Canadian Comics Awards

In a post jam-packed with information earlier this month, I talked about a couple of new Canadian comics awards. The initial Shuster Awards were given out at that time, and this weekend at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, the first Doug Wright Awards were awarded. The inaugural winners were, for Emerging Talent, Bryan Lee O'Malley, creator of Scott Pilgrim, and for Best Book, Clyde Fans Book One by Seth (here's Seth's catalog from his publisher, Drawn & Quarterly). I've been familiar with Seth's work for quite some time ane enjoy it very much (in addition to Clyde Fans, I'd also highly recommend It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken), but I'll have to check out Bryan Lee O'Malley.