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‘Gaysians,’ ‘Avengers Academy: Marvel’s Voices’ win at the GLAAD Media Awards

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation recognized comics from Marvel and Algonquin Books in their 37th annual Media Awards.

Gaysians and Avengers Academy: Marvel’s Voices were among the winners at the 37th annual GLAAD 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.

GLAAD recognizes the comic arts in two categories — “Outstanding Comic Book” and “Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology.” The awards were given out Thursday night in Los Angeles, across categories that recognized film, television, video games and more. Other winners included the TV show Heated Rivalry and the video game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

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Nominees announced for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards

Comics by Cullen Bunn, Danny Luckert, Daniel Kraus, Dani, Mike Mignola and more were nominated.

Following the preliminary ballot that was announced earlier this year, The Horror Writers Association has revealed the preliminary ballot for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards, which includes a graphic novel category.

Three comics by Dark Horse, along with one each from Storm King Comics and Vault Comics. The awards recognize “superior achievement” in horror literature and dark fiction. H. P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu by Gou Tanabe won in the graphic novel category last year.

Here are the final nominees for the “Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel” catgeory:

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Lee Lai, Carol Tyler, Jaime Hernandez + more nominated for the L.A. Times Book Prize

Winners will be announced in April.

The Los Angeles Times has announced the finalists for this year’s L.A. Times Book Prize, which includes a category for Graphic Novels/Comics. The prize recognizes books published in 2025.

The Los Angeles Times has given an award in the graphic novel category since 2009, when Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli won the award. Other winners include The Love Bunglers by Jaime Hernandez, Duncan the Wonder Dog by Adam Hines, Beverly by Nick Drnaso, Tillie Walden’s On a Sunbeam, The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis, R. Kikuo Johnson’s No One Else, and Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith’s Wash Day Diaries. Tokyo These Days by Taiyō Matsumoto won the award last year. 

The winners will be revealed on April 2517 Check out the finalists for this year below.

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16 nominees announced for the 2026 Will Eisner Hall of Fame

Four will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer in San Diego.

Following the announcement last month of the 18 judge’s picks for the Will Eisner Hall of Fame, the nomination committee has announced the 16 creators who will go on the 2026 ballot. Four of them will be chosen by voters to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

The 16 nominees are Kate Carew, Colleen Doran, George Evans, Crockett Johnson, Peter Kuper, George McManus, Kevin Nowlan, Mimi Pond, Posy Simmonds, Jeff Smith, Paul Smith, Leonard Starr, Akira Toriyama, Mark Waid, Chris Ware and S. Clay Wilson.

They were chosen by a committee that includes Michael T. Gilbert, Karen Green, Alonso Nuñez, Diana Schutz, Jim Thompson and Maggie Thompson. Votes will be cast as part of the Eisner Awards by eligible voters, with the winners being announced during this summer’s Comic-Con International in San Diego.

You can find more information on each of the nominees, provided by CCI, below.

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Preliminary ballot announced for this year’s Bram Stoker Awards

The award winners will be announced in June.

The Horror Writers Association has announced the preliminary ballot for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards, which includes a graphic novel category. Dark Horse Comics, Mad Cave Studios, Cullen Bunn and James Tynion’s Tiny Onion all appeare multiple times on the ballot.

The annual awards recognize “superior achievement” in horror and dark fiction. Previous winners in the graphic novel category include Kolchak: The Night Stalker: 50th Anniversary Graphic Novel, Amy Chu and Soo Lee’s graphic novel Carmilla: The First Vampire and H. P. Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu by Gou Tanabe, which won in the category last year.

The preliminary ballot for the “Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel” category includes:

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ALA announces first-ever Outstanding Comics for Young Adults Awards

‘The Boy Wonder,’ ‘Raised by Ghosts’ and more were recognized by the ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table.

Adult comics aren’t the only ones getting a new awards program from the American Library Association. The ALA also announced this week the first winners of the Outstanding Comics for Young Adults Awards.

Like the adult awards, the YA-centered awards have three categories — fiction, non-fiction and series — with a winner and one or two honor books, or runners up.

