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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, and comics retailers and publishers by

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

Joe Shuster Joseph Shuster ( ; July 10, 1914 – July 30, 1992) was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with Jerry Siegel, in ''Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938). Shuster was involv ...

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

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. The Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association 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 () 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 their being ''C ...

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 ballot stuffing. 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

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, is complemented by the Doug Wright Awards, 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,

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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 (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 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 ...

, Win Mortimer, John Byrne,

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

, Al Hewetson, 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 Gerhard for completing '' Cerebus'' 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 Kyle Andrews (born 1975) is a comic book writer, comics artist, artist and filmmaker from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His work includes ''Spider-Man'', ''Iron Fist (character), Iron Fist'', ''Renato Jones'', and ''The Incredible Hulk (comic bo ...

for ''

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/ Doctor Octopus: 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 (DC Comics), Vertigo title ''Y: The Last Man''. She has worked in the comics industr ...

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

Dale Eaglesham Dale Eaglesham 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 Society of Amer ...

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 the Marvel Comics series ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spide ...

for ''

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130-133'', ''

New Avengers The New Avengers are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The title has been used for four American comic book series. The first two were written by Brian Michael Bendis and depicted a version of Ma ...

55-60'', ''

Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism i ...

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

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''#6, ''

The Flash The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...

'' #1-6, ''

Superman/Batman ''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly American comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ' ...

'' #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, DV8: Gods and Monsters'', ''T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', ''Archie (comic book), Archie'', and ''Saga (comic book), Saga''. She has been described as ...

for ''

Saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...

'' 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 Filipino-Canadian comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''Runaways (comics), Runaways'', which he co-created with writer Brian K. Vaughan. Slated to be pencilling the second volume of ''Spider-Man Loves M ...

for '' Ms. Marvel'' (published by Marvel Comics) * 2016 Steve Skroce for '' We Stand on Guard'' (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 Nathan Fairbairn 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 for ''

Scott Pilgrim ''Scott Pilgrim'' is a series of graphic novels by Canadian author and comic book artist Bryan Lee O'Malley. The original edition of the series consists of six digest size black-and-white volumes, released between August 2004 and July 2010, by P ...

'' Vol. 2 (published by Oni Press) * 2007 Darwyn Cooke for '' The Spirit'' #1 (published by DC Comics). * 2008 Jeff Lemire 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 for ''Paul, tome 06: Paul à Québec'' ( La Pastèque) * 2011 Tin Can Forest for Baba Yaga and the Wolf ( Koyama Press) * 2012 Ramon K. Pérez for '' Jim Henson's Tale of Sand'' * 2013 Jeff Lemire for The Underwater Welder and Sweet Tooth * 2014 Zviane (Sylvie-Anne Ménard) for ''Les deuxièmes'' (published by Pow Pow) * 2015 Bryan Lee O'Malley for '' Seconds – A Graphic Novel'' (Published by Random House Canada) * 2016 Jillian Tamaki for '' Supermutant Magic Academy'' (published by Drawn & Quarterly) * 2017 Guy Delisle for " S’enfuir, récit d’un otage" aka ''Hostage'' (Published by Dargaud) * 2018 Jeff Lemire for ''Roughneck'' (published by Gallery 13), Royal City 1-8 (published by Image Comics)

Outstanding Publisher

* 2005 Arcana Studio * 2006

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* 2007 Drawn & Quarterly * 2008 Drawn & Quarterly * 2009 Les 400 coups / Mécanique Générale * 2010 La Pastèque * 2011 Koyama Press * 2012 Category suspended

Outstanding Writer

* 2005 (tie) Samm Barnes for ''

Doctor Spectrum Doctor Spectrum is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. There have been five versions of the character to date—three supervillains from the mainstream Marvel Universe belonging ...

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

Ty Templeton Tyrone Templeton is a Canadians, Canadian comic book artist and writer who has drawn a number of mainstream titles, TV-associated titles, and his own series. Career Templeton first received attention for ''Stig's Inferno'' (Vortex Comics), now ...

for ''The Batman Adventures'' (published by DC Comics) * 2006 J. Torres for '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' and ''

Teen Titans Go! ''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013, and is based on DC Comics' fictional superhero team the Teen Titans. The series ...

