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"The Stan Lee Excelsior Awards 2013 shortlist has been announced. Eight graphic novels are in the running for the third year of the awards, which encourages reading in UK schools.   DC Comics tops the list with two titles - Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang and Tony Akins&amp;#039;s Wonder Woman vol 1: Blood and Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Mahmud Asrar&amp;#039;s Supergirl vol 1: Last Daughter of Krypton. The newly-revived Valiant Comics&amp;#039; X-O Manowar: By the Sword has received a nod, as well as 2000 AD&amp;#039;s Strontium Dog: The Life and Death of Johnny Alpha by comics veterans John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. Image Comics&amp;#039; Peter Panzerfaust: The Great Escape, Yen Press&amp;#039; Soul Eater Not!: vol 1 and Classical Comics&amp;#039; Sweeney Todd are also in the running. The Stan Lee Excelsior Awards, named after the Marvel Comics legend, are voted for by the students of participating schools. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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