# 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; 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. 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.
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. 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 | Born | Died | Died | Notable works | Primary language | Nationality | JS HoF | CC HoF | Honours |
| Aislin | 1942-11-11 | Ottawa, Ontario | | | 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 | London, England | | | | English | Canadian | | | |
| Graham Annable | 1970-06-01 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | | | Grickle, Hickee | English | Canadian | | | |
| Chris Bachalo | 1965-08-23 | Portage la Prairie | | | 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 | | | 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 | Toronto, Ontario | 2006-04-26 | Victoria, British Columbia | Editorial cartoons | English | Canadian | | | |
| Jimmy Beaulieu | 1974 | | | | | French | Canadian | | | |
| Kate Beaton | 1983-09-08 | Mabou, Nova Scotia | | | Hark! A Vagrant | English | Canadian | | | |
| Marc Bell | 1971-11-24 | London, Ontario | | | | English | Canadian | | | |
| John Wilson Bengough | 1851-04-07 | Toronto, Ontario | 1923-11-02 | Toronto, Ontario | Grip Ltd. | English | Canadian | | 2005 | |
| Stanley Berneche | 1947 | Windsor, Ontario | | | Captain Canada | English | | 2008 | | |
| Ian Boothby | | | | | | English | Canadian | | | |
| David Boswell | 1953 | | | | Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman | English | Canadian | | 2011 | |
| Rupert Bottenberg | 1971-07-19 | Wolfville, Nova Scotia | | | | English | | | | |
| Albéric Bourgeois | 1876-11-29 | Montréal, Québec | 1962-11-17 | | 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 | | | | |
| Ed Brisson | | Oshawa, Ontario | | | Murder Book, Iron Fist, Ghost Rider, Predator | | Canadian | | | |
| 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 | Windsor, Ontario | | | 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 | Nova Scotia | | | Suckle, Crumple, Weasel | English | Canadian | | | |
| William Garnet "Bing" Coughlin | 1905-10-07 | Ottawa, Ontario | 1991-09-04 | Springfield, Pennsylvania | | English | | | | |
| Fred Curatolo | 1958 | Toronto, Ontario | | | Editorial cartoons | English | | | | |
| Michael de Adder | 1967-05-25 | Moncton, New Brunswick | | | Walterworld, Editorial cartoons | English | | | | |
| Willow Dawson | 1975 | | | | | English | Canadian | | | |
| Gene Day | 1951-08-13 | Kingston, Ontario | 1982-09-23 | 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 | Vancouver, British Columbia | | | 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 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | 1982-07-25 | Winter Park, Florida, United States | 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 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | | | 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 | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | 2006-09-25 | Comox, British Columbia | 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 | Truro, Nova Scotia | 2002-03-15 | Nanaimo, British Columbia | Harold Hedd | English | Canadian | 2005 | 2007 | |
| Jacques Hurtubise (cartoonist) , aka ZYX | 1950 | | 2015 | | Croc | French | Canadian | 2007 | | |
| Ed Huxtable | 1904 | | 1992 | | Editorial Cartoonist, Globe & Mail (1940s) | English | Canadian | | | |
| Stuart Immonen | | | | | | English | Canadian | | | |
| Geof Isherwood | 1960-12-04 | Quantico, Virginia | | | | English | American | | | |
| Lynn Johnston | 1947-05-28 | Collingwood, Ontario | | | For Better or For Worse | English | | | 2008 | OC, OM |
| Henri Julien | 1852-05-14 | Québec City, Québec | 1908-09-17 | | | 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 | | | | 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 | | | |
| Jason Loo | | Brampton, Ontario | | | The Pitiful Human-Lizard, Werewolf by Night, Dazzler | English | Canadian | | | |
| Graeme MacKay | 1968 | | | | Alas & Alack, Gridlock, Editorial cartoons | English | Canadian | | | |
| Jed MacKay | | | | | Black Cat, Moon Knight, Avengers, X-Men | | 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 | Hamilton, Ontario | 1998-01-11 | | 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 | London, Ontario | | | Scott Pilgrim | English | Canadian/Korean | | | |
| Yanick Paquette | 1974 | | | | | English | Canadian | | | |
| Louis Paradis | 1959-06-06 | 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 | Montréal, Québec | | | Paul series | French | Canadian | | | |
| Adrian Raeside | 1957 | Dunedin, New Zealand | | | 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 | Toronto, Ontario | 1992-07-30 | Los Angeles, California | Superman | English | Canadian until 1945, American | 2005 | | |
| Dave Sim | 1956-05-17 | Hamilton, Ontario | | | Cerebus | English | Canadian | 2006 | | |
| James Simpkins | 1910-11-26 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 2004-02-01 | Dundas, Ontario | Jasper the Bear | English | Canadian | | | |
| Steve Skroce | | Canada | | | | English | Canadian | | | |
| Kean Soo | | England | | | Jellaby | English | | | | |
| Jon St. Ables | 1912-12-23 | Ulverston, England | 1999 | 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 | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | | | 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 | | | Skim | English | | | | |
| Ty Templeton | 1962-05-09 | | | | Stig's Inferno, Batman Adventures, Justice League | English | Canadian | | | |
| Charles Thorson | 1890-08-29 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 1966-08-07 | Vancouver, British Columbia | 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 | Krivoy Rog, Ukraine | 1979 | | | English | | | | |