I woke yesterday morning to the news that I'd been nominated for Best Cartoonist in this year's Ringo! Awards for the new Papercutz editions of Three Thieves, which is a nice surprise. Getting nominated for something for work that's sixteen years old is...odd. But such is the world of professional comics. The Ringo! Awards are fairly new-ish, and a mix of fan ballot, jury selection, and voting among industry pros. They're named for artist Mike Wieringo, who died suddenly in