by BK Munn
The Joe Shuster Awards have released their list of nominees for 2018. The awards will be presented during the Montreal Comic Con, July 6-8, 2018 at the Palais des congrès, Montreal. There are 12 categories of awards this year. Mark Askwith is this year’s winner of the TM Maple Award for super fans. The award is named for letterhack and zinester Jim Burke who made his mark writing letters to comic book publishers in thw 1970s and 80s under the pseudonym TM Maple. Askwith was “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.”
And the nominees are:
Webcomics Creator / Créateur de Bandes Dessinées Web
BOUMERIES – BOUM
MENAGE A 3 – GISELE LAGACE, DAVID LUMSDON (adult content)
SUBNORMALITY – WINSTON ROWNTREE
BUN TOONS – TY TEMPLETON
STRANGEBEARD – KELLY TINDALL
TRUE PATRIOT PRESENTS #2-6 – VARIOUS
RAGMOP – ROB WALTON
Writer / Scénariste
ED BRISSON – IRON FIST 1-7, 73, BULLSEYE 1-3, CABLE 150, OLD MAN LOGAN 25-29 (MARVEL COMICS)
MEREDITH FINCH – ROSE 1-6 (IMAGE COMICS), CATWOMAN: ELECTION NIGHT 1(DC COMICS)
JEFF LEMIRE – DEATH OF X 3-4, EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN 16-20, IVX 1-6, MOON KNIGHT 8-14, OLD MAN LOGAN 13-24, THANOS 1-12 (MARVEL COMICS), BLOODSHOT REBORN 0, BLOODSHOT SALVATION 1-4, BLOODSHOT USA 4 (VALIANT COMICS), BLACK HAMMER 7-13, GIANT-SIZED ANNUAL 1, SHERLOCK FRANKENSTEIN AND THE LEGION OF EVIL 1-3 (DARK HORSE COMICS), DESCENDER 18-25 (IMAGE COMICS), HAWKMAN FOUND 1 (DC COMICS)
CHIP ZDARSKY – DR. STRANGE 1.MU, PETER PARKER – THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN 1-5, STAR-LORD 1-6, ANNUAL 1 (MARVEL COMICS) HARLEY QUINN 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (DC COMICS)
JIM ZUB – AVENGERS 1.MU, SECRET EMPIRE UNITED 1, THUNDERBOLTS 7-12, UNCANNY AVENGERS 25-28, ZOMBIES ASSEMBLE 1-3, 0, ZOMBIES ASSEMBLE 2 1-2 (w/Yusako Komiyama) (MARVEL COMICS), GLITTERBOMB: THE FAME GAME 1-4, WAYWARD 21-25 (IMAGE COMICS), DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: FROST GIANT’S FURY 3-5 (IDW) FREELANCE 1-4 (w/Andrew Wheeler) (CHAPTERHOUSE)
Cover Artist / Dessinateur Couvertures
MICHAEL CHO – DC Comics, Marvel Comics
MIKE DEL MUNDO – Marvel Comics
DALE KEOWN – Marvel Comics, DC Comics
MIKAEL – Dargaud
DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN – Chapterhouse, Image Comics
JULIE ROCHELEAU – Casterman
FIONA STAPLES – Image Comics
Artist / Dessinateur
MIKE DEL MUNDO – THE AVENGERS 1-6, 9-11, MIGHTY THOR 700 (MARVEL COMICS)
DAVID FINCH – BATMAN 16-20, 24 (DC COMICS)
STUART IMMONEN – AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 25-31, 789, MARVEL LEGACY 1 (MARVEL COMICS), EMPRESS 7 (ICON/MARVEL COMICS)
RAMON PEREZ – JANE (ARCHAIA), NOVA 1-5, 7, GENERATIONS: MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN, PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN 1 (MARVEL COMICS)
JULIE ROCHELEAU – BETTY BOOB (CASTERMAN)
FIONA STAPLES – SAGA 42-48 (IMAGE COMICS)
Cartoonist / Auteur
MICHEL FALARDEAU – L’ESPRIT DU CAMP (STUDIO LOUNAK)
RON KASMAN – THE TOWER OF COMIC BOOK FREAKS (CALIBER COMICS)
JEFF LEMIRE – ROUGHNECK (GALLERY 13), ROYAL CITY 1-8 (IMAGE COMICS)
LORNA MAPA – DURAN DURAN, IMELDA MARCOS AND ME (CONUNDRUM PRESS)
JOE OLLMANN – THE ABOMINABLE MR. SEABROOK (DRAWN+QUARTERLY)
STEVE SKROCE – MAESTROS 1-3 (IMAGE COMICS)
JILLIAN TAMAKI – BOUNDLESS (DRAWN+QUARTERLY)
FRANCOIS VIGNEAULT – TITAN (POW POW)
ANNE VILLENEUVE – UNE LONGUE CANICULE (MECANIQUE GENERALE)
Gene Day Award (Self-Publishers) / Prix Gene Day (Auto-éditeurs)
This year the award will be split into two categories:
Single Creator/Creative Team:
GLADIASAURS, BEAVER DAMN 1 – A. SHAY HAHN (C)
FEAST OF FIELDS – MOR: PART 1 – SEAN KAREMAKER (C)
DEAD CHARLIE T.3: LES AMAZONES DE VENUS – THIERRY LABROSSE (C)
WHERE IS ZORG?, WRESTLEMON – JEFF MARTIN (C)
HEROES OF HOMEROOM C – ANTHONY RUTTGAIZER (W) w/ Carlos Granda (A)
FIR VALLEY – JASON TURNER (C)
MARIE AND THE WORRYWART, MAGICAL BEATDOWN VOL.2 – JENN WOODALL (C)
(C)=Cartoonist, (A)=Artist, (W)=Writer
Anthology Format:
HOGTOWN HORROR – BOOK DESIGN AND LAYOUT BY TIM LAI (HOGTOWN COMICS)
MOONSHOT: THE INDIGENOUS COMICS COLLECTION VOL. 2 – EDITED BY HOPE NICHOLSON (AH COMICS)
RAID.ONE – EDITED BY ROB COUGHLER AND RAMON PEREZ (RAID STUDIO)
READ MORE COMICS 3 – DAVID CRAIG, JAMES SPENCER AND ROBB MIRSKY (READMORECOMIX.COM)
YONGE AT HEART – EDITED BY STEVE ANDREWS, AARON FELDMAN, ALLISON O’TOOLE (TORONTO COMICS)
Harry Kremer Award (Retailers) / Prix Harry Kremer (Détaillants)
ALPHA COMICS – CALGARY, ALBERTA
COMIC READERS – REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN
DOWNTOWN COMICS – ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND
GOTHAM CENTRAL – MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
LIBRAIRIE Z – MONTREAL, QUEBEC
TAZMANIAN COMICS – VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
TITAN GAMING AND COLLECTIBLES – WHITEHORSE, YUKON
The T.M. Maple Award / Prix T.M. Maple
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.
2018 Recipient: MARK ASKWITH (1956-)
Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame / Temple de la renommée Créateur Canadien de Bandes Dessinées
- SID BARRON (1917-2006)
- JACQUES GOLDSTYN aka BORIS (1958-)
- DAVID BOSWELL (1953-)
- TOM GRUMMETT (1959-)