List of Canadian comics creators
Canadian cartoonists have been active since the earliest days of cartooning, in both English and French , the two official languages of Canada.
Canadian cartoonists are prominently active in every area of comics and cartooning, from editorial and gag cartoons , to comic strips , comic books , graphic novels and webcomics .
Brief overview
While earlier examples of Canadian comics tend to imitate American and British examples, over the course of the 20th Century, Canadian cartoonists have cut out niches of their own, as in Hal Foster 's pioneering adventure comic strip work on Tarzan and Prince Valiant ;[ 1] in Lynn Johnston 's For Better or For Worse , readers follow the characters as they grow older and deal with a variety of issues, unusual for the gag-a-day comic strip world of the latter 20th Century; Dave Sim 's Cerebus tackles epic-sized themes over the course of a 6000-page, self-contained story, while providing new publishing models in the forms of self-publishing and graphic novel collections.
John Wilson Bengough and his Puck -inspired humour magazine Grip (1873–1892) was a popular forum for political cartoons in the earliest decades following Canadian Confederation in 1867.[ 2] At the start of the 20th century, Albéric Bourgeois brought what may have been the first continuing comic strip to use word balloons to Canadian newspapers when he created Les Aventures de Timothée in 1903.
In 1938, Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster , along with American writer Jerry Siegel , released Superman to the world, kickstarting the fledgling comic book industry while popularizing the superhero genre. During World War II , Canadian superhero comic books got their start when Adrian Dingle debuted Nelvana of the Northern Lights in Triumph Adventure Comics , one of the "Canadian whites", comic books with colour covers and black-and-white interiors that were common in Canada during the war years.[ 3]
Canadians made a bigger impact on alternative comics later in the century. Dave Sim 's 6000-page epic Cerebus pushed creative boundaries with Sim pushing a model of self-publishing as an ideal. Chester Brown had a broad influence breaking taboos in his Yummy Fur series, and was part of an autobiographical comics trend in the 1990s that included Seth and Julie Doucet . Graphic novels have since become more prominent, and webcomics have also become a popular outlet for Canadian cartoonists.
What is "Canadian"?
The Joe Shuster Awards considers eligible anyone who has Canadian citizenship (regardless of residence) or permanent residence .[ 4] The following list reflects that inclusive philosophy in choosing whom to consider "Canadian ".
JS HoF = year of induction into the Joe Shuster Hall of Fame
CC HoF = year of induction into the Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame
Name
Born
Died
Notable works
Primary language
Nationality
JS HoF
CC HoF
Honours
Aislin
1942-11-11[ 5]
Ottawa , Ontario [ 5]
Editorial cartoons
English
Canadian
OC
Adrian Alphona
Runaways
English
Kaare Andrews
1975-07-13
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One, Spider-Man: Reign
English
Canadian
Ho Che Anderson
1969[ 6]
London, England [ 6]
English
Canadian
Graham Annable
1970-06-01
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Grickle , Hickee
English
Canadian
Chris Bachalo
1965-08-23
Portage la Prairie [ 7]
Death: The High Cost of Living, Shade the Changing Man, X-Men
English
Leo Bachle
1923
Toronto, Ontario
2003
Toronto, Ontario
Johnny Canuck
English
Canadian
2005
Bado
1949-05-21
Montréal , Québec [ 8]
Editorial cartoons
French
English
Canadian
Walter Ball
1911
Essa, Ontario
1995
Rural Route
English
Raoul Barré
1874-01-29
Montréal, Québec
1932-05-21
Montréal, Québec
French
Canadian
American
Sid Barron
1917-06-13[ 9]
Toronto, Ontario [ 9]
2006-04-26[ 9]
Victoria, British Columbia [ 9]
Editorial cartoons
English
Canadian
Jimmy Beaulieu
1974
French
Canadian
Kate Beaton
1983-09-08
Mabou, Nova Scotia [ 10]
Hark! A Vagrant
English
Canadian
Marc Bell
1971-11-24[ 11]
London, Ontario
English
Canadian
John Wilson Bengough
1851-04-07[ 12]
Toronto, Ontario [ 12]
1923-11-02[ 12]
Toronto, Ontario [ 12]
Grip Ltd.
