First RINGO AWARDS presented at Baltimore Comic Con

By pghhead -

The inaugural Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, better known as The Ringo Awards, were announced at an evening presentation at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in conjunction with the Baltimore Comic Con. 

 

   The Baltimore Comic Con staff has plenty of experience hosting awards dinners, so the first Ringo Awards were completed with no glitches. Baltimore was the former host of the Harvey Awards until their officers announced a move to  The New York Comic Con for this year. 

 

    By comparison, the Ringo Awards were conducted on time, with no delays, and proceeded at a faster pace than The Harveys (which often extended past midnight). There was a light-hearted, amusing energy in the Ringo room, and the fan and professional passion for the comics industry was evident. 

 

  Unlike the Harvey awards, fans participate in the nominating process before the judges begin reviewing candidates, and four of the Ringo awards are fan-based. 

 

Here are the winners of the 1st RINGO AWARDS:

 

Fan Awards

 

FAVORITE HERO     Cash Wayne from Spectrum

FAVORITE VILLAIN     Arlo  from Unordinary

FAVORITE NEW SERIES     Spectrum

FAVORITE NEW TALENT      Instantmiso  

 

Judges’ Awards

 

BEST COVER ARTIST     Frank Cho

BEST SERIES     Vision (Marvel)

BEST LETTERER     Todd Klein

BEST COLORIST     Laura Martin

BEST HUMOR COMIC     I Hate Fairyland (Image)

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL     March Book III (IDW)

BEST COMIC STRIP OR PANEL  Bloom County 

BEST SINGLE ISSUE OR STORY   Emancipation Day (redistrictedcomics.com)

 

MIKE WIERINGO SPIRIT AWARD     Future Quest  (DC)

 

BEST ANTHOLOGY  Love Is Love  (DC/IDW)

BEST NON-FICTION COMIC     March Book III (IDW)

BEST PRESENTATION IN DESIGN  Mike Mignola’s Screwed On Head And Other Curious Objects: Artists Edition  (IDW)_

BEST WEB COMIC     Red Hook  (webtoons.com)

BEST INKER     Sean Murphy

BEST WRITER     Tom King

BEST ARTIST OR PENCILER    Fiona Staples

BEST CARTOONIST WRITER/ARTIST     Scottie Young

 

THE HERO INITIATIVE AWARDS

 

DICK GIORDANO HUMANITARIAN AWARD    Joshua Dysart

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD     Marv Wolfman

 

 

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Robert Kirkman: Invincible, Walking Dead, Wolf-Man

By -
Image
I wasn't actually a huge fan of Robert Kirkman when I first started reading his books.  He was competent, sure, but I didn't see the appeal-- The Irredeemable Ant-Man was a boring side story in the middle of  Civil War and  The Initiative (although I've since changed my mind about this), and his  Ultimate X-Men run was, in many places, a mixed bag (although I did very much enjoy his "Phoenix?" storyline).  And  Marvel Zombies  just seemed like a ridiculous idea--not that I bothered to try it at the time. Now, though?  I've completely reevaluated my opinion on his work, and when his name is attached to a project, I'm far more likely to give it a look.  I don't know if I'd classify him as a master storyteller or a comics icon--but he's very skilled, he has an incredible knack for dialog, and he writes stories that, no matter how ridiculous, seem real .  In a medium where characters frequently violate the rules of physics, that's not alway...
Read more

INDIE COMICS: Huffin’ & puffin’ B.B. Wolf’s got the blues

By pghhead -
Image
BB WOLF AND THE THREE LPs  (Top Shelf, May 2010 hardcover, black & white, 86 pages,   $12.95)  As told by JD Arnold with illustrations by Richard Koslowski What got my attention immediately was the pairing up of a classic fairy tale with musical motifs.  That’s a combination that pushes two of my “hot buttons” - -  so I made it a must-read.  I was not disappointed.  This is a very entertaining and cleverly designed work that rivals Bill Willingham’s  creativity on the long-running FABLES series from Vertigo. As if taking the classic tale of the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs and turning it upside down wasn’t enough to interest, BB WOLF AND THE THREE LPS  serves as an allegory for the oppression of  the black population in the deep South (Mississippi) in the 1920’s.  While they may be free (wolves),  the governing bodies (pigs) have the power to deny them their land, homes and possessions and even own the...
Read more

more random readings from May 2009

By pghhead -
Image
What else did I finish reading last month?  Here’s a cross-section of various titles . . . . . . . . . WITCHBLADE #126 “War Of The Witchblade Part 2” by Ron Marz and Stejepan Sejic  (Top Cow/Image) Preface:  Now here’s an interesting concept! = In order to attract new readers to its’ titles Top Cow is giving out free books each month as part of it’s Let Us Win You Over project.  ( www.topcow.com/freecomics )  Every month it’s a different title. And they work through different comics shops each month as well.  In April the title was Witchblade #126 and one of the participating dealers was Captain Blue Hen Comics in Newark, DE (my preferred supplier) so voila! - - - I find a copy in my hands. Since the last time I explored the Witchblade series the mythology has expanded to a battle between the forces of light and dark with each side choosing its agents on Earth, hence the Darkness vs. the Witchblade.  I’m still not overly interested in this typ...
Read more