The Tripwire Awards 2023: Nominees And Winners
As one of the judges on the Tripwire panel who help select the various creators and publications to be nominated each year, it gives me great pleasure to be able to announce this year’s winner. All of whom have been voted on by the general public. Winners are all in bold below, alongside all the nominees for each category:
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))
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 Comic
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)
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
The Beano (DC Thomson)
The Phoenix (Phoenix Publications)
Billionaire Island: Cult of Dogs (AHOY Comics)
I Hate This Place by Skottie Young (Image)
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
The Tripwire awards are the UK’s only annual awards, celebrating UK and US talent in the industry every year since 2019, voted on by the comics-reading public.