Cartoonist Darwyn Cooke led the 2007 Joe Shuster Awards, winning in three categories. The winners were announced Saturday during a ceremony in Toronto.

The awards are named for Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman, and recongize the work of Canadian creators.

The winners were:

Outstanding Canadian Writer: Darwyn Cooke (Superman Confidential)

Outstanding Canadian Artist: Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone (Batman/The Spirit #1)

Outstanding Canadian Cartoonist: Darwyn Cooke (The Spirit)

Oustanding Canadian Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly

Harry Kremer Retailer Award: Happy Harbor Comics of Edmonton

Outstanding International Comic Book Creator: Brian K. Vaughan (Runaways, Y the Last Man, Ex Machina, Pride of Baghdad, Doctor Strange: The Oath)

Outstanding Canadian Web Comics Creator: Dan Kim (April & May & June, Penny Tibute, Kanami)

Fan Favorite (English): Dan Kim (April & May & June, Penny Tibute, Kanami)

Fan Favorite (French): Michel Rabagliati (Paul a la Peche)

Hall of Fame: Albert Chartier, Jacques Hurtubise, Gerry Lazarre and Gene Day

This entry was posted on Monday, June 11th, 2007 at 10:37 am and is filed under Comic Books, Creators, Events, Fandom, Industry, Retailers, Webcomics. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.