The 2020 Ringo Awards final ballot has been revealed and it has quite a lot of important creators and works on the list. First awarded in 2017, the Ringo Awards is restricted to the comic book industry creative community with professionals and fans nominating folks back in April. The Ringo Awards are to be presented virtually Saturday, October 24, 2020, via Facebook and YouTube. Typically presented at The Baltimore Comic-Con, the awards have shifted to a virtual space due to the ongoing pandemic.
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Check out the full lineup of nominees below.
2020 Ringo Awards Fan and Pro Nomination Categories
* Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
- Sarah Andersen
- Eleanor Davis
- Jaime Hernandez
- Kevin Huizenga
- Junepurr
- Stan Sakai
- Raina Telgemeier
- David Jesus Vignolli
* Best Writer
- Drew Edwards
- Jeff Lemire
- Mark Russell
- Erica Schultz
- Mariko Tamaki
* Best Artist or Penciller
- Chris Campana
- Colleen Doran
- Sanford Greene
- Rosemarie Valero-O’Connell
- Marianna Pescosta
* Best Inker
- Keith Champagne
- Marika Cresta
- Sandra Hope
- Maria Llovet
- Dan Mora
- Hyeondo Park
* Best Letterer
- Deron Bennett
- Jim Campbell
- Clayton Cowles
- Jared K. Fletcher
- HdE
- Nate Piekos
- Cardinal Rae
* Best Colorist
- Jordie Bellaire
- Alessandro de Fornasari
- Edson Ferreira
- Laura Martin
- Dave Stewart
* Best Cover Artist
- Fabio Alves
- Natasha Alterici
- Stephanie Hans
- Sana Takeda
- Christian Ward
* Best Series
- Banjax, Danger Zone (Action Lab Entertainment)
- Bitter Root, Image Comics
- Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Dark Horse Comics
- Forgotten Home, Vices Press/comiXology Originals
- Something is Killing the Children, BOOM! Studios
* Best Single Issue or Story
- Bitter Root Red Summer Special, Image Comics
- “Hot Comb” in Hot Comb, Drawn & Quarterly
- Second Coming #1, AHOY Comics
- Spencer & Locke 2 #1, Danger Zone (Action Lab Entertainment)
- Tales of the Night Watchman: The Steam Banshee, So What? Press
- Usagi Yojimbo #6, IDW Publishing
* Best Original Graphic Novel
- 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 (IDW Publishing)
- Simon Says, Image Comics
- Snow, Glass, Apples, Dark Horse Comics
* Best Anthology
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Dead Beats, A Wave Blue World
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Drawing Power, Abrams ComicArts
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Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Sirens, Archaia (BOOM! Studios)
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Strange Tails, Vices Press
- Thought Bubble 2019, Image Comics
* Best Humor Comic
- Fangs, Tapas
- The Handbook to Lazy Parenting, Drawn & Quarterly
- Rick & Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons, IDW Publishing
- Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, DC Comics
- Twizted: Haunted High-Ons, Source Point Press
- Wonder Twins, DC Comics
* Best Comic Strip or Panel
- The Middle Age, Steve Conley, Andrews McMeel Universal
- Nancy, Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal
- The Nib Editorial Cartoons by Pia Guerra, thenib.com
- Rhymes With Orange, Hilary Price, King Features Syndicate
- Sarah’s Scribbles, Sarah Andersen, Andrews McMeel Universal
- Wawawiwa, Andres J. Colmenares
* Best Webcomic
- The Croaking, echorise, (https://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/the-croaking/list?title_no=1494)
- Lore Olympus, Rachel Smythe (https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320)
- Fried Rice, Erica Eng (https://friedricecomic.com/)
- Penny Arcade, Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, (https://www.penny-arcade.com/)
- Rocío Diestra, Rocío Diestra (https://www.instagram.com/rociodiestra/)
- Stand Still, Stay Silent, Minna Sundberg (https://www.sssscomic.com/)
- SubZero, Junepurr (https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/subzero/list?title_no=1468&page=1)
* Best Non-fiction Comic Work
- Coin-Op Carnival, coinopcarnival.com
- Grass, Drawn & Quarterly
- In Waves, Nobrow/Flying Eye Books
- They Called Us Enemy, Top Shelf (IDW Publishing)
- The Twilight Man, Humanoids
* Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
- Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls, Graphix/Scholastic
- Guts, Graphix/Scholastic
- New Kid, Harper Collins
- Science! The Elements of Dark Energy, Bedside Press
- The Underfoot: The Mighty Deep, Lion Forge (Oni Press)
* Best Presentation in Design
- Going to the Chapel, Danger Zone (Action Lab Entertainment)
- Making Comics, Drawn & Quarterly
- Marvel Masterwork Pin-Ups, Yoe Books (IDW Publishing)
- Moomin: The Deluxe Lars Jansson Edition, Drawn & Quarterly
- New World, BOOM! Studios
- Snow White Zombie Apocalypse, Scout Comics
- Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select, IDW Publishing
- 3D Sweeties, Fantagraphics
For more on the Ringo Awards read the official press release below.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – August 26, 2020 – The 2020 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards are to be presented on the evening of Saturday, October 24, 2020. While normally a part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con, the 2020 Ringo Awards will be presented virtually, via Facebook and YouTube video. The Ringo Awards has completed the 2020 nomination process, which was inclusive of fans and comic book professionals alike, and both communities continued to show strong support, both in promoting the nomination process on their websites, blogs, and social media feeds, and by submitting their nominations.
Voting on the 2020 Final Ballot is restricted to comic book industry creative community — anyone involved in and credited with creating comics professionally. We now present the 2020 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards Final Ballot.
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