2006: 113 creators pledge their support for the editors at Dupuis as they attempt to gain greater independence for the imprint from owners Media-Participations. March 28, 2006: Editor & Publisher report that Garry Trudeau is to receive a lifetime achievement award from Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy on April 4. HarperCollins and TokyPop announce a publishing and distribution deal which will see manga works by HarperCollins authors co-published by the two companies. Ralph Steadman is to receive the Milton Caniff Award for Lifetime Achievement. The nominees for the 2006 Reuben Awards, to be awarded on May 27, are announced. March 29, 2006: Panini Comics extends its licensing deal with Marvel Comics into more territories and also announces an X-Men graphic novel aimed at the European market with script by Chris Claremont and art by Milo Manara. The Manila Times run an editorial supporting editorial cartoons. An exhibition at the California Science Center explores the powers and abilities of Marvel superheroes and the real world science that may ultimately replicate them. March 30, 2006: ICv2.com report that V for Vendetta is number one in Nielsen BookScan's list, ranked by sales, of graphic novels sold through book stores. March 31, 2006: The five people accused of murdering Indian cartoonist Irfan Hussain are acquitted by Judge Talwant Singh. AllAfrica.com report that Godfrey Mwampembwa, a cartoonist for the Nairobi paper The Daily Nation, has been threatened with legal action by Martha Karua, a politician whom the cartoonist has satirised. The Johns Hopkins News-Letter reviews Chris Ware's Acme Novelty Library issue 16. April April 1, 2006: The London Free Press report on representations of the Iraq War in superhero comics. April 3, 2006: The Chicago Defender revamps its comics page, renaming it "All Black Cartoons". The page will only feature strips by African-American cartoonists. Tower Records launches an online bookstore which will also retail graphic novels. The case against Gordon Lee, a comic book retailer who has been charged with distributing harmful material to minors, is dropped, with prosecutors filing fresh charges after discovering the material was distributed to two minors, instead of the one originally named in the suit. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is to appeal against the dismissal of his suit against Penguen, a magazine which had published a cartoon satirising him. The Gulf Times reports on Australian – Indonesian relations on asylum as cartoonists satirise the issue.