Your 2011 Joe Shuster Awards Nominations

The list of year's nominees for the Canadian creator-focused Joe Shuster Awards, one of the bigger nominees-per-category lists going, was released on Tuesday. Todd McFarlane and Chester Brown make up this year's Hall Of Fame list. The nominees and their categories are:


Outstanding Comic Book Artist
* Camilla D'Errico -- Sky Pirates of Neo Terra #4-5, "Little Red Riding Hood" from Fractured Fables (Image Comics)
* Stuart Immonen -- New Avengers #61-62/Finale/Vol.2 #1-7, "The Avengers" from Origins of Marvel Comics #1, "Second Coming: Prologue" from X-Men -- Second Coming: Prepare (Marvel Comics)
* Jacques Lamontagne -- Aspic 01: La naine aux ectoplasmes (Soleil)
* Francis Manapul -- Adventure Comics #6, The Flash #1-6, Superman/Batman #75 (DC Comics)
* Julie Rocheleau -- La fille invisible (Glénat Québec)
* Fiona Staples -- Mystery Society #1-5 (IDW), Northlanders #29 (DC/Vertigo), Fringe: Tales from the Fringe #4 (DC/Wildstorm)
* Cameron Stewart -- Batman and Robin #7-9, 16 (DC Comics), Prince of Persia: Before the Sandstorm (Disney Press) (pictured above)

*****


Outstanding Comic Book Cartoonist
* Scott Chantler -- Two Generals (McClelland & Stewart), Three Thieves Book One: Tower of Treasure (Kids Can Press)
* Darwyn Cooke -- Richard Stark's Parker: The Outfit, Richard Stark's Parker: The Man with the Getaway Face (IDW), Weird War Tales #1 (DC Comics) (pictured above)
* Pascal Girard -- Jimmy et le Bigfoot (La Pastèque) / Bigfoot (Drawn & Quarterly)
* Jeff Lemire -- Sweet Tooth #5-16 (DC/Vertigo), "A Civilized Thing" from Strange Tales II #1 (Marvel Comics)
* Bryan Lee O'Malley -- Scott Pilgrim Volume Six: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour (Oni Press)
* Siris -- Vogue la valise (La Pastèque)
* James Stokoe -- Orc Stain #1-5 (Image Comics), "Silver Surfer" from Strange Tales II #3 (Marvel Comics)
* Tin Can Forest (aka Pat Shewchuk and Marek Colek) -- Baba Yaga and the Wolf (Koyama Press)

*****


Outstanding Comic Book Colorist
* Brad Anderson -- Dark Horse, DC Comics, Marvel Comics
* Jean Francoise Beaulieu -- Marvel Comics
* Blond -- Boom! Studios, DC Comics, Zenoscope
* Nathan Fairbairn -- DC Comics, Marvel Comics
* Francois Lapierre -- Magasin général Volume Six: Ernest Latulippe (Casterman)
* Dave McCaig -- Clients include: DC Comics, Image/Top Cow, Marvel Comics
* Julie Rocheleau -- La fille invisible (Glénat Québec) (pictured above)

*****


Outstanding Comic Book Cover Artist
* Kalman Andrasofszky -- Action Comics #887, R.E.B.E.L.S. #12- 19 (DC Comics), Dazzler, Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #2-5 (Marvel Comics), Artifacts #3 (Image/Top Cow), Stan Lee's Soldier Zero #3 (Boom! Studios)
* Chris Bachalo -- Amazing Spider-Man #630-633, Secret Avengers #4 Variant, X-Men: Curse of the Mutants: Storm & Gambit #1 Variant (Marvel Comics)
* Jacques Lamontagne -- Aspic 01: La naine aux ectoplasmes (Soleil)
* Mike Del Mundo -- Amazing Spider-Man #626, 628 Variant , Daredevil #506 Variant, Heroic Age: One Month to Live #1-5, Hulk: Let the Battle Begin, Klaws of the Panther #1-4, Marvel Heartbreakers, Marvel Zombies 5 #5, Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men #1, Spider-Girl #1 Variant, S.W.O.R.D. #4-5 (Marvel Comics)
* Jeff Lemire -- Sweet Tooth #5-16 (DC/Vertigo) (pictured above)
* Fiona Staples -- Mystery Society #1-5 (IDW), DV8: Gods and Monsters #1-8 (DC/Wildstorm), Superman/Batman #79 (DC Comics), Acts of Violence: An Anthology of Crime Comics (New Reliable Press), Magus #1 (12 Gauge Comics)
* Zviane -- Apnée (POW POW)