'' (published by DC Comics), and '' Love As a Foreign Language'' (published by Oni Press) * 2007 Darwyn Cooke for '' Superman Confidential'' #1-2 (published by DC Comics). * 2008

Cecil Castellucci Cecil C. Castellucci (born October 25, 1969, in New York City), also known as Cecil Seaskull, is an American-born Canadian young adult novelist, indie rocker, and director. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Biography Castellucci gr ...

for '' The P.L.A.I.N. Janes'' (DC/ Minx) * 2009

Mariko Tamaki Mariko Tamaki (born 1975) is a Canadian artist and writer. She is known for her graphic novels '' Skim'', ''Emiko Superstar,'' and '' This One Summer''."Mariko Tamaki". CBC Radio, '' The Next Chapter'', 12 November 2012. In 2016 she began writing ...

for '' Skim'' ( Groundwood Books) and '' Emiko Superstar'' ( DC/ Minx) * 2010

Maryse Dubuc Maryse Dubuc (; born 21 October 1977) is a Canadian comics writer, known particularly for ''The Bellybuttons'' which she created with Marc Delafontaine ("Delaf"). Early life Maryse Dubuc was born in Compton, Quebec,

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

Dupuis Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines. Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis is mostly famous for its comic comics album, albums and magazines. Initially a French language publisher, it now ...

) * 2011 Emilie Villeneuve for '' La fille invisible'' ( Glénat Québec) * 2012 Kurtis J. Wiebe for The Green Wake #1-8; The Intrepids #1-6; "Logan's Lost Lesson"/''Marvel Holiday Special 2011'' * 2013 Fanny Britt for Jane, le renard & moi a.k.a. Jane, the Fox & Me * 2014 Kurtis Wiebe for '' Rat Queens'', '' Peter Panzerfaust'', ''

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

for ''

This One Summer ''This One Summer'' is a graphic novel written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki published by First Second Books in 2014. It is a coming of age story about two teenage friends, Rose and Windy, during a summer in Awago, a small ...

'' (published by Groundwood Books) * 2016 Jeff Lemire for '' Justice League United'' (published by DC Comics), ''

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'', '' Plutona'' (published by Image Comics), '' All-New Hawkeye''. '' Extraordinary X-Men'' (published by Marvel Comics), '' Book of Death: Fall of Bloodshot''. '' Bloodshot Reborn'' (published by Valiant) * 2017 Jeff Lemire for '' Black Hammer'' (Published by Dark Horse Comics), ''

'', '' Plutona'' (Published by Image Comics), '' All-New Hawkeye'', '' All-New X-Men'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Extraordinary X-Men'' (Published by Marvel Comics), '' Bloodshot Reborn'','' 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, writing on the ...

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'' (LFG) was a fantasy-themed Canadian webcomic written by Ryan Sohmer and Ryan Costello and drawn by Lar DeSouza. The comic follows the adventures of Cale'Anon (an elven hunter) and Richard (an undead warlock), as well as ...

'' & '' Least I Could Do'' * 2009 Cameron Stewart for '' Sin Titulo'' * 2010

Karl Kerschl Karl Kerschl is a Canadian comic book artist. He is 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 ...

for '' The Abominable Charles Christopher'' * 2011 Emily Carroll for '' His Face All Red'' and more * 2012 Emily Carroll for various comics, 2011 * 2013 Michael DeForge for '' Ant Comic'' * 2014 Jayd Aït-Kaci (with Christina Strain) for ''The Fox Sister'' * 2015 Nicole Chartrand for '' Fey Winds: A Fantasy Webcomic'' * 2016 Category on Hiatus * 2017

for '' Bun Toons'' * 2018 Gisèle Lagacé 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 comedy comic book ongoing series, series by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen, published by Marvel Comics between 2006 and 2007. ''Nextwave'' consistently features extreme violence and comedy, and simultaneously satire, satirizes ...

'', Agents of H.A.T.E. #12, ''

'' #27-35, '' Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America'' #1: ''

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'', ''

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'' #1-4, ''

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

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’s Tek Jansen'' #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 Nathan Fairbairn for ''

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#605, Dark Reign: The List – X-Men #1, Dark X-Men: The Confession #1 (Cover),

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#16, 18-19, House of M: Masters of Evil #1, Marvel Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1, Nation X #1, Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard #1-2, Timestorm 2009–2099:

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: Warriors #2,

#72, Wolverine: Origins #32, Wolverine: Weapon X #6-8,

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#39-50, 200 (Variant) (Cover),

#45, X-Men: Kingbreaker #2-4, X-Men Origins: Gambit #1'' (Marvel Comics), '' Stephen Colbert's Tek Jansen #4-5'' (Oni Press) * 2011 Julie Rocheleau for '' La fille invisible'' ( Glénat Québec) * 2012 Category suspended

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

* 2008 Steve Skroce for '' Doc Frankenstein'' #6 ( 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 for ''La colère de Fantômas'' tome 1: ''Les Bois de justice'' (published by

Dargaud Société Dargaud (), doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud, publishing its first comics in 1943. ...

