Prémios Ringo 2017

Após a curta vida dos Jack Kirby Comics Industry Awards (1985-1987) ter terminado em disputa e originado a criação de 2 novos prémios, os Eisner Awards e os Harvey Awards, estes últimos foram anualmente atribuídos desde 1988 em diversos eventos até se estabelecerem durante uma década (2006-2016) na Baltimore Comic-Con.

Não gozando da mesma popularidade dos Eisner, os prémios com o nome de Harvey Kurtzman foram substituídos este ano na Baltimore Comic-Con pelos Ringo Awards, cuja denominação homenageia o autor Mike Wieringo, falecido há uma década com 44 anos.

O anual Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards tem a particularidade de incluir a participação de fãs na nomeação das obras, bem como um júri composto por profissionais da indústria da banda desenhada norte-americana.

A cerimónia de entrega dos primeiros vencedores teve lugar no dia 23 de setembro. Os galardoados com múltiplos prémios foram John Lewis, Andrew Aydin e Nate Powell com a sua BD March: Book III, vencedora de 2 galardões, e Skottie Young, reconhecido como Best Cartoonist e simultaneamente pela sua BD I Hate Fairyland na categoria de Best Humor Comic. Por outro lado, Tom King, galardoado na categoria de Best Writer, viu também a série Vision ter direito ao prémio Best Series.

Eis a lista dos vencedores (a negrito) e nomeados:

Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)

• Daniel Clowes
• Steve Conley
• Hernandez Brothers
• Aidyn Anh Huynh (Snailords)
• Kaitlyn Narvaza (instantmiso)
• Skottie Young

Best Writer

• PJ Haarsma & Alan Tudyk
• Jody Houser
• Tom King
• Robert Kirkman
• Jeff Lemire
• Alan Moore
• Mark Waid
• David Walker
• Gerard Way

Best Artist or Penciller

• Kaare Andrews
• Cliff Chiang
• Rafael de Latorre
• Mitch Gerads
• Jason Johnson
• Jason Latour
• Dustin Nguyen
• Fiona Staples

Best Inker

• Mark Brooks
• Jeremy Freeman
• Jonathan Glapion
• Jason Latour
• Jae Lee
• Danny Miki
• Sean Murphy
• Victor Olazaba

Best Letterer

• Clayton Cowles
• Taylor Esposito
• Todd Klein
• Troy Peteri
• John Workman

Best Colorist

• Jordie Bellaire
• Tamra Bonvillain
• Elizabeth Breitweiser
• Laura Martin
• Rico Renzi
• Sarah Stone
• Matt Wilson

Best Cover Artist

• Frank Cho
• Mike Del Mundo
• JG Jones
• Phil Noto
• Ryan Sook
• Fiona Staples
• Sana Takeda

Best Series

• Faith, Valiant Entertainment
• Paper Girls, Image Comics
• Saga, Image Comics
• Spectrum, Automatic Pictures
• Vision, Marvel Comics

Best Single Issue or Story

• Deadly Hands of Criminal, Image Comics
• DC Universe Rebirth #1, DC Comics
• Emancipation Day, www.redistrictedcomics.com
• Faith #1, Valiant Entertainment
• Locke & Key: Small World, IDW Publishing

Best Original Graphic Novel

• Ghosts, Scholastic/Graphix
• March: Book III, Top Shelf Productions
• Patience, Daniel Clowes, Fantagraphics
• Tetris: The Games People Play, First Second
• Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, DC Comics

Best Anthology

• Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics
• Island, Image Comics
• Love is Love, DC Comics/IDW Publishing
• ReDistrictedComics.com (www.redistrictedcomics.com)
• Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special, DC Comics

Best Humor Comic

• Adventures of God, Line Webtoons
• Blue Chair, Line Webtoons
• Giant Days, BOOM! Studios
• I Hate Fairyland, Image Comics
• Jughead, Archie Comics
• Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Marvel Comics

Best Comic Strip or Panel

• Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick
• Dick Tracy, Joe Staton & Mike Curtis, Tribune Media Services
• Foxtrot, Bill Amend, Universal Press Syndicate
• Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, King Features Syndicate
• Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, Universal Uclick