*****


Outstanding Comic Book Publisher
* Les 400 Coups
* Conundrum Press
* Drawn & Quarterly
* Kids Can Press
* Koyama Press (pictured above)
* La Pastèque
* Udon Entertainment

*****


Outstanding Web Comics Creator Or Creators
* Attila Adorjany -- Metaphysical Neuroma
* Kate Beaton -- Hark! A Vagrant
* Emily Carroll -- His Face All Red, Dream Journals, The Death of José Arcadio, Out the Door, The Hare's Bride (pictured above)
* Karl Kerschl -- The Abominable Charles Christopher
* Drazen Koszjan -- The Happy Undertaker, Friday's Fables
* Simon Roy -- Dead Lands
* Simon Roy & Ed Brisson -- Skimming the Till, Catching Up
* Salgood Sam (aka Max Douglas) -- Dream Life
* Connor Willumsen -- Everett, Hot Brunette, Batman Comic, Explanation for Sator Stuff

*****


Outstanding Comic Book Writer Or Writers
* Anthony Del Col & Conor McCreery -- Kill Shakespeare #1-8 (IDW) (pictured above)
* Kathryn Immonen -- Heralds #1-5, X-Men: Pixie Strikes Back #1-4, "Good to be Lucky" from Girl Comics #2, "It's Not Lupus" from Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way #1, "A Chemical Romance" from Marvel Heartbreakers (Marvel Comics)
* Sylvanin Lemay -- Pour en finir avec novembre (Mécanique Générale)
* Jeff Lemire -- Brightest Day: The Atom Special #1, "The Atom" stories in Adventure Comics #516-521, -- "A Look At Things to Come In… Superboy" from Action Comics #892, Superboy #1-2 (DC Comics)
* J. Torres -- Lola: A Ghost Story, Yo Gabba Gabba: Good Night Gabbaland (Oni Press), Batman: The Brave and the Bold #11 (DC/Jonny DC), Disney/Pixar's Wall-E #2-3 (Boom! Studios), "Psyche" from Hack/Slash: Trailers #2 (Image Comics)
* Emilie Villeneuve -- La fille invisible (Glénat Québec)
* Jim Zubkavich -- Skullkickers #1-4 (Image Comics), Street Fighter Legends: Ibuki #1-4 (Udon Entertainment)

*****


Comics for Kids
* Binky To The Rescue by Ashley Spires (Kids Can Press)
* Felice Et Le Flamboyant Bleu by Mikaël (PLB Editions)
* Fishing With Gubby written by Gary Kent, art by Kim La Fave (Harbour Publishing)
* Food Fight: A Graphic Guide Adventure written by Liam O'Donnell, art by Mike Deas (Orca Book Publishers)
* Titi Krapouti & Cie Vol. 1 by Stéphanie Leduc ( Glénat Québec)
* Three Thieves Book One: Tower Of Treasure by Scott Chantler (Kids Can Press)
* Two Generals by Scott Chantler (McClelland & Stewart)

*****


The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishers
* Jason Bradshaw -- Boredom Pays #2
* Michel Hellman -- Iceberg
* Nick Maandag -- Streakers
* John Martz -- Heaven All Day
* Elaine Will -- Look Straight Ahead #1-2 (image above)

*****


The Harry Kremer Award for Outstanding Comic Book Retailer
* Amazing Fantasy (Red Deer, AB)
* Amazing Stories (Saskatoon, SK)
* Another Dimension Comics (Calgary, AB)
* Comic Book Addiction (Whitby, ON)
* The Comic Hunter (Moncton, NB)
* Comic Readers (Downtown Regina, SK)
* Golden Age Collectibles (Vancouver, BC)
* Hill City Comics & Games (Thunder Bay, ON)
* L'Imaginaire (Quebec City, QC)
* Planete BD (Montreal, QC)

*****

Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame

* Chester Brown (1960-)


* Todd McFarlane (1961-)

The categories in French, the categories explained, and the way the nomination process took place is information you can find through the initial link. Winners will be announced (or in the case of the Hall Of Fame category, simply honored) at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, held in June.
 
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