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The Beat reminds us that you have until June 30 to submit your vote for the Friends of Lulu Awards. Given the latest round of empowering/misogynistic (depending on who you ask) furor in the comicoblogosphere, I think it’s terrifically important that we show our appreciate for the weaker (ow!), I mean fairer (OW!), I mean kick-ass women who help fuel comics.

Here are your nominees:

Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame:
Colleen Doran (Illustrator: The Book of Lost Souls, Marvel; Lucifer, DC/Vertigo)
Lily Renee Phillips (Illustrator: The Lost World; Werewolf Hunters, Fiction House)
Donna Barr (The Desert Peach; Stinz)

Lulu of The Year:
Alison Bechdel (Fun Home; Dykes to Watch Out For)
Abby Denson (Tough Love: High School Confidential, Manic D Press)
Donna Barr (The Desert Peach; Stinz)

Kim Yale Award for Best New Female Talent:
Rachel Nabors (Crow Princess; Rachel the Great)
June Kim (12 Days, Tokyo Pop)
Rivkah (Steady Beat, Tokyo Pop)
Joelle Jones (12 Reasons Why I Love Her, Oni Press)

Women of Distinction Award:
Jennifer de Guzman (Editor, Slave Labor Graphics)
Joan Hilty (Editor, DC Kids Line)
Karen Berger (Sr. VP, DC/Vertigo)

Now scoot – go vote.