Best Webcomic

• Girl Genius, Phil Foglio (www.girlgeniusonline.com)
• Siren’s Lament, Kaitlyn Narvaza (instantmiso)(www.webtoons.com/en/romance/sirens-lament/list?title_no=632)
• The Middle Age, Steve Conley (www.middleagecomic.com/)
• The Red Hook, Dean Haspiel (www.webtoons.com/en/super-hero/the-red-hook/list?title_no=643)
• unOrdinary, uru-chan (www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/unordinary/list?title_no=679)

Best Non-fiction Comic Work

• Cooking Comically (www.cookingcomically.com)
• Dark Night, A True Batman Story, DC Comics
• March: Book Three, Top Shelf Productions
• ReDistrictedComics.com (www.redistrictedcomics.com)
• Rolling Blackouts, Drawn and Quarterly
• Tetris: The Games People Play, First Second

Best Presentation in Design

• Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comic Series, Dark Horse Comics
• Al Williamson’s Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Artist Edition, IDW Publishing
• Britannia, Valiant Entertainment
• Legacy of Luther Strode, Image Comics
• Mike Mignola’s Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects: Artist’s Edition Hardcover, IDW Publishing
• Moebius Library: The World of Edena, Dark Horse Books
• The ODY-C: Cycle One Hardcover, Image Comics
• Spectrum, Automatic Pictures

Foram ainda atribuídos os seguintes prémios:
– Mike Wieringo Spirit Award: DC’s Future Quest
– Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award: Joshua Dysart
– Lifetime Achievement Award: Marv Wolfman

Os prémios decididos exclusivamente pelos fãs foram:
– Favorite Hero – Cash Wayne (Spectrum)
– Favorite Villain– Arlo (UnOrdinary),
– Favorite New Talent–InstantMiso
– Favorite Series–Spectrum, de PJ Haarsma & Alan Tudyk.

Das diferentes obras e autores premiados referentes ao período a que se referem os Prémios Ringo 2017, somente o trabalho em Saga de Fiona Staples tem vindo a ser publicado no nosso país pela G. Floy. No que toca às restantes obras nomeadas, a Devir encontra-se a publicar Paper Girls. Por outro lado, no que toca às tiras de BD nomeadas, a Bizâncio não publica álbuns de Pérolas a Porcos há 3 anos e a Gradiva e Devir deixaram de publicar respetivamente FoxTrot (no final de 2006, a tira cómica abandonou a periodicidade diária para se tornar exclusivamente dominical) há 10 anos e Mutts (após se ter iniciado na BaleiAzul) há 15 anos.

Para eventual comparação, eis os vencedores do Harvey Award em 2016:

• Best Letterer: John Workman, RAGNAROK, IDW Publishing
• Best Colorist: Laura Allred, SILVER SURFER, Marvel Comics
• Best Syndicated Strip or Panel: BLOOM COUNTY, Berkeley Breathed, Universal Uclick
• Best Online Comics Work: BATTLEPUG, Mike Norton, battlepug.com
• Best American Edition of Foreign Material: TWO BROTHERS, Dark Horse Books & CORTO MALTESE: BEYOND THE WINDY ISLES, IDW Publishing
• Best Inker: Klaus Janson, DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE, DC Comics
• Best New Series: PAPER GIRLS, Image Comics
• Most Promising New Talent: Tom King, THE VISION, Marvel Comics
• Special Award for Humor in Comics: Chip Zdarsky, HOWARD THE DUCK, Marvel Comics
• Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers: LUMBERJANES, BOOM! Box/BOOM! Studios
• Best Graphic Album Previously Published: THE LESS THAN EPIC ADVENTURES OF TJ AND AMAL, Iron Circus Comics
• Special Award for Excellence in Presentation: PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, Scott Newman, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios
• Best Domestic Reprint Project: CRIMSON VOL. 1, BOOM! Studios
• Best Cover Artist: Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
• Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic Presentation: MARCH: BOOK TWO, Top Shelf Productions
• Best Anthology: PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios
• Best Graphic Album Original: MARCH: BOOK TWO, Top Shelf Productions
• Best Continuing or Limited Series: SAGA, Image Comics
• Best Writer: Brian K. Vaughan, SAGA, Image Comics
• Best Artist: Fiona Staples, SAGA, Image Comics
• Best Cartoonist: Stan Sakai, USAGI YOJIMBO
• Best Single Issue or Story: PEANUTS: A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES M. SCHULZ, BOOM! Studios
• Harvey Kurtzman Hall of Fame Award: Carl Barks, Al Jaffee
• Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award: Beth Widera
• Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Joe Giella