RINGO AWARDS Celebrate The Best In 2017 Comics

from the official Baltimore Comic Con press release . . . . . BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - September 30, 2018 - Comic creative professionals, publishers, retailers, and fans came together Saturday night, September 29, 2018 to socialize, dine, and experience the comic book industry celebrating recognition of their peers, co-workers, and competitors at the 2018 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards.  This year's Ringo Awards was sponsored by Presenting Sponsors Cards, Comics & Collectibles and the Baltimore Comic-Con; Gold Sponsors  BOOM! Studios, Geppi Family Enterprises; Silver Sponsors Action Lab Entertainment, Source Point Press, South Carolina Comic-Con,  and Valiant Entertainment; Friendship Sponsor Drawn and Quarterly; and Gift Bag Sponsors Abrams ComicArts, Action Lab Entertainment, Archie Comic Publications, BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, Diamond Comic Distributors, Harper Collins, IDW Publishing, Lion Forge, Scholastic, Shire Post Mint, TokyoPop, and Valiant Entertainment. The banquet and awards ceremony honoring nominees and winners in professional and fan categories was hosted by the Baltimore Comic-Con and Cards, Comics & Collectibles.

The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards is an annual celebration of the creativity, skill and fun of comics. The nomination ballot is determined by fans and pros alike.

The Ringo Awards was honored to present Katie Cook, known as cartoonist of Nothing Special and the multiple award-nominated Gronk, as well as writer on IDW's My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and artist on Marvel's Spider-Man, as the 2018 keynote presenter at the event.

A very special thanks go to the sponsors who donated items to the 2018 Ringo Awards Gift Bags, including Abrams ComicArts, Action Lab Entertainment, Archie Comic Publications, BOOM! Studios, Dark Horse Comics, Diamond Comic Distributors, Harper Collins, IDW Publishing, Lion Forge, Scholastic, Shire Post Mint, TokyoPop, and Valiant Entertainment.

Winners of the 2018 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards are: Fan Favorites: Favorite Hero: Mags (Assassin Roommate) Favorite Villain: Arlo (unOrdinary) Favorite New Series: I Love Yoo Favorite New Talent: Quimchee Favorite Publisher: Line Webtoon Jury and Fan Winners: Best Cover Artist: Michael Cho Best Series: Mister Miracle, DC Comics Best Letterer: Todd Klein Best Colorist: Dave Stewart Best Humor Comic: Batman/Elmer Fudd, DC Comics Best Original Graphic Novel: My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Fantagraphics Best Comic Strip or Panel: Sarah's Scribbles, Andrews McMeel Universal Best Single Issue or Story: Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics Mike Wieringo Spirit Award: Mech Cadet Yu, BOOM! Studios Best Anthology: Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood, ComicMix Best Non-fiction Comic Work: The Best We Could Do, Abrams ComicArts Best Presentation in Design: Saga, Image Comics Best Webcomic: 1000, Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel: DC SuperHero Girls, DC Comics Best Inker: Mark Morales Best Writer: Tom King Best Artist or Penciller: Lee Weeks Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist): Joelle Jones Hero Initiative Awards: Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award: Marc Andreyko Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Denny O'Neil

In addition, the Baltimore Comic-Con would like to thank those individuals who presented at this year's award ceremony, including: Keynote speaker Katie Cook; Christie Blanch and Thom Zahler; David and Julia Petersen; Denys Cowan; Jenny Frison and Ramona Fradon; Rob Stull and Gus Vazquez; Louise Simonson; Jeff Parker and Karl Kesel; and Todd Dezago, Craig Rousseau, Mark Waid, and Matt Wieringo. We would also like to thank John Gallagher for his contributions to our program guide for the evening and awards ceremony presentation.

Please join us next year for the third annual Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards taking place at the 20th annual Baltimore Comic-Con on October 19, 2019, and keep an eye on our website and social media accounts below for 2019 ballot information.

BALTIMORE COMIC CON - - The Complete Comics Creators Guest List

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Here is the full list of guests for the 2018 BALTIMORE COMIC CON. How do you navigate this massive Con and get the most benefit from the time spent?  

I try to plan as much as possible. It starts by studying this list and highlighting the guests I consider MUST-SEES.  Then take the map in the program book, locate the area of their booth and mark it.  Try to catch as many guests in the same aisle or area at one time so you don’t have to make trips back and forth.  

