The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, commonly known as GLAAD, have announced the nominees for their 37th annual Media Awards, which recognize and honor media for the fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ+ community and the issues that impact their lives.
The awards feature two comics-focused categories — one for comics books and one for graphic novels. DC, Marvel, BOOM! Studios, Top Shelf and James Tynion’s Tiny Onion all received multiple nominations this year.
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
- Absolute Green Lantern, by Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay, Jason Howard, Riley Rossmo, Sid Kotian, Iñaki Azpiazu, Pressy, Lucas Gattoni (DC Comics)
- Avengers Academy: Marvel’s Voices, by Anthony Oliveira, Elsa Sjunneson, Carola Borelli, Bailie Rosenlund, Pablo Collar, Charles Stewart III, Alti Firmansyah, Minkyu Jung, KJ Díaz, Ruth Redmond, Dono Sánchez-Almara, Ariana Maher, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Infinity Comics)
- The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Letizia Cadonici, Aditya Bidikar, Jordie Bellaire, Dylan Todd (Image Comics)
- Exceptional X-Men, by Eve L. Ewing, Carmen Carnero, Federica Mancin, Nolan Woodard, Travis Lanham (Marvel Comics)
- Minor Arcana, by Jeff Lemire, Patricio Delpeche, Letizia Cadonici, Steve Wands (BOOM! Studios)
- The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Children of the Night, by Tate Brombal based on an idea by James Tynion IV, Isaac Goodhart, Priscilla Petraites, Miquel Muerto, Aditya Bidikar (Dark Horse Comics)
- Poison Ivy, by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Brian Level, Atagun Ilhan, Mark Buckingham Arif Prianto, Lee Loughridge, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Tom Napolitano (DC Comics)
- Runaways, by Rainbow Rowell, Elena Casagrande, Roberta Ingranata, Lee Ferguson, Dee Cunniffe, Travis Lanham (Marvel Comics)
- Secret Six, by Nicole Maines, Stephen Segovia, Cian Tormey, Roger Cruz, Rain Beredo, Steve Wands (DC Comics)
- Wynd: The Power of the Blood, by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas, Andworld Design, Nancy Mojica, Madison Goyette (BOOM! Studios)
Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology
- Cannon, by Lee Lai (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Dan in Green Gables, by Rey Terciero, Claudia Aguirre (Penguin Workshop)
- First Kiss with Fangs, by Marker Snyder (Holiday House)
- Gaysians, by Mike Curato (Algonquin Books)
- Hey, Mary!, by Andrew Wheeler, Rye Hickman, Hank Jones, Frank Cvetkovic (Oni Press)
- It Rhymes with Takei, by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger (Top Shelf Productions)
- Low Orbit, by Kazimir Lee (Top Shelf Productions)
- A Song for You and I, by K. O’Neill (Random House Graphic)
- Spent, by Alison Bechdel, Holly Rae Taylor, Jon Chad (Mariner Books)
- Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, by Alex L. Combs, Andrew Eakett, Tif Bucknor (Candlewick Press)