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Cartoon News: Awards and a New Launch

© Stu Rees

Check out True North ( http://www.ucomics.com/truenorth/viewtrn... ), a new comic about an guy form the United States who moves to Canada. The strip, by Kevin Frank, is a semi-autobiographical feature by a Yank who's married to a Canadian and lives outside of Toronto.
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As reported in last month's article, the annual National Cartoonists Society awards are given out over Memorial Day weekend. Below, I have highlighted which of the nominees won.

Reuben for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year:

Pat Brady "Rose is Rose"

Greg Evans "Luann"

Jerry Scott "Baby Blues" and "Zits"

Magazine Illustration:

Mark Brewer

Kevin Kallaugher

Jack Pittman

Television Animation:

Steve Hillenburg for Spongebob Squarepants

Craig Kellman for Flintstones on the Rocks

Lynne Naylor & Chris Reccardi for Samurai Jack

Feature Animation:

Pete Docter for Monsters, Inc.

Doug Sweetland for Monsters, Inc.

Piet Kroon and Tom Sito for Osmosis Jones

Newspaper Illustration:

Paul Fell

Miel Prudencio Ma

Bob Staake

Book Illustration:

Guy Gilchrist

Bob Staake

Frank Cho

Editorial Cartoons:

Jeff Koterba

Mike Luckovich

Glenn McCoy

Comic Strips:

Lynn Johnston "For Better or For Worse"

Brian Crane "Pickles"

Jim Borgman/Jerry Scott "Zits"

Greeting Cards:

Bill Brewer

Oliver Christianson

Barbara Dale

Magazine Gag Cartoons:

Benita Epstein

Jerry King

Gary McCoy

Comic Books:

Frank Cho

Stan Goldberg

Charles Burns

New Media:

Mark Fiore

Rich Moyer

Werner Wejp Olsen

Advertising & Illustration:

Steve McGarry

Guy Gilchrist

Pat Byrnes

Newspaper Panels:

Dave Coverly "Speed Bump"

Hilary Price "Rhymes with Orange"

Dan Piraro "Bizarro"

In addition, the NCS was presented the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award to Jerry Robinson and the Silver T-Square to Bil Keane ("The Family Circus").