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- ↑ McCullen, Kevin. "Boulder editor yanks 'sexist' comic" Rocky Mountain News, November 12, 1991
- ↑ Martin, Claire. "Colorado Daily comic strip draws readers into a ruckus" Denver Post, November 26, 1991, Pg 1E
- ↑ http://www.shadowculture.com/wtbr/site.html "In 1991, Where the Buffalo Roam become the Internet's first regularly updated comic strip, when it was scanned and posted daily to its own USENET newsgroup, which still can be found in dusty corners of the Internet at alt.comics.buffalo-roam."
- ↑ "Hotlist: Comics" The Houston Chronicle, August 25, 1996, Pg. 6
- 1 2 Hoeger, Justin. "'Cranky' critiques" Sacramento Bee, January 21, 2003, Pg. E3
- ↑ "Best of Denver 1999; Best movie featuring humans playing cartoon characters created by a Coloradan" Denver Westword, June 24, 1999, Pg. 6
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- ↑ Peterson, Kim. "'Cartooning manager has offbeat outlook" The Seattle Times, June 13, 2005, Pg. D1