While the GLAAD awards are unique among the GLBT awards in having a dedicated comic book category, most of the nominees tend to be mainstream comics. While this is good if you want to read about the X-Men or other superheroes, these are mainly 'straight' comics that happen to be gay friendly, and the more obscure and independent gay graphic novels are missed.
Unfortunately, coverage and documentation of the GLAAD awards online has been poor, especially for the older awards. Due to the nature of the media, awards are given to single issues during the year, so the same series can appear several times over the years. Where possible and relevant, I have identified specific issues and what part of the GLBTQ spectrum it includes. Otherwise, only the most recent award is linked, to stop the repeats getting too confusing.
Comic Book Media Awards Categories
Given to a comic book published by the four mainstream publishers and their subsidiary labels: Dark Horse, DC, Image, and Marvel. At GLAAD's discretion, a comic book from another publisher may be nominated if the book achieves a level of visibility and impact similar to a mainstream publisher. The comic book may be nominated for an individual issue, a story arc or a recurring LGBT character. Receives Award: Award is given to the comic book. Writer, artist and/or editor may accept.
23rd GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2012)Winner: Batwoman: Elegy
written by Greg Rucka, artist J.H. Williams (DC Comics) [lesbian] [Batwoman and the Question (Kate Kane & Renee Montoya] [Review] - Avengers: The Children's Crusade
by Allan Heinberg (Marvel)
- Secret Six
: Darkest House – Gail Simone (DC Comics) [lesbian character - Scandal and her lovers] [Review]
- Veronica Presents: Kevin Keller by Dan Parent, Archie Comics
- X-Factor by Peter David, Marvel Comics
22nd GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2011)
Winner: X-Factor
by Peter David (Marvel Comics) [X-men, gay male] (Shatterstar & Rictor) and [lesbian character as part of team - Rahne, the werewolf mutant and ex-X-man. Very minor/barely mentioned in most issues]
Nominees - Avengers: The Children's Crusade
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Fogtown
by Andersen Gabrych (Vertigo/DC Comics) [Crime noir, gay male]
- Veronica issue 202
by Dan Parent (Archie Comics) [Gay male, Archie, teens]
21st GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2010)
Winner: Detective Comics
written by Greg Rucka, artist J.H. Williams (DC Comics) [lesbian] [Batwoman and the Question (Kate Kane & Renee Montoya]Nominees
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Madame Xanadu Vol. 2: Exodus Noir
- Secret Six
- X-Factor
20th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2009)
Winner: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
by Drew Goddard, Jeph Loeb and Joss Whedon (Dark Horse Comics) [lesbian characters, issues] repeat appearanceNominees
- The Alcoholic
by Jonathan Ames (Vertigo/DC Comics) [gay male, same-sex experimentation]
- Final Crisis: Revelations
by Greg Rucka (DC Comics) [lesbian - the Question and Batwoman]
- Secret Six
- Young Avengers Presents
by Ed Brubaker, Brian Reed, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Paul Cornell, Kevin Grevioux and Matt Fraction (Marvel Comics)
19th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2008)
Winner: Strangers in Paradise
by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio) [lesbian, bisexual lead characters] [Review]
Nominees
- American Virgin
by Steven T. Seagle (Vertigo/DC Comics) [Gay male, lesbian & transgender characters, highly triggering, religion]
- The Boys
- Midnighter
by Garth Ennis, Brian K. Vaughan, Christos Gage, Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti, and Keith Giffin (Wildstorm/DC Comics) [gay male main character]
- The Outsiders
by Judd Winick, Greg Rucka, and Tony Bedard (DC Comics) [two lesbian characters]
18th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2007)Winner: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
by Alison Bechdel (Houghton Mifflin) [lesbian] [Non-fiction winner, Stonewall Awards 2007; Lesbian Memoir/Biography Finalist, Lambda Awards 2006]
Nominees - 52
by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid (DC Comics) [lesbian] [about Renee Montoya] [Batwoman and the Question]
- American Virgin
- Manhunter Vol. 3: Origins (DC Comics)
by Marc Andreyko (DC Comics) [female protagonist, gay male character]
- Y: The Last Man
17th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2006)Winner: Young Avengers
by Allan Heinberg (Marvel)
[Teen superheroes]
Nominees- Gotham Central Vol. 2: Half a Life (Batman)
by Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker (DC Comics) [lesbian] [Review, about Renee Montoya]
- Strangers in Paradise
- Top Ten: The Forty-Niners by Alan Moore (ABC Comics/Wildstorm)
- Y: The Last Man
16th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2005)
Winner: Luba
by Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books) [lesbian character - Fritzi, main character's half sister]
by Gilbert Hernandez (Fantagraphics Books) [lesbian character - Fritzi, main character's half sister]Nominees
- Ex Machina (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
- Hard Time (DC Comics)
- My Faith in Frankie