English
Canadian
2005
Stanley Berneche
1947
Windsor, Ontario
Captain Canada
English
2008
Ian Boothby
English
Canadian
David Boswell
1953[ 13]
Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman
English
Canadian
2011
Rupert Bottenberg
1971-07-19
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
English
Albéric Bourgeois
1876-11-29[ 14]
Montréal, Québec
1962-11-17[ 14]
Les Aventures de Timothée
French
Canadian
2005
Sheree Bradford-Lea
Hamilton, Ontario
Editorial cartoons , Life Outside The Box cartoons, Freelance Single Panel (Gag) cartoons and comic strips
English
Chester Brown
1960-05-16
Montréal, Québec
Yummy Fur , Louis Riel
English
Canadian
2011
John Byrne
1950-06-06
West Bromwich , United Kingdom
Uncanny X-Men, Fantastic Four, Superman, Alpha Flight, Next Men
English
American
2008
Roy Carless
1920-11-03
York County, Ontario
2009-01-02
Hamilton, Ontario
Editorial cartoons
English
Geneviève Castrée
1981
Loretteville, Québec
2016
Anacortes, Washington
French
Canadian
Howard Chackowicz
1969
Laval, Québec
English
Canadian
Bernard Chang
1972
Montréal, Québec
English
American Canadian
Serge Chapleau
1945-12-05
Montréal, Québec
Editorial cartoons
French
Canadian
Albert Chartier
1912
2004
Onésime, Séraphin, Les Canadiens
French
Canadian
2007
Svetlana Chmakova
1979-10-07
Soviet Union
Dramacon , Nightschool
English
Russian Canadian
2010
Gary Clement
1959–07
Toronto, Ontario
Editorial cartoons
English
David Collier
1963-01-24[ 15]
Windsor, Ontario [ 15]
Collier's , Just the Facts , Surviving Saskatoon
English
Canadian
Darwyn Cooke
1962-11-16
Toronto, Ontario
2016-05-14
DC: The New Frontier, The Spirit, Richard Stark's Parker novel adaptations
English
Canadian
Dave Cooper
1967[ 16]
Nova Scotia [ 16]
Suckle , Crumple , Weasel
English
Canadian
William Garnet "Bing" Coughlin
1905-10-07
Ottawa, Ontario
1991-09-04
Springfield, Pennsylvania
English
Fred Curatolo
1958[ 17]
Toronto, Ontario
Editorial cartoons
English
Michael de Adder
1967-05-25[ 18]
Moncton, New Brunswick [ 18]
Walterworld ,[ 19] Editorial cartoons
English
Willow Dawson
1975
English
Canadian
Gene Day
1951-08-13[ 20]
Kingston, Ontario [ 20]
1982-09-23[ 21]
Gananoque, Ontario
English
Canadian
Stéphane Delaprée
1956
Paris, France
English
Adrian Dingle
1911
Barmouth , Gwynedd , Wales
1974-12-22
Toronto, Ontario
Nelvana of the Northern Lights
English
Canadian
2005
Andy Donato
1937
Scarborough, Ontario
Editorial cartoons
English
Julie Doucet
1965-12-31
Montréal, Québec
Dirty Plotte
French
English
Canadian
Max Douglas
1970-09-15
Toronto, Ontario
Therefore Repent! , Sea of Red , RevolveЯ
English
Canadian
Dale Eaglesham
1962
Justice Society of America, Alpha Flight
English
Canadian
Wally Fawkes
1924[ 22]
Vancouver, British Columbia [ 22]
Flook
English
George Feyer
1921
Hungary
1967–03
Los Angeles , California
English
2006
Patrick Fillion
1973
Québec
Naked Justice
English
Canadian
David Finch
1971-07-04
English
Canadian
Hal Foster
1892-08-18[ 23]
Halifax, Nova Scotia [ 23]
1982-07-25[ 23]
Winter Park, Florida , United States[ 23]
Prince Valiant
English
2005
Pierre Fournier
1949
Red Ketchup, Les Aventures du Capitaine Kébec, Croc, Michel Risque
French
Canadian
2008
Tom Fowler
English
Canadian
J. D. Frazer
1969
User Friendly
English
George Freeman
1951-05-27
Selkirk, Manitoba
English
Canadian
2010
Jimmy Frise
1891
Scugog Island, Ontario
1948
Birdseye Center
English
Canadian
2009
Ed Furness
