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- 1 2 Tornoe, Rob (June 16, 2022). "New syndication options for illustrators: Syndicates facilitate ongoing opportunity for creators of comics and puzzles". Editor & Publisher .
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- 1 2 3 Simonetti, Isabella (Sep 21, 2020). "Philly artist Dave Blazek takes top cartoon award: Blazek has been nominated for the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award five times". The Philadelphia Inquirer .
- ↑ Times-News staff (Sep 27, 2020). "Erie native Dave Blazek wins cartoonists' big prize for 2nd time". Erie Times-News .
- 1 2 Degg, D. D. (June 1, 2022). "Loose Parts Changes Syndicates (Again)". The Daily Cartoonist.
- ↑ Degg, D. D. (May 8, 2023). "Missed It: Loose Parts' 25th". The Daily Cartoonist.
- ↑ Degg, D. D. (July 29, 2022). "Mike Lester Moves Mike du Jour to Andrews McMeel". The Daily Cartoonist.
...joins 'Loose Parts' and 'Pickles' as stablemates since those two had moved from Washington Post Writers Group to Andrews McMeel earlier this year (June 1 and July 1 respectively).
- ↑ "Loose Parts Books". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
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