The 2011 Joe Shuster Awards were held on Saturday, June 18th at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo and hosted by Ajay Fry and Teddy Wilson.

The awards, which are named in honor of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels and webcomics by Canadians. This year's categories & winners were as follows:

Outstanding Comic Book Artist:
Francis Manapul -- Adventure Comics #6, The Flash #1-6, Superman/Batman #75 (DC Comics)

Oustanding Comic Book Cartoonist:
Tin Can Forest (aka Pat Shewchuk and Marek Colek) -- Baba Yaga and the Wolf (Koyama Press)

Oustanding Comic Book Colorist:
Julie Rocheleau -- La fille invisible (Glenat Quebec)

Oustanding Comic Book Cover Artist:
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)

Outstanding Comic Book Publisher:
Koyama Press

Oustanding Web Comics Creator or Creators:
Emily Carroll -- His Face All Red, <>Dream Journals, The Death of José Arcadio, Out the Door, The Hare's Bride

Oustanding Comic Book Writer or Writers:
Emilie Villeneuve -- La fille invisible (Glenat Quebec)

Comics for Kids:
Three Thieves Book One: Tower Of Treasure by Scott Chantler (Kids Can Press)

The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishers:
John Martz -- Heaven All Day

The Harry Kremer Award for Outstanding Comic Book Retailer:
Planete BD (Montreal, QC)

Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame:
Chester Brown
Todd McFarlane

Read more about the 2011 Joe Shuster Awards including a complete list of nominees in their respective categories at JoeShusterAwards.com.