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The thirty - thirdannualGLAAD Media Awardsjust took place and the two handsome LGBTQ+comic winner of the night wereCrush & Lobofrom DC Comics andCheer Up ! Love and Pompomsfrom Oni Press . WhileCrush & Lobowon the " Outstanding Comic Book " accolade , Cheer Up ! love life and Pompomswon the first ever prize for " Outstanding Graphic Novel . "
The GLAAD Media Awards have been using the " Outstanding Comic Book " awarding to receipt comics that“honor medium for fair , exact , and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues"since 1992 , whenThe Flashby William Messner - Loebs won for the first time . In 2022 , bothCrush & LoboandCheer Up ! Love and Pompomswere up against some truly impressive competition , includingSuperman : Son of Kal - El , The Girl From the Sea , DC Pride Anthology , Harley Quinn , and otherLGBTQ+ focused comic that come through plaudits and praise .
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Cheer Up ! Love and Pompomsfrom Oni Press is written by Crystal Frasier , the Godhead of acclaimed webcomicVenus Envy , with art by Val Wise and letter by Oscar O. Jupiter , which follows two disconnected queer friends in their older year of high school who find their manner back to each other . Crystal Frasiersent a tweet out congratulating her squad on the big profits , say that everyone , " … really put their soul into have this al-Qur’an a reality . “The other great comic winner of the Nox wasCrush & Lobofrom DC Comics , publish by Mariko Tamaki with art by Amancay Nahuelpan , semblance by Tamra Bonvillain , and varsity letter by Ariana Maher , which followsthe escapade of Crush , a sapphic half - alien who leave the Teen Titans and ends up partnering with her tough and unendingly screaming father Lobo . Andrea Shea , an editor at DC Comics that crop onCrush & Lobo , twitch her excited congratulations to her squad , call them all " impossibly talented . "
Both serial publication are beautifully written and drawn stories that center queer characters . Their focal point on trans indistinguishability , homoeroticism in relationship to category , and the pressures put on young fair sex are all prescient and significant themes , and it is encouraging thatGLAAD is recognize how monolithic these story are , say the narration of those who have historically been silenced . Not only that but the creators of these two , now award - winning comic strip , are part of the LGBTQ+ community , so these realization are not just highlighting the stories of queer fibre , but also uplifting the voices of actual queer people .
There were many awing strip nominated in both categories , making it even more impressive that these two bewilder out more established characters and properties to win in their categories . Among the movies , serial , music , and game , theGLAAD Media Awardshave recognized the vivid novelsCrush & Lobofrom DC Comics andCheer Up ! Love and Pompomsfrom Oni Press , hopefully puff further attention to thesefantastic - and now prize - win - LGBTQ+ storey .
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Source : Andrea Shea , Crystal Frasier