If you’re looking for creators to sign their books, be prepared to stand in line for awhile. Budget your time wisely, and good luck! 

 

 

In addition to on-site CGC grading, this year's confirmed guests for the show include: 

 

Arthur Adams (Guardians of the Galaxy)

Joel Adams (Bucky O'Hare Graphic Novel Coloring Book)

Neal Adams (Deadman)

Zeea Adams (Neal Adams Monsters)

 Ethan Scott Ambruson (Azteca: Ciudad Paradiso)

Marc Andreyko (Jeepers Creepers)

Arantza (fantasy artist)

Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets)

 

Mike W. Barr (The Outsiders)

Jeremy Bastian (Cursed Pirate Girl)

Marty Baumann (Big Hero 6)

John Beatty (Batman)

Carolyn Belefski (Curls)

Marguerite Bennett (Animosity)

Simon Bisley (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bodycount)

Reilly Brown (Slapstick, Saturday and Sunday only)

Ziggy Blumenthal (Operation Pajama Pants)

June Brigman (Power Pack)

Harold Buchholz (Mystery Science Theatre 3000)

Mark Buckingham (Scooby Apocalypse)

Dave Bullock (Barbarella)

Jeffrey Burandt (Sick Monster)

Greg Burnham (Tuskegee Heirs)

Buzz (Superman: The Coming of the Supermen)

 

Jim Calafiore (Leaving Megalopolis)

Frank Cammuso (Wrong Earth)

Chris Campana (Pathfinder: Worldscape - Vampirella)

Greg Capullo (Dark Knights: Metal)

Joe Carabeo (Black Magic Tales)

Richard Case (Doom Patrol)

Christa Cassano (Ghetto Klown)

Keith Champagne (Stranger Things)

Howard Chaykin (Captain America)

Sean Chen (Jasmine: Crown of Kings)

Joyce Chin (All-New Wolverine)

 Frank Cho (Harley Quinn)

Michael Cho (Batwoman)

Amy Chu (Red Sonja)

Chad Cicconi (Null Fairies)

Steve Conley (The Middle Age)

Steve Conte (Action Figure Kingdom)

 Katie Cook (Thanos Annual)

Denys Cowan (The Question, courtesy of Hero Initiative)

Clayton Crain (Spidergeddon)

 Paris Cullins (WWE Superstars)

 

Nicole D'Andria (Miraculous)

 Kristina Deak-Linsner (Vampirella: Roses for the Dead),

J. Robert Deans (The Bear from A.U.N.T.)

Tom DeFalco (Spider-Girl, courtesy of Hero Initiative)

Jose Delbo (Spongebob Comics)

Vito Delsante (Midnight Tiger Stronger)

Todd Dezago (Tellos)

Charles C. Dowd (Lilith Dark)

Emily Drouin (Eplis)

 

Garth Ennis (Jimmy's Bastards, Friday and Saturday only) 

 

G.D. Falksen (The Ouroboros Cycle)

Meredith Finch (Rose)

Chris Flick (Capes & Babes)

Ramona Fradon (The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute)

Franco (Encounter)

Jenny Frison (Wonder Woman)

 

John Gallagher (Captain Canuck Season 4)

Will Gallagher (EPIC Bros.)

S.L. Gallant (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero vs. the Six Million Dollar Man)

 Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (DC Nation)

Steve Geiger (Web of Spider-Man)

 Joe Giella (The Flash)

Mike Gold (The Pilgrim)

Michael Golden (Micronauts: Wrath of Karza)

 Daniel Govar (Thanos: A God Up There Listening)

Jimmy Gownley (Zootopia)

John Patrick Green (Mickey Mouse Shorts: Season One)

Sanford Greene (1000)

Dawn Griffin (Zorphbert & Fred)

Tom Grummett (The New Titans, courtesy of Hero Initiatiive)

Laura Lee Gulledge (Will & Whit)

 

 Bob Hall (Squadron Supreme)

 Dean Haspiel (The Red Hook)

Glenn Hauman (The Whisper Campaign)

 Marc Hempel (Sandman),

Clinton Hobart (Disney fine artist)

 Greg Horn (Batman)

Ken Hunt (Lady Death: Devotions) 

 

Jamal Igle (Molly Danger)

 Tony Isabella (Black Lightning),

 

Klaus Janson (Nightwing, Saturday and Sunday only)

