The Ringo Awards have announced the 2022 winners! The 2022 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards were presented on the evening of Saturday, October 29, 2022 as part of The Baltimore Comic-Con which took place this weekend.
Voting on the 2022 Final Ballot was restricted to comic book industry creative community — anyone involved in and credited with creating comics professionally.
During the ceremony, Steve Geppi was presented with the 2022 Ringo Award for “Lifetime Achievement”. Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters from Oni Press was the 2022 “Spirit Award Winner”. Scott Dunbier was presented with the 2022 Dick Giordano Hero Humanitarian Award.
Congrats to all of the winners and nominees!
Winners are marked in bold.
Fan and Pro Nomination Categories
Best Cartoonist (Writer and Artist)
- Jeff Lemire
- Sas Milledge
- Eric Powell
- Caytlin Vilbrandt
- Thomas Zahler
Best Artist or Penciller
- Filipe Andrade
- Juan Cavia
- Tyler Crook
- Jeff Edwards
- Jock
- PokuriMio
- Gabriel Rodriguez
Best Letterer
- Andworld Designs
- Clayton Cowles
- Crank!
- Taylor Esposito
- DC Hopkins
- Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Best Cover Artist
- Simone Di Meo
- Jeff Edwards
- Stephanie Hans
- Javan Jordan
- Jeff Lemire
- Peach Momoko
- Sana Takeda
Best Single Issue or Story
- Commander RAO #1, Scout Comics
- Mamo #1, BOOM! Studios
- The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #3, BOOM! Studios
- Something is Killing the Children #20, BOOM! Studios
- Tales of the Night Watchman: Under the Surface, So What? Press
Best Anthology
- DC Pride 2021, DC
- SENSORY: Life on the Spectrum, self-published
- Smut Peddler Presents: Sordid Past, Iron Circus Comics
- You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife, Iron Circus Comics
- Yule: Dreadful Tales for the Holiday Season, self-published
Best Webcomic
Best Non-fiction Comic Work
- The Comic Book History of Animation, IDW Publishing
- Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks
- Elvis: The Official Graphic Novel, Z2
- Hakim’s Odyssey, Book 1: From Syria to Turkey, Graphic Mundi
- Run: Book One, Abrams Books
- Yummy: A History of Desserts, Random House Children’s Books
Best Presentation in Design
- Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks
- EC Covers Artist’s Edition, IDW Publishing
- Friday Foster: The Ultimate Collection, ABLAZE Comics
- Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist’s Edition, IDW Publishing
- Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium, IDW Publishing
- Stake, Scout Comics
Best Writer
- Jeff Lemire
- MerryWeather
- Chris Miskiewicz
- Tom Taylor
- James Tynion IV
Best Inker
- Sal Buscema
- Adelso Corona
- Eber Ferreira
- Jonathan Glapion
- Sandra Hope
- Mark Morales
- Norm Rapmund
Best Colorist
- Juan Cavia
- Bruna Costa
- Dijjo Lima
- Dave McCaig
- K. O’Neill
- Sandro Pacucci
- Santiago R. Villa
Best Series
- Locke & Key/The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone, IDW Publishing
- Many Deaths of Laila Starr, BOOM! Studios
- Something is Killing the Children, BOOM! Studios
- Stray Dogs, Image Comics
- Syphon, Image Comics
Best Original Graphic Novel
- Ballad for Sophie, Top Shelf Productions
- Blowback, self-published
- Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks
- Djeliya, TKO Studios
- Save it for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest, Abrams Books
- This is Where We Fall, Z2
Best Humor Comic
- Cyclopedia Exotica, Drawn & Quarterly
- Love and Capes: In the Time of Covid, Maerkle Press
- Not All Robots, AWA Studios
- Twiztid Haunted High-Ons: Curse of the Green Book, Source Point Press
- Wicked Things, BOOM! Studios
Best Humor Webcomic
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
- Avatar: The Last Airbender–Suki, Alone. Dark Horse Comics
- Better Place, Top Shelf
- Just Roll With It, Random House Children’s Books
- Nobody Likes You, Greta Grump, Fantagraphics
- Rainbow Bridge, Aftershock
- The Underfoot: Into the Sun, Oni Press
Fan Favorite winners:
- Sylas from Syphon – Fan Favorite Hero
- Captain Martell from Blowback – Fan Favorite Villain
- Clinic of Horrors (Webtoon) – Fan Favorite New Series
- Vincent Kings – Fan Favorite New Talent
- Image Comics – Fan Favorite Publisher
Source: Graphic Policy
