2014 Comic Book News Archives

June 5, 2014: Joe Shuster Award Nominees Announced for 2014

Shuster Awards The 2014 Joe Shuster Award Nominees have been announced, recognizing the achievements of Canadian-born talent in the comic book industry.

    Canada has a rich tradition of supporting our national arts communities with awards that recognize the achievements of our citizens like the Genie Awards for film and television and the Juno Awards for music - the JOE SHUSTER AWARD is Canada's national award that honours and raises the awareness of Canadians that create, self-publish and sell comics books, graphic novels and webcomics.

    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 his friend Jerry Siegel, that electrified the industry over 75 years ago in 1938 and, almost overnight, transformed comic books into an enormous pop-cultural phenomenon.

    Nominees were selected this spring from lists of creators of original works published and distributed during the year 2013. Qualifying creators must be Canadian citizens - living at home or abroad, or a recognized permanent resident. The award winners will be chosen by a jury vote to ensure every nominee is given adequate consideration.

    The awards will be presented later this year (time and place to be announced at a later date).

Visit JoeShusterAwards.com to see the list of 2014 nominees.



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