This past weekend, the 2023 Ringo Awards were held, and we have a rundown of the winners, after the jump.
Winners of the 2023 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards are:
Fan Favorites:
- Sponsored by Rocketship Entertainment:
- Favorite Hero: Sam Young from Let’s Play (Rocketship Entertainment)
- Favorite Villain: Adam from The Guy Upstairs (WEBTOONS)
- Favorite New Series: Nevermore (WEBTOON)
- Favorite New Talent: Ellie Wright
- Favorite Publisher: Dark Horse
Jury and Fan Winners:
- Sponsored by Big Lick Comic-Con:
- Best Inker: Klaus Janson
- Sponsored by BOOM! Studios:
- Best Non-fiction Comic Work: Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, Drawn & Quarterly
- Sponsored by Modern Fanatic:
- Best Colorist: Jordie Bellaire
- Sponsored by Rocketship Entertainment:
- Best Webcomic: Lore Olympus, WEBTOON (https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/lore-olympus/list?title_no=1320&page=5)
- Sponsored by Modern Fanatic:
- Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel: Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters, Oni Press
- Sponsored by Image Comics:
- Best Series: Something is Killing the Children, BOOM! Studios
- Sponsored by Modern Fanatic:
- Best Writer: Ed Brubaker
- Sponsored by Geppi Family Enterprises:
- Best Humor Comic: The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic, Z2 Comics
- Best Anthology: Young Men in Love, A Wave Blue World
- Sponsored by Gem City Comic Con:
- Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist): Kate Beaton
- Sponsored by BOOM! Studios:
- Best Letterer (tie): Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and Stan Sakai
- Sponsored by Image Comics:
- Best Single Issue or Story: Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters, Oni Press
- Sponsored by A Wave Blue World:
- Best Cover Artist: Greg Smallwood
- Sponsored by Rocketship Entertainment:
- Best Humor Webcomic: Evil Inc.,(evil-inc.com)
- Sponsored by A Wave Blue World:
- Best Original Graphic Novel: It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth, Image Comics
- Sponsored by Gem City Comic Con:
- Best Presentation in Design: Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition—Last Call, IDW Publishing
- Sponsored by Big Lick Comic-Con:
- Best Artist or Penciller: Evan “Doc” Shaner
- Mike Wieringo Spirit Award: World’s Finest, DC Comics
Hero Initiative Awards:
- Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award: Al Milgrom
- Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Chris Claremont
