment | [10][11] |
| Aquicorn Cove | Oni Press | ||
| Be Prepared | First Second Books | ||
| Jupiter Jet | Action Lab Entertainment | ||
| The Nameless City: The Divided Earth | First Second Books | ||
| The Prince and the Dressmaker | First Second Books | ||
| 2020 | Guts | Graphix/Scholastic | [12] |
| Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls | Graphix/Scholastic | ||
| New Kid | Harper Collins | ||
| Science! The Elements of Dark Energy | Bedside Press | ||
| The Underfoot: The Mighty Deep | Lion Forge | ||
| 2021 | Twins | Graphix/Scholastic | [13][14] |
| Akissi: Even More Tales of Mischief | Flying Eye Books | ||
| Cat Kid Comic Club #1 | Scholastic Graphix | ||
| Jupiter Jet and the Forgotten Radio | Action Lab Entertainment | ||
| Max Meow: Cat Crusader | Random House | ||
| The Perhapanauts: First Blood | Black Caravan/Scout Comics | ||
| 2022 | Avatar: The Last Airbender–Suki, Alone | Dark Horse Comics | [15] |
| Better Place | Top Shelf Productions | ||
| Just Roll With It | Random House Children’s Books | ||
| Nobody Likes You | Fantagraphics | ||
| Rainbow Bridge | AfterShock Comics | ||
| The Underfoot: Into the Sun | Oni Press | ||
| 2023 | Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters | Oni Press | [16][17] |
| The Aquanaut | Scholastic Graphix | ||
| Frizzy | First Second Books | ||
| The Ghoul Agency | Action Lab Entertainment | ||
| Kaya | Image Comics | ||
| PAWS: Gabby Gets It Together | Razorbill Books, Penguin Random House | ||
| Punk Taco 2 | Adam Wallenta Entertainment | ||
| Tin Man | Tin Man, Abrams ComicArts | ||
| 2024 | The Batman Scooby-Doo Mysteries | DC Comics | [18] |
| Archie Horror Presents…Chilling Adventures | Archie Comic Publications, Inc. | ||
| Big Ethel Energy Vol. 2 | Archie Comic Publications, Inc. | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2025 | Hilda and Twig Hide from the Rain | Flying Eye Books | [19][20] |
| Double Booking | Papercutz/Mad Cave Studios | ||
| Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| The Legend of Tiger and Tail-Flower | Levine Querido | ||
| The New Girl | Scholastic/Graphix | ||
| Night Stories | Astra Books for Young Readers | ||
| ZOR | Keenspot Entertainment |
Best Presentation in Design
| Year | Winner | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mike Mignola’s Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects: Artist’s Edition Hardcover | IDW Publishing | [6][7] |
| 2018 | Saga | Image Comics | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Absolute Sandman Overture | DC Comics | [10][11] |
| 2020 | Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select | IDW Publishing | [12] |
| 2021 | Dave Cockrum’s X-Men Artifact Edition | IDW Publishing | [13][14] |
| Crescent City Monsters | Dream Fury Comics | ||
| Electric Black | Black Caravan/Scout | ||
| The Harrowing of Hell | Iron Circus Comics | ||
| Heavy Metal #300 | Heavy Metal | ||
| Impossible Jones, Volume 1: Grin & Gritty | Panic Button Press | ||
| Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx | Flying Eye Books | ||
| 2022 | Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? | Albatross Funnybooks | [15] |
| EC Covers Artist’s Edition | IDW Publishing | ||
| Friday Foster: The Ultimate Collection | ABLAZE Comics | ||
| Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist’s Edition | IDW Publishing | ||
| Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium | IDW Publishing | ||
| Stake | Scout Comics | ||
| 2023 | Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call | IDW Publishing | [16][17] |
| Beneath an Alien Sky | Rocketship Entertainment | ||
| Best of EC Stories Artisan Edition | IDW Publishing | ||
| Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars | Abrams ComicArts | ||
| Sara Deluxe Hardcover | TKO Studios | ||
| 2024 | Richard Stark’s Parker: The Complete Collection | IDW Publishing | [18] |
| 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 | ||
| Thalamus: The Art of Dave McKean | Dark Horse Comics | ||
| Watership Down | Ten Speed Press | ||
| 2025 | Batman Year One Artist’s Edition | IDW Publishing | [19][20] |
| Coins of Judas | Orange Cone Productions/Band of Bards | ||
| Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff and Bram Stoker’s Dracula starring Bela Lugosi Casket Edition | Rocketship Entertainment and Legendary Comics | ||
| One Bite at a Time: The First 20 Years of Elephant Eater Comics | Elephant Eater Comics | ||
| Scott Pilgrim 20th Anniversary Hardcover Box Set | Oni Press | ||
| Warm Fusion | DSTLRY |
See also
Other comic-related awards given at the Baltimore Comic-Con:
- Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award (2010–present)
- Harvey Awards (2006–2016)
- Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award (2006–present)