# GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book

The GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book is an annual award that honors comic books for excellence in the depiction of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) characters and themes. It is one of several categories of the annual GLAAD Media Awards, presented by GLAAD—an American non-governmental media monitoring organization—at ceremonies in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco between March and June.
The award was introduced in 1992 as a non-competitive category at the 3rd GLAAD Media Awards. The first honoree was the second volume of The Flash, an ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics and written by William Messner-Loebs. No award was given from 1993 through 1995, but one comic has been recognized every year since 1996. Outstanding Comic Book became a competitive category in 1997. While the award initially encompassed all types of comics—such as comic books, comic strips, and graphic novels—GLAAD split the category into two starting with the 33rd ceremony in 2022; Outstanding Comic Book and Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology.
For a comic to be eligible, it must be targeted at a general audience and be sold nationwide in comic retail stores. Furthermore, it must be published by one of the United States' four mainstream comic book publishers—Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, or Marvel Comics—or their subsidiaries. A title from another publisher is eligible at GLAAD's discretion if it manages to attain a degree of visibility and impact similar to that of one of the four mainstream publishers.
Comic books selected by GLAAD are evaluated based on four criteria: "Fair, Accurate, and Inclusive Representations" of the LGBT community, "Boldness and Originality" of the project, significant "Impact" on mainstream culture, and "Overall Quality" of the project. GLAAD monitors mainstream media to identify which comic books will be nominated, while also issuing a Call for Entries that encourages media outlets to submit titles for consideration. Comics created by and for an LGBT audience must be submitted in order to be considered for nomination, as GLAAD does not monitor such works for defamation. Winners are determined by a plurality vote by GLAAD staff and board, Shareholders Circle members, as well as volunteers and allies.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 27 comics. Green Lantern, Young Avengers, Strangers in Paradise, and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra are the only comics to have received the award twice, with only Green Lantern achieving consecutive wins; in 2002 and 2003. Judd Winick is the writer with the most wins, having been nominated four times and winning three; two for Green Lantern. Strangers in Paradise also has the distinction of being the most-nominated comic, having been nominated 7 times. With nine nominations and one win, James Tynion IV has been nominated more often than any other writer. With four nominations, The Authority is the comic that has been nominated the most often without a win; with six nominations, Brian K. Vaughan is the most-nominated writer without a win.
Since the mid-2000s the award has received some criticism for its emphasis on mainstream comics—including its exclusion of non-mainstream comics, webcomics, and manga—as well as failing to recognize comic book artists alongside writers in nominations, though artists were eventually honored alonsdige writers as of the 34th GLAAD Media Awards. At the 35th GLAAD Media Awards in 2024, the award was given to the ongoing series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra; published by Marvel Comics, and written by Alyssa Wong.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1990s

1990s winners and nominees :
| Award year | Comic | Writer(s) | Publisher | Ref(s). |
| 1992 (3rd) | The Flash ‡ | William Messner-Loebs | DC Comics | [8] [9] [10] |
| 1996 (7th) | Maggie Sawyer, Metropolis S.C.U. ‡ | Cindy Goff | DC Comics | [10] [11] |
| 1997 (8th) | Death: The Time of Your Life ‡ | Neil Gaiman | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [2] [10] |
| 1997 (8th) | Love and Rockets | Hernandez brothers | Fantagraphics Books | [2] [10] |
| 1997 (8th) | Prime | Gerard Jones and Len Strazewski | Marvel Comics | [2] [10] |
| 1997 (8th) | The Spectre | John Ostrander | DC Comics | [2] [10] |
| 1998 (9th) | For Better or For Worse ‡ | Lynn Johnston | Andrews McMeel Publishing | [12] [13] [10] |
| 1998 (9th) | The Flash | Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn | DC Comics | [12] [13] [10] |
| 1998 (9th) | The Invisibles | Grant Morrison | DC Comics | [12] [13] [10] |
| 1998 (9th) | Superboy and the Ravers | Karl Kesel | DC Comics | [12] [13] [10] |
| 1999 (10th) | Supergirl ‡ | Peter David | DC Comics | [14] [10] |
| 1999 (10th) | The Books of Magic | Neil Gaiman | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [14] [10] |
| 1999 (10th) | Starman | James Robinson | DC Comics | [14] [10] |
| 1999 (10th) | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Christian Cooper | Marvel Comics | [14] [10] |
| 1999 (10th) | Young Heroes in Love | Dan Raspler and Dev Madan | DC Comics | [14] [10] |

