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EXHIBIT
23.1
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement (No.
333-113851) on Form S-8 of Champion Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries of our
report dated January 28, 2010 relating to our audits of the consolidated
financial statements, and the financial statement schedule, which appear in the
Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Champion Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended
October 31, 2009.
/s/ ARNETT
& FOSTER, P.L.L.C.
Charleston,
West Virginia
January
28, 2010