The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of

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graphic novels A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

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, and comics retailers and publishers by

Canadians Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

. The awards, first handed out in April 2005, are named in honour of

Joe Shuster Joseph Shuster (; July 10, 1914 – July 30, 1992), professionally known simply as Joe Shuster, was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with Jerry Siegel, in ''Action Comics'' #1 (c ...

(1914–1992), the Canadian-born co-creator of

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. The

Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association The Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association was formed in 2004 as a means to honour Canadian creators, publishers and retailers in the medium of comic books. With permission of the estate of Joe Shuster, the Canadian-born co-creator of Super ...

is a not-for-profit organization formed in 2004 to administer the awards.

Overview

The Joe Shuster Awards are comic book industry-oriented awards that recognize the achievements of

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

citizens and permanent residents. Founded initially as an English-language comics award, the criteria have been changed and refined since 2006 to be inclusive of all works published in Canada (see Language criteria). The majority of the awards were initially committee-nominated, public-vote awards, with write-in nominations accepted for the International Creator award. This was changed in 2008 to a committee-nominated, jury-selected model, with publishers nominating works within the relevant award category. The model established in 2008 was designed to eliminate voter bias and

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. The jury deliberates until they agree on a winner, discussing the merits of each candidate. They are named after Canadian-born cartoonist

(1914–1992), who co-created

in 1938. The award, which focuses on professionally published and distributed comics from all publishers including those designated as mainstream such as

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and

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

, is complemented by the

Doug Wright Award The Doug Wright Awards for Canadian Cartooning (established in December 2004) are literary awards handed out annually since 2005 during the Toronto Comic Arts Festival to Canadian cartoonists honouring excellence in comics (including webcomics) ...

s, which focuses on alternative comics, cartooning, and comic strips and avoid mainstream published works. From the Joe Shuster Award website: "When it comes to defining comics our job is to be as INCLUSIVE as possible when narrowing the selections down to an EXCLUSIVE number of annual nominees – there is only one winner in each category though! We strive to ensure that our nominates represent the entire country's output – whether that output is in English or French (Canada's two official languages) or in other languages – the central defining characteristic of our nominees are that they are Canadian. We don't censure Canadian creators who work with non-Canadian publishing houses – while Canada is a large and diverse country, for the creative awards, there are a very limited number of Canadian publishers."

Harry Kremer Retailer Award

The late Harry Kremer, owner of Now & Then Books in

Kitchener-Waterloo The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo (KWC or Tri-Cities), and the townships of North Dumf ...

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, was a true pioneer in the industry and a constant and tireless promoter and patron of the medium and owner one of the first comic book specialty stores in Canada. His memory is kept alive in the award that has been named after him – the Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Retailer Award. The Award was given to Kremer's store in 2005, with open voting from 2006 onwards.

Gene Day Self-Publisher Award

Named after the late comics artist and self-publisher

Gene Day Howard Eugene Day (August 13, 1951 – September 23, 1982) was a Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' '' Star Wars'' licensed series and '' Master of Kung Fu''. He was considered a mentor by independent comic writer/ar ...

(1951–1982), this award honours Canadian comic book creators or creative teams who self-published their work, but did not have the books distributed by a third-party distributor. The award winner receives a bursary of $500. The award was introduced in 2009. Prior to this, Dave Sim had established the

Howard E. Day Prize Howard Eugene Day (August 13, 1951 – September 23, 1982) was a Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' '' Star Wars'' licensed series and '' Master of Kung Fu''. He was considered a mentor by independent comic writer/ar ...

distributed annually at the

Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo The Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo, or SPACE or S.P.A.C.E., is an annual Convention (meeting), convention in Columbus, Ohio, United States, for alternative comics, minicomics, and webcomics. Bob Corby founded the convention as a gathering ...

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, from 2002 to 2008.

