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Jeff Lemire, Isabelle Arsenault And All The 2013 Joe Shuster Award Winners

Published Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:00:45 -0500

On Saturday at the Fan Expo Canada in Toronto, the 9th Annual Joe Shuster Awards were presented. The awards focus on Canadian Comic Creators and with awards including: Outstanding Cartoonist, Artist, Writer, Colourist, Cover Artist and Publisher.

As for the name of the awards: "They are named after pioneering Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster (1914-1992), whose clear, dynamic style and inventive visual flourishes set the standard for graphic storytelling during the infancy of the North American comic book industry. It was Superman, a co-creation of Shuster and Jerry Siegel, that electrified the industry in 1938 and, almost overnight, transformed comic books into an enormous pop-cultural phenomenon. "

That most wonderful of comic book fans, Jamie Colville recorded the proceedings. Here's the ceremony, taking an hour.

[audio:http://www.thecomicbooks.com/Audio/2013-08-24-JoeShusterAwards.mp3]

Presented at the Ontario Art Museum – Jackson Hall, The awards were hosted by Ty Templeton and Rob Salem.

The awards start off with a video of Stan Lee who goofed up the year, congratulating a 2007 Joe Shuster Awards.

In order of presentation:

Presented by Kevin Boyd, Outstanding Cover Artist: Mike Del Mundo for A+X #2B, Amazing Spider-Man #678-679, 683B, Incredible Hulk #4B, Ka by Cirque de Soleil #1, Marvel Zombies Destroy! #1-5, Max Payne 3 #3, New Avengers #24B, Scarlet Spider #1B, 4B, Uncanny X-Men #17, Untold Tales of Punisher Max #5, Venom #16-17, 20, 22B, Wolverine #314-317, X-Men Legacy #1-2 (Marvel)

Presented by Anthony Falcone & Scott VanderPloeg, Harry Kremer Award for Canadian Comic Book Retailer: Heroes in London, Ontario

Inducted by Robert Pincombe into the Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame: Vernon Miller (1912-1974)

Presented by Andrew Walsh, Outstanding Web Comic Creator: Michael DeForge: Ant Comic

The Gene Day Award, presented by Rachel Richey: The Pig Sleep: A Mr. Monitor Case by Cory McCallum and Matthew Daley

Inducted by Hope Nicholson and Rachel Richey into the Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame: Murray Karn (1924-)

The Dragon Award (Comics for Kids), presented by Amy Chop and Jennifer Haines: Cat's Cradle Volume 1: The Golden Twine (Kids Can Press): Jo Rioux

Presented by Anthony Del Col, Outstanding Writer: Fanny Britt: Jane, le renard & moi (La Pastèque)/Jane, The Fox and Me (Groundwood Books)

Inducted by Ken Steacy into the Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame: Arn Saba (Katherine Collins) (1947-)

Presented by Ty Templeton and Rob Salem, Outstanding Artist: Isabelle Arsenault: Jane, le renard & moi (La Pastèque)/Jane, The Fox and Me (Groundwood Books)

Also presented by Ty Templeton and Rob Salem, Outstanding Cartoonist: Jeff Lemire: Sweet Tooth #29-40 (DC Comics), The Underwater Welder (Top Shelf)