The Shuster Awards, given to the best in Canadian comics, were handed out last night. Details here.
OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK WRITER
– Cecil Castellucci for The P.L.A.I.N. Janes (DC/Minx)
OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK ARTIST
– Dale Eaglesham for Justice Society of America #2-4, 6-7, 9-11 (DC Comics)
OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK CARTOONIST (WRITER/ARTIST)
– Jeff Lemire for Essex County Vol. 1: Tales From The Farm, Essex County Vol. 2: Ghost Stories (Top Shelf)
OUTSTANDING COVER BY A CANADIAN COMIC BOOK ARTIST
– Steve Skroce for Doc Frankenstein #6 (Burleyman)
OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK COLOURIST
– Dave McCaig for Nextwave, Agents of H.A.T.E. #12, New Avengers #27-35, Fallen Son – The Death of Captain America #1: Wolverine, Marvel Comics Presents #1-4, Wolverine #50, Avengers Classic #7 (Marvel Comics) DC Infinite Halloween Special #1 (DC Comics), The Other Side #4-5 (DC/Vertigo) Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jensen #1 (ONI Press)
OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK &/OR GRAPHIC NOVEL PUBLISHER
– Drawn & Quarterly
OUTSTANDING CANADIAN WEBCOMICS CREATOR / CREATIVE TEAM
– Ryan Sohmer and Lar De Souza for Least I Can Do and Looking for Group
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY A CANADIAN RELATED TO COMIC BOOKS
David Watkins for using comic books as a teaching tool
CANADIAN COMIC BOOK CREATOR HALL OF FAME
Stan Berneche
John Byrne
Pierre Fournier
Edwin R. “Ted” McCall
FAVOURITE CANADIAN COMIC BOOK CREATOR – ENGLISH LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS
Faith Erin Hicks – Zombies Calling
FAVOURITE CANADIAN COMIC BOOK CREATOR – FRENCH LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS
Philippe Girard aka phlppgrrd – Danger Public
FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL (NON-CANADIAN) COMIC BOOK CREATOR
Ed Brubaker – Captain America, Criminal, Immortal Iron Fist, Uncanny X-Men
HARRY KREMER OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK RETAILER
Big B Comics – Hamilton, Ontario