Comics For Kids Award

This award was established in 2004. Works considered for this award are comic books and graphic novels that are targeted at readers 14 and under. Nominees are selected by a team of educators led by Jennifer Haines, MA, B.Ed., who is also the proprietor of Guelph, Ontario's The Dragon comic book shop.

Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame includes dozens of creators such as

Hal Foster Harold Rudolf Foster, FRSA (August 16, 1892 – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip ''Prince Valiant''. His drawing style is noted for its high level of draftsmanship a ...

Win Mortimer James Winslow Mortimer (May 1, 1919 – January 11, 1998) Note: The Marvel Comics 1978 Calendar merchandise lists Mortimer's birth date as June 23 and ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' lists it as May 23 per was a Canadian comic book and comic strip arti ...

, John Byrne,

Dave Sim Dave Sim (born 17 May 1956) is a Canadian cartoonist and publisher, best known for his comic book ''Cerebus'', his artistic experimentation, his advocacy of self-publishing and creators' rights, and his controversial political and philosophical b ...

and more.

Language criteria

The Joe Shuster Awards honour original work published during the previous calendar year in any language. However, Canada has two official languages – French and English, so extra research and attention is given to works published in the two official languages. In order to ensure that bilingual works are included on the ballot, two nominating committees select the finalists in each official language and the finalists are merged for the announced ballot. The nominated books are then given to jury members who can read both official languages for equal consideration.

Citizenship and residency

The Joe Shuster Awards are open to all Canadian citizens. Canadian citizens who have chosen to reside outside of Canada are still eligible for consideration, unless they contact the Awards organization and notify them that they have surrendered their Canadian citizenship and no longer wish to be considered for their recent work as a Canadian citizen. Non-Canadians who have achieved permanent residency status in Canada are also eligible for consideration. In order to be considered for inclusion as a resident, the individual must have lived in Canada for three years. Permanent residents who do not wish to be considered may opt out of the Awards program before the selection process begins by sending a statement in writing to the Awards organization. If an approved permanent resident moves away from Canada, they are no longer considered eligible for the awards.

Categories

Categories and winners of Joe Shuster Awards are as follows:

Outstanding Achievement

*2005

and

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for completing ''

Cerebus ''Cerebus'' (; also ''Cerebus the Aardvark'') is a comic book series created by Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim, which ran from December 1977 until March 2004. The title character of the 300-issue series is an anthropomorphic aardvark who takes on ...

'' in 2004. Begun in 1977, this 300-issue series is a milestone in comic book publishing and is the longest running creator-owned comic book series. * 2006-2007 No winner * 2008 David Watkins for using comic books as a teaching tool. * 2009 Category suspended

Outstanding Artist

* 2005

Kaare Andrews Kaare Andrews is a comic book writer, artist and filmmaker from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His work includes '' Spider-Man'', '' Iron Fist'', '' Renato Jones'', and '' Incredible Hulk''. Andrews has a diverse drawing style, which ranges from hyper ...

for ''

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: Year One'' (published by Marvel Comics) * 2006

Pia Guerra Pia Jasmin Guerra is an American-born Canadian comic book artist and editorial cartoonist, best known for her work as co-creator and lead penciller on the Vertigo title '' Y: The Last Man''. She has worked in the comics industry since the 1990s, a ...

for '' Y: The Last Man'' (published by DC Comics/

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) and a story in ''

Unlimited'' #10 (published by Marvel Comics) * 2007

Darwyn Cooke Darwyn Cooke (November 16, 1962 – May 14, 2016) was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books ''Catwoman'', '' DC: The New Frontier'', ''The Spirit'' and '' Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter''. ...

and

J. Bone J. Bone is a Canadian comic book artist and writer who has worked on such titles as DC Comics' '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' and ''Super Friends''. He was the inker on the one-shot '' Batman/The Spirit''. Early work J.Bone's first publi ...

for '' Batman/The Spirit'' #1 (published by DC Comics). * 2008

Dale Eaglesham Dale Eaglesham (born 1962) is a Canadian comic book illustrator who has been working in the American industry since 1986. He is best known for his work on titles like '' Conan'', ''Punisher'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Villains United'', ''Justice Soci ...

