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- ↑ "On the Fastrack by Bill Holbrook - About". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ "Ten Questions with Bill Holbrook of Kevin and Kell". Comixtalk. October 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
- ↑ Geusz, Phil (September–October 2006). "Guess who's coming to dinner? Phil Geusz interviews Bill Holbrook". Anthro. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
