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Katsuhiro Otomo Wins Grand Prix And Presidency For Angoulême 2016

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Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo has won the Grand Prix for Angoulême, recognising a comic book creator's contribution to the artform. His acceptance speech is below.

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Otomo won with 38% of the vote, against Alan Moore and Hermann.

A special prize has also been given to the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
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Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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