The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, or GLAAD, have announced the nominees for the 36th annual Media Awards, which recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ+ community and the issues that affect their lives.
The awards feature two comics-focused categories — one for comics books and one for graphic novels. Last year Marvel’s Doctor Aphra won in the comic book category, while Four-Color Heroes from Fanbase Press won for graphic novels. DC Comics, Marvel, Graphix and Harper Alley all received multiple nominations this year, with DC leading the field with five nominations.
Check out the lists for the two comics categories below, and you can find the complete list of nominees across more than 30 categories on the GLAAD website.
Outstanding Comic Book
- Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, by Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey, Jordi Tarragona, Raúl Fernandez, John Livesay, Matt Herms, Chris Sotomayor, Lucas Gattoni (DC Comics)
- Avengers Academy: Marvel’s Voices, by Anthony Oliveira, Carola Borelli, Bailie Rosenlund, IG Guara, Alba Glez, Elisabetta D’Amico, Pablo Collar, Karen S. Darboe, Carlos Lopez, KJ Díaz, Ian Herring, Frank William, Ariana Maher, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Infinity Comics)
- Captain Marvel, by Alyssa Wong, Jan Bazaldua, Ruairí Coleman, Roberto Poggi, Bryan Valenza, Carlos Lopez, Ariana Maher (Marvel Comics)
- I Heart Skull-Crusher, by Josie Campbell, Alessio Zonno, Angel De Santiago, Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios)
- The Nice House by the Sea, by James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire, Andworld Design (DC Comics)
- NYX, by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Francesco Mortarino, Enid Balám, Elisabetta D’Amico, Michael Shelfer, Raúl Angulo, Joe Sabino (Marvel Comics)
- The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos, by Tate Brombal based on an idea by James Tynion IV, Isaac Goodhart, Soo Lee, Naomi Franq, Miquel Muerto, Patricio Delpeche, Héctor Barros, Aditya Bidikar (Dark Horse Comics)
- Poison Ivy, by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Luana Vecchio, Haining, Arif Prianto, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (DC Comics)
- Spectregraph, by James Tynion IV, Christian Ward, Aditya Bidikar (DSTLRY)
- Suicide Squad: Dream Team, by Nicole Maines, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, José Luís, Adriano Di Benedetto, Adriano Lucas, Becca Carey (DC Comics)
Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology
- Ash’s Cabin, by Jen Wang (First Second)
- Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story, by Nicole Maines, Rye Hickman (DC Comics)
- Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans, [anthology] (A Wave Blue World)
- Deadendia: The Divine Order, by Hamish Steele (Union Square & Co.)
- The Deep Dark, by Molly Knox Ostertag (Graphix)
- The Fox Maidens, by Robin Ha (HarperAlley)
- Lunar Boy, by Jes Wibowo and Cin Wibowo (HarperAlley)
- My Fairy Godfather, by Robert Mailer Anderson, Jon Sack (Fantagraphics)
- The Ribbon Skirt, by Cameron Mukwa (Graphix)
- The Science of Ghosts, by Lilah Sturges, El Garing, Alitha Martinez, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Jimmy Betancourt (Legendary Comics)