for ''

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'' #2-4, 6–7, 9-11 (DC Comics) * 2009 David Finch for ''

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'' #1-2 * 2010

Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. Penciler, His pe ...

for ''

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130-133'', '' New Avengers 55-60'', ''

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569'' (Marvel), ''The CBLDF Presents Liberty Comics 2 – "Trampoline Hall"'' (Image Comics) * 2011

Francis Manapul Francis Manapul (born August 26, 1979) is a Filipino Canadian comic book artist and writer. Career Manapul is known for his work on ''Witchblade'' and '' The Necromancer'' for Top Cow, working on the former for three years, off and on, returnin ...

for ''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

''#6, ''

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'' #1-6, ''

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'' #75 (DC Comics) * 2012 Stuart Immonen for "Fear Itself #1-7; "Queen, King, Off-Suit"/''X-Men: To Serve and Protect'' #4; "Say You're Dead"/''Outlaw Territory'' Volume 2 * 2013 Isabelle Arsenault for " Jane, le renard & moi" a.k.a. Jane, the Fox & I * 2014

Fiona Staples Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist known for her work on books such as ''North 40'', '' DV8: Gods and Monsters'', ''T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', '' Archie'', and '' Saga''. She has been described as one of the best artists working in the in ...

for ''

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'' 9-17 (published by

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)The winners of the 2014 Joe Shuster Awards
, September 20, 2014 * 2015

Adrian Alphona Adrian Alphona is a Canadian comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' '' Runaways'', which he co-created with writer Brian K. Vaughan. Slated to be pencilling the second volume of ''Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane'' when writer Ter ...

for ''

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'' (published by Marvel Comics) * 2016

Steve Skroce Steve Skroce () is a Canadian comic book and film storyboard artist. He is of Croatian descent. Biography Skroce broke into comics in 1993 on the Clive Barker series ''Ectokid'' for Marvel Comics' Razorline imprint. He went to work on the Marv ...

for ''

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'' (published by Image Comics) * 2017

Yanick Paquette Yanick Paquette is a Canadian comic book artist. He has worked for Antarctic Press, Topps Comics, Topps, Marvel Comics, Marvel, and DC Comics and since 1994. Career In 1996 Paquette drew two miniseries adapted from the TV series ''Space: Above ...

and

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for '' Wonder Woman: Earth One'' (published by DC Comics) * 2018

for Amazing Spiderman 25-31, 789, Marvel Legacy 1 (published by Marvel Comics), Empress 7 (published by Icon/Marvel Comics)

Outstanding Cartoonist (writer and artist)

* 2005 Darwyn Cooke for '' DC: The New Frontier'' (published by DC Comics) * 2006

Bryan Lee O'Malley Bryan Lee O'Malley (born February 21, 1979) is a Canadian cartoonist, best known for the ''Scott Pilgrim'' series. He also performs as a musician under the alias Kupek. Career Bryan Lee O'Malley attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary Sc ...

for ''

Scott Pilgrim ''Scott Pilgrim'' is a series of graphic novels by Canadian author and comic book artist Bryan Lee O'Malley. The series is about Scott Pilgrim, a slacker and part-time musician who lives in Toronto, Ontario, and plays bass ‍in a band. He fal ...

'' Vol. 2 (published by

Oni Press Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon. In 2019, it became an imprint label following the company's merger with Lion Forge Comics. The merged company, Oni–Lion Forge Publishing Grou ...

