Your 2009 Shuster Award Winners



Winners of the Joe Shuster Awards, honoring Canadian comics creators, were announced last night as part of Toronto's Word on the Street Festival. Winners are in bold. The nominees were named in April and in June.

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ARTIST
* Marc Delafontaine, for Les Nombrils T.3 (Dupuis)
* Dale Eaglesham, for Justice Society of America #12, 14-15, 18-22 (DC Comics)
* David Finch, for Ultimatum #1-2 (Marvel Comics)
* Karl Kerschl & Serge LaPointe, for Teen Titans: Year One #1-6 (DC Comics)
* Jacques Lamontagne, for Les Druides T.4 (Soleil Productions)
* Steve McNiven, for Amazing Spider-Man #546-548, Wolverine #66-70 (Marvel Comics)
* Steve Rolston, for Emiko Superstar (DC/Minx), Familiar in House of Mystery #4 (DC/Vertigo), You Ain't No Dancer #3 (New Reliable Press)
* Stephen Sadowski, for Avengers/Invaders #1-7 (Marvel Comics/Dynamite Entertainment), Superpowers #0 (Dynamite Entertainment), Jack the Lantern: Ghosts #2 (Castle Rain Entertainment)

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CARTOONIST
* Gregoire Bouchard, for Vers les Mondes Lointains (Paquet)
* Darwyn Cooke, for Chapter X: The Greater Good in Justice League: The New Frontier Special #1, The Spirit #12 (DC Comics)
* Francis Desharnais, for Burquette (Les 400 coups)
* Jean-Paul Eid, for Des tondeuses et des hommes (La Pastèque)
* Michel Gagné, for The Saga of Rex in Flight Vol. 5 (Ballantyne Books)
* Faith Erin Hicks, for The War at Ellsmere (Slave Labor Graphics)
* Jeff Lemire, for Essex County Vol. 3 (Top Shelf)
* Seth, for Thoreau MacDonald Kramer's Ergot Vol. 7 (Buenaventura Press)
* Dave Sim, for Glamourpuss #1-4, Judenhaas (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

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COLORIST
* Jean-Francois Beaulieu, for G.I. Joe: America's Elite #31-36, Voltron: A Legend Forged #1 (Devil's Due), Marvel Zombies 3 #1-3, Wonderful Wizard of OZ #1, X-Men: Divided We Stand #1, X-Men Legacy #215 (Marvel Comics)
* Blond, for Team 14 #1 (Digital Webbing), Freshman: Summer Vacation Special #1, Magdalena/Daredevil #1, True Blood: The Great Revelation, Witchblade: Takeru Manga #11-12 (Image/Top Cow), Ultimate Fantastic Four #50-59 (Marvel Comics), Beyond Wonderland #4, Grimm Fairy Tales 2008 Annual (Zenoscope)
* Chris Chuckry, for Brave and the Bold #17-18, Countdown to Mystery #4-8, Simon Dark #4-7, Two Face: Year One #1-2 (DC Comics), Air 1-5 (DC/Vertigo), G.I. Joe #0 (Devil's Due), Comic Book Tattoo (image), Amazing Spider-Man #546, 565-567, newuniversal: Shockfront #1-2, The Twelve #1-8 (Marvel Comics)
* Maryse Dubuc, for Les Nombrils T.3 (Dupuis)
* Nathan Fairbairn, for Fear Agent #21 (Dark Horse), Pilot Season: The Core #1 (image/Top Cow), Civil War: House of M #3, Guardians of the Galaxy #1-3, Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?, Wolverine: Origins #31, X-Men: Divided We Stand #2, X-Men: Kingbreaker #1, X-Men Legacy #217, X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1, 3, Young Avengers Presents #1 (Marvel Comics), Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #3 (Oni Press)
* Lovern Kindzierski, for Sandman: The Dream Hunters #1-2 (DC Comics), The Worlds of Dungeons & Dragons #1-2, Coraline (HarperCollins), Giant-Size Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel Comics)
* Francois Lapierre, for Gedeon et la bete du lac in Contes et legendes du Quebec (Glenat Quebec), Magasin general 4 (Casterman)
* Dave McCaig, for Star Wars: Dark Times #11-12 (Dark Horse), Action Comics #861-863, Final Crisis: Rogue's Revenge #1-3. Joker's Asylum: The Penguin #1, JSA Classified #35-37 (DC Comics), Family Dynamic #1-2, House of Mystery #4, Northlanders #2-8, 11-2 (DC/Vertigo), Broken Trinity: Angelus #1, First Born: Aftermath #1, Pilot Season: The Core #1 (image/Top Cow), Fantastic Four Cosmic Size Special #1, Secret Invasion X-Men #1-4, Ultimate Iron Man II #3-5 (Marvel Comics), Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #2 (Oni Press)

