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Prism Comics
FoundedApril 2003 (2003-04)
Region served
United States
ProductPrism Comics: Your LGBT Guide to Comics

Prism Comics is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) creators, stories, characters, and readers in the comics industry. It does this through informational booths and programming at comic conventions, print and online guides to LGBT creators and comics, and the annual Queer Press Grant to assist publication of new LGBT-themed work.

Prism Comics incorporated in April 2003 in the state of Georgia, and received its 501(c)(3) charitable status shortly thereafter. The organization was initially composed of a small number of comics fans and professionals from across the United States who had volunteered on an annual publication called Out in Comics, which was a listing of LGBT creators in comics that ran for three issues. Following incorporation, it expanded activities, publishing feature articles, interviews, original, art and content; expanding convention appearances and programming; and (until late 2014) a web forum.[1]

Points of interest

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  • Maintains a comprehensive website, PrismComics.org, that posts LGBT-related comics news, reviews, and profiles of nearly 300 LGBT comics professionals.
  • Produces weekly articles featured on the Prism website.
  • Works with comics convention organizers to include LGBT content in their programming schedules, helping them to procure panelists, and promoting the panels in fan venues and in the LGBT and comics media.
  • Purchases booth space at major comics conventions each year as an outreach effort to the industry to promote the work of LGBT creators in comics who are not having their work promoted sufficiently elsewhere.

Queer Press Grant

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Prism awards one-time financial grants to comics creators who are self-publishing a work of interest to an LGBT audience.[2] In 2005 and 2006, the value of the grant was $1000, in 2007 it was raised to $1500, and later to $2000. The grant is announced annually at Wondercon comic convention in Anaheim, California. In 2020, the Prism Awards was held virtually as a two-day livestream.[3]

Recipients are:[4]

Prism Awards

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The Prism Awards were created as a joint venture between Prism Comics, the Cartoon Art Museum, and the Queer Comics Expo, given to LGBTQ comic creators.[5] A category for Young Readers was added in 2021.[6] The latest awards were given out in 2021.[7]

Best Short Form Comic

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Best Short Form Comic
Year Work Author Ref
2017 Nothing Wrong With Me Dylan Edwards, originally published on The Nib [8]
Flux E Jackson
Liar Hari Conner
The Kiss of the Demoness Gillian Pascasio
2018 To Measure Noella Whitney [9]
Contact High James F Wright and Josh Eckert
Figurinha Dante Luiz
There’s More Than One! Justin Hubbell
It Was 1973, and Tiffany Banks Was Totally Winning at Gender Ajuan Mance
2019 see me E Jackson [5]
You Don’t Have to Be Afraid of Me Victor Martins
Fazenda De Sangue Azul H. Pueyo and Dante Luiz
2020 One Day Out Ina Bestari [10]
In Search of Absent Pigments Alex Assan and Lin Darrow
Pseudo Slut Transmission Emma Jayne
2021 God Sees Me Crying in the Bathroom Stall Vincy Lim [7]
QAT Person Number 3 Dylan Edwards
The Unfading Flower Hari Conner

Best Webcomic

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Best Webcomic
Year Work Author Ref
2017 Villainette Scout Tran-Caffe [8]
With Great Abandon EH MacMillian
Failing Sky: Ghost Story Scout Tran-Caffee
2018 O Human Star Blue Delliquanti [9]
Cans of Beans, chapter 9 Tamara Go
SuperButch Issue 1 Becky Hawkins and Barry Deutsch
Monster Pop! Maya Kern
Superpose Ciaran and Anka C
2019 SuperButch Becky Hawkins and Barry Deutsch [5]
After the Fog H-P Lehkonen
Null Point Amara Sherm
2020 Magical Boy The Kao [10]
The Girl that Can’t Get a Girlfriend Mieri Hiranishi
Cafe Suada Jade Sarson
2021 Superpose Seosamh and Anka [7]
Shaderunners Alex Assan and Lin Darrow
A Guide To A Healthy Relationship Copper

Best Comic from a Small to Midsize Press

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Best Comic from a Small to Midsize Press
Year Work Author Ref
2017 Short Gay Stories H-P Lehkonen [8]
Destiny, NY Volume One: Who I Used to Be Pat Shand (Writer), Manuel Preitano (Artist), Jim Campbell (Letterer), and Shannon Lee (Editor)
Active Voice The Comic Collection P. Kristen Enos (writer), Heidi Ho (contributing writer), Casandra Grullon (artist), Derek Chua (artist), Leesamarie Croal (artist), Beth Varni (artist), and Dan Parent (cover art)
2018 The Boys Who Became Hummingbirds Daniel Heath Justice and Weshoyot Alvitre [9]
Steam Clean Laura Ķeniņš
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Emil Ferris
2019 Meal Blue Delliquanti and Soleil Ho [5]
The Lie and How We Told It Tommy Parish
It Will Be Hard Hien Pham
2020 Trans Girls Hit The Town Emma Jayne [10]
Lemonade Summer Gabi Mendez
Stage Dreams Melanie Gillman
2021 To Cut Noella Whitne [7]
Sasha From The Gym Otava Heikkilä
How To Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual Rebecca Burgess

