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- ↑ "Russ Manning Award". San Diego Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ↑ Kees Kousemaker. "Scott McCloud". Kees Kousemaker's Lambiek Comiclopedia . Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- ↑ "2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Winners" Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine . San Diego Comic-Con International. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
- ↑ "SDCC '23: The 2023 Eisner Awards Winners". The Beat. 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
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