BCC, Day Two: RINGO AWARD 2025 WINNERS

 The annual RINGO AWARDS were presented Saturday evening, October 18, at a dinner/event at the Sheraton Hotel in Baltimore, MD. 

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. 

Keynote speaker was Mike Pellerito, Editor at Archie Comics.

The winners are:

BEST SERIES    

THE PEDESTRIAN Magma Comix

BEST COVER ARTIST 

 BILQUIS EVELY

BEST LETTERER  

 RICHARD STARKINGS

BEST HUMOR WEBCOMIC  

 NOTHING BUTT NIGHTWING  DC Go!/DC Comics

THE BROGAN FIDELITY AWARD

 MIKE McKONE

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL   

JANE AMERICAN Self-Published

BEST ARTIST OR PENCILLER/INKER TEAM   

CHRIS SAMNEE

BEST WRITER    

 KELLY THOMPSON

BEST PRESENTATION IN DESIGN  

DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI'S BATMAN YEAR ONE ARTIST'S EDITION  IDW Publishing

THE DICK GIORDANO HUMANTARIAN AWARD  

STAN SAKAI

BEST KID COMIC OR GRAPHIC NOVEL   

HILDA AND TWIG HIDE FROM THE RAIN Flying Eye Books

BEST NON-FICTION COMIC WORK      

 IN THE SHADOWS OF STALIN: THE STORY OF MR. JONES   Oni Press    

Photo at left: Hunter Gorinson, publisher at Oni Press accepts the award

BEST CARTOONIST (WRITER AND ARTIST)     

ERIC POWELL

SPIRIT AWARD  

WELCOME TO THE MAYNARD by James Robinson and J. Bone (Dark Horse Comics)

FAN AWARDS

FAN FAVORITE VILLAIN

MR. BARNABY from WARM FUSION Dstlry 

FAN FAVORITE NEW SERIES

THE PEDESTRIAN Magma Comix

FAN FAVORITE NEW TALENT

ANNIE WRIGHT art on JANE AMERICAN

FAN FAVORITE PUBLISHER

MAD CAVE STUDIOS

FAN FAVORITE HERO

ALEX-SENORITA COMETA Webtoons Entertainment

                                                                                 

HERO INITIATIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 

KEVIN NOWLAN

BEST WEBCOMIC   

RENAISSANCE OF RAVEN  DC Go!/DC Comics

BEST COLORIST  

 JORDIE BELLAIRE

BEST HUMOR COMIC   

 SMUT #1 Self-Published

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY     

BATMAN AND ROBIN YEAR ONE #1  DC Comics

The 2025 Ringo Awards Professional Jury are Becky Cloonan, Steve Leaf, Mark Morales, Amy Reeder and Hannibal Tabu. The Ringo Awards Perennial Jury are Todd Dezago, Craig Rosseau, Mark Waid and Matt Wieringo. The Ringo Awards Presentation Team are Marc Nathan, Astray Productions, Dan Hills, David Jeffery, Matt Merritt, Randy Tischler and Rich Woodall.