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Michael Jantze

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Michael Jantze is a cartoonist and author, best known for the newspaper comic strip, "The Norm". Born in New York, Michael grew up in Illinois, and now lives on the West Coast. He'll probably die even further West...like, in Japan.

Michael has worked in journalism, feature film, special effects, animation, and publishing. He is currently writing and cartooning new projects. ...more

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	The Norm 4.0: A The Norm Comic Collection 4.44 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norm: Ball Collection 4.41 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norm: Keys Collection 4.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 12 Steps to Marriage by Michael Jantze (Goodreads Author), Mike Kunkel (Foreword) 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norm: PDA Collection 4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norm: Ring Collection (The Norm Dailies Book 6) 4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norm: Cube Collection (The Norm Dailies Book 3) 4.48 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norm: Time Collection (The Norm Dailies Book 7) 4.50 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norm: Mouse Collection 4.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Norm In Color 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Announcing "The Norm" Sanity Sketch Winners!

Remember when I said if you posted a photo of yourself with your new "The Norm 4.0" book on social media with the hashtag #thenormcomic you'd win a sanity sketch? Well, it's time to pick the five winners. They are:

Christopher W.
Jared M.
Charles F.
Jason P.
Deana S.

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The Norm (10 books)
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The Norm Magazine (11 books)
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3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years (The Time Traveler's Passport)

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“I have nothing now but praise for my life. I'm not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more...What I dread is the isolation. ... There are so many beautiful things in the world which I will have to leave when I die, but I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready.”
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