Tripwire Awards 2024: All The Nominees And All The Winners
by Olly MacNamee
Held at the London’s Cartoon Museum on Thursday 24th October 2024, co-hosted by Joel Meadows (Tripwire proprietor and EiC) and Leonard Sultana (An Englishman in San Diego), the annual Tripwire Awards announced the winners over 21 categories. And here are this year’s winners, as well as all the nominees, including our good selves in the category of Best Comics-Related Website / Publication. Sadly we didn’t win, but it was nice to be recognised and included.
Best Writer
Jim Zub (Conan The Barbarian, Titan)
Kelly Thompson (Birds of Prey (DC)
Tom King (Helen Of Wyndhorn, Dark Horse)
Rob Williams (Petrol Head, image)
Torunn Gronbekk (Catwoman, DC, Red Sonja, Dynamite)
Best Artist
Bruno Redondo (Nightwing (DC)
Bilquis Evely (Helen Of Wyndhorn, Dark Horse)
Dan Mora (World’s Finest, DC)
Rafael Grampa (Gargoyle Of Gotham, DC)
Anna Morozova (Lowborn High, 2000AD)
Best Cover Artist
Annie Wu (Barbarella)
Alex Ross (various)
Jacob Phillips (Enfield Gang Massacre, Newburn, Image)
Dan Panosian (Conan, various)
Liam Sharp (StarHenge)
Best Colourist
Sanford Greene (Napalm Lullaby #1 (Image)
Lee Loughridge (The Devil’s Cut, Gone & Somna (DSTLRY)
Jean Francois Beaulieu (Invincible, Image)
Ellie Wright (Red Sonja, Dynamite, various)
Brennan Wright (Grendel, Dark Horse)
Best Letterer
Simon Bowland (Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, DC)
Clayton Cowles (Jenny Sparks, DC)
Justin Birch (Nottingham, Mad Cave Studios)
Aditya Bidikar (Dawnrunner, Dark Horse Comics)
Becca Carey (Plastic Man No More, DC)
Best New Talent
Martin Simpson (Rasp, Nord)
Aly Fell (Misty, The Kissing Gate)
Arielle Jovellanos (Girl Taking Over: Lois Lane)
Niall O’Rourke (The Crying Boy)
Sedat Oezgen (various)
Best New Series
Flash Gordon by Jeremy Adams and Will Conrad (Mad Cave)
Conan The Barbarian by Jim Zub and various (Titan Comics)
Helen Of Wyndhorn by Tom King and Bilquis Evely (Dark Horse Comics)
Blood Brothers Mother by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso (DSTLRY)
Batman/ Dylan Dog by Roberto Recchioni, Gigi Cavenago and Werther Dell’edera (DC Comics)
Best Publisher
Mad Cave Studios
Dark Horse Comics
Image Comics
Rebellion
Boom!
Best Original Graphic Novel
Night Fever by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image)
Watership Down adapted by James Sturm and Joe Sutphin (Penguin Books)
Barda, Ngozi Ukazu (DC)
Monica by Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
Best Collection
Batman Year One Artists Edition by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli (IDW)
Fatale complete edition by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (Image Comics)
The World of Black Hammer Omnibus Vol. 3 by Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, Tyler Crook and Gabriel Walta (Dark Horse)
StarHenge by Liam Sharp (Image Comics)
Nottingham Vol.1 by David Hazan and Shane Connery Volk (Mad Cave Comics)
Best Comics-Related Website / Publication
Tripwire https://tripwiremagazine.co.uk/
Broken Frontier https://www.brokenfrontier.com/
Down The Tubes https://downthetubes.net/
Bleeding Cool https://bleedingcool.com/
https://comicon.com/
Best Small Press / Independent (UK)
Time Bomb Comics
Self Made Hero
The 77
Avery Hill
Mad Robot Comics
Best Small Press / Independent (US)
Dynamite Editions
DSTLRY
Ablaze Editions
Magnetic Press
FairSquare Graphics
Best Editor:
Mike Marts, Mad Cave Studios
Will Dennis, DSTLRY
Matt Smith, 2000AD
Katii O’Brien, Dark Horse Comics
Brady Webb, Panini
Best Designer
Rian Hughes
Tom Muller
Darran Robinson
Tim Daniel
Best Crowdfunding Campaign
John Benteen’s Fargo: Hell on Wheels by Howard Chaykin (Zoop)
Full Tilt by Jason Copland (Zoop)
Death Sentence: Cyberpunk by Monty Nero (Kickstarter)
Dracula Volume 1: The Impaler by Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones (Kickstarter)
Just Putting My Face on by Emma Raven (Kickstarter)
Best Convention
Thought Bubble
London Film and Comic Con
New York Comic Con
Macc Poww
The Lakes International Comic Art Festival
Best Audio/ Live Action or Animated Adaptation
Marvel’s Wastelanders (Sirius XM)
Deadpool vs Wolverine (Marvel)
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-verse (Sony)
Sweet Tooth (Netflix)
Best Humour Comic – Print
The Beano (DC Thomson)
Groo (Dark Horse)
The Phoenix
Garfield (Boom!)
Batman And Scooby Doo Mysteries (DC)
Person Of The Year
Mark London
Chip Mosher
Scott Dunbier
Steve Geppi, Diamond
Marie Javins, DC
Christina Merkler, Lunar
The Roll Of Honour
Frank Frazetta
Louise Simonson
Walt Simonson
Trina Robbins
Neal Adams
Howard Chaykin
Dennis Kitchen
Ian Gibson
Bryan Talbot
Michael Zulli
Tim Sale
Billy Graham
Denys Cowan
John Wagner
