2011 Joe Shuster Awards

I've been nominated in two categories! I'm so excited! Very stiff competition- Canadians have been busy this year making awesome comics.

Outstanding Comic Book Artist / Dessinateur Exceptionnel de Bandes Dessinées

CAMILLA D’ERRICO – Sky Pirates of Neo Terra #4-5, “Little Red Riding Hood” from Fractured Fables (Image Comics)
STUART IMMONEN – New Avengers #61-62/Finale/Vol.2 #1-7, “The Avengers” from Origins of Marvel Comics #1, “Second Coming: Prologue” from X-Men – Second Coming: Prepare (Marvel Comics)
JACQUES LAMONTAGNE – Aspic 01: La naine aux ectoplasmes (Soleil)
FRANCIS MANAPUL – Adventure Comics #6, The Flash #1-6, Superman/Batman #75 (DC Comics)
JULIE ROCHELEAU – La fille invisible (Glénat Québec)
FIONA STAPLES – Mystery Society #1-5 (IDW), Northlanders #29 (DC/Vertigo), Fringe: Tales from the Fringe #4 (DC/Wildstorm)
CAMERON STEWART – Batman and Robin #7-9, 16 (DC Comics), Prince of Persia: Before the Sandstorm (Disney Press)


Outstanding Comic Book Cover Artist / Dessinateur Couvertures Exceptionnel de Bandes Dessinées

KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY – Action Comics #887, R.E.B.E.L.S. #12- 19 (DC Comics), Dazzler, Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Update #2-5 (Marvel Comics), Artifacts #3 (Image/Top Cow), Stan Lee’s Soldier Zero #3 (Boom! Studios)
CHRIS BACHALO – Amazing Spider-Man #630-633, Secret Avengers #4 Variant, X-Men: Curse of the Mutants: Storm & Gambit #1 Variant (Marvel Comics)
JACQUES LAMONTAGNE – Aspic 01: La naine aux ectoplasmes (Soleil)
MIKE DEL MUNDO – Amazing Spider-Man #626, 628 Variant , Daredevil #506 Variant, Heroic Age: One Month to Live #1-5, Hulk: Let the Battle Begin, Klaws of the Panther #1-4, Marvel Heartbreakers, Marvel Zombies 5 #5, Origins of Marvel Comics: X-Men #1, Spider-Girl #1 Variant, S.W.O.R.D. #4-5 (Marvel Comics)
JEFF LEMIRE – Sweet Tooth #5-16 (DC/Vertigo)
FIONA STAPLES – Mystery Society #1-5 (IDW), DV8: Gods and Monsters #1-8 (DC/Wildstorm), Superman/Batman #79 (DC Comics), Acts of Violence: An Anthology of Crime Comics (New Reliable Press), Magus #1 (12 Gauge Comics)
ZVIANE – Apnée (POW POW)


The full list of nominees here.

Doodles

The fruits of a lengthy brainstorming session: what would happen if the school cafeteria was staffed by moogles?



And some character sketches for an upcoming personal project:

Jonah Hex

I'm working on a one-shot (written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Grey) that should be out in April! This is the final version of the cover; a little different than the one that appears in Previews.

Squall Leonhart

FFVIII, good times. Irvine was my favourite but Squall has the best look, no question.

Hal Jordan

This was commissioned as a Christmas gift. It was a bit tricky because I don't know if I "get" Green Lantern, so I think it might lack conviction... kind of like this sentence...

But it was fun using some of my drawing techniques in colour for a sketchy sort of painting.