 Sandy Jarrell (Catwoman/Tweety & Sylvester Special)

 

 Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Low Road West)

 Todd Johnson (Tribe)

 Justin Jordan (Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps)

 

 Kata Kane (Anna and the Cosmic Race)

 Chris Kemple (The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute)

 Karl Kesel (Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman ’77)

 Tom King (Batman)

Barry Kitson (The Flash)

Todd Klein (Black Hammer: Age of Doom)

Evelyn Kriete (Weird Tales)

 

Ken Lashley (Bloodshot Rising Spirit,courtesy of ComicWow)

 Jade F. Lee (Rolled & Told)

Marty LeGrow (Toyetica)

Leo Leibelman (Heavy Metal)

 Jay Leisten (Return of Wolverine)

Mike Lilly (The Tick)

Joseph Michael Linsner (Vampirella: Roses for the Dead)

 Nate Lovett (The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute)

 

 Kevin Maguire (Man of Steel)

 Mike Maihack (Cleopatra in Space)

 Mike Manley (Judge Parker)

 Chris Mariano (Claire Lost her Bear at the World's Fair)

 Mark Mariano (Adventure Time)

 Billy Martin (Star Wars Adventures, Friday and Saturday only)

 Shawn Martinbrough (Shadowman)

Ron Marz (Fathom Vol. 7)

Ed McGuinness (Avengers)

 Bob McLeod (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero)

 Carla Speed McNeil (Empowered & Sistah Spooky's High School Hell) Dawn McTeigue (Divinica)

 Adriana Melo (Plastic Man, courtesy of Hero Initiative)

Frank Miller (Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander, Saturday and Sunday only)

 Stuart Moore (Deadpool the Duck)

 Terry Moore (Strangers in Paradise)

Mark Morales (Justice League)

 Michael Moreci (Nightwing)

Tony Moy (Mainstream)

Trevor Mueller (Albert the Alien)

 

 Nen (Dejah Thoris)

Jamar Nicholas (Leon: Protector of the Playground)

 

 Denny O'Neil (DC Universe Holiday Special, courtesy of Hero Initiative)

 Jerry Ordway (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero vs The Six Million Dollar Man)

 Rachel Ordway (The Elvis Adventures)

John Ostrander (Suicide Squad, courtesy of Hero Initiative)

 

 Tom Palmer (Avengers)

 Dan Parent (Betty & Veronica Friends Forever)

 Jeff Parker (Future Quest Presents)

 Paul Pelletier (Titans Special)

 Andrew Pepoy (Mighty Moe Szyslak)

 David Petersen (Mouse Guard)

 Tom Peyer (Captain Kid)

 Richard and Wendy Pini (Elfquest)

 Ed Piskor (X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis)

 Chase and Mark Poulton (Pizza Tree)

 Andy Price (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

 David Proch (Quarter Moon)

Joe Pruett (Black-Eyed Kids)

 Tom Raney (Giantkillers)

 Mark Redfield (Hunted)

 Frank Reynoso (Garbage Pail Kids: Fables, Fantasies and Farts)

 Roy Richardson (The Flash)

 Richard Rivera (Stabbity Bunny)

 Rafer Roberts (Modern Fantasy)

 Don Rosa (Uncle Scrooge)

 Craig Rousseau (Startup)

 Stephane Roux (Faith: Dreamside)

 Sean Rubin (Bolivar)

 Joe Rubinstein (Batman: Prodigal, courtesy of Desert Wind)

 Jim Rugg (Street Angel)

 P. Craig Russell (Salome and Other Stories)

 

Stuart Sayger (GI Joe: A Real American Hero vs. The Six-Million Dollar Man)

 Mark Schultz (Mark Schultz' Xenozoic Tales Artist's Edition, courtesy of Flesk Publishing)

 Bryan Seaton (Dollface)

Brian Shearer (William the Last)

 Jeff Shultz (Archie Jumbo Comics Digest)

Mimi Simon (Judge Parker)

 Louise Simonson (Action Comics #1000)

 Walter Simonson (Thor)

Skan (Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk)

 Matt Slay (Equilibrium)

Dan Slott (Tony Stark: Iron Man)

John K. Snyder (Fashion in Action),

Scott Snyder (Justice League, Saturday only)

 Mark Sparacio (Chelsea Dagger)

 Jim Starlin (Thanos: The Infinity Siblings, Saturday and Sunday only)