) * 2007 Darwyn Cooke for ''

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'' #1 (published by DC Comics). * 2008

Jeff Lemire Jeff Lemire (; born March 21, 1976) is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, and television producer. He is the author of critically acclaimed titles including the '' Essex County Trilogy'', '' Sweet Tooth'', and '' The Nobody''. His written work ...

for '' Essex County Vol. 1: Tales From The Farm'', ''Essex County Vol. 2: Ghost Stories'' ( Top Shelf) * 2009 Dave Sim for '' Glamourpuss #1-4'' and ''Judenhass'' * 2010

Michel Rabagliati Michel Rabagliati (born 7 September 1961) is a Canadians, Canadian cartoonist born and based in Montreal, Quebec. He was published by Drawn & Quarterly and is currently published by Conundrum Press in English language, English, and La Pastèque ...

for ''Paul, tome 06:

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) * 2011

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for Baba Yaga and the Wolf (

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) * 2012 Ramon K. Pérez for '' Jim Henson's Tale of Sand'' * 2013 Jeff Lemire for

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and Sweet Tooth * 2014 Zviane (Sylvie-Anne Ménard) for ''Les deuxièmes'' (published by Pow Pow) * 2015

for ''

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'' (Published by Random House Canada) * 2016

Jillian Tamaki Jillian Tamaki (born April 17, 1980) is a Canadian American illustrator and comic artist known for her work in ''The New York Times'' and ''The New Yorker'' in addition to the graphic novels ''Boundless'', as well as ''Skim (comics), Skim'' and ' ...

for '' Supermutant Magic Academy'' (published by Drawn & Quarterly) * 2017

Guy Delisle Guy Delisle (born January 19, 1966) is a Canadian cartoonist and animator, best known for his graphic novels about his travels, such as ''Shenzhen'' (2000), '' Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea'' (2003), ''Burma Chronicles'' (2007), and ''Jerusa ...

for " S’enfuir, récit d’un otage" aka ''Hostage'' (Published by Dargaud) * 2018

for ''Roughneck'' (published by Gallery 13), Royal City 1-8 (published by Image Comics)

Outstanding Publisher

* 2005

Arcana Studio Arcana Studio is a Canadian animation studio in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Founded as a comic book publisher by former Coquitlam, British Columbia school teacher Sean O'Reilly in 2004, in 2012 Arcana opened its animation division. Ov ...

* 2006

Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic content, ...

* 2007 Drawn & Quarterly * 2008 Drawn & Quarterly * 2009

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/ Mécanique Générale * 2010 La Pastèque * 2011

* 2012 Category suspended

Outstanding Writer

* 2005 (tie)

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for ''

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'' (published by Marvel Comics) * 2005 (tie)

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for ''The

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'' (published by DC Comics) * 2006

J. Torres Joseph Torres, better known as J. Torres, is a Filipino-born Canadian comic book writer. He is perhaps best known for his run on DC Comics' '' Teen Titans Go!''. He has also done some writing for animation and television. Early life Torres was ...

for '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' and ''

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'' (published by DC Comics), and '' Love As a Foreign Language'' (published by Oni Press) * 2007 Darwyn Cooke for ''

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'' #1-2 (published by DC Comics). * 2008

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for '' The P.L.A.I.N. Janes'' (DC/

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) * 2009

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for '' Skim'' (

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) and '' Emiko Superstar'' ( DC/

) * 2010

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for '' Les Nombrils 4: Duels de belles'' (

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) * 2011 Emilie Villeneuve for ''

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'' ( Glénat Québec) * 2012 Kurtis J. Wiebe for The Green Wake #1-8;

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for ''

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''. ''Lonesome'' (published by Image) * 2015

for ''

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'' (published by Groundwood Books) * 2016

for ''

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'' (published by Image Comics), '' All-New Hawkeye''. ''

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'' (published by Valiant) * 2017

for '' Black Hammer'' (Published by Dark Horse Comics), ''

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Old Man Logan Old Man Logan is an alternative version of the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine. This character is an aged version of Wolverine set in an alternate future universe designated Earth-807128, where the supervillains overthrew the super ...

