Earl Norem

2008-06-03T23:28:43Z

92.254.239.194: I have added EarlNorem.com a new fansite with big gallery of different kinds of art from nearly all parts of Earl's carreer.

[[Image:KidsCliff1.jpg|right|thumb|One of the greatest images in ''Transformers'' history.]]'''Earl Norem''' (1923?-) is an artist who worked on many comic book projects throughout 1960s, 70s, and 80s. He is most known for fully-painted covers to comics such as ''The Savage Sword of Conan''. However, Norem has painted for a wide variety of genres and properties, including ''He-Man'' and ''Star Wars''.

Norem's ''Transformers'' work consists of four Marvel [[Big Looker]] storybooks, some of which were later adapted into [[read along storybook]]s by [[Kid Stuff]]:

*[[Battle for Cybertron]]
*[[The Great Car Rally]]
*[[Car Show Blow Up]]
*[[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson]]

Norem's style is colorful, expressive, and dynamic. His ''Transformers'' work in particular is unusually error-free and self-consistent, especially for licensed ''Transformers'' art in that era (1984-86). One quirk of his ''Transformers'' artwork is that all the [[Autobot]]s display "eyes" in their headlights while in car mode. Additionally, he consistently portrays [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] with a mouth rather than a faceplate.

==External links==
*[http://www.seibertron.com/people/interviews/view.php?interview_id=14 Interview with Norem by a fan on Seibertron.com] (Link currently down)
*[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/books/ Transformers books scans, including some of Norem's work]
*[http://www.earlnorem.com/ Unofficial Website of Earl Norem by fans, including a very extensive gallery of a rich plethora of Norem's art]
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