BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – April 5, 2019 – The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards is an annual celebration of the creativity, skill, and fun of comics. The awards return for their third year on Saturday, October 19, 2019 as part of the fan- and pro-favorite convention, The Baltimore Comic-Con.
Unlike other professional industry awards, the Ringo Awardsinclude fan participation in the nomination process along with an esteemed jury of comics professionals.
More than 20 categories will be celebrated with top honors being given at the awards ceremony in October.
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Fan and Pro Nominations
Fan and pro-jury voting are tallied independently, and the combined nomination ballot is compiled by the Ringo Awards Committee. The top two fan choices become nominees, and the jury’s selections fill the remaining three slots for five total nominees per category. Ties may result in more than five nominees in a single category. Nominees will be listed on the ballot alphabetically. Nomination ballot voting will be open to the public (fans and pros) starting April 5, 2019 and will close June 20, 2019.
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Final Ballot Voting
After processing by the Ringo Awards Committee and Jury, the Final Ballot are targeted to be available to comic creative professionals for voting on August 21, 2019 and will be due bySeptember 18, 2019 for final tallying. Presentation of the winners will occur at the Baltimore Comic-Con on the evening of Saturday, October 19, 2019.
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Nomination Eligibility
Eligibility for creators and creative works is determined by publication in the preceding calendar year – print publication date takes precedence over electronic publication date. For electronic works, the date of publication is time-stamped with most publications and at least 3 episodes/installments of continuing works must have appeared during the eligibility period.
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Updated Rule for Fan Favorites
In Fan-Only Favorites, we have updated our rules as follows: All winners of these categories will be selected by open voting. A winner in a given year’s Fan Favorite category is not eligible to be nominated in that category the following year. These categories include: Favorite Hero, Favorite Villain, Favorite New Series, Favorite New Talent, and Favorite Publisher.
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Fan and Pro Nomination Categories
* Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
* Best Writer * Best Artist or Penciller * Best Inker * Best Letterer * Best Colorist * Best Cover Artist * Best Series * Best Single Issue or Story * Best Original Graphic Novel * Best Anthology * Best Humor Comic * Best Comic Strip or Panel * Best Webcomic * Best Non-fiction Comic Work * Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
* Best Presentation in Design
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Jury-Only Nomination (with four bonus perennial jurors)
* The Mike Wieringo Spirit Award
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Fan-Only Favorite Categories
* Favorite Hero
* Favorite Villain * Favorite New Series * Favorite New Talent * Favorite Publisher
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Hero Initiative Award (selected by the Hero Initiative)
* The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award
* The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award
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Publisher Submissions
Publishers wishing to submit works for review by the Ringo Jurors can submit up to five submissions per “Fan and Pro Nomination” and “Jury-Only Nomination” category that they feel are worthy of consideration. To participate in this process, publishers are asked to have a single representative send an email to contact@ringoawards.com for information on how to send in your submission.
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“We have really hit our stride now,” said Marc Nathan, Baltimore Comic-Con promoter. “We had fantastic participation from the publisher community last year when we introduced the material submission process for jury consideration, and our overall voting was up as well, including nomination ballots received from over 120 countries. The fans, the pros, and the industry as a whole have really united to stand behind this award and make it meaningful, and we sincerely appreciate that.”
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Thank You to our 2018 Sponsors
The Ringo Awards Committee would like to thank our 2018 sponsors and encourage you to take a look at what they have to offer:
Presenting Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors:
Silver Sponsors:
Friendship Sponsor:
Gift Bag Sponsors:
If you would like to sponsor the Ringo Awards in 2019, please email us at contact@ringoawards.com for more information.
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