2026 Ringo Award Nominees Announced

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – July 29, 2026 – The 2026 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards Nominees have been announced with the release of the Final Ballot. The awards are to be presented at the Ringo Awards Banquet and Ceremony in conjunction with the 2026 Baltimore Comic-Con on the evening of Saturday, September 26, 2026. Voting on the 2026 Final Ballot is now open and is restricted to the comic book industry creative community — anyone involved in and credited with creating comics professionally. Thank you to all pros who have already participated in our nomination process. Final ballots can be submitted directly or via our website, and voting will close on August 26, 2026. We now present the 2026 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards Final Ballot. Fan and Pro Nomination Categories * Best Cartoonist (Writer and Artist) Caroline Cash Scott Chantler Anders Nilsen Ben Passmore Tiffany Petitt Mimi Pond Craig Thompson Paige Walshe Ben Wickey * Best Writer Deniz Camp Joseph Schmalke James Tynion IV Robert Venditti Mark Waid * Best Artist or Penciller/Inker Team Becky Cloonan Werther Dell’Eera Jay Fosgitt Javier Rodriguez Liam Sharp Hayden Sherman Stefan Tosheff * Best Letterer Taylor...