Shuster award nominees announced

Nominees for the 2006 Joe Shuster awards, named in honor of the co-creator of Superman, were announced today. The awards, which honor Canadian comic creators and retailers, will be given out April 29 at the Paradise Comics Toronto Comicon.

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Writer
Note: For the purpose of defining writer vs. cartoonist, writers who also drew their own stories are classified as cartoonists, not writers. However, a cartoonist can be nominated for writer if someone else drew the work in question.

- SAMM BARNES, Doctor Spectrum 5-6, Spectacular Spider-Man 23-26 & Strange 4-6 (with/avec J. Michael Straczynski) (Marvel Comics)
- IAN BOOTHBY, Futurama 22, Simpsons Comics 102-108, 110-111, 113, Futurama/Simpsons: Crossover Crisis Part Two 1-2 (Bongo Comics)
- RAY FAWKES (with/avec Hans Rodionoff - USA), Mnemovore 1-6 (DC Comics/Vertigo)
- JOE O'BRIEN & TY TEMPLETON, (co-writers), Revolution on the Planet of the Apes 1 (Mr. Comics)
- J. TORRES, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 190-191, Teen Titans Go! 15-26 (DC Comics) Love As A Foreign Language 2, 3 (Oni Press)

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Artist
An artist is someone who illustrated someone else's story (not their own), and has worked in any medium ---- such as pencil, ink, paint, collage, etc.

- ADRIAN ALPHONA, Runaways Vol. 2 1-6, 9-11 (Marvel Comics)
- DALE EAGLESHAM, Villains United 1-2, 4-6 (DC Comics)
- DAVID FINCH, New Avengers 2-6, 11-13 (Marvel Comics)
- PIA GUERRA, Y: The Last Man 30-31, 36-39 (DC/Vertigo), Spider-Man Unlimited 10 (Marvel)
- IGOR KORDEY, Smoke 1-3 (IDW)
- THIERRY LABROSSE, Morea Tome 4: Un parfum d'éternité (Editions Soleil)
- JACQUES LAMONTAGNE, Les Druides Tome.1: Le Mystère des Oghams (Editions Soleil)

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
A Cartoonist is someone who wrote and illustrated their own work. If someone else wrote the work they are only eligible as Artist, if someone else drew the work they are only eligible as Writer.

- SCOTT CHANTLER, Northwest Passage 1 (Oni Press)
- DARWYN COOKE, Solo 5 (DC Comics)
- BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY, Scott Pilgrim Vol. 2: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Oni Press)
- SETH, Wimbledon Green: The Greatest Comic Book Collector in the World (Drawn & Quarterly)
- LEIF TANDE, Morlac (Editions de la Pasteque)

Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Publisher
The company should have published the work under their own company name, not under the umbrella of an American company and had the book distributed nationally and/or internationally.

- DRAWN & QUARTERLY, www.drawnandquarterly.com
- EDITIONS DE LA PASTEQUE, www.lapasteque.com
- EDITIONS PREMIERES LIGNES, www.premiereslignes.com
- SPEAKEASY COMICS, www.speakeasycomics.com
- UDON COMICS, www.capcomcomics.com, www.udoncomics.com

Outstanding International Comic Book Creator
Canadian fans can now nominate their favorite International Comic Book Creator who had work published during the previous calendar year. Please note: this will be a write-in category on the ballot. All names will be tallied and the creator with the highest votes will be selected.

Harry Kremer Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Retailer Award
Shops are nominated by the Canadian public and a separate Retailer Award Committee will review all materials received and select a store that has shown merit in a variety of categories. Named after the late Harry Kremer, original owner of Now & Then Books (in Kitchener, Ontario)
http://shusterawards.com/download/SHUSTER_AWARDS_retailer.pdf

The Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame
A career achievement award honouring Canadian comic book creators for their contributions to comic books. Inductees are selected by a panel of Canadian historians. Inductees will be announced in March 2006

More info: http://www.shusterawards.com