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ôïõ ÓÅÁ 18-03-06 Special Re-order Íá 'ìáóôå êáé ðÜëé ìáæß, ìÝóá áðü áõôÝò ôéò ãñáììÝò, ìå íÝá ôçò âéïìç÷áíßáò êáé ðáñåëåéðüìåíá... ÕðïèÝôù ôá ìÜèáôå êé åðßóçìá ðëÝïí, ãéá ôï COMICDOM CON ATHENS êáé ôïõò óçìáíôéêïýò êáëåóìÝíïõò áðü ôï åîùôåñéêü ðïõ èá öéëïîåíÞóïõìå (áí ü÷é åßóôå ìÜëëïí óôñáâïß Þ áöçñçìÝíïé, ïðüôå êÜíôå Ýíá êëßê ÅÄÙ). Åêôüò üëùí áõôþí, åß÷áìå êáé äéÜöïñåò... ðáñåêôñïðÝò óå ãíùóôü öüñïõì, áíáöïñéêÜ ìå ôá COMICDOM AWARDS 2005, ðïõ èá öéëïîåíçèïýí óôï convention ìáò. Ãéá ìßá êáèáñÜ ðñïóùðéêÞ Üðïøç ùò ðñïò áõôÝò, ìçí îå÷Üóåôå íá ôóåêÜñåôå ôï ôåëåõôáßï êïììÜôé ôçò óôÞëçò, And Now... Something Completely Different, åíþ ãéá ôçí "åðßóçìç ôïðïèÝôçóç" ôïõ COMICDOM, õðïìïíÞ ìÝ÷ñé ôï EDITORIAL ôçò ÄåõôÝñáò, üðïõ èá áðáíôçèïýí ôá F.A.Q. ôùí Awards.
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