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- ↑ Simon Hanselmann interview at the Comics Journal
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- ↑ Hanselmann, Simon (8 November 2022). "Author Bio". Below Ambition. Fantagraphics Books. p. 172. ISBN 9781683965497.
- ↑ 2013 Ignatz Awards nominations.
- ↑ 2014 Ignatz Award Winners IN FULL
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