) * 2015 Darwyn Cooke * 2016 Category on Hiatus * 2017 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'' (

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) 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 * 2013 ''

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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

) * 2015 '' Agent Jean! tome 6 et 7'', by Alex A., (Published by Presses Aventure) * 2016 '' 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 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 (

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) * 2006

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(

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) * 2007 Happy Harbor (

Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...

) * 2008 Big B Comics (

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...

) * 2009 Legends Comics and Books (

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) * 2010 The Beguiling (

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) * 2011 Planète BD (

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, Quebec) * 2012 Silver Snail (Toronto, Ontario) * 2013 Heroes Comics (

London, Ontario London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. The city had a population of 422,324 according to the 2021 Canadian census. London is at the confluence of the Thames River (Ontario), Thames River and N ...

) * 2014 The Comic Shop (

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

, British Columbia) * 2015 Amazing Stories (

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

) * 2016 Another Dimension (

Calgary, Alberta Calgary () is a major city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a Metropolitan area, metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the List of ...

) * 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 (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 Win Mortimer (1919–1998) * 2006 Dave Sim (1956–) * 2007 Albert Chartier (1912–2004) * 2007 Gerald Lazare (1927–) * 2007 Jacques Hurtubise ( Zyx) (1950–) * 2007 Gene Day (1951–1982) * 2008 Ted McCall (1901–1975) * 2008

Pierre Fournier Pierre Léon Marie Fournier (24 June 19068 January 1986) was a French cellist who was called the "aristocrat of cellists" on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound. Biography Pierre Fournier was born in Paris, the son of a F ...

(1949–) * 2008 Stanley Berneche (1947–) * 2008 John Byrne (1950–) * 2009 George Menendez Rae (1906–1992) * 2009 Réal Godbout (1951–) * 2009

Ken Steacy Ken Steacy (born January 8, 1955) is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist and writer best known for his work on the NOW Comics comic book series of ''Astro Boy (NOW Comics), Astro Boy'' and of the Comico: The Comic Company, Comico comic series of ' ...

(1955–) * 2009 Diana Schutz (1955–) * 2010 Dave Darrigo (1954–2024) * 2010 Serge Gaboury (1954–) * 2010 Deni Loubert (1951–) * 2010 Richard Comely (1950–) in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of ''

Captain Canuck Captain Canuck is a Canadian comics, Canadian comic book superhero. Created by cartoonist Ron Leishman and artist/writer Richard Comely, the original Captain Canuck first appeared in ''Captain Canuck'' #1 (July 1975). The series was the first suc ...

1'' * 2010 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 (1921-2005) * 2016 Mark Shainblum (1963-) * 2016 Darwyn Cooke (1962-2016) * 2017 Jack Tremblay (1926-) * 2017

Gabriel Morrissette Gabriel Morrissette (born September 26, 1959) is a Canadian illustrator, animator and comic book artist from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Currently working for Jackfruit Press on their Prime Minister series and Chickadee on Daisy Dreamer, Gabriel co- ...

(1959-) * 2017 Lovern Kindzierski (1964-) * 2017

Julie Doucet Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965)
is a Canadian

(1965-) * 2017

* 2018 Sid Barron (1917-2006) * 2018 Jacques Goldstyn aka Boris (1958-) * 2018 David Boswell (1953-) * 2018

Tom Grummett Thomas Grummett (born 1959) is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as '' The New Titans'', '' The Adventures of Superman'', ''Superboy'', '' Power Company'', '' Robin'', '' New Th ...

(1959-) * 2019 Al Hewetson (1946-2004) * 2019

Dale Keown Dale Keown (; born July 23, 1962) is a Canadian comic book artist known for his runs on '' The Incredible Hulk'' and his creator-owned comic book '' Pitt''. Career Keown started working in comics in 1986 drawing several series for Aircel Com ...

(1962-) * 2019 Ken Lashley (1967-) * 2019 Gerhard (1959-)

Voters Choice - Outstanding International Creator

* 2006 Brian K. Vaughan for '' Runaways'' (published by Marvel 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 Ed Brubaker (; born November 17, 1966) is an American comic book writer, cartoonist and screenwriter who works primarily in the crime fiction genre. He began his career with the semi-autobiographical series '' Lowlife'' and a number of serials i ...

for ''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...

'', ''

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'', '' Immortal Iron Fist'' and ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the List of X-Men comics, X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of super ...

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

References

Works cited

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External links

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Interview with Kevin Boyd about the awards
* Jamie Coville's audio recordings of th
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6th (2010)
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Awards Ceremony for the Collector Times
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

Canadian comic-book awards: one down, one to go
CBC Arts report on the 1st year {{Canadian comics 2005 establishments in Canada Awards established in 2005

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

External links