The 2026 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards final ballot has been released. Final ballot voting is restricted to comic book industry creative community — anyone involved in and credited with creating comics professionally. In addition to Final Ballot categories, both Fan-Only Favorites from the nomination ballot and Hero Initiative Awards (The Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award and The Dick Giordano Humanitarian Award) will be presented at the Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards ceremony the evening of September 26, 2026. 1 – The Inheritance, PapercutzBest Kids Comic or Graphic Novel – Ages 11 and UnderBrume Vol. StudiosBest AnthologyBowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown, Dark Horse ComicsFlash Gordon Adventures Vol.