2024 Ringo Awards Winners Announced

One of the comic book industry's biggest night has come and gone, and the winners of the 2024 Ringo Awards have been announced at Baltimore Comic-Con! Named after the legendary artist Mike Wieringo, the Ringo Awards honor the best and brightest in the world of comics, recognizing outstanding achievements in creativity, skill, and innovation.

From publishers big and small, to creators both established and emerging, the Ringo Awards celebrate the diverse and vibrant world of comics. This year's nominees represented a wide range of genres, styles, and themes, showcasing the incredible depth and breadth of the medium. Here is the full list of nominees and winners:

Lifetime Achievement Award: Tom Brevoort

Presented by Fabian Nicieza on behalf of Hero Initiative

Ringo Awards Fan Favorites:

• Fan Favorite New Talent: Danny Earls

• Fan Favorite Hero: Lenore – Nevermore

• Fan Favorite Publisher: Image Comics

• Fan Favorite New Series: City Of Blank, WEBTOON

• Fan Favorite Villain: Montresor – Nevermore

• Spirit Award: The Hunger And The Dusk, IDW Publishing

Best Cartoonist (Writer and Artist)

• Jeff Smith – Winner

• 66 Shark Teeth

• K. O’Neill

• Ed Piskor

• Jillian Tamaki

Best Writer

• Mariko Tamaki – Winner

• Dan Abnett

• Ed Brubaker

• Tom King

• Kit Trace

Best Artist or Penciller/Inker Team

• Elsa Charretier – Winner

• Duncan Fegredo

• Abdullah Hadia

• Vincent Mallié

• Sean Phillips

• Peter Rostovsky

Best Letterer

• Stan Sakai – Winner

• Clayton Cowles

• Taylor Esposito

• Lucas Gattoni

• Stephen Kok

• Micah Myers

Best Colorist

• Tamra Bonvillain – Winner

• Brad Anderson

• Jordie Bellaire

• Stephan Franck

• Jacob Phillips

• Rico Renzi

Best Cover Artist

• Chris Samnee – Winner

• Colm Griffin

• Tula Lotay

• Dan Parent

• Bill Sienkiewicz

• Fiona Staples

Best Series

• Geiger: Ground Zero, Image Comics – Winner

• 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 – Winner

• 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, Dan Clowes, Fantagraphics – Winner

• 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 Rocketeer One-Shot, IDW Publishing – Winner

• The Devil’s Cut, DSTLRY

• Dwellings, Oni Press

• Hairology, Lifeline Comics

• Ice Cream Man, Image Comics

• Swan Songs, Image Comics

Best Humor Comic

• Bone: More Tall Tales, Scholastic – Winner

• 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

Best Webcomic

• Lore Olympus, WEBTOON – Winner

• Countdown to Love, Manta

• The Guy Upstairs, WEBTOON

• Hungry Heart, Tapas

• I’m Dating a Psychopath, WEBTOON

• Nevermore, WEBTOON

• Señorita Cometa, WEBTOON

Best Humor Webcomic

• Blue Chair, WEBTOON – Winner

• 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

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

• Miles Davis and the Search for the Sound, Z2 Comics – Winner

• 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

Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel

• The Batman Scooby-Doo Mysteries, DC Comics – Winner

• 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

Best Presentation in Design

• Richard Stark’s Parker: The Complete Collection, IDW Publishing – Winner

• 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