 Joe Staton (Dick Tracy)

Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther)

 Jim Steranko (Action Comics)

 Paul Storrie (The Viking Queen),

Larry Stroman (Tribe)

 Rob Stull (The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute)

 Arthur Suydam (Marvel Zombies Return)

 

 Robert Tinnell (Feast of the Seven Fishes)

 Peter Tomasi (Superman)

 Tim Truman (Grimjack)

 David Trustman (God Slap)

 Sarah Trustman (The Memory Arts)

 Billy Tucci (Shi)

 Ted Tucker (Disney World caricature artist)

 

 Mike Vasquez (Invader Zim)

Gus Vazquez (Sunfire and Big Hero Six)

 Emilio Velez Jr. (Dodgeball Teens)

 

 Mark Waid (Captain America)

 Adam Wallenta (Punk Taco)

Adam Warren (Empowered & Sistah Spooky's High School Hell) Michael Watkins (Pantha)

 Larry Watts (Evil Dead 2: Cradle of the Damned)

 Todd Webb (Mr. Toast Comics)

 Dexter Weeks (Savage Eve)

 Lee Weeks (Batman)

 Mark Wheatley (Stargate Atlantis Singularity)

 Bob Wiacek (All New Wolverine),

Matt Wieringo (Stargate Atlantis Gateways),

Marcus Williams (Hero Cats of Stellar City: Year One)

 Javier Cruz Winnik (A Reason to Smile)

 Renee Witterstaetter (X-Force Epic Collection)

 Rich Woodall (The Mike Wieringo Tellos Tribute)

John Workman (Kick-Ass)

 

Thom Zahler (Time & Vine)

 Mike Zeck (The Punisher)

 Liang Zhao (The Phantom).

More BCC Guests; Online Ticket Sales End Today

 

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - September 27, 2018 - The Baltimore Comic-Con starts tomorrow afternoon, Friday, September 28, 2018 at 1pm (VIPs get in at 12:30pm)! The Baltimore Convention Center box offices will be open as early as 8:00 am. We have a couple of last-minute announcements to make!

Zachary Levi is now appearing at the show on Friday. He will be signing at 3pm, for those who have purchased or would like to purchase autograph tickets. Online sales  (http://baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets/) end Thursday afternoon, so don't delay (or be prepared to purchase them on-site).

New Jersey native Reilly Brown is a fan-favorite superhero artist known for his work on comics such as Deadpool and Spider-Man. He brings a sense of character and personality to his projects, balancing a combination of light-hearted humor, with fast paced superhero action. He is also a pioneer in digital storytelling, utilizing new ways of making comics for tablets and smart phones with his creator-owned series Power Play, as well as several stories for Marvel, including Deadpool: The Gauntlet, Slapstick, and, most recently, Outrage for Webtoon. He will be appearing in Booth #108.

Keith Champagne is a veteran writer/artist/inker best known in the comics industry for his decades of work with DC Comics on titles such as JSA, Green Lantern, Superman, and many more. His creator-owned titles include The Mighty(with Peter J. Tomasi) and The Switch: Electricia. Current projects include Stranger Things, Neon Future, and Frank N. Stein: Private Eye. He enjoys Swedish Fish.

Dave Bullock has worked as a story artist on Beware the Batman, Transformers: Prime, The Superman/Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, The Avengers, and more. He directed Justice League: The New Frontier DVD movie and episodes of the CGI Star Wars: Clone Wars and The Spectacular Spider-Man series. Dave has provided comic cover and story art for Teen Titans Go!, Iron Man, The Ultimates, BloodShot, X-O Manowar, UNITY, and Eternal Warrior, and co-authored a Wednesday Comics Deadman story and a Batman Black & White short story. He's recently worked with DC Comics on a Batman '66 digital comic and developed a creator-owned graphic novel, The Savage Blade of King Ronok!

Nen is a concept artist, illustrator, and low brow artist who occasionally dabbles in comics. Specializing in integrating violence, gore, and horror with the beautiful and the surreal, Nen pulls an unspoken vision of the human condition from the fluidity of water, the subtlety of second glances, and her ability to pair painstaking attention to detail with the freedom of frenzied motion. Nen has worked on Legend of the Five Rings by AEG. Her work can be seen in Shinobi Clans by Posthuman Studios as well as in volumes published by Aspen Comics, IDW, HBO, and several independent art and illustration publications.