### 2000s

2000s winners and nominees :
| Award year | Comic | Writer(s) | Publisher | Ref(s). |
| 2000 (11th) | Strangers in Paradise ‡ | Terry Moore | Abstract Studios | [15] [16] [17] |
| 2000 (11th) | The Authority | Warren Ellis | WildStorm (DC Comics) | [15] [16] [17] |
| 2000 (11th) | The Girl who Would Be Death | Caitlín R. Kiernan | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [15] [16] [17] |
| 2000 (11th) | Supergirl | Peter David | DC Comics | [15] [16] [17] |
| 2000 (11th) | Top 10 | Alan Moore | America's Best Comics / WildStorm (DC Comics) | [15] [16] [17] |
| 2001 (12th) | Pedro and Me ‡ | Judd Winick | Henry Holt and Company | [18] [19] |
| 2001 (12th) | The Authority | Warren Ellis and Mark Millar | WildStorm (DC Comics) | [18] [19] |
| 2001 (12th) | Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority | Mark Millar | WildStorm (DC Comics) | [18] [19] |
| 2001 (12th) | Promethea | Alan Moore | America's Best Comics / WildStorm (DC Comics) | [18] [19] |
| 2001 (12th) | Top 10 | Alan Moore | America's Best Comics / WildStorm (DC Comics) | [18] [19] |
| 2002 (13th) | Green Lantern ‡ | Judd Winick | DC Comics | [20] [21] |
| 2002 (13th) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Various | Dark Horse Comics | [20] [21] |
| 2002 (13th) | Strangers in Paradise | Terry Moore | Abstract Studios | [20] [21] |
| 2002 (13th) | Top 10 | Alan Moore | America's Best Comics / WildStorm (DC Comics) | [20] [21] |
| 2002 (13th) | User | Devin K. Grayson | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [20] [21] |
| 2003 (14th) | Green Lantern ‡ | Judd Winick | DC Comics | [22] [23] [24] |
| 2003 (14th) | The Authority | Robbie Morrison | WildStorm (DC Comics) | [22] [23] [24] |
| 2003 (14th) | Murder Mysteries | P. Craig Russell | Dark Horse Comics | [22] [23] [24] |
| 2003 (14th) | Strangers in Paradise | Terry Moore | Abstract Studios | [22] [23] [24] |
| 2003 (14th) | X-Statix | Peter Milligan | Marvel Comics | [22] [23] [24] |
| 2004 (15th) | Catwoman ‡ | Ed Brubaker | DC Comics | [25] [26] [27] |
| 2004 (15th) | The Authority | Robbie Morrison | WildStorm (DC Comics) | [25] [26] [27] |
| 2004 (15th) | Gotham Central | Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker | DC Comics | [25] [26] [27] |
| 2004 (15th) | How Loathsome | Ted Naifeh and Tristan Crane | Comics Lit / NBM Publishing | [25] [26] [27] |
| 2004 (15th) | Strangers in Paradise | Terry Moore | Abstract Studios | [25] [26] [27] |
| 2005 (16th) | Luba ‡ | Gilbert Hernandez | Fantagraphics Books | [28] [29] |
| 2005 (16th) | Ex Machina | Brian K. Vaughan | WildStorm (DC Comics) | [28] [29] |
| 2005 (16th) | Hard Time | Steve Gerber and Mary Skrenes | DC Comics | [28] [29] |
| 2005 (16th) | My Faith in Frankie | Mike Carey | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [28] [29] |
| 2005 (16th) | Strangers in Paradise | Terry Moore | Abstract Studios | [28] [29] |
| 2006 (17th) | Young Avengers ‡ | Allan Heinberg | Marvel Comics | [30] [31] |
| 2006 (17th) | Gotham Central | Greg Rucka and Ed Brubaker | DC Comics | [30] [31] |
| 2006 (17th) | Strangers in Paradise | Terry Moore | Abstract Studios | [30] [31] |
| 2006 (17th) | Top 10: The Forty-Niners | Alan Moore | America's Best Comics / WildStorm (DC Comics) | [30] [31] |
| 2006 (17th) | Y: The Last Man | Brian K. Vaughan | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [30] [31] |
| 2007 (18th) | Fun Home ‡ | Alison Bechdel | Houghton Mifflin | [32] [33] |
| 2007 (18th) | 52 | Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid | DC Comics | [32] [33] |
| 2007 (18th) | American Virgin | Steven T. Seagle | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [32] [33] |
| 2007 (18th) | Manhunter | Marc Andreyko | DC Comics | [32] [33] |
| 2007 (18th) | Y: The Last Man | Brian K. Vaughan | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [32] [33] |
| 2008 (19th) | Strangers in Paradise ‡ | Terry Moore | Abstract Studios | [34] [35] |
| 2008 (19th) | American Virgin | Steven T. Seagle | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [34] [35] |
| 2008 (19th) | The Boys | Garth Ennis | Dynamite Entertainment | [34] [35] |
| 2008 (19th) | Midnighter | Garth Ennis, Brian K. Vaughan, Christos Gage, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Keith Giffen | WildStorm (DC Comics) | [34] [35] |
| 2008 (19th) | The Outsiders | Judd Winick, Greg Rucka, and Tony Bedard | DC Comics | [34] [35] |
| 2009 (20th) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer ‡ | Drew Goddard, Jeph Loeb and Joss Whedon | Dark Horse Comics | [36] [37] |
| 2009 (20th) | The Alcoholic | Jonathan Ames | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [36] [37] |
| 2009 (20th) | Final Crisis: Revelations | Greg Rucka | DC Comics | [36] [37] |
| 2009 (20th) | Secret Six | Gail Simone | DC Comics | [36] [37] |
| 2009 (20th) | Young Avengers Presents | Ed Brubaker, Brian Reed, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Paul Cornell, Kevin Grevioux and Matt Fraction | Marvel Comics | [36] [37] |

