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Skottie Young, Tom King, ‘March: Book Three’ and more take home Ringo Awards

The winners for the first-ever Ringo Awards were announced this weekend at the Baltimore Comic-Con. The awards are named for artist Mike Wieringo, who passed away in 2007.

The Ringos showed Skottie Young’s I Hate Fairyland some love, as the creator took home awards for Best Cartoonist and Best Humor Comic. March: Book Three by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell continued to rack up accolades as it took home the awards for Best Non-fiction Comic Work and Best Original Graphic Novel. And Tom King, writer of Best Series winner The Vision, won for Best Writer. Other winners included Fiona Staples, Sean Murphy, Todd Klein, Laura Martin, Bloom County and Dean Haspiel’s The Red Hook.

The nomination process was open to anyone, while comic professionals voted on the final winners. Check out the full list of nominees below, with the winners in bold.

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

Skottie Young

Daniel Clowes

Steve Conley

Hernandez Brothers

Aydin Anh Huynh (Snailords)

Kaitlyn Narvaza (instantmiso)

Best Writer

Tom King

PJ Haarsma & Alan Tudyk

Jody Houser

Robert Kirkman

Jeff Lemire

Alan Moore

Mark Waid

David Walker

Gerard Way

Best Artist or Penciller

Fiona Staples

Kaare Andrews

Cliff Chiang

Rafael de Latorre

Mitch Gerards

Jason Johnson

Jason Latour

Dustin Nguyen

Best Inker

Sean Murphy

Mark Brooks

Jeremy Freeman

Jonathan Glapion

Jason Latour

Jae Lee

Danny Miki

Victor Olazaba

Best Letterer

Todd Klein

Clayton Cowles

Taylor Esposito

Troy Peteri

John Workman

Best Colorist

Laura Martin

Jordie Bellaire

Tamra Bonvillain

Elizabeth Breitweiser

Rico Renzi

Sarah Stone

Matt Wilson

Best Cover Artist

Frank Cho

Mike Del Mundo

JG Jones

Phil Noto

Ryan Sook

Fiona Staples

Sana Takeda

Best Series

Vision, Marvel Comics

Faith, Valiant Entertainment

Paper Girls, Image Comics

Saga, Image Comics

Spectrum, Automatic Pictures

Best Single Issue or Story

Emancipation Day, http://ift.tt/2oketu3

Deadly Hands of Criminal, Image Comics

DC Universe Rebirth #1, DC Comics

Faith #1, Valiant Entertainment

Locke & Key: Small World, IDW Publishing

Best Original Graphic Novel

March: Book III, Top Shelf Productions

Ghosts, Scholastic/Graphix

Patience, Daniel Clowes, Fantagraphics

Tetris: The Games People Play, First Second

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, DC Comics

Best Anthology

Love is Love, DC Comics/IDW Publishing

Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics

Island, Image Comics

ReDistrictedComics.com (http://ift.tt/2oketu3)

Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special, DC Comics

Best Humor Comic

I Hate Fairyland, Image Comics

Adventures of God, Line Webtoons

Blue Chair, Line Webtoons

Giant Days, BOOM! Studios

Jughead, Archie Comics

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Marvel Comics

Best Comic Strip or Panel

Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick

Dick Tracy, Joe Staton & Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services

Foxtrot, Bill Amend, Universal Press Syndicate

Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate

Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, Universal Uclick

Best Webcomic

The Red Hook, Dean Haspiel (http://ift.tt/1qZWwPZ)

Girl Genius, Phil Foglio (http://ift.tt/qQ7Fyn)

Siren’s Lament, Kaitlyn Narvaza (instantmiso)(http://ift.tt/21RRoue)

The Middle Age, Steve Conley (http://ift.tt/2uG0j8l)

unOrdinary, uru-chan (http://ift.tt/2tUo66A)

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

March: Book Three, Top Shelf Productions

Cooking Comically (http://ift.tt/og2Zo5)

Dark Night, A True Batman Story, DC Comics

ReDistrictedComics.com (http://ift.tt/2oketu3)

Rolling Blackouts, Drawn and Quarterly

Tetris: The Games People Play, First Second

Best Presentation in Design

Mike Mignola’s Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects: Artist’s Edition Hardcover, IDW Publishing

Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comic Series, Dark Horse Comics

Al Williamson’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Artist Edition, IDW Publishing

Britannia, Valiant Entertainment

Legacy of Luther Strode, Image Comics

Moebius Library: The World of Edena, Dark Horse Books

The ODY-C: Cycle One Hardcover, Image Comics

Spectrum, Automatic Pictures

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the '#dustin squirrel saga' is probably my favorite saga now. don't know why but it makes me laugh.

