On the heels of the Eisner Award Ceremony, the comics industry has announced the nominees for a new award, The Ringos, named after celebrated comic artist Mike Wieringo. You can check out all the nominees below. The winners will be announced September 23 at a ceremony held at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con.
Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
- Daniel Clowes
- Steve Conley
- Hernandez Brothers
- Aydin Anh Huynh (Snailords)
- Kaitlyn Narvaza (instantmiso)
- Skottie Young
Best Writer
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- PJ Haarsma & Alan Tudyk
- Jody Houser
- Tom King
- Robert Kirkman
- Jeff Lemire
- Alan Moore
- Mark Waid
- David Walker
- Gerard Way
Best Artist or Penciler
- Kaare Andrews
- Cliff Chiang
- Rafael de Latorre
- Mitch Gerards
- Jason Johnson
- Jason Latour
- Dustin Nguyen
- Fiona Staples
Best Inker
- Mark Brooks
- Jeremy Freeman
- Jonathan Glapion
- Jason Latour
- Jae Lee
- Danny Miki
- Sean Murphy
- Victor Olazaba
Best Letterer
- Clayton Cowles
- Taylor Esposito
- Todd Klein
- Troy Peteri
- John Workman
Best Colorist
- Jordie Bellaire
- Tamra Bonvillain
- Elizabeth Breitweiser
- Laura Martin
- Rico Renzi
- Sarah Stone
- Matt Wilson
Best Cover Artist
- Frank Cho
- Mike Del Mundo
- JG Jones
- Phil Noto
- Ryan Sook
- Fiona Staples
- Sana Takeda
Best Series
- Faith, Valiant Entertainment
- Paper Girls, Image Comics
- Saga, Image Comics
- Spectrum, Automatic Pictures
- Vision, Marvel Comics
Best Single Issue or Story
- Deadly Hands of Criminal, Image Comics
- DC Universe Rebirth #1, DC Comics
- Emancipation Day, redistrictedcomics.com
- Faith #1, Valiant Entertainment
- Locke & Key: Small World, IDW Publishing
Best Original Graphic Novel
- Ghosts, Scholastic/Graphix
- March: Book III, Top Shelf Productions
- Patience, Daniel Clowes, Fantagraphics
- Tetris: The Games People Play, First Second
- Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, DC Comics
Best Anthology
- Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics
- Island, Image Comics
- Love is Love, DC Comics/IDW Publishing
- ReDistrictedComics.com (www.redistrictedcomics.com)
- Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special, DC Comics
Best Humor Comic
- Adventures of God, Line Webtoons
- Blue Chair, Line Webtoons
- Giant Days, BOOM! Studios
- I Hate Fairyland, Image Comics
- Jughead, Archie Comics
- Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Marvel Comics
Best Comic Strip or Panel
- Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick
- Dick Tracy, Joe Staton & Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services
- Foxtrot, Bill Amend, Universal Press Syndicate
- Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
- Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, Universal Uclick
Best Webcomic
- Girl Genius, Phil Foglio
- Siren’s Lament, Kaitlyn Narvaza (instantmiso)
- The Middle Age, Steve Conley
- The Red Hook, Dean Haspiel
- unOrdinary, uru-chan
Best Non-fiction Comic Work
- Cooking Comically
- Dark Night, A True Batman Story, DC Comics
- March: Book Three, Top Shelf Productions
- ReDistrictedComics.com
- Rolling Blackouts, Drawn and Quarterly
- Tetris: The Games People Play, First Second
Best Presentation in Design
- Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comic Series, Dark Horse Comics
- Al Williamson’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Artist Edition, IDW Publishing
- Britannia, Valiant Entertainment
- Legacy of Luther Strode, Image Comics
- Mike Mignola’s Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects: Artist’s Edition Hardcover, IDW Publishing
- Moebius Library: The World of Edena, Dark Horse Books
- The ODY-C: Cycle One Hardcover, Image Comics
- Spectrum, Automatic Pictures
What do you guys think of the nominees? Comment and discuss below!
