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- ↑ Best Shots Advance Review: ELEANOR & THE EGRET #1 is 'An Enthralling Debut' (10/10), by Robert Reed, at Newsarama l published April 4, 2017; retrieved May 14, 2018
- ↑ Eleanor And The Egret #5 Review: Fear The Bird, reviewed by Joshua Davison, at Bleeding Cool ; published November 21, 2017; retrieved May 14, 2018