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<DIV><SPAN style="WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WHITE-SPACE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial; FONT-SIZE: small; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px" class=Apple-style-span><FONT size=2>It's that time of year again...</FONT><FONT size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#400080>CBG 2011 Fan Awards</FONT></STRONG>
time!....<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> <IMG src="http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/2b0000023e/05"></SPAN><BR></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium 'Times New Roman'; WHITE-SPACE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class=Apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial; FONT-SIZE: small; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px" class=Apple-style-span><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><FONT face=Verdana>The
<STRONG><FONT color=#400080>"Sergio/Groo Crew"</FONT></STRONG> centric books
eligible for Fan Awards this year (that I can think of...) are:<BR></FONT></DIV>
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#3 & 4<BR>- Bart Simpson #50-54, 56<BR>- Simpsons Comics #163 (all Sergio
issue)<BR>- Usagi
Yojimbo</FONT></B><BR></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT><BR>Here's the link to register the nominating
ballots:<BR>
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<DIV><A href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D39NYT7">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D39NYT7</A></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://cbgxtra.com/new-from-cbg/cbg-fan-awards-2011-nominations-are-now-open">http://cbgxtra.com/new-from-cbg/cbg-fan-awards-2011-nominations-are-now-open</A></DIV></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT>
<DIV><BR><FONT size=2>Here are the main categories:<BR><BR></FONT><FONT size=2><B><FONT color=blue>Favorite Comic Book Writer:<BR>Favorite Comic Book
Penciller:<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR>Favorite Comic Book
Inker:<BR>Favorite Comic Book Colorist:<BR>Favorite Comic Book
Letterer:<BR>Favorite Comic Book Cover Artist:<BR>Favorite Comic Book
Editor:<BR>Favorite Comic Book Story:<BR>Favorite Comic Book or
Mini-Series:<BR>Favorite Original Graphic Novel (no reprints):<BR>Favorite Comic
Book Character:<BR>Favorite Comic Book Publisher:</FONT><BR></B><BR><FONT face=Arial>Nominations end next week on March 15 so enter your votes
soon! </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Winners get certificates!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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