### 2010s

2010s winners and nominees :
| Award year | Comic | Writer(s) | Publisher | Ref(s). |
| 2010 (21st) | Detective Comics ‡ | Greg Rucka | DC Comics | [38] [39] [40] |
| 2010 (21st) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Jane Espenson, Steven S. DeKnight, Drew Z. Greenberg, Jim Krueger, Doug Petrie, Joss Whedon | Dark Horse Comics | [38] [39] [40] |
| 2010 (21st) | Madame Xanadu | Matt Wagner | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [38] [39] [40] |
| 2010 (21st) | Secret Six | Gail Simone | DC Comics | [38] [39] [40] |
| 2010 (21st) | X-Factor | Peter David | Marvel Comics | [38] [39] [40] |
| 2011 (22nd) | X-Factor ‡ | Peter David | Marvel Comics | [41] [42] [43] |
| 2011 (22nd) | Avengers: The Children's Crusade | Allan Heinberg | Marvel Comics | [41] [42] [43] |
| 2011 (22nd) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Scott Allie, Brad Meltzer, Joss Whedon | Dark Horse Comics | [41] [42] [43] |
| 2011 (22nd) | Fogtown | Andersen Gabrych | Vertigo (DC Comics) | [41] [42] [43] |
| 2011 (22nd) | Veronica | Dan Parent | Archie Comics | [41] [42] [43] |
| 2012 (23rd) | Batwoman ‡ | J. H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman | DC Comics | [44] [45] |
| 2012 (23rd) | Avengers: The Children's Crusade | Allan Heinberg | Marvel Comics | [44] [45] |
| 2012 (23rd) | Secret Six | Gail Simone | DC Comics | [44] [45] |
| 2012 (23rd) | Veronica Present: Kevin Keller | Dan Parent | Archie Comics | [44] [45] |
| 2012 (23rd) | X-Factor | Peter David | Marvel Comics | [44] [45] |
| 2013 (24th) | Kevin Keller ‡ | Dan Parent | Archie Comics | [46] [47] |
| 2013 (24th) | Astonishing X-Men | Marjorie Liu | Marvel Comics | [46] [47] |
| 2013 (24th) | Batwoman | J. H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman | DC Comics | [46] [47] |
| 2013 (24th) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie, Jane Espenson, Drew Z. Greenberg | Dark Horse Comics | [46] [47] |
| 2013 (24th) | Earth 2 | James Robinson | DC Comics | [46] [47] |
| 2014 (25th) | Young Avengers ‡ | Kieron Gillen | Marvel Comics | [48] [49] |
| 2014 (25th) | Batwoman | J. H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman | DC Comics | [48] [49] |
| 2014 (25th) | Fearless Defenders | Cullen Bunn | Marvel Comics | [48] [49] |
| 2014 (25th) | Husbands: The Comic | Jane Espenson and Brad Bell | Dark Horse Comics | [48] [49] |
| 2014 (25th) | Life with Archie | Paul Kupperberg | Archie Comics | [48] [49] |
| 2015 (26th) | Rat Queens ‡ | Kurtis J. Wiebe | Image Comics | [50] [51] |
| 2015 (26th) | Hawkeye | Matt Fraction | Marvel Comics | [50] [51] |
| 2015 (26th) | Lumberjanes | ND Stevenson and Grace Ellis | Boom! Studios | [50] [51] |
| 2015 (26th) | Memetic | James Tynion IV | Boom! Studios | [50] [51] |
| 2015 (26th) | Saga | Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples | Image Comics | [50] [51] |
| 2016 (27th) | Lumberjanes ‡ | ND Stevenson and Grace Ellis | Boom! Studios | [52] [53] |
