The nominations for the 2018 Ringo Awards have been announced:

*Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
Guy Delisle
Emil Ferris
Monica Gallagher
Joelle Jones
Quimchee
Jillian Tamaki

*Best Writer
Jason Aaron
Neil Gaiman
Matt Kindt
Tom King
Jeff Lemire
Aline Brosh McKenna
David Pepose

*Best Artist or Penciller
Gary Frank
Mitch Gerards
Chris Samnee
Stjepan Sejic
Lee Weeks

*Best Inker
Jonathan Glapion
Mark McKenna
Danny Miki
Mark Morales
Scott Williams

*Best Letterer
Colin Bell
Justin Birch
Todd Klein
David Rubin
John Workman

*Best Colorist
Dijjo Lima
Laura Martin
Dave McCaig
Jasen Smith
Dave Stewart

*Best Cover Artist
Michael Cho
Fay Dalton
Simon Fraser
Joelle Jones
David Mack
Jorge Santiago Jr.

*Best Series
Batman, DC Comics
Lady Killer, Dark Horse Comics
Mister Miracle, DC Comics
Spencer & Locke, Action Lab Entertainment
Sunstone, Image Comics

*Best Single Issue or Story
Batman Annual #2, DC Comics
Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics
Doomsday Clock #1, DC Comics
I Am Groot, Marvel Comics
Mister Miracle #5, DC Comics

*Best Original Graphic Novel
The Aggregate, Split Decision Comics
The Best We Could Do, Abrams ComicArts
Hostage, Drawn & Quarterly
My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Fantagraphics
Spinning, First Second

*Best Anthology
Magic Bullet, D.C. Conspiracy
Mine! A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood, ComicMix
Mirror, Mirror II, 2dcloud
Overwatch: Anthology Volume 1, Dark Horse Comics
SpongeBob Comics: Treasure Chest, Harry N. Abrams

*Best Humor Comic
Baking with Kafka, Drawn & Quarterly
Batman/Elmer Fudd Special, DC Comics
Boyfriend of the Dead, Line Webtoons
Giant Days, BOOM! Studios
My Giant Nerd Boyfriend, Line Webtoons
Sh*t My President Says, Top Shelf Productions

*Best Comic Strip or Panel
Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, Andrews McMeel Universal
Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
Peanizles
Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, Andrews McMeel Universal
Sarah’s Scribbles, Andrews McMeel Universal

*Best Webcomic
1000, Sanford Greene
I Love Yoo, Quimchee
The Middle Age, Steve Conley
Siren’s Lament, instantmiso
War Cry, Dean Haspiel

*Best Non-Fiction Comic Work
The Best We Could Do, Abrams ComicArts
Everything is Flammable, Uncivilized Books
Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York, Bloomsbury Publishing
My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Fantagraphics
Poppies of Iraq, Drawn & Quarterly
ReDistricted, redistrictedcomics.com
Spinning, First Second

*Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
Bolivar, Archaia/BOOM! Studios
Cyko KO: A Comic Book Adventure You Can Color, Alterna Comics
DC SuperHero Girls, DC Comics
Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties, Graphix
Home Time (Book One), Top Shelf Productions
If Found…Please Return To Elise Gravel, Drawn & Quarterly
Jem and the Holograms, IDW Publishing
Pizza Tree, Arcana Comics
Red’s Planet: Friends and Foes, Harry N. Abrams

*Best Presentation on Design
Jane, BOOM! Studios
Monograph by Chris Ware, Rizzoli
Monsters Vol. 1: The Marvel Monsterbus, Valiant Entertainment
My Favorite Thing is Monsters, Fantagraphics
Saga, Image Comics
Skybourne, BOOM! Studios
X-Men: Grand Design Marvel Comics



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