Janet L. Hetherington
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Janet L. Hetherington is a Canadian writer and artist. She was a winner of an Aurora Award
for Canadian science fiction
excellence in 1999 for her work in co-curating a "60 Years of Superman" exhibit.
She has been creating original material with partner Ronn Sutton at Hetherington / Sutton Studios in Ottawa
, since the early 1990s. Hetherington and Sutton have collaborated and worked independently and on various projects, including designing promotional material for Canada Post
's popular "Superhero Stamp" series of 1995. This stamp series featured Canadian origin comic book characters Superman
, Nelvana of the Northern Lights
, Johnny Canuck
, Captain Canuck
and Fleur de Lys.
Aurora Award
The Prix Aurora Awards are given out annually for the best Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary works, artworks, fan activities from that year, and are awarded in both English and French...
for Canadian science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
excellence in 1999 for her work in co-curating a "60 Years of Superman" exhibit.
She has been creating original material with partner Ronn Sutton at Hetherington / Sutton Studios in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, since the early 1990s. Hetherington and Sutton have collaborated and worked independently and on various projects, including designing promotional material for Canada Post
Canada Post
Canada Post Corporation, known more simply as Canada Post , is the Canadian crown corporation which functions as the country's primary postal operator...
's popular "Superhero Stamp" series of 1995. This stamp series featured Canadian origin comic book characters Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
, Nelvana of the Northern Lights
Nelvana of the Northern Lights
Nelvana of the Northern Lights is a Canadian comic book character and the first Canadian national superhero, debuting in Hillborough Studio's Triumph-Adventure Comics #1 . She is also one of the first female superheroes, debuting before Wonder Woman but after Fantomah, the Golden Age Black Widow,...
, Johnny Canuck
Johnny Canuck
Johnny Canuck was a Canadian cartoon hero and superhero who was created as a political cartoon in 1869 and was later re-invented, most notably as a Second World War action hero in 1942...
, Captain Canuck
Captain Canuck
Captain Canuck is a fictional Canadian comic book superhero. Created by writer Ron Leishman and artist/co-writer Richard Comely, the original Captain Canuck first appeared in Captain Canuck #1 ....
and Fleur de Lys.