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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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Can’t Wait for Wednesday | ‘Mothra, Queen of the Monsters,’ flutters into comic shops this week

This week brings the return of the Secret Six, a new X-Men crossover, more Monkey Meat, a Will Eisner collection and more.

Welcome to Can’t Wait for Wednesday, your guide to what comics are arriving in comic book stores, bookstores and on digital.

I’ve pulled out some of the highlights for this week below, but for the complete list of everything you might find at your local comic shop and on digital this week, you’ll want to check out one or more of the following:

As a reminder, things can change and what you find on the above lists may differ from what’s actually arriving in your local shop. With Diamond going through bankruptcy proceedings, distribution has become even more questionable, with deliveries and arrival dates changing. So check with your retailer to see what’s arriving at their shop this week.

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Jon Kent, Dreamer, Catman + more return in ‘Secret Six’ next year

Nicole Maines and Stephen Segovia will bring a new team together find a missing Amanda Waller.

DC’s found (but dysfunctional) family title is getting an All In reboot next year, as writer Nicole Maines and artist Stephen Segovia resurrect Secret Six. The six-issue miniseries will continue the story of Jon Kent, his boyfriend Jay Nakamura and their ally Dreamer, as they search for a missing Amanda Waller.

Fans of the original Secret Six will note that the trio will recruit some additional allies in their search, namely Catman, Deadshot and Black Alice.

“Getting to be part of DC All In and to tell a new story involving Jon Kent, Jay Nakamura, and Dreamer means the world to me,” Maines said. “They’re all at a crossroads right now, at the start of their potential villain origin stories, so having them team up with these Secret Six veterans, all former villains, feels like a mirror into their futures.” 

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