1911
United Kingdom
2005
Toronto, Ontario , Canada
Freelance, Commander Steele
English
Canadian
2005
Brian Gable
1949[ 24]
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan [ 24]
Editorial cartoons
English
Canadian
Michel Gagné
1965
Roberval, Québec , Canada
English
Gerhard
1959-04-14
Edmonton, Alberta
Cerebus
English
Canadian
Tony Gray
The Incredible Conduit
English
Canadian
Bus Griffiths
1913[ 25]
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan [ 25]
2006-09-25[ 25]
Comox, British Columbia [ 25]
Now You're Logging
English
Canadian
Annie Groovie
1970-04-11
Trois-Rivières, Québec
Léon
French
Canadian
Tom Grummett
1959
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
"The Death of Superman "
English
Canadian
Pia Guerra
English
Canadian
Ralph Hamelmann
1967-06-21
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
English
Glen Hanson
Chelsea Boys
English
Faith Erin Hicks
Demonology 101 , Zombies Calling , War at Ellesmere
English
Canadian
Rand Holmes
1942-02-22[ 26]
Truro, Nova Scotia [ 27]
2002-03-15[ 26]
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Harold Hedd
English
Canadian
2005
2007
Jacques Hurtubise (cartoonist)
, aka ZYX
1950
2015
Croc
French
Canadian
2007
Stuart Immonen
English
Canadian
Geof Isherwood
1960-12-04
Quantico, Virginia
English
American
Lynn Johnston
1947-05-28
Collingwood, Ontario [ 28]
For Better or For Worse
English
2008
OC , OM
Henri Julien
1852-05-14[ 29]
Québec City, Québec [ 29]
1908-09-17[ 29]
French
Canadian
Dale Keown
1962
Pitt
English
Canadian
Karl Kerschl
Toronto, Ontario
English
Canadian
Eric Kim
1977
English
Leonard Kirk
2000
United States
English
American
Nikahang Kowsar
1969
Iran
Editorial cartoons
English
Iranian
Dave Lapp
Drop-In
English
Julian Lawrence
1963-12-29
England[ 30]
English
Gerald Lazare
1927
Toronto, Ontario , Canada
Nitro, The Wing, The Dreamer, Drummy Young, Air Woman
English
Canadian
2007
Troy Little
1973-03-07
Prince Edward Island
Chiaroscuro
English
Canadian
Graeme MacKay
1968[ 31]
Alas & Alack , Gridlock ,[ 32] Editorial cartoons
English
Canadian
Duncan Macpherson
1924-09-20
Toronto, Ontario
1993-05-03
Beaverton, Ontario
Editorial cartoons
English
CM
Jay Malone
Kentville, Nova Scotia
English
Francis Manapul
1979-08-26
English
Jason Marcy
Jay's Days
English
Sean Martin
1960-12-29
Hereford, Texas
2020-08-03
Doc and Raider
English
Michael McAdam
1969-04-30
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Thunder, Spectrum, Twilight Detective Agency, Gloaming, Diaperman
English
Canadian
Bruce McCall
1935
Simcoe, Ontario
New Yorker cartoons
English
Ted McCall
1901
1975
Men of the Mounted, founder of Anglo-American Publishing, Freelance
English
Canadian
2008
Owen McCarron
1929
Halifax, Nova Scotia
2005-06-27
Ghost Rider, Spidey Super Stories, Marvel Fun and Games
English
Canadian
2006
Todd McFarlane
1961-03-16
Calgary, Alberta
Spawn
English
Canadian , American
2011
Bernie Mireault
1961
Marville , France
The Jam , Mackenzie Queen , Dr. Robot , Bug-eyed Monster
English
Canadian
Gabriel Morrissette
1959
Montreal, Quebec
Northguard , Angloman , Fleur de Lys
English
Canadian
Win Mortimer
1919-05-01[ 33]
Hamilton, Ontario [ 33]
1998-01-11[ 33]
Superman, Superboy, Batman, Legion of Super-Heroes, Plastic Man, Supergirl, Scooter, Stanley And His Monster, Spider-Man, Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery, The Twilight Zone, Supernatural Thrillers.