TICKETS General Admission and VIP Package tickets for Weekend, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, as well as the Ringo Awards, are now on sale! Visit http://baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets/ for more information and to purchase your advanced tickets now, and as always, kids 10 and under get into the show free with a paid adult General Admission!

Comics Legend STERANKO To Teach Class At Baltimore Comic Con

STERANKO: MASTERING NARRATIVE TECHNIQUE AN EVENT THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE COMICS FORM, STAGED BY THE MEDIUM'S MOST INNOVATIVE AND CONTROVERSIAL CREATORS...

Baltimore Comic-Con is proud to host a marathon CREATIVE MASTERCLASS EXPERIENCE with one of America's most popular and highly-honored figures!

Here's your chance to connect with one of the field's most influential creators! Sit in with comics legend Jim Steranko as he explores, examines, and explains the techniques that earned him a place among the medium's giants - advanced techniques he has developed over a lifetime of experimentation. The INTENSE 4-HOUR WORKSHOP will provide a forum to answer your specific questions about mastering NARRATIVE ART - in comics, animation, and film! The most information-packed evening you'll ever experience!

Steranko plans to run the group through an intense exploration and explanation of THE SECRETS OF THE COMICBOOK PAGE--on a personal one-on-one basis. The spectrum covered will extend from theory to technique, and focus extensively on powerful, sophisticated approaches that have earned him the premier position in the storytelling medium - including a wealth of material he will be REVEALING HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME!

A PowerPoint Slideshow will accompany the Masterclass, so that EVERY cool concept is delivered with graphic precision and easily understood. The FOUR-HOUR SESSION will be explosive with storytelling revelations that will help upcoming artists and writers launch their careers, aide full-time pros to develop a powerhouse narrative approach, and define an enhanced level of visual considerations to all comic-art collectors and connoisseurs.

DEVELOP A POWERFUL STORYTELLING APPROACH LIKE THE PROS! HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

>> The best kept secret in comics - even pros fail to unravel the mystery!  >> The biggest mistake fan artists and writers make in their work! >> The language of panel imagery!  >> Creating pictures with meaning!  >> Composition secrets to make your story move like lightning!   >> What to show - and what not to show! >> Creating visual/temporal continuity: What to draw next!  >> Unifying image and content!  >> Intuitive vs analytical approaches!  >> Understanding the narrative format!   >> Subliminal Storytelling: A surprising, new approach ever before revealed in any form!  >> Techniques the pros ignore: using the comics form to best advantage!  >> How to make science fiction and fantasy work in the comics!  >> Building dramatic scenes: Five easy stages!  >> Using cinematic technique in comicbook storytelling!   >> The ideal comics page!  >> When and why to use establishing shots, close-ups, two shots, angle shots, and trick shots!  >> Creating character conflict through panel composition!  >> The triumph of technique over subject matter!  >> Mastering double-page layouts!   >> Dramatic symbolism!  >> Composition secrets to make your story move like lightning!  >> What to show-and what not to show!  >> Capturing dramatic highpoints!  >> Orchestrating panels for maximum dramatic impact!   >> The Outline Method of Page Plotting!  >> Action panels vs dramatic panels! >> Establishing relationships between shots for powerful storytelling!  >> The use of visual metaphors!  >> Understanding tempo and pacing!   >> Controlling the compression and expansion of time!  >> Techniques for creating action-packed narratives!  >> How to create suspense and tension for maximum reader interest!  >> Generating pyramiding conflict in the comics!  >> Achieving exciting narrative art through contrast!   >> Structural rhythm, repetition, and eye movement!  >> Storytelling without words!  >> The concept of cover art!  >> Traditional vs Experimental approaches!  >> How to submit samples that make a powerful impression!

Steranko will answer all your questions about the ART OF STORYTELLING in the most information-packed evening you'll ever experience! AN EVENT THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE COMICS FORM!

The seminar will begin about 7:30PM at HYATT REGENCY BALTIMORE at 300 Light Street on the evening of Saturday Sept 29, 2018. Limited attendance! Reserve your place now at MASTERING NARRATIVE TECHNIQUE (Four-Hour Session $100) by accessing supergraphics@prevue.net and emailing your confirmation to attend the event. Your presence there will be CONFIRMED BY EMAIL - along with the precise location of the session. AN EVENT THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE COMICS FORM!