Tripwire Announces Its 2023 Awards Winners Updated With Photos

Celebrating Another Year Of Comics Talent

In front of an industry audience at London’s prestigious Cartoon Museum, Tripwire’s editor-in-chief Joel Meadows and senior editor Andrew Colman announced the winners of this year’s Tripwire Awards.

“For a fifth year running, we have selected a range of nominees that reflects the breadth and range of the comics industry in the UK and US. We are excited as ever to be putting something back into the industry that has supported us for over thirty years now,” Tripwire’s editor-in-chief Meadows said.

Here’s a list of the nominees and winners in bold. Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees…

Awards nominations Tripwire awards 2023

Best Writer Sponsored By Image Comics

Michael Carroll (Judge Dredd, 2000AD)

Tom King (Human Target (DC)

Mark Russell (Second Coming: Trinity (Ahoy), Superman: Space Age (DC))

Kelly Thompson (Captain Marvel (Marvel))

Mark Millar (Ambassadors (Millarworld/ Image)

Best Artist Sponsored By Image Comics

Greg Smallwood (Human Target, DC)

Dan Mora (Batman/Superman: World’s Finest/Shazam, DC)

Elsa Charretier  (Love Everlasting (Image))

Jorge Jimenez (Batman (DC), Nemesis: Reloaded (Millarworld/ Image))

Fiona Staples (Saga, (Image))

Best Cover Artist Sponsored By Ace Comics

Greg Smallwood (Human Target, DC))

David Mack (Batman & the Joker the Deadly Duo (DC), The Seasons Have Teeth, (Boom! Studios))

Bruno Redondo (Nightwing, (DC))

Jenny Frison (Harley Quinn (DC))

Steve Beach (Action Comics, (DC))

Best Colourist

Tamra Bonvillain (Once And Future (Boom!), Department of Truth (Image Comics))

Giovanna Niro (The Ambassadors (Millarworld/ Image Comics), 3 Keys (Image Comics))

Taki Soma (Murder Inc (Jinxworld/ Dark Horse)

Triona Farrell (Alien / Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics))

Jacob Phillips (Night Fever/ Reckless, (Image Comics))

Best Letterer

Jim Campbell (Barbaric (Vault))

Ed Dukeshire (Magic (Boom!))

Aditya Bidkar (The Swamp Thing (DC))

Lee Loughridge (I Hate This Place (Skybound/ Image))

Steve Wands (Swamp Thing: Green Hell (DC))

Best New Talent Sponsored By The Convention Collective

Alex Lins (Hellcat (Marvel))

Filya Bratukhin (Agent of W.O.R.L.D. (Scout Comics))

Federico Blee (colorist, X-Men)

Danny Earls (artist, Captain America (Marvel)

Gustaffo Vargas (creator, Puno, Trujillo)

Best New Series

Human Target by Tom King and Greg Smallwood (DC)

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest by Mark Waid and Dan Mora (DC Comics)

StarHenge by Liam Sharp (Image Comics)

Superman: Space Age by Mark Russell and Mike Allred (DC Comics)

Dead Romans by Fred Kennedy and Nick Marinkovich (Image Comics))

Best Publisher Sponsored By Turnaround Publisher Services

Image Comics

Rebellion

AHOY

DC Comics

Dark Horse Comics

Best Original Graphic Novel Sponsored By Image Comics

Night Fever by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image Comics)

Hancock by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page (B7)

Ax-Wielder John by Nick Pittara

John Tiffany by Stephen Desberg and Dan Panosian (Mad Cave Studios)

It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood (Image Comics)

Best Collection Sponsored By CGC

Seven To Eternity (Image Comics)

The 2000AD Art Of Mick McMahon Apex Edition (Rebellion)

Kevin Nowlan’s Marvel Heroes Artists Edition by Kevin Nowlan (IDW)

History of The DC Universe hardcover  by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez (DC)

JLA/ Avengers by Kurt Busiek and George Pérez (DC)

Best Comics-Related Website / Publication

Broken Frontier

Popverse

Comic Book Creator

The San Diego Comic Con Unofficial Blog

Shift Magazine

Best Small Press / Independent (U.K.) Sponsored By Knockabout Comics

Time Bomb Comics

Avery Hill

SelfMade Hero

Mad Robot Comics

The 77 Publications

Best Small Press / Independent (U.S.)

Ablaze

Mad Cave Studios

Black Mask Studios

Dynamite

AWA

Best Editor

Daniel Chabon ( Dark Horse)

Mike Marts (Mad Cave)

Matt Smith (2000AD)

Chris Conroy (DC)

Heather Antos (IDW)

Best Designer

NATE PIEKOS (I Hate Fairyland)

Tom Muller (Cold Iron, Comixology)

Rian Hughes

Darran Robinson (DC)

Tim Daniel (Full Tilt)

Best Crowdfunding Campaign

First Men On Mars (EM Press) Kickstarter

Wicker Pasty (Trystan Mitchell) Kickstarter

Dracula: The Return (Scratch Comics) Kickstarter

Fast Times In Comic Book Editing (Filth & Grammar)

Full Tilt by Jason Copland Zoop

Best Convention Sponsored By The Convention Collective

Thought Bubble

New York Comic Con

Lake Como Comic Festival

San Diego Comic Con

Macc Pow!

Best Audio Adaptation

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse By:  Marvel Press

The Sandman Act III by Audible

Nemesis The Warlock Books 1-4 by Audible

Doctor Who The Prisoners Of London by Big Finish

The Boys by Audible

Best Humour Comic print

Beano (DC Thomson)

The Phoenix (Phoenix Publications)

Billionaire Island: Cult of Dogs (AHOY Comics)

I Hate This Place by Skottie Young (Image)

Barbaric by Michael Moreci and Nathan Gooden (Vault Comics)

Person Of The Year

Chip Mosher

Scott Dunbier

Mark London

Kevin Feige

Lysa Hawkins

The Roll Of Honour

Walt Simonson

Mark Chiarello

John Wagner

Archie Goodwin

Kevin O’Neill

Carlos Pacheco

Chris Reynolds

John Romita Sr

Tim Sale

Trina Robbins

Bryan Talbot

George Pérez

Louise Simonson

Jenette Kahn

Here’s a few photos that David Baillie took on the night