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WRITER
* Ian Boothby, for Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #14, Bongo Comics Free-For-All 2008, Futurama #35-39, Simpsons Comics #136, 141, 148, Simpsons Summer Shindig #1, Simpsons Super Spectacular #7 (Bongo Comics)
* Cecil Castellucci, for Janes in Love (DC/Minx)
* Darwyn Cooke, for Dragster Riot starring Robin the Boy Wonder and Wonder Woman and Black Canary in Justice League: The New Frontier Special #1; Superman Confidential #11 (DC Comics)
* Maryse Dubuc, for Les Nombrils T.3 (Dupuis)
* Ray Fawkes, for The Apocalipstix (Oni Press)
* Francois Lapierre, for Gedeon et la bete du lac in Contes et legendes du Quebec (Glenat Quebec)
* Mariko Tamaki, for Emiko Superstar (DC/Minx), Skim (Groundwood Books)
* J. Torres, for The Family Dynamic #1-3, Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #11, 13, 17-19, Teen Titans Go! #51-55 (DC/Johnny DC), Wonder Girl #5-6 (DC Comics)

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COVER
* Adrian Alphona, for Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Season Two #1 Variant (Marvel Comics)
* Darwyn Cooke, for The Spirit #12 (DC Comics)
* Marc Delafontaine, for Les Nombrils T.3 (Dupuis)
* Dale Eaglesham, for Justice Society of America #14 Variant (DC Comics)
* David Finch, for Amazing Spider-Man #572 Variant (Marvel Comics)
* Philippe Girard, for Les Ravins (Mecanique Generale)
* Niko Henrichon, for Hostile T.1 (Dupuis)
* Steve McNiven, for Kick-Ass #1 Variant (Marvel Comics)
* Dean Motter, for Mister X: The Condemned #1 (Dark Horse)
* David Sim, for Glamourpuss #4 Zombie Variant (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

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WEBCOMIC
* Kate Beaton, for Hark! A Vagrant
* Michael Cho, for Papercut
* Lar De Souza & Ryan Sohmer, for Least I Could Do, Looking for Group
* Kathryn & Stuart Immonen, for Moving Pictures
* Karl Kerschl, for The Abominable Charles Christopher
* Gisele Lagace, for Menage A 3
* Ramon K. Perez, for Kukuburi, Butternut Squash (w/Robert Coughler)
* Cameron Stewart , for Sin Titulo

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PUBLISHER
* Aardvark-Vanaheim
* Arcana Studio
* Conundrum Press
* Drawn & Quarterly
* La Pasteque
* Les 400 Coups/Mecanique Generale
* Red 5 Comics
* Udon Entertainment

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COMICS FOR KIDS
* Clayton Hanmer, CTON's Super A-Maze-ing Year of Crazy Comics! (OwlKids)
* Susan Hughes and Willow Dawson, No Girls Allowed (Kids Can Press)
* Karl Kerschl and Serge Lapointe (with Amy Wolfram, USA), Teen Titans: Year One (DC Comics)
* Liam O'Donnell and Michael Deas, Ramp Rats -- A Graphic Guide Adventure (Orca Publishing)
* Paul Roux, Ariane et Nicolas Tome 5: Les tours de Babel (Éditions Les 400 Coups)
* Chad Solomon (with Christopher Meyer, USA), The Adventures of Rabbit and Bear Paws Vol. 2: The Voyageurs (Little Spirit Bear Productions)
* Kean Soo, Jellaby Book 1 (Hyperion)
* Mariko Tamaki and Steve Rolston, Emiko Superstar (DC/Minx)

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GENE DAY AWARD FOR CANADIAN SELF-PUBLISHERS
* Jordyn F. Bochon for The Day After V-Day
* Jesse Jacobs for Blue Winter, Shapes in the Snow
* Miriam Libicki for jobnik!: an american girl's adventures in the israeli army
* Dakota McFadzean for Hypocrite
* C. Eric Peters for Peter the Pan

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THE HARRY KREMER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK RETAILER
* Another Dimension (Calgary, Alberta)
* The Beguiling (Toronto, Ontario)
* Comic Encounters (Terrace, British Columbia)
* Curious Comics (Victoria, British Columbia)
* Cyber City Comics (North York, Ontario)
* Elfsar (Vancouver, British Columbia)
* Legends Comics and Books (Victoria, British Columbia)
* Stadium Comics (Brampton, Ontario)

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CANADIAN COMIC BOOK CREATOR HALL OF FAME
* George Menendez Rae (1906-1992)
* Réal Godbout (1951-)
* Ken Steacy (1955-)
* Diana Schutz (1955-)

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Our congratulations to all honorees.
 
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