| 2016 (27th) | Angela: Queen of Hel | Marguerite Bennett | Marvel Comics | [52] [53] |
| 2016 (27th) | Harley Quinn | Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti | DC Comics | [52] [53] |
| 2016 (27th) | Midnighter | Steve Orlando | DC Comics | [52] [53] |
| 2016 (27th) | The Wicked + The Divine | Kieron Gillen | Image Comics | [52] [53] |
| 2017 (28th) | The Woods ‡ | James Tynion IV | Boom! Studios | [54] [55] |
| 2017 (28th) | All-New X-Men | Dennis Hopeless | Marvel Comics | [54] [55] |
| 2017 (28th) | Black Panther | Ta-Nehisi Coates | Marvel Comics | [54] [55] |
| 2017 (28th) | DC Comics Bombshells | Marguerite Bennett | DC Comics | [54] [55] |
| 2017 (28th) | Kim & Kim | Magdalene Visaggio | Black Mask Studios | [54] [55] |
| 2017 (28th) | Love Is Love | Marc Andreyko | IDW Publishing | [54] [55] |
| 2017 (28th) | Lumberjanes | ND Stevenson and Grace Ellis | Boom! Studios | [54] [55] |
| 2017 (28th) | Midnighter / Midnighter and Apollo | Steve Orlando | DC Comics | [54] [55] |
| 2017 (28th) | Patsy Walker, A.K.A Hellcat! | Kate Leth | Marvel Comics | [54] [55] |
| 2017 (28th) | Saga | Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples | Image Comics | [54] [55] |
| 2018 (29th) | Black Panther: World of Wakanda ‡ | Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Yona Harvey, Rembert Browne | Marvel Comics | [56] [57] |
| 2018 (29th) | America | Gabby Rivera | Marvel Comics | [56] [57] |
| 2018 (29th) | The Backstagers | James Tynion IV | Boom! Studios | [56] [57] |
| 2018 (29th) | Batwoman | Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV | DC Comics | [56] [57] |
| 2018 (29th) | Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love | Sarah Vaughn | DC Comics | [56] [57] |
| 2018 (29th) | Goldie Vance | Hope Larson | Boom! Studios | [56] [57] |
| 2018 (29th) | Iceman | Sina Grace | Marvel Comics | [56] [57] |
| 2018 (29th) | Lumberjanes | ND Stevenson and Grace Ellis | Boom! Studios | [56] [57] |
| 2018 (29th) | Quantum Teens Are Go | Magdalene Visaggio | Black Mask Studios | [56] [57] |
| 2018 (29th) | The Woods | James Tynion IV | Boom! Studios | [56] [57] |
| 2019 (30th) | Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles ‡ | Mark Russell | DC Comics | [58] [59] |
| 2019 (30th) | Batwoman | Marguerite Bennett and K. Perkins | DC Comics | [58] [59] |
| 2019 (30th) | Bingo Love | Tee Franklin | Image Comics | [58] [59] |
| 2019 (30th) | Fence | C. S. Pacat | Boom! Studios | [58] [59] |
| 2019 (30th) | Iceman | Sina Grace | Marvel Comics | [58] [59] |
| 2019 (30th) | Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass | Lilah Sturges | Boom! Studios | [58] [59] |
| 2019 (30th) | Oh S#!t It’s Kim & Kim | Magdalene Visaggio | Black Mask Comics | [58] [59] |
| 2019 (30th) | Runaways | Rainbow Rowell | Marvel Comics | [58] [59] |
| 2019 (30th) | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra | Kieron Gillen and Simon Spurrier | Marvel Comics | [58] [59] |
| 2019 (30th) | Strangers in Paradise XXV | Terry Moore | Abstract Studios | [58] [59] |

