The Ball Collection is the fifth boxed set of Michael Jantze's nationally syndicated comic strip THE NORM. The set includes four booklets with more than 300 comics and activities. The Ball collection contains episodes wherein our man Norm comes to his senses, pursues a high-tech career, dreams of Peanuts, offers salient tips on acquiring gainful employment, discovers one friend missing and kisses the other -- all before retiring home for the holidays.
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(Jantze's work) is an amiable blend of realistic personal relationships ... and cartoon fantasy. -- Witty World
Michael Jantze's THE NORM is a visually pleasing enterprise--crisp linework, clear composition. -- Comic Journal
Michael Jantze's THE NORM is a visually pleasing enterprise--crisp linework, clear composition. -- Comic Journal
About the Author
Michael Jantze brings a fresh perspective to the nation's comic pages. How'd he do it?
First, he graduated from college, then he slaved as an award-winning newspaper journalist for years before working as a visual effects art director at Industrial Light + Magic. His comic strip appears in more than 100 papers worldwide.
He lives in Boulder CO with his family...and some dogs.
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Michael Jantze has worked in filmmaking, newspaper journalism, visual effects, and as an internationally-syndicated cartoonist, professor as well as owning his own animation studio. The books found here on Amazon are published collections of his King Features distributed comic strip "The Norm", now available at Jantze.com or uClick.com.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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The Best Comic Strip out there!,
By "djwoody28" (Scottsdale, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Norm : Ball Collection Boxed (Paperback)
Michael Jantze's "The Norm" has really renewed my faith in the daily comic strip. Norm doesn't sit there and make political statements ad nauseum, instead he comments on life, love, and the pursuit of the "perfect dot com career". Norm doesn't always win, but he manages to stay ahead of the curve thanks to his friends and family. Just like us. This series has really taken some chances by refreshing characters and changing plots, instead of regurgitating old stale ones. Pick up this series and any that Jantze offers and laugh a little. It's what helps relieve the day to day stress. Isn't that what comics are supposed to do?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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One of the best comics being made today,
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This review is from: The Norm : Ball Collection Boxed (Paperback)
If you've ever read The Norm, then you know. Jantze has outdone every cartoonist out there in wit, graphical style, and heart (Norm reminds me of a grownup Calvin) -- a contemporary addition to the long legacy of American newspaper comic classics. These compilations are great (the only bummer is: no sundays), hope he keeps doing these.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Hilarious (note the capital H),
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This review is from: The Norm : Ball Collection Boxed (Paperback)
The Norm is a comic strip that manages to capture the magic of the classics. All the while, it brings a fresh approach and deals with topics relevant to modern life. Norm is just a young guy dealing with the complexities of a tumultuous industry (dot coms), the pursuit of love and the trappings of everyday living. What is especially great is the depth of all of the supporting characters and the engaging story lines that Mike comes up with. Do yourself a favor and don't miss out on The Norm and his many Normisms.
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