Best Comic from a Mainstream Publisher

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Best Comic from a Mainstream Publisher
Year Work Author Ref
2017 The Backstagers #1 James Tynion IV (writer), and Rian Sygh (artist), [8]
Supergirl: Being Super #1 Mariko Tamaki (writer), Joëlle Jones (pencils), Sandu Florea (inks), Kelly Fitzpatrick (colorist), Saida Temofonte (letters), Jones and Fitzpatrick (cover art),
Lumberjanes #17 ND Stevenson (writer), Shannon Watters (writer), and Brooke Allen (artist)
2018 The Witch Boy Lee Knox Ostertag[a] [9]
Iceman Sina Grace (writer), Alessandro Vitti (artist), Kevin Wada (artist)
Heavy Vinyl Carly Usdin (Writer), Nina Vakueva (Pencils), Irene Flores (Inker), Rebecca Nalty (Colorist), Jim Campbell (Letterer)
2019 Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass Lilah Sturges, polterink, and Jim Campbell [5]
Runaways #12 Rainbow Rowell, Kris Anka, Matthew Wilson, and Joe Carmagna
Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #6 Mark Russel, Brandee Stilwell, Paul Mounts, Jeremy Lawson, Rose Campbell, Ben Caldwell, Mike Morales, Gus Vazquez, Sean Parsons, and Mike Feehand
2020 Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell [10]
Bloom Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau
Kiss Number #8 Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw
2021 The Low Low Woods Carmen Maria Machado (writer), Joe Hill (writer), Dan McDaid (artist) and Dani Strips (artist) [7]
Juliet Takes a Breath Gabby Rivera (writer) and Celia Moscote (artist)
The Deep & Dark Blue Niki Smith

Best Comic Anthology

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Best Comic Anthology
Year Work Editor Ref
2017 POWER & MAGIC:The Queer Witch Comics Anthology Joamette Gil [8]
Beyond: The Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology Sfé R. Monster and Taneka Stotts
Food Porn Gina Biggs
Chainmail Bikini: The Anthology of Women Gamers Hazel Newlevant
2018 Dates: An Anthology of Queer Historical Fiction Volume 2 Zora Gilbert and Cat Parra [9]
Power & Magic: IMMORTAL SOULS Joamette Gil
Oh Joy Sex Toy, Volume 4 Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan
2019 ABO Comix Vol. 2: A Comic Anthology by LGBTQ Prisoners Casper Cendre [5]
Being True: LGBTQ+ Comics From The Boston Comics Roundtable Renie Jesanis, Kyri Lorenz, and Steph Rose Glass
Group Chat Carolynn Calabrese, Jenny Mott, Ashley Gallagher, and Rachel Weiss
2020 Heartwood Joamette Gil [10]
Come Together Tab Kimpton and Alex Assan
Shout Out Steven Andrews
2021 A.B.O. Comix: A Queer Prisoners Anthology Vol 4  Casper Cendre [7]
Ambrosia: Trans Masc & Non Binary Erotic Comics Tab Kimpton and Jade Sarson
Confined Before COVID19: A Pandemic Anthology by LGBTQ Prisoners Casper Cendre

Young Readers

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Young Readers
Year Work Editor Ref
2021 The Deep & Dark Blue  Niki Smith [7]
The Magic Fish Trung Le Nguyen
Space Battle Lunchtime Vol. 3: A Dish Best Served Cold Natalie Riess

References

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  1. ↑ P. Kristen Enos (November 26, 2014). "Prism Website Forum to be shut down!". Prism Comics. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Submissions Open for 2019 Prism Awards and Queer Press Grants". Publishers Weekly. December 29, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "The Fourth Annual Prism Awards Announces 2020 Finalist and Virtual Award Ceremony for September!". LGBTQ San Diego County News. September 3, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Queer Press Grant". Prism Comics. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kaplan, Avery (2019-07-20). "SDCC '19: 3rd annual PRISM Awards honor queer creators". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  6. ↑ Kaplan, Avery (2021-12-21). "Fifth Annual Prism Awards finalists, presentation announced". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "PRISM AWARDS | Prism Comics". Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 MacDonald, Heidi (2017-07-09). "The inaugural Prism Award winners announced for the best in queer-themed comics". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 MacDonald, Heidi (2018-07-25). "2018 Prism Award Winners: Ostertag, Deliquanti and more". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Kaplan, Avery (2020-10-22). "2020 Prism Awards recognize trailblazing queer comics". The Beat. Retrieved 2026-07-22.
  1. ↑ Listed as Molly Knox Ostertag
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