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Nominees announced for first Ringo Awards

The nominees for the first-ever Ringo Awards have been announced, representing “an aggregate of jury and fan top nominations.” The nomination process was open to anyone, which has led to some unexpected choices. Only comic professionals can vote on the final winners.

The jury includes: John Haines, Jamar Nicholas, Chris Powell, Hannah Means-Shannon and Jose Villarrubia.

Named for artist Mike Wieringo, who passed away in 2007, the award will be presented at Baltimore Comic-Con Sept. 23, the former home of the Harvey Awards.

Check out the nominees below:

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

Daniel Clowes

Steve Conley

Hernandez Brothers

Aydin Anh Huynh (Snailords)

Kaitlyn Narvaza (instantmiso)

Skottie Young

Best Writer

PJ Haarsma & Alan Tudyk

Jody Houser

Tom King

Robert Kirkman

Jeff Lemire

Alan Moore

Mark Waid

David Walker

Gerard Way

Best Artist or Penciller

Kaare Andrews

Cliff Chiang

Rafael de Latorre

Mitch Gerards

Jason Johnson

Jason Latour

Dustin Nguyen

Fiona Staples

Best Inker

Mark Brooks

Jeremy Freeman

Jonathan Glapion

Jason Latour

Jae Lee

Danny Miki

Sean Murphy

Victor Olazaba

Best Letterer

Clayton Cowles

Taylor Esposito

Todd Klein

Troy Peteri

John Workman

Best Colorist

Jordie Bellaire

Tamra Bonvillain

Elizabeth Breitweiser

Laura Martin

Rico Renzi

Sarah Stone

Matt Wilson

Best Cover Artist

Frank Cho

Mike Del Mundo

JG Jones

Phil Noto

Ryan Sook

Fiona Staples

Sana Takeda

Best Series

Faith, Valiant Entertainment

Paper Girls, Image Comics

Saga, Image Comics

Spectrum, Automatic Pictures

Vision, Marvel Comics

Best Single Issue or Story

Deadly Hands of Criminal, Image Comics

DC Universe Rebirth #1, DC Comics

Emancipation Day, http://ift.tt/2oketu3

Faith #1, Valiant Entertainment

Locke & Key: Small World, IDW Publishing

Best Original Graphic Novel

Ghosts, Scholastic/Graphix

March: Book III, Top Shelf Productions

Patience, Daniel Clowes, Fantagraphics

Tetris: The Games People Play, First Second

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, DC Comics

Best Anthology

Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics

Island, Image Comics

Love is Love, DC Comics/IDW Publishing

ReDistrictedComics.com (http://ift.tt/2oketu3)

Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special, DC Comics

Best Humor Comic

Adventures of God, Line Webtoons

Blue Chair, Line Webtoons

Giant Days, BOOM! Studios

I Hate Fairyland, Image Comics

Jughead, Archie Comics

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Marvel Comics

Best Comic Strip or Panel

Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick

Dick Tracy, Joe Staton & Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services

Foxtrot, Bill Amend, Universal Press Syndicate

Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate

Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, Universal Uclick

Best Webcomic

Girl Genius, Phil Foglio (http://ift.tt/qQ7Fyn)

Siren’s Lament, Kaitlyn Narvaza (instantmiso)(http://ift.tt/21RRoue)

The Middle Age, Steve Conley (http://ift.tt/2uG0j8l)

The Red Hook, Dean Haspiel (http://ift.tt/1qZWwPZ)

unOrdinary, uru-chan (http://ift.tt/2tUo66A)

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

Cooking Comically (http://ift.tt/og2Zo5)

Dark Night, A True Batman Story, DC Comics

March: Book Three, Top Shelf Productions

ReDistrictedComics.com (http://ift.tt/2oketu3)

Rolling Blackouts, Drawn and Quarterly

Tetris: The Games People Play, First Second

Best Presentation in Design

Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comic Series, Dark Horse Comics

Al Williamson’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Artist Edition, IDW Publishing

Britannia, Valiant Entertainment

Legacy of Luther Strode, Image Comics

Mike Mignola’s Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects: Artist’s Edition Hardcover, IDW Publishing

Moebius Library: The World of Edena, Dark Horse Books

The ODY-C: Cycle One Hardcover, Image Comics

Spectrum, Automatic Pictures