The Eisners weren’t the only awards being handed out in San Diego this week: The third annual Prism Awards, recognizing excellence in comics by and about LGBTQ+ people, were announced at a panel on Thursday. The awards are organized by Prism Comics, a nonprofit that supports LGBTQ+ comics creators.
Here is the list of nominees, with the winners in boldface:
SHORT FORM
Fazenda De Sangue Azul by H. Pueyo and Dante Luiz
You Don’t Have To Be Afraid of Me by Victor Martins
see me by e Jackson
WEBCOMIC
SuperButch by Barry Deutsch & Becky Hawkins
After the Fog by H-P Lehkonen
Null Point by Amara Sherm
SMALL TO MIDSIZE PRESS
It Will Be Hard by Hien Pham(self published)
Meal by Blue Delliquanti and Soleil Ho (Iron Circus)
The Lie and How We Told It by Tommy Parish (Fantagraphics)
MAINSTREAM
Runaways #12 by Rainbow Rowell, Kris Anka, Matthew Wilson and Joe Carmagna (Marvel)
Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #6 by Mark Russell, Brandee Stilwell, Paul Mounts, Jeremy Lawson, Rose Campbell, Ben Caldwell, Mark Morales, Gus Vazquez, Sean Parsons and Mike Feehan (DC)
Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass by Lilah Sturges, polterink, and Jim Campbell (Boom! Studios)
ANTHOLOGY
ABO Comix Vol 2: A Comic Anthology by LGBTQ Prisoners edited by Casper Cendre
Group Chat edited by Carolynn Calabrese, Jenny Mott, Ashley Gallagher, Rachel Weiss
Being True: LGBTQ+ Comics From The Boston Comics Roundtable edited by Renie Jesanis, Kyri Lorenz, and Steph Rose Glass