### 2020s

2020s winners and nominees :
| Award year | Comic | Writer(s) | Publisher | Ref(s). |
| 2020 (31st) | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra ‡ | Simon Spurrier | Marvel Comics | [60] [61] |
| 2020 (31st) | The Avant-Guardes | Carly Usdin | Boom! Studios | [60] [61] |
| 2020 (31st) | Bloom | Kevin Panetta | First Second | [60] [61] |
| 2020 (31st) | Crowded | Christopher Sebela | Image Comics | [60] [61] |
| 2020 (31st) | Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass | Mariko Tamaki | DC Comics | [60] [61] |
| 2020 (31st) | Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me | Mariko Tamaki | First Second | [60] [61] |
| 2020 (31st) | Liebestrasse | Greg Lockard | ComiXology Originals | [60] [61] |
| 2020 (31st) | Lumberjanes | Shannon Watters and Kat Leyh | Boom! Studios | [60] [61] |
| 2020 (31st) | Runaways | Rainbow Rowell | Marvel Comics | [60] [61] |
| 2020 (31st) | The Wicked + The Divine | Kieron Gillen | Image Comics | [60] [61] |
| 2021 (32nd) | Empyre / Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling / Empyre: Aftermath Avengers ‡ | Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Chip Zdarsky, Anthony Oliveira | Marvel Comics | [62] [63] |
| 2021 (32nd) | Far Sector | N. K. Jemisin | DC Comics | [62] [63] |
| 2021 (32nd) | Guardians of the Galaxy | Al Ewing | Marvel Comics | [62] [63] |
| 2021 (32nd) | Juliet Takes a Breath | Gabby Rivera | Boom! Studios | [62] [63] |
| 2021 (32nd) | Lois Lane | Greg Rucka | DC Comics | [62] [63] |
| 2021 (32nd) | The Magic Fish | Trung Le Nguyen | Penguin Random House | [62] [63] |
| 2021 (32nd) | Suicide Squad | Tom Taylor | DC Comics | [62] [63] |
| 2021 (32nd) | Wynd | James Tynion IV | Boom! Studios | [62] [63] |
| 2021 (32nd) | X-Factor | Leah Williams | Marvel Comics | [62] [63] |
| 2021 (32nd) | You Brought Me the Ocean | Alex Sánchez | DC Comics | [62] [63] |
| 2022 (33rd) | Crush and Lobo ‡ | Mariko Tamaki | DC Comics | [64] [65] |
| 2022 (33rd) | Aquaman: The Becoming | Brandon Thomas | DC Comics | [64] [65] |
| 2022 (33rd) | Barbalien: Red Planet | Tate Brombal and Jeff Lemire | Dark Horse Comics | [64] [65] |
| 2022 (33rd) | The Dreaming: Waking Hours | G. Willow Wilson | DC Comics | [64] [65] |
| 2022 (33rd) | Guardians of the Galaxy | Al Ewing | Marvel Comics | [64] [65] |
| 2022 (33rd) | Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour | Tee Franklin | DC Comics | [64] [65] |
| 2022 (33rd) | Killer Queens | David M. Booher | Dark Horse Comics | [64] [65] |
| 2022 (33rd) | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra | Alyssa Wong | Marvel Comics | [64] [65] |
| 2022 (33rd) | Superman: Son of Kal-El | Tom Taylor | DC Comics | [64] [65] |
| 2022 (33rd) | Wynd | James Tynion IV | Boom! Studios | [64] [65] |
| 2023 (34th) | Poison Ivy ‡ | G. Willow Wilson | DC Comics | [66] [67] |
| 2023 (34th) | I Hate This Place | Kyle Starks | Image Comics | [66] [67] |
| 2023 (34th) | Immortal X-Men | Kieron Gillen | Marvel Comics | [66] [67] |
| 2023 (34th) | New Mutants | Vita Ayala, Danny Lore, Charlie Jane Anders | Marvel Comics | [66] [67] |
| 2023 (34th) | The Nice House on the Lake | James Tynion IV | DC Comics | [66] [67] |
| 2023 (34th) | Sins of the Black Flamingo | Andrew Wheeler | Image Comics | [66] [67] |
| 2023 (34th) | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra | Alyssa Wong | Marvel Comics | [66] [67] |
| 2023 (34th) | Superman: Son of Kal-El | Tom Taylor and Nicole Maines | DC Comics | [66] [67] |
| 2023 (34th) | Tim Drake: Robin | Meghan Fitzmartin | DC Comics | [66] [67] |
| 2023 (34th) | Wynd: The Throne in the Sky | James Tynion IV | Boom! Studios | [66] [67] |
| 2024 (35th) | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra ‡ | Alyssa Wong | Marvel Comics | [68] [69] |
| 2024 (35th) | Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent | Tom Taylor | DC Comics | [68] [69] |
| 2024 (35th) | Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain | Tini Howard | Marvel Comics | [68] [69] |
| 2024 (35th) | Hawkgirl | Jadzia Axelrod | DC Comics | [68] [69] |
| 2024 (35th) | Killer Queens 2 | David M. Booher | Dark Horse Comics | [68] [69] |
| 2024 (35th) | The Neighbors | Jude Ellison S. Doyle | BOOM! Studios | [68] [69] |
| 2024 (35th) | New Mutants Lethal Legion | Charlie Jane Anders | Marvel Comics | [68] [69] |
| 2024 (35th) | The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos | Tate Brombal | Dark Horse Comics | [68] [69] |
| 2024 (35th) | Poison Ivy | G. Willow Wilson | DC Comics | [68] [69] |
| 2024 (35th) | Tim Drake: Robin | Meghan Fitzmartin | DC Comics | [68] [69] |

