From coast to coast, Canada is home to many of the comic book industry’s top talents. The Joe Shuster Awards are a way of recognizing and celebrating the achievements of these Canadian creators - past, present and future. Since their establishment in 2004, the Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards have been Canada’s national awards program for recognizing the outstanding achievements of Canadian comic book creators, publishers and retailers. The awards are named after pioneering Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster who, along with writer Jerry Siegel, created the iconic super-powered hero, Superman.

Between January and March 2009, the Nominees were selected from master lists of eligible works originally published in English and/or French in 2008. Canadian citizens living at home or abroad, as well as permanent residents were eligible for consideration. Now that the list of nominees has been finalized, nominated creators will have their work reviewed by a jury, who will ultimately decide the winners. Winners will be announced at a public ceremony in Toronto on June 27, 2009.

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