The 2009 JOE SHUSTER AWARD NOMINEES for Work Published in 2008 have been announced, and Dale is nominated in two categories again this year! You may recall that last year Dale won the award in the OUTSTANDING CANADIAN COMIC BOOK ARTIST of 2007 category.

Warm appreciation to the Shuster Awards for their own outstanding work in recognizing and celebrating the achievements of Canadian creators - past, present and future.

For the full Shuster Award press release, click here.

Here are the nominees in the two categories for which Dale is nominated:

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Artist

• Marc Delafontaine - Les Nombrils, Tome 3 : Les liens de l’amitié (Dupuis)
• Dale Eaglesham - Justice Society of America #12, 14-15, 18-22 (DC Comics)
• David Finch - Ultimatum #1-2 (Marvel Comics)
• Karl Kerschl & Serge LaPointe - Teen Titans: Year One #1-6 (DC Comics)
• Jacques Lamontagne - Les Druides, Tome 4 : La Ronde des Géants (Soleil Productions)
• Steve McNiven - Amazing Spider-Man #546-548, Wolverine #66-70 (Marvel Comics)
• Steve Rolston - Emiko Superstar (DC/Minx), “Familiar” - House of Mystery #4 (DC/Vertigo), You Ain’t No Dancer #3 (New Reliable Press)
• Stephen Sadowski - Avengers/Invaders #1-7 (Marvel Comics/Dynamite Entertainment), Superpowers #0 (Dynamite Entertainment), Jack the Lantern: Ghosts #2 (Castle Rain Entertainment)

Cover

• Adrian Alphona - Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Season Two #1 Variant (Marvel Comics)
• Darwyn Cooke - The Spirit #12 (DC Comics)
• Marc Delafontaine - Les Nombrils, Tome 3 : Les liens de l’amitié (Dupuis)
• Dale Eaglesham - Justice Society of America #14 Variant (DC Comics)
• David Finch -Amazing Spider-Man #572 Variant (Marvel Comics)
• Philippe Girard - Les Ravins (Mécanique Générale)
• Niko Henrichon - Hostile Tome 1 (Dupuis)
• Steve McNiven - Kick-Ass #1 Variant (Marvel Comics)
• Dean Motter - Mister X: The Condemned #1 (Dark Horse)
• David Sim - Glamourpuss #4 Zombie Variant (Aardvark-Vanaheim)

What an impressive list of talented artists @font-face { font-family: "MS Mincho"; } – simply being part of such a group is overwhelming recognition in itself!