| Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics | |
| Awarded For: | Diversity and inclusion in American comic books |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Long Beach Comic Expo |
| Year: | 2015 |
The Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics is given to an American comic book that is committed to diversity and inclusion. It is named in honour of Dwayne McDuffie, a creator known for his work writing, editing, and producing comics and animation.[1]
The nominees and winner are chosen by a selection committee of comics and animation professionals.[2]
Neo Edmund came up with the idea for the award.[3] It is presented at Long Beach Comic Expo.
Comics and TV writer Matt Wayne was the initial director of the award.[4]
Well known voice actor Phil LaMarr acts as Master of Ceremonies for the award presentation.[5]
| Year | Title | Authors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | |||
| 2015 | [6] | ||
| (Marvel Comics) | and Adrian Alphona | ||
| (Dynamite Entertainment) | and Bilquis Evely | ||
| (First Second Books) | and Sonny Liew | ||
| and Kelly Sue Milano | |||
| 2016 | (Marvel Comics) | and Adrian Alphona | [7] |
| (IDW Publishing) | and Denis Medri | ||
| (Rosy Press) | |||
| (Marvel Comics) | , Amy Reeder, and Natcha Bustos | ||
| (Emet Comics) | and Joey Granger | ||
| 2017 | [8] | ||
| (Dynamite Entertainment) | and Dietrich Smith | ||
| (IDW Publishing) | , Erick Freitas, and more | ||
| and Harry Bogosian | |||
| 2018 | (Kids Love Comics) | [9] | |
| (Comicker) | |||
| and Christianne Goudreau | |||
| (Dark Horse Comics) | , D.J. Kirkbride, and Nick Brokenshire | ||
| (Fanbase Press) | , Kit Steinkellner, and Emma Steinkellner | ||
| 2019 | (Oni Press) | and Christina Stewart | [10] |
| (Pixel Pirate Studio) | and Phillip Johnson | ||
| (DC Comics) | and Mike Feehan | ||
| (Boom! Studios) | and Dietrich Smith | ||
| 2020 | (Top Shelf Productions) | , Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker | [11] |
| (Image Comics) | and Khary Randolph | ||
| (Fantagraphics Books) | |||
| (Dark Horse Comics) | and Godwin Akpan | ||