Michael Jantze
Encyclopedia
Michael Jantze is an American
comic strip
writer, best known as the author of The Norm
, a comic strip syndicated internationally to newspaper
s. Born in 1962 in Middletown, New York
, he grew up in Normal, Illinois
. He attended Goshen College
and California State University, Northridge
, then worked as an art director, first in newsrooms and then at ILM
, while working on his strip. He now lives in Savannah, GA. and is currently a professor at SCAD ( Savannah College of art and Design). In addition to the comic strip, Jantze produces a blog and an e-mail bulletin and offers a free archive of the strips on his website.
United States
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comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
writer, best known as the author of The Norm
The Norm (comic strip)
The Norm is a comic strip by Michael Jantze. It ran in newspapers, syndicated by King Features Syndicate, from 1996 until 2004 when Jantze removed the strip from syndication to develop it as an online comic strip and television series. Book collections and comic books are in print in English,...
, a comic strip syndicated internationally to newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s. Born in 1962 in Middletown, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, he grew up in Normal, Illinois
Normal, Illinois
Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 52,497 as of the 2010 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
. He attended Goshen College
Goshen College
Goshen College, is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana, USA with an enrollment of around 1,000 students. The college is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities...
and California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
, then worked as an art director, first in newsrooms and then at ILM
Ilm
Ilm or ILM can refer to:*Ilm, Arabic for knowledge, referring to knowledge of Islam*I Love Music, an Internet music forum*Ilmr, a goddess in Norse mythology, sometimes written as Ilm- Acronyms :...
, while working on his strip. He now lives in Savannah, GA. and is currently a professor at SCAD ( Savannah College of art and Design). In addition to the comic strip, Jantze produces a blog and an e-mail bulletin and offers a free archive of the strips on his website.