Voting is now under way in The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, “an annual celebration of the creativity, skill and fun of comics.” The nominees were announced June 25.

The second annual awards will be presented at The Baltimore Comic-Con on September 29.

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 (www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/boyfriend-of-the-dead/list?title_no=1102&page=1)
• Giant Days, BOOM! Studios
• My Giant Nerd Boyfriend, Line Webtoons (www.webtoons.com/en/slice-of-life/my-giant-nerd-boyfriend/list?title_no=958&page=1)
• 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, www.peanizles.com/
• Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis, Andrews McMeel Universal
• Sarah’s Scribbles, Andrews McMeel Universal

Best Webcomic

• 1000, Sanford Greene (www.webtoons.com/en/action/one-thousand/list?title_no=1217&page=1)
• I Love Yoo, Quimchee (www.webtoons.com/en/romance/i-love-yoo/list?title_no=986&page=1)
• The Middle Age, Steve Conley (www.middleagecomic.com/)
• Siren’s Lament, instantmiso (www.webtoons.com/en/romance/sirens-lament/list?title_no=632&page=1)
• War Cry, Dean Haspiel (www.webtoons.com/en/super-hero/war-cry/list?title_no=1247&page=1)

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
• Hostage, Drawn & Quarterly
• 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 in 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