“In this inaugural year for the award, the selection process was extremely competitive. The committee felt it was essential to choose titles that were truly outstanding to set a high precedent for the future. The entire Young Adult selection committee is honored to be a part of this milestone year. As comics librarians, our primary goal is to connect deserving creators and their amazing stories with readers from any age or background,” said committee chair Micki Waldrop.

Check out the inaugural winners below.

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ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announces the first Outstanding Comics for Adults Awards

‘The Night Eaters,’ ‘Insectopolis,’ ‘Tongues’ and more were recognized by the ALA.

The American Library Association’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announced plans to launch an awards program in 2026, and this week they revealed the winners of the first-ever Outstanding Comics for Adults Awards.

“In libraries, we see how comics bring people together, new readers, lifelong fans, and everyone in between,” said the round table’s president, Shauntee Burns-Simpson. “The Outstanding Comics Award honors works that expand our understanding of what stories can look like and ensure that there is something on the shelf for everyone.”

The awards launch with three categories — fiction, non-fiction and series, and for each category they chose one winner and one or two “honor books,” or runners up. Check out the winners below.

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18 inductees announced for the Will Eisner Hall of Fame class of 2026

Don Heck, Denys Cowan, Carol Tyler and more will be inducted this summer.

Comic-Con International has announced 18 inductees for the Will Eisner Hall of Fame for this year.

The list ranges from legendary pros like Don Heck (who, like me, may have you wondering “Is he not already in the Hall of Fame?) to longtime pros who are still producing new work, like Denys Cowan, Carol Tyler and Rick Veitch. One that no doubt will prove controversial is Cerebus the Aardvark creator Dave Sim, a longtime lightning rod for controversy in the comics field.

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Nominees announced for the 57th annual NAACP Image Awards

‘Creaky Acres,’ ‘They Choose Violence’ and more were nominated this year.

The NAACP has released the nominees for the 57th NAACP Image Awards, which now includes an “Outstanding Literary Work – Graphic Novel” category.

The awards annually recognize the achievements and performances of people of color in film, television, music, literature and more, honoring artistic excellence, authentic storytelling, and the promotion of social justice and cultural representation.

The NAACP added the graphic novel category in 2024. Punk Rock Karaoke by Bianca Xunise won the award last year.

Check out the list of nominees for the graphic novel category below. You can find the complete list of nominees on the NAACP website.

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Nominees announced for the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

This year’s nominees include ‘Absolute Green Lantern,’ ‘Runaways,’ ‘Gaysians,’ ‘Spent,’ ‘It Rhymes with Takai’ and more.

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.

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Eric Powell, Chris Samnee, Kelly Thompson, ‘The Pedestrian’ + more win at the 2025 Ringo Awards

The winners were announced at the Baltimore Comic-Con this weekend.

The winners of this year’s Ringo Awards were announced last night at the Baltimore Comic-Con. The awards program is named for artist Mike Wieringo, the artist of Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Tellos and more who died in 2007, and recognizes creators, comic books, graphic novels and webcomics in 16 categories.

In addition to the Ringos, several other recognitions were given out last night. The Mike Wieringo Spirit Award went to Welcome to the Maynard by James Robinson and J Bone, published by Dark Horse Comics. This award is selected every year by perennial jurors Todd Dezago, Craig Rousseau, Mark Waid and Matt Wieringo, Mike’s brother.

The Hero Initiative gave out three awards:

  • Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award: Stan Sakai
  • Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Kevin Nowlan
  • Brogan Fidelity Award: Mike McKone

Congrats to this year’s winners:

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‘Lunar Boy’ by Jes and Cin Wibowo wins at the 2025 Ignyte Awards

The awards ‘celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy and horror.’

Lunar Boy, the graphic novel created by Jes and Cin Wibowo and published by Harper Alley, has won a 2025 Ignyte Award in the “Outstanding Comics Team” category.

The first graphic novel created by the Indonesian identical twins is the story of Indu, a young trans boy who lives on the moon until his mom takes him to Earth to live with his new blended family.

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