'', ''

'' (Published by Marvel Comics), ''

'','' Bloodshot U.S.A.'', '' 4001 A.D.: Bloodshot'' (Published by Valiant) * 2018

Jim Zub Jim Zubkavich, known professionally as Jim Zub, is a Canadian comic book writer, artist, and art instructor best known for creating comics ''Skullkickers'' (2010), '' Wayward'' (2014), ''and Glitterbomb'' (2016) for Image Comics, and writing on ...

for ''Avengers'' 1''.MU, Secret Empire United 1, Thunderbolts 7-12, Uncanny Avengers 25-28, Zombies Assemble 1-3, 0, Zombies Assemble 2 1-2'' (with Yusako Komiyama) (published by Marvel Comics), Glitterbomb'': The Fame Game 1-4, Wayward 21-25'' (published by Image Comics), Dungeons ''& Dragons: Frost Giant's Fury 3-5'' (IDW) Freelance ''1-4'' (with Andrew Wheeler) (published by Chapterhouse)

Outstanding WebComic Creator/Creative Team

* 2007 Dan Kim, for ''April & May & June'', ''Kanami'' & ''Penny Tribute'' * 2008 Ryan Sohmer & Lar deSouza, for ''

Looking for Group ''Looking for Group'' is a fantasy-themed Canadian webcomic written by Ryan Sohmer and drawn by Lar DeSouza. The comic follows the adventures of Cale'Anon (an elven hunter) and Richard (an undead warlock), as well as their companions. Since it ...

'' & '' Least I Could Do'' * 2009

Cameron Stewart Cameron Stewart (born 1975) is a Canadian comic book creator. He first came to prominence when he collaborated as an illustrator with writer Grant Morrison, and he went on to illustrate ''Catwoman'' and co-write '' Batgirl''. He won Eisner and ...

for '' Sin Titulo'' * 2010

Karl Kerschl Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist, best known for his work on DC Comics books, including '' Adventures of Superman'', '' Majestic'', ''All-Flash'', '' Teen Titans: Year One'' and ''Gotham Academy''. Early life Kerschl was born in Toron ...

for '' The Abominable Charles Christopher'' * 2011

Emily Carroll Emily Carroll (born 1983) is a comics author from Ontario, Canada. Carroll started making comics in 2010, and her horror webcomic ''His Face All Red'' went viral around Halloween of 2010. Since then, Carroll has published two books of her own wor ...

for '' His Face All Red'' and more * 2012 Emily Carroll for various comics, 2011 * 2013

Michael DeForge Michael DeForge (born 1987) is a Canadian comics artist and illustrator. Biography DeForge grew up in Ottawa and attended the University of Toronto, dropping out after two years. He lives and works in Toronto. According to DeForge, he has "alway ...

for '' Ant Comic'' * 2014 Jayd Aït-Kaci (with

Christina Strain Christina Strain is an American comic book colorist, writer and screenwriter. Strain formerly worked for Marvel Comics as a colorist before pursuing a career as a writer. Strain's notable works include; the award-winning Marvel series '' Runaways ...

) for ''The Fox Sister'' * 2015 Nicole Chartrand for '' Fey Winds: A Fantasy Webcomic'' * 2016 Category on Hiatus * 2017

for '' Bun Toons'' * 2018

Gisèle Lagacé Gisèle Lagacé (born June 16, 1970, in New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian comics writer and artist, writer and illustrator of webcomics. She is best known for her series '' Ménage à 3''. Biography She was born in 1970 in New Brunswick, Can ...

and David Lumsdon for ''Ménage à 3''

Outstanding Colourist

* 2008

Dave McCaig Dave McCaig (born December 6, 1971, in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian artist and colourist who also works in the animation industry. He has worked on comics including ''Adam Strange'', ''X-Men'', '' Star Wars'', '' Superman: Birthright'', ...

for ''

Nextwave ''Nextwave'' is a humorous comic book series by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen, published by Marvel Comics between 2006 and 2007. ''Nextwave'' consistently features extreme violence and comedy, and simultaneously satirizes and celebrates Marve ...

