2020 RINGO AWARD Winners Announced

The Comics Industry Celebrates the 2020 Ringo Awards BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - October 25, 2020 - Comic creative professionals, publishers, retailers, and fans came together (virtually) Saturday night, October 24, 2020 to experience the comic book industry celebrating recognition of their peers, co-workers, and competitors at the 2020 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards. This year's Ringo Awards was sponsored by Cards, Comics & Collectibles, the Baltimore Comic-Con, and Mainframe Comic Con, as well as Bad Idea, BOOM! Studios, Geppi Family Enterprises, Rocketship Entertainment, Source Point Press, Tapas Media, and WEBTOON. 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. Geoff Johns, award-winning comic book writer of titles such as DC Comics' Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. and Doomsday Clock, and screenwriter, Executive Producer, and Showrunner of The WB's Stargirl, honored the Ringo Awards as the 2020 keynote presenter at the event, sponsored by Geppi Family Enterprises. Film and comics legend, Kevin Smith opened the show and introduced his friend, Geoff, as the keynote speaker. Winners of the 2020 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards are: Fan Favorites: Sponsored by Rocketship Entertainment: Favorite Hero: Clove from SubZero (WEBTOON) Favorite Villain: John from unOrdinary (WEBTOON) Favorite New Series: Fangs Favorite New Talent: Sinran Favorite Publisher: Tapas Media Jury and Fan Winners: Sponsored by Source Point Press: Best Colorist: Jordie Bellaire Best Cover Artist: Sana Takeda Best Original Graphic Novel: Snow, Glass, Apples, Dark Horse Comics Best Presentation in Design: Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo: The Complete Grasscutter Artist Select, IDW Publishing Sponsored by Tapas Media: Best Letterer: Nate Piekos Best Inker: Sandra Hope Best Webcomic: Fried Rice, Erica Eng (https://friedricecomic.com/)  Best Comic Strip or Panel: Nancy, Olivia Jaimes, Andrews McMeel Universal  Sponsored by Bad Idea: Mike Wieringo Spirit Award: Superman Smashes the Klan, DC Comics  Sponsored by BOOM! Studios: Best Anthology: Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Sirens, Archaia (BOOM! Studios) Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel: Guts, Graphix/Scholastic Best Humor Comic: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, DC Comics Best Writer: Mariko Tamaki Sponsored by WEBTOON: Best Non-fiction Comic Work: They Called Us Enemy, Top Shelf (IDW Publishing) Best Artist or Penciller: Sanford Greene Best Series: Bitter Root, Image Comics Best Single Issue or Story: Usagi Yojimbo #6, IDW Publishing Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist): Stan Sakai In addition, the Baltimore Comic-Con would like to thank those individuals who presented at this year's award ceremony, including: ceremony opener Kevin Smith; Keynote speaker Geoff Johns; Travis McIntire, Tom Akel, Gene Luen Yang, Todd Dezago, Craig Rousseau, Mark Waid, Matt Wieringo, Jill Thompson, and Jamar Nicholas. We would also like to thank John Gallagher for his contributions to our awards ceremony presentation, as well as Mainframe Comic Con for producing. Please join us next year for the fifth annual Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards taking place at the 21st annual Baltimore Comic-Con on October 23, 2021, and keep an eye on our website and social media accounts below for 2021 ballot information. Click Below to Follow Us! About Mike Wieringo Michael Lance "Mike" Wieringo was known to fans and friends as "Ringo", which is how he signed his artwork. His comics artist graced the pages of DC Comics' The Flash, Adventures of Superman, Batman, and Robin, Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Sensational Spider-Man, and Rogue, and his co-creation Tellos. He passed away on August 12, 2007 at the young age of 44 from an apparent heart attack. About the Ringo Awards The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards is an annual celebration of the creativity, skill and fun of comics. The Ringo Awards recognize outstanding achievements in over 20 categories, and are the only industry awards nominated by fans and pros alike, with final voting by the comic professional community. Launched in 2017, the awards ceremony is held annually at the Baltimore Comic-Con. Further details are available at www.ringoawards.com. About The Baltimore Comic-Con Live   The Baltimore Comic-Con is celebrating its 1st year of bringing the comic book industry to the Internet for a live streaming event. For more information, please visit www.baltimorecomicconlive.com.