by Mike Carey, Marc Hempel and Sonny Liew (Vertigo/DC Comics)
- Strangers in Paradise
15th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2004)
Winner: Catwoman (DC Comics)
Nominees
- The Authority (Wildstorm/DC Comics) repeat appearance
- Gotham Central Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty (Batman)
(DC Comics) repeat appearance
- How Loathsome (NBM Publishing)
- Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore repeat appearance
14th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2003)Winner: Green Lantern (DC Comics) (winner) (for this storyline)
Nominees:
- The Authority #29
written by Mark Millar (Wildstorm/DC Comics) (first gay marriage, Apollo and Midnighter, November 1999 repeat appearance
- Murder Mysteries (Dark Horse Comics)
- Strangers in Paradise (Abstract Studio) repeat appearance
- X-Statix (Marvel Comics)
13th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2002)Outstanding Comic Book Nominees:
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Dark Horse Comics) repeat appearance
- Green Lantern (DC Comics) repeat appearance
- Strangers in Paradise (Abstract Studio) repeat appearance
- Top Ten (America's Best Comics/WildStorm) repeat appearance
- User (Vertigo/DC Comics)
Outstanding Comic Strip Nominees:
- Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau
- Newspaper only
- Also won in 1995 (see further down for more details)
- For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnson (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
- (now a graphic novel series)
- Ongoing gay male character
- Also won in 1998 (see further down for more details)
12th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2001)
Winner: Pedro & Me
(Henry Holt) by Judd Winick [AIDs, gay male]Nominees:
- The Authority #7
written by Warren Ellis (DC/Wildstorm) (Apollo and Midnighter, gay couple) repeat appearance
- Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority
(DC/Wildstorm) (Apollo and Midnighter, gay couple)
- Promethea, by Alan Moore et al, artist J.H. Williams (America's Best Comics/Wildstorm) [gay male as incarnation of Promothea, current incarnation probable lesbian]
- Top Ten, by Alan Moore et al (America's Best/Wildstorm) repeat appearance
11th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (2000)Winner: Supergirl (DC Comics) [gendershifting Angel - part-time lesbian love interest]
Nominees:
- The Authority (DC Comics/WildStorm) repeat appearance
- The Girl Who Would Be Death
(DC Comics/Vertigo) written by Caitlin Kiernan [Lesbian/bisexual main character, has a girlfriend -Evangeline and Amelia Plath]
- Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio) repeat appearance
- Top Ten (America's Best Comics) repeat appearance
10th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (1999)
Winner: Supergirl (DC Comics) [gendershifting Angel - part-time lesbian love interest] repeat appearance
- The Books of Magic (DC Comics/Vertigo) (Young adult fantasy, lesbian minor character)
- Starman (DC Comics)
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Paramount/Marvel Comics)
- Young Heroes in Love (DC Comics)
Only one title received an award each year before 1999. Either there were no nominees, or they were not recorded. The years 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994 had no comic book awards.
9th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (1998)
For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnson (Andrews McMeel Publishing)- Ongoing series around a family growing up
- There Goes My Baby! (A for Better Or Worse Collection)
[friend-of-the-family male character, Lawrence, comes out as gay]
- Growing Like a Weed : A For Better or for Worse Collection
(actual year of award)
8th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (1997)
Death: The Time of Your Life by Neil Gaiman, Chris Bachalo, Mark Pennington, Mark Buckingham and Clare Danes (Vertigo) - Specifically for Death: The Time of Your Life (#3 of 3 June 1996)
- two lesbian main characters in a relationship
7th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (1996)
Metropolis: S.C.U written by Marzan and Cindy Goff (DC Comics) 
- main character Maggie Sawyer (cop) and her partner Tobie (reporter)(later Renee Montoya's immediate boss),
- Run of four comics,
- Precursor to the Gotham Central series, focus on the police working with Superman
6th GLAAD Annual Media Awards (1995)
"Doonesbury: Same-Sex Unions" by Garry Trudeau 
- Newspaper comic strip series (under the category "Outstanding Print Media")
- General homosexuality issues, gay male characters
- You can read the strips online, starting 6th June, 1994
- Dealt with the book Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe
by John Boswell (positive non-fiction book dealing with religiously sanctioned homosexuality)
- 13% of the over 14,000 published strips compiled in 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective
but unsure if this series is in there.
The Flash (DC Comics) written by William Messner-Loebs3rd GLAAD Annual Media Awards (1992)
- First year of comic book awards
- The Flash (v.2) #53
"Fast Friend"- published August 1991 (and listed here
)
- Gay male side character - reformed super villain, the Pied Piper
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