Normin' It
The first comic book my mother ever bought for me was Batman - Shadow of the Bat: The Last Arkham No. 2. The issue date is July 1992 - I was 12 - and the price is a mere buck fifty. She bought it for me during a visit to the local RiteAid drug store.
I have the book bagged and boarded and sitting in a shortbox with the rest of my small collection of comic books. The comic is in pretty good shape, but the spine is pretty worn from where I would hold the book open on a certain page while I re-drew the artwork inside. I can still remember certain panels quite vividly, and while flipping through the pages I was instantly reminded of all the time spent trying to find a panel that would be fun to draw.
You see, this is when I discovered Norm Breyfogle. He was an excellent comic book artist back in the early nineties who used a thick, broad line. You could tell he used a brush, too, because some of his lines just looked dirty. I loved the look of it, and I would spend hours trying to emulate the style with a number two pencil. Have you ever tried to "draw" inked brush lines? It can be a tedious process, my friend.
After Batman, Norm went on to draw the comic book Prime for Malibu Comics. Do you guys remember Malibu? That publisher lasted all of ten minutes.
Anyway, Norm Breyfogle is the man. Anybody know what he's up to these days? Is he still kickin' it in the comics industry? Norm, if you're readin', thanks for inspiring me as a kid! You're great at what you do!
- Wes
I have the book bagged and boarded and sitting in a shortbox with the rest of my small collection of comic books. The comic is in pretty good shape, but the spine is pretty worn from where I would hold the book open on a certain page while I re-drew the artwork inside. I can still remember certain panels quite vividly, and while flipping through the pages I was instantly reminded of all the time spent trying to find a panel that would be fun to draw.
You see, this is when I discovered Norm Breyfogle. He was an excellent comic book artist back in the early nineties who used a thick, broad line. You could tell he used a brush, too, because some of his lines just looked dirty. I loved the look of it, and I would spend hours trying to emulate the style with a number two pencil. Have you ever tried to "draw" inked brush lines? It can be a tedious process, my friend.
After Batman, Norm went on to draw the comic book Prime for Malibu Comics. Do you guys remember Malibu? That publisher lasted all of ten minutes.
Anyway, Norm Breyfogle is the man. Anybody know what he's up to these days? Is he still kickin' it in the comics industry? Norm, if you're readin', thanks for inspiring me as a kid! You're great at what you do!
- Wes
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posted by Wes at 4:30 PM
4 Comments:
What is up with that guy's eyes/glasses? It's like they're from a completely different strip.
5:06 PMAre you talkin' about Chadwick?
5:27 PM- Wes
I don't think Norm is currently working on any titles on a regular basis. His webpage lists his most recent work as 2006's The Danger's Dozen, from publisher First Salvo. I saw him at Dallas Comic Con a couple of summers ago, so I think he's still making the con circuit, at least I hope he is. I commissioned a Wolverine sketch from him for my son. Now I need him to come back to Dallas so I can get a Batman sketch. Norm's Batman work was what got me into the series back in the mid 90s. When I sold most of my comics, I kept all the Batman titles with Norm's work.
6:56 PMThe last book I heard Breyfogle working on is an indie book called "Of Bitter Souls." I met him last year at a comic show in Boston, very nice dude.
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