'', Agents of H.A.T.E. #12, '' New Avengers'' #27-35, '' Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America'' #1: ''

Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for "gluttony, glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is ...

'', ''

Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics originally from 1988 to 1995. It returned for a second volume in 2007–2008, and a third volume that started in 2019. Volume 1 The first volume ...

'' #1-4, ''

'' #50, ''

Avengers Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to: Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes **Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...

Classic'' #7 (Marvel Comics) DC Infinite Halloween Special #1 (DC Comics), '' The Other Side'' #4-5 (DC/Vertigo) ''

Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program ''The Colbert Report'' from 2005 to ...

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Tek Jansen Tek Jansen is a fictional character featured on ''The Colbert Report'' and in a comic book series published by Oni Press. Jansen originated as a recurring joke in the form of a supposed self-published science fiction novel on the ''Report'', repor ...

'' #1 (Oni Press) * 2009 François Lapierre for ''"Gédéon et la bête du lac" Contes et légendes du Québec'' (Glénat Québec), '' Magasin général 4'' (Casterman) * 2010

for ''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bim ...

#605, Dark Reign: The List – X-Men #1,

Dark X-Men The Dark X-Men are a fictional team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They made their debut during the crossover between ''Dark Avengers'' and ''Uncanny X-Men'' written by Matt Fraction, as part of the broader Dark Re ...

: The Confession #1 (Cover),

Guardians of the Galaxy The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It may more specifically refer to: Comic book teams * Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...

#16, 18-19, House of M: Masters of Evil #1,

Marvel Mystery Comics ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' (first issue titled simply ''Marvel Comics'') is an American comic book series published during the 1930s–1940s period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. It was the first publication of Mar ...

70th Anniversary Special #1,

Nation X A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those ...

#1, Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard #1-2, Timestorm 2009–2099:

, War of Kings: Warriors #2,

#72, Wolverine: Origins #32, Wolverine: Weapon X #6-8, X-Factor (comics), X-Factor #39-50, 200 (Variant) (Cover), X-Factor (comics), X-Factor #45, X-Men: Kingbreaker #2-4, Gambit (Marvel Comics), X-Men Origins: Gambit #1'' (Marvel Comics), ''Tek Jansen, Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #4-5'' (Oni Press) * 2011 Julie Rocheleau (artist), Julie Rocheleau for ''

'' ( Glénat Québec) * 2012 Category suspended

Outstanding Cover (2008-2010) / Cover Artist (2011-)

* 2008

for ''Doc Frankenstein'' #6 (Burlyman Entertainment, Burleyman) * 2009 Niko Henrichon for ''Hostile Tome 1: Impact'' (Dupuis) * 2010 Darwyn Cooke for ''Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter'' (IDW) * 2011 Fiona Staples * 2012 François Lapierre for ''Chroniques Sauvages'' * 2013 Mike del Mundo * 2014 Julie Rocheleau (artist), Julie Rocheleau for ''La colère de Fantômas'' tome 1: ''Les Bois de justice'' (published by Dargaud) * 2015

* 2016 Category on Hiatus * 2017 Michael Cho (illustrator), Michael Cho * 2018 Djibril Morissette-Phan

Comics for Kids Award (The Dragon Award)

* 2009 ''Jellaby Book 1'' by Kean Soo * 2010 ''Nightschool: The Weirn Books Vols.1-2'' (Yen Press) by Svetlana Chmakova * 2011 ''Three Thieves Book One: Tower of Treasure'' (Kids Can Press) by Scott Chantler * 2012 ''Ariane et Nicolas Tome 6: Les Toiles Mysterieuses'' by Paul Roux (comics), Paul Roux * 2013 ''Cat's Cradle Volume 1: The Golden Twine'' by Joe Rioux * 2014 ''Couettes'' tome 2: ''Bidou'' and tome 3: ''Adopte-moi !'' by Séverine Gauthier (writer) and MiniKim (Maïté Lajic, artist) (published by Dargaud) * 2015 ''Agent Jean! tome 6 et 7'', by Alex A., (Published by Presses Aventure) * 2016 ''Awkward (graphic novel), Awkward'' by Svetlana Chmakova (Published by Yen Press) * 2017 ''Bera the One-Headed Troll'' by Eric Orchard (published by :01 First Second)

