Michael Jantze
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Michael Jantze is an American freelance cartoonist and humorous illustrator, best known as the author of the syndicated newspaper comic strip The Norm . Born in 1962 in Middletown, New York, he grew up in Normal, Illinois. He now lives in Ross, California.[1]
He attended Goshen College and California State University, Northridge, then worked as an art director, first in corporations and newspaper newsrooms and then at ILM, while working on his strip.[1] He taught animation and sequential art at the Savannah College of Art and Design from 2009 to 2013.
In addition to the comic strip, Jantze owns Jantze Studios, a studio focusing on character-based humorous entertainment for print and animation; clients include Marketoonist, King Co and YouTube.[2]
References
- ^ a b Jantze Studios - Being Normal
- ^ Fleishman, Glenn (20 June 2002). "For Fans, Wry Footnotes to the Funny Page". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
External links
- Jantze Studios web site
- Michael Jantze's archived comic strip The Norm
- 2010 Nickel's Worth Interview
- 2011 Talltale Radio Interview
- 2013 Talltale Radio Interview
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