## Multiple wins and nominations
### Titles

| Wins | Title | Nominations |
| 2 | Strangers in Paradise | 7 |
| 2 | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra | 5 |
| 2 | Young Avengers | 2 |
| 2 | Green Lantern | 2 |
| Nominations | Title |
| 7 | Strangers in Paradise |
| 5 | Batwoman |
| 5 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| 5 | Lumberjanes |
| 5 | Star Wars: Doctor Aphra |
| 4 | X-Factor |
| 4 | The Authority |

### Writers

| Wins | Title | Nominations |
| 3 | Judd Winick | 4 |
| 2 | Terry Moore | 8 |
| 2 | Peter David | 5 |
| Nominations | Title |
| 9 | James Tynion IV |
| 8 | Terry Moore |
| 7 | Greg Rucka |
| 6 | Brian K. Vaughan |
| 5 | Peter David |
| 5 | Kieron Gillen |
| 5 | Alan Moore |
| 4 | Marguerite Bennett |
| 4 | Ed Brubaker |
| 4 | Grace Ellis |
| 4 | ND Stevenson |
| 4 | Tom Taylor |
| 4 | Judd Winick |

### Publishers

| Wins | Title | Nominations |
| 12 | DC Comics | 78 |
| 7 | Marvel Comics | 37 |
| 2 | Boom! Studios | 18 |
| 2 | Abstract Studios | 8 |
| Nominations | Title |
| 78 | DC Comics |
| 37 | Marvel Comics |
| 18 | Boom! Studios |
| 11 | Dark Horse Comics |
| 9 | Image Comics |
| 8 | Abstract Studios |
| 4 | Archie Comics |

## Criticism

Rich Thigpen, a member of the advisory board of Prism Comics, has described a debate existing regarding GLAAD's award for Outstanding Comic Book and whether the comics the organization nominates "were deserving because of their LGBT content or because of the press coverage they generated". Thigpen stated that, given GLAAD's "very mission statement", it is expected that most Outstanding Comic Book nominees will be mainstream works that have "made the biggest media impact", and that he personally sees nothing wrong with this.
Andrew Wheeler of ComicsAlliance has also criticed the focus on mainstream comics, as it results in the award having a "somewhat narrow focus". He points out how, despite Alison Bechdel's Fun Home winning the Outstanding Comic Book award in 2007, Are You My Mother? wasn't even nominated during the 2013 ceremony. Wheeler also criticized the exclusion of webcomics, arguing that the most "progressive and inclusive LGBT content in comics today" is to be found in digital comics. The omission of manga has also been criticized, with Yuricon founder Erica Friedman stating that she has often written to GLAAD about including manga in this category.
The category has also been criticized for recognizing only the writers of individual comics, but not the artists. Wheeler has described this as "frustrating" and argued that it "undermines the award's credibility". Writing for Paste, Steve Foxe described GLAAD's unacknowledgement of artists as "painful". GLAAD's failure to recognize artists was criticized in 2019 by both comics journalist Oliver Sava and frequent Marvel Comics artist Mark Brooks. By 2022, GLAAD continued to not recognize comic book artists in nominations, which Rich Johnston of Bleeding Cool lamented.