Ringo 2018 nominees announced; “Mine!” nominated for Best Anthology

The 2018 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards Nominees have been revealed, and we at ComicMix are proud to announce that Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom For All Benefiting Planned Parenthood has been nominated for Best Anthology. The awards are to be presented at the Ringo Awards Banquet and Ceremony in conjunction with the 2018 Baltimore Comic-Con on the evening of Saturday, September 29, 2018.

Voting on the 2018 Ringo Awards Final Ballot is now open, and is restricted to the comic book industry creative community — anyone involved in and credited with creating comics professionally. Final ballots can be submitted via their website, and voting will close on August 31, 2018.

The Ringo Awards are named for the late Mike Wieringo (June 24, 1963 – August 12, 2007), who often signed his work “Ringo”, an American comics artist best known for his work on DC Comics’ The Flash, Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four, and his co-creation Tellos.

Mine! has previously been nominated for a “Best Story” Eisner Award this year for “Ethel Byrne” by Cecil Castelluci and Scott Chantler. Mine! also includes work from previous Eisner Award winners Neil Gaiman, Mark Waid, Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, Eric Shanower, Shannon Wheeler, Mike Norton, Andrew Aydin, Paul Levitz, Dennis O’Neil, and many other Ringo nominated creators.

Mine! is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Comixology,  comic shops everywhere, and directly from us. For retailers, the book has just been re-solicited through Diamond— use code JUL181745 and you’ll get your books when July orders close; if you need them immediately, use NOV171491 (Diamond will charge a restocking fee). Hardcovers are available via Ingram, 978-1939888662.

Congratulations to all the nominees! We look forward to seeing you in Baltimore.

Fan and Pro Nomination Categories

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

• Jason Aaron
• Neil Gaiman
• Matt Kindt
• Tom King
• Jeff Lemire
• Aline Brosh McKenna
• David Pepose

Best Artist or Penciller

• Gary Frank
• Mitch Gerards
• Chris Samnee
• Stjepan Sejic
• Lee Weeks

Best Inker

• Jonathan Glapion
• Mark McKenna
• Danny Miki
• Mark Morales
• Scott Williams

Best Letterer

• Colin Bell
• Justin Birch
• Todd Klein
• David Rubin
• John Workman

Best Colorist

• Dijjo Lima
• Laura Martin
• Dave McCaig
• Jasen Smith
• Dave Stewart

Best Cover Artist

• Michael Cho
• Fay Dalton
• Simon Fraser
• Joelle Jones
• David Mack
• Jorge Santiago Jr.

Best Series

• Batman, DC Comics
• Lady Killer, Dark Horse Comics
• Mister Miracle, DC Comics
• Spencer & Locke, Action Lab Entertainment
• Sunstone, Image Comics

Best Single Issue or Story

• Batman Annual #2, DC Comics
• Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics
• Doomsday Clock #1, DC Comics
• I Am Groot, Marvel Comics
• Mister Miracle #5, DC Comics

Best Original Graphic Novel

• The Aggregate, Split Decision Comics
• The Best We Could Do, Abrams ComicArts
• Hostage, Drawn & Quarterly
• My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Fantagraphics
• Spinning, First Second

Best Anthology

• Magic Bullet, D.C. Conspiracy
• Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood, ComicMix
• Mirror, Mirror II, 2dcloud
• Overwatch: Anthology Volume 1, Dark Horse Comics
• SpongeBob Comics: Treasure Chest, Harry N. Abrams

Best Humor Comic

• Baking with Kafka, Drawn & Quarterly
• Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics
• Boyfriend of the Dead, Line Webtoons (https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/boyfriend-of-the-dead/list?title_no=1102&page=1)
• Giant Days, BOOM! Studios
• My Giant Nerd Boyfriend, Line Webtoons (https://www.webtoons.com/en/slice-of-life/my-giant-nerd-boyfriend/list?title_no=958&page=1)
• Sh*t My President Says, Top Shelf Productions

Best Comic Strip or Panel

• Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, Andrews McMeel Universal
• Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
• Peanizles, http://www.peanizles.com/
• Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, Andrews McMeel Universal
• Sarah’s Scribbles, Andrews McMeel Universal

Best Webcomic

• 1000, Sanford Greene (https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/one-thousand/list?title_no=1217&page=1)
• I Love Yoo, Quimchee (https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/i-love-yoo/list?title_no=986&page=1)
• The Middle Age, Steve Conley (http://www.middleagecomic.com/)
• Siren’s Lament, instantmiso (https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/sirens-lament/list?title_no=632&page=1)
• War Cry, Dean Haspiel (https://www.webtoons.com/en/super-hero/war-cry/list?title_no=1247&page=1)

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

• The Best We Could Do, Abrams ComicArts
• Everything is Flammable, Uncivilized Books
• Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York, Bloomsbury Publishing
• My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Fantagraphics
• Poppies of Iraq, Drawn & Quarterly
• ReDistricted, redistrictedcomics.com
• Spinning, First Second

Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel

• Bolivar, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
• Cyko KO: A Comic Book Adventure You Can Color, Alterna Comics
• DC SuperHero Girls, DC Comics
• Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties, Graphix
• Home Time (Book One), Top Shelf Productions
• If Found…Please Return To Elise Gravel, Drawn & Quarterly
• Jem and the Holograms, IDW Publishing
• Pizza Tree, Arcana Comics
• Red’s Planet: Friends and Foes, Harry N. Abrams

Best Presentation in Design

• Jane, BOOM! Studios
• Monograph by Chris Ware, Rizzoli
• Monsters Vol. 1: The Marvel Monsterbus, Valiant Entertainment
• My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Fantagraphics
• Saga, Image Comics
• Skybourne, BOOM! Studios
• X-Men: Grand Design Marvel Comics