The Norm In Color

The Norm

by Michael Jantze

Available for the first time ever, "The Norm In Color" documents the evolution of Michael Jantze's wildly unique Sunday funnies, syndicated worldwide for more than ten years. It features hundreds of cartoons in glorious color and includes end notes by the author. Published by TheNorm.com Publishing, "The Norm In Color" is 120 pages of hand-crafted, high quality, heat-set, full-color softback pleasure. You won't find a better deal on a better book anywhere! "The Norm" appears worldwide in newspapers, magazines and online at Universal Press Syndicate's

120 pages, Paperback

First published February 19, 2007

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Michael Jantze is one of those rare comic strip artists who has both something to say as well as a great talent of saying it in a beautiful and nuanced way. Norm is the world's every man. He is sweet and vulnerable, sincere, playful, and often confused. He doesn't always understand the world in which he finds himself, and sometimes escapes into fantasy in an attempt to make things how they should be. Jantze communicates Norm's world to us with skill and finesse, letting us share in Norm's challenges and successes, his shortcomings and his loves. But he doesn't stop there. He takes pains to make every strip unique, drawing upon popular themes, brands, and modern life to tie into his art in a refreshing and delightful way.

This book contains just Sunday strips, so the book doesn't read as a story. But if you want whimsy and joy in your life, The Norm in Color can help bring it to you.

[Dani Shuping · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent collection of "The Norm" Sunday strips and they've never before appeared in a print collection. Michael expertly parodies children's books, movies, and more in each strip's opening panel. And then we get to the see the best part of the strip...Norm, Reine, and all of the other characters in all of their glory. I highly recommend this collection to any fan of "The Norm" comic strip...and even if you've never read it before this is a fun read.

[Mark Pescatrice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Michael Jantze is a very talented comic artist/cartoonist who produced The Norm from the mid-90's through 2006. This is a collection of his Sunday strips, which really shows off his amazing artistic ability and creativity. I hope to see more from him soon.

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite comics. I love the way Michael Jantze uses graphic design to make each comic unique.