Gene Day Award for Canadian Self-Publishing (New in 2009)

* 2009 Jesse Jacobs for ''Blue Winter, Shapes in the Snow'' * 2010 Ethan Rilly for ''Pope Hats'' No.1 * 2011 John Martz for ''Heaven All Day'' * 2012 Dakota McFadzean for Ghost Rabbit * 2013 Cory McCallum and Matthew Daley - ''The Pig Sleep: A Mr. Monitor Case'' * 2014 Steven Gilbert (comics), Steven Gilbert for ''The Journal of the Main Street Secret Lodge'' * 2015 James Edward Clark for ''Evil #3'' * 2016 Cloudscape Comics Collective for ''Epic Canadiana'' * 2017 Nunumi for ''Sky Rover''

Harry Kremer Retailer Award

* 2005 Now & Then Books (Kitchener, Ontario) * 2006 Strange Adventures (comics retailer), Strange Adventures (Halifax Urban Area, Halifax, Nova Scotia) * 2007 Happy Harbor Comics, Happy Harbor (Edmonton, Alberta) * 2008 Big B Comics (Hamilton, Ontario) * 2009 Legends Comics and Books (Victoria, British Columbia) * 2010 The Beguiling (Toronto, Toronto, Ontario) * 2011 Planète BD (Montréal, Quebec) * 2012 Silver Snail (Toronto, Ontario) * 2013 Heroes Comics (London, Ontario) * 2014 The Comic Shop (Vancouver, British Columbia) * 2015 Amazing Stories (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) * 2016 Another Dimension (Calgary, Alberta) * 2017 L'imaginaire (Laurier, Quebec)

T.M. Maple Award

New in 2014. "The T. M. Maple Award will go to someone (living or deceased) selected from the Canadian comics community for achievements made outside of the creative and retail categories who have had a positive impact on the community." * 2014 T.M. Maple aka Jim Burke (1956-1994) * 2014 Debra Jane Shelly (1974-2014) * 2015 Michael Hirsh (1948-) * 2015 Patrick Loubert (1947-) * 2015 Robert Charpentier (1960-2015) * 2016 John Bell (1952-) * 2017 Kenneth Ketter

Hall of Fame Inductees

* 2005

(1914–1992) * 2005 Leo Bachle (a.k.a. Les Barker) (1926–2003) * 2005 Adrian Dingle (cartoonist), Adrian Dingle (1911–1974) * 2005

(1892–1982) * 2005 Ed Furness (1911–2005) * 2005 Rand Holmes (1942–2002) * 2006 Jon St. Ables (1912–1999) * 2006 Owen McCarron (1929–2005) * 2006

(1919–1998) * 2006 Dave Sim (1956–) * 2007 Albert Chartier (1912–2004) * 2007 Gerald Lazare (1927–) * 2007 Jacques Hurtubise (Zyx (cartoonist), Zyx) (1950–) * 2007

(1951–1982) * 2008 Ted McCall (1901–1975) * 2008 Pierre Fournier (comic books), Pierre Fournier (1949–) * 2008 Stanley Berneche (1947–) * 2008 John Byrne (1950–) * 2009 George Menendez Rae (1906–1992) * 2009 Réal Godbout (1951–) * 2009 Ken Steacy (1955–) * 2009 Diana Schutz (1955–) * 2010 Dave Darrigo (1954–) * 2010 Serge Gaboury (1954–) * 2010 Deni Loubert (1951–) * 2010 Richard Comely (1950–) in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of ''Captain Canuck 1'' * 2010 George Freeman (comics), George Freeman (1951-) in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of ''Captain Canuck 1'' * 2010 Claude St. Aubin (1951–) in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of ''Captain Canuck 1'' * 2011 Chester Brown (1960–) * 2011 Todd McFarlane (1961–) * 2012 No Hall of Fame Inductees * 2013 Vernon Miller (comics) (1912–1974) * 2013 Murray Karn (1924–) * 2013 Arn Saba now known as Katherine Collins (1947–) * 2014 Cy Bell (1904–197?) * 2014 Edmond Good (1910–1991) * 2014

