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Earl Norem (New York, 17 aprile 1923[1][2] – Danbury (Connecticut), 19 giugno 2015) è stato un illustratore e fumettista statunitense. Si firmava soltanto Norem. È principalmente noto per le copertine di riviste d'avventura pubblicate da Martin Goodman e di riviste in bianco e nero della Marvel Comics, all'epoca di proprietà dello stesso Goodman. Durante la sua lunga carriera ha illustrato molte copertine di romanzi e libri-gioco, oltre a locandine, depliant per il baseball e figurine.


Carriera[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

Negli anni 50 e 60 del XX secolo Norem ha lavorato a lungo per riviste d'avventura dedicate a un pubblico maschile, realizzando copertine e pagine interne. Inoltre, ha prodotto delle illustrazioni per riviste prestigiose come Reader's Digest, Field and Stream, Ski, Real West e Discover.

Ha lavorato su pubblicazioni Marvel Comics come [[Savage Sword of Conan]], He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Magazine, Marvel Preview, Tales of the Zombie, Monsters Unleashed, Planet of the Apes, Rampaging Hulk, The Silver Surfer e libri per bambini con protagonisti l'Uomo Ragno e i Fantastici Quattro.

His Transformers work consisted of four Marvel Big Looker storybooks (published 1984–1986), some of which were later adapted into "read along" storybooks: Battle for Cybertron, The Great Car Rally, Car Show Blow Up, and The Story of Wheelie, The Wild Boy of Quintesson

Covers and trading cards[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

In addition to his work for Marvel, Norem painted illustrations and covers for the Worlds of Power, Wizards Warriors & You book series, Mars Attacks comics and trading cards, and Charlton Comics' The Six Million Dollar Man. The U.S. release of the Wizards Warriors & You series illustrated by Norem included covers in color.

In 2013, he had contributed paintings to the company's "Mars Attacks: Invasion" card set.[3] At the time of his death, he was working on a trading card assignment for Topps' Mars Attacks franchise,[4] presumably the "Mars Attacks" Occupation" set being produced in 2015.[5]

Other work[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

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Men (Oct. 1967) from Zenith Publishing / Magazine Management. Cover art by Norem, an example of his extensive work for men's adventure magazines.

Norem also painted movie posters for Conforte Graphics; package designs and artwork for Mego Toys, Mattel, and Hasbro; murals for the Military Museum of Southern New England, in Danbury, Connecticut;[1] and two New York Yankees program covers.

Personal life[modifica | modifica wikitesto]

Norem favored painting in acrylics.[1] Suffering from arthritis, he had retired as of 2005, only painting for his own amusement and for his grandchildren. He said in a 2005 interview, "All the contacts that I had in the commercial art field are either retired or dead, and the younger art buyers don't want anything to do with an 81-year-old artist."[1]

According to posts on Facebook accounts attributed to Norem family-members, the artist died in Danbury, Connecticut[6] on June 19, 2015, shortly after undergoing surgery. His family announced the news on Norem's Facebook fan page.[4][7]

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  1. ^ a b c d Ryan Yzquierdo, Earl Norem and the Big Looker Storybooks, su seibertron.com, (Interview) Seibertron.com, December 2, 2005. URL consultato il August 21, 2008.
    «[I am] an 81-year-old artist.»
  2. ^ John Jackson Miller, Comics Industry Birthdays, June 10, 2005. URL consultato il December 12, 2010.
  3. ^ Kiel Phegley, Exclusive: Topps, Earl Norem Tell the Origin of 'Mars Attacks: Invasion', su comicbookresources.com, ComicBookResources.com, September 6, 2013. URL consultato il June 22, 2015 (archiviato dall'url originale il June 22, 2015).
  4. ^ a b Hello everyone, ... I am Earl Norem's Grandson, su facebook.com, Michael Andre Cappiello on Facebook, June 20, 2015. URL consultato il June 21, 2015.
    «Friday, June 19th my grandfather passed away, he was 92 years old. Pop was currently working on a trading card job for Mars Attacks.»
  5. ^ Steve Barton, Mars Attacks – Topps Heads to Kickstarter for New Series, su dreadcentral.com, March 18, 2015. URL consultato il June 22, 2015 (archiviato dall'url originale il April 2, 2015).
  6. ^ "Earl H. Norem," NewsTimes (June 28, 2015).
  7. ^ As my son has so eloquently posted, it is true that my father, Earl Norem, ... has passed on., su facebook.com, Andrea Norem-Thompson on Facebook, June 20, 2015. URL consultato il June 21, 2015.
    «As my son has so eloquently posted, it is true that my father, Earl Norem, a member of the greatest generation, has passed on.»

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