English
Canadian
2006
Len Norris
1913
London, England
1997
Langley, British Columbia
Editorial cartoons
English
Mark Oakley
Thieves and Kings
English
Canadian
Bryan Lee O'Malley
1979[ 34]
London, Ontario [ 34]
Scott Pilgrim
English
Canadian /Korean
Yanick Paquette
1974
English
Canadian
Louis Paradis
1959-06-06[ 35]
Montmagny, Quebec
French
Canadian
Guillaume Perreault
1985
Rimouski , Quebec
Pet et Répète: La véritable histoire
French
Canadian
Roy Peterson
1936
Winnipeg, Manitoba
2013
Editorial cartoons
English
Canadian
OC
Dušan Petričić
1946-05-10
Editorial cartoons
English
Michel Rabagliati
1961[ 36]
Montréal, Québec [ 36]
Paul series
French
Canadian
Adrian Raeside
1957[ 37]
Dunedin , New Zealand[ 37]
Editorial cartoons
English
Steve Requin
1968-07-21
Montréal, Québec
MensuHell
French
Canadian
Yves Rodier
1967-06-05
Farnham, Québec
French
Canadian
Vic Roschkov, Sr.
1941
Kiev , Soviet Ukraine
Editorial cartoons
English
Arn Saba
1947
Vancouver, British Columbia
Neil the Horse
English
Canadian
Seth
1962-09-16
Clinton, Ontario
Palookaville , It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
English
Canadian
Mark Shainblum
1963
Montreal, Quebec
Northguard , Angloman , Fleur de Lys
English
Canadian
Leanne Shapton
1973-06-25
English
Joe Shuster
1914-07-10[ 38]
Toronto, Ontario [ 39]
1992-07-30[ 38]
Los Angeles , California [ 40]
Superman
English
Canadian until 1945, American
2005
Dave Sim
1956-05-17[ 41]
Hamilton, Ontario [ 41]
Cerebus
English
Canadian
2006
James Simpkins
1910-11-26[ 42]
Winnipeg, Manitoba [ 42]
2004-02-01[ 43]
Dundas, Ontario [ 43]
Jasper the Bear
English
Canadian
Steve Skroce
Canada
English
Canadian
Kean Soo
England
Jellaby
English
Jon St. Ables
1912-12-23[ 44]
Ulverston, England [ 44]
1999[ 44]
Seattle, Washington
Piltdown Pete, Brok Windsor, Bill Speed
English
Canadian
2006
Ken Steacy
1955-01-08
The Sacred and the Profane, Night and the Enemy, Astro Boy, Johnny Quest, Tempus Fugitive
English
Canadian
2009
Jay Stephens
1971-03-22
Toronto, Ontario
Chick & Dee , Oh, Brother!
English
Canadian
Noreen Stevens
1962[ 45]
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario [ 45]
The Chosen Family
English
Canadian
Cameron Stewart
1967
Toronto, Ontario
English
Canadian
Philip Street
1959
Fisher
English
Paul Szep
1941-07-29
Hamilton, Ontario
Editorial cartoons
English
American
Jillian Tamaki
1980-04-17
Ottawa, Ontario [ 46]
Skim
English
Ty Templeton
1962-05-09
Stig's Inferno, Batman Adventures, Justice League
English
Canadian
Charles Thorson
1890-08-29[ 47]
Winnipeg , Manitoba [ 47]
1966-08-07[ 47]
Vancouver, British Columbia [ 47]
Bugs Bunny , Elmer Fudd
English
Canadian
Marcus To
1983-10-20
English
Canadian
Wyatt Tremblay
1960
Jasper, Alberta
Editorial cartoons
English
Colin Upton
1960-04-02
Winnipeg, Manitoba
English
Canadian
Henriette Valium
1959-05-04
Montreal, Canada
English
Canadian
Peter Whalley
1921-02-21
Brockville, Canada
2007-09-18
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
English
Canadian
2005
Ben Wicks
1926-10-01
London, England
2000-09-10
English
CM
Doug Wright II
1917-08-07
Dover , Kent , England
1983
Doug Wright's Family (Nipper )
English
2005
Avrom Yanovsky
1911[ 48]
Krivoy Rog , Ukraine [ 48]
1979
English
See also
Further reading
References
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^ "About" . Retrieved 2011-12-14 . For the purposes of the JOE SHUSTER AWARDS (as determined by the Nominating Committee), a Canadian is defined as a native (citizen) or long-term inhabitant (permanent resident) of Canada, or an individual who was born in Canada and now resides elsewhere (possessing either Canadian or dual citizenship). However, this is a fluid definition which can be re-evaluated by the nominating committee on a case by case basis. Awards may change from year to year, including or subtracting, as determined by the awards Executive Committee. In order to qualify as a resident, a creator must live in Canada for three years, and that residency status is revoked if the person moves away from Canada.
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