(1962–) * 2015 Doris Slater (1918-1964) * 2015 James Waley (1954-) * 2016 Tedd Steele (1922-1994) * 2016 Ley aka Shirley Fortune (1921-1998) * 2016 Fred Kelly (comics), Fred Kelly (1921-2005) * 2016 Mark Shainblum (1963-) * 2016

(1962-2016) * 2017 Jack Tremblay (1926-) * 2017 Gabriel Morrissette (1959-) * 2017 Lovern Kindzierski (1964-) * 2017 Julie Doucet (1965-) * 2017

* 2018 Sid Barron (1917-2006) * 2018 Jacques Goldstyn aka Boris (1958-) * 2018 David Boswell (1953-) * 2018 Tom Grummett (1959-) * 2019 Al Hewetson (1946-2004) * 2019 Dale Keown (1962-) * 2019 Ken Lashley (1967-) * 2019 Gerhard (1959-)

Voters Choice - Outstanding International Creator

* 2006 Brian K. Vaughan for ''Runaways (comics), Runaways'' (published by Marvel Comics), ''Ex Machina (comics), Ex Machina'', and '' Y: The Last Man'' (published by DC Comics/Vertigo) * 2007 Brian K. Vaughan for ''Runaways'' and ''Doctor Strange: The Oath'' (published by Marvel Comics), ''Pride of Baghdad'', ''Ex Machina'', and ''Y: The Last Man'' (published by DC Comics/Vertigo) * 2008 Ed Brubaker for ''Captain America'', ''Criminal (comics), Criminal'', ''Immortal Iron Fist'' and ''Uncanny X-Men'' (Marvel Comics) * 2009 Category suspended

Voters Choice - Favourite Creator (English Language)

* 2007 Dan Kim for ''April & May & June, ''Kanami'' & ''Penny Tribute''. * 2008 Faith Erin Hicks for ''Zombies Calling'' * 2009 Category suspended

Voters Choice - Favourite Creator (French Language)

* 2007

for ''Paul a la Pêche'', published by La Pastèque. * 2008 Philippe Girard (comics), Philippe Girard for ''Danger Public'' * 2009 Category suspended

References

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External links

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Interview with Kevin Boyd about the awards
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The Fabler Blog looks at the 2010 Nominees

Metro Columnist Jonathan Kuehlein's article on the 2008 Awards ceremony

Metro columnist & CCBCAA member Jonathan Kuehlein's article on the 2007 Awards ceremony

CBC Arts report on the 1st year {{Canadian comics 2005 establishments in Canada Awards established in 2005 Comics awards in Canada, Joe Shuster

Overview

Harry Kremer Retailer Award

Gene Day Self-Publisher Award

Comics For Kids Award

Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame

Language criteria

Citizenship and residency

Categories

Outstanding Achievement

Outstanding Artist

Outstanding Cartoonist (writer and artist)

Outstanding Publisher

Outstanding Writer

Outstanding WebComic Creator/Creative Team

Outstanding Colourist

Outstanding Cover (2008-2010) / Cover Artist (2011-)

Comics for Kids Award (The Dragon Award)

Gene Day Award for Canadian Self-Publishing (New in 2009)

Harry Kremer Retailer Award

T.M. Maple Award

Hall of Fame Inductees

Voters Choice - Outstanding International Creator

Voters Choice - Favourite Creator (English Language)

Voters Choice - Favourite Creator (French Language)

See also

References

Works cited

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