The twoissue series includes pen and ink and painted stories in a variety of genres, all introduced by metaphysique, a host character who ties together the philosophical concepts that give the stories their unique edge. Batman artist norm breyfogle died on monday, aged 58. Celebrated batman artist norm breyfogle has passed away at the age of 58, multiple reports confirm. According to the wrap, breyfogle died monday in houghton, michigan. Norman keith breyfogle was born on the 27th of february, 1960 in iowa city, iowa. After high school breyfogle attended northern michigan university, studying art. The beloved norm breyfogle left this world earlier this week, and quite honestly a shockwave has been felt through, not only the comics community, but fandom itself. Most wellknown for his comic book art on dc comics batman franchise from 1987 to 1995, breyfogle did so much more than that. During this time, he cocreated the villains ventriloquist and ratcatcher. Malibu comics ultraverse flagship hero prime, and both wrote and drew the malibupublished series featuring his original character metaphysique. Rocketeer started with pacific comics, but the eclipse picked up a lot of their properties and finished them out with some graphic novels.
It is being reported that legendary batman artist norm breyfogle has passed away at the age of 58. During his time in high school he coplotted, wrote, and illustrated a comic book called techteam for michigan technological university. Norm breyfogle was the batman artist for me, when i was a kid. With the passing of norm breyfogle, who used crowdfunding to help pay for treatment after a stroke, its worth mentioning that comic book creators are freelancers, and often do not have adequate insurance or any at all. February 27, 1960 september 24, 2018 was an american artist, best known for his comic book art on dc comics batman franchise. In the fourth issue of this series, metaphysique explores the personal nightmares of the oneironauts, our dream explorers, as they apparently enter each others dreams outside of dreamright labs without the help of mandelbrot or the lucidity chamber. He represented him and soon norm was working as a professional. Join facebook to connect with norm breyfogle and others you may know. Went on to work on prime and his own creation, metaphysique. Norm breyfogle simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The comic book creators community has come together to share their. Norm breyfogle has been drawing since age 12 and in 1984 at the san diego comic con mike friedrich saw his art on display. Created by norm breyfogle, metaphysique is an ambitious collection of storiesparables, if you willabout man and his place in the universe.
Comic book community responds to the passing of norm breyfogle. Sep 26, 2018 norm breyfogle, comic book artist, worked solidly drawing batman comic books for dc from 1987 to 1995 making a major impact on the character. Norman keith norm breyfogle, a comic artist known as one of the premier batman artists of the 80s and 90s, with a wide and varied career ranging from archie to whisper, passed away monday at the. He would return to this quest in 1995, in his most personal work, the six issue series metaphysique, which he wrote and drew for malibu.
He cocreated with writers gerard jones and len strazewski the malibu comics ultraverse flagship hero prime, and both wrote and drew the malibupublished series feat. Original comic art norm breyfogle norman keith norm breyfogle b. To most comic book readers youre probably most well known for the many years of your work on batman with alan grant, and the dynamic, stylish art youve brought to those books. News flash legendary batman artist norm breyfogle has. During this time, he cocreated the villains ventriloquist and ratcatcher with writers alan grant and john wagner, and the characters anarky, jeremiah arkham, victor zsasz, and amygdala with grant alone. Breyfogle was also known for his sixissue creatorowned work metaphysique, which.
Sep 26, 2018 celebrated batman artist norm breyfogle has passed away at the age of 58, multiple reports confirm. Metaphysique s third session reveals a private nightmare of dietrich mater founder and administrator of dreamright labs featuring himself as a child with his parents in nazi germany. Postbatman, one of breyfogles creations was his own comic book. In 1994 he wrote and illustrated his own comic called metaphysique for malibus bravura line. He was best known for his comic book art on dc comics batman franchise from 1987 to 1995. Sep 28, 2018 batman artist and ultraverse cocreator norm breyfogle has passed away. Aug 24, 2018 norm breyfogle was an american artist, best known for his comic book art on dc comics batman franchise norm breyfogle is the author of legends of the.
Norm breyfogle author of legends of the dark knight. I exhibited my work and the san diego con in 1984 and won some awards, and the editor of new talent showcase, sal amendola, saw my stuff and then asked me to draw some of the stories in that book. Breyfogle passed away on monday in houghton michigan, though it isnt clear what he passed away from. Sep 20, 2012 the daily mining gazette, a newspaper in houghton, michigan, profiled norm in 1976 as norm breyfogle. February 27, 1960 is an american comic book artist, fine artist, illustrator, and writer.
Norman keith norm breyfogle is an american comics artist, fine artist, illustrator, and writer. Dc comics former batman artist norm breyfogle has passed away at age 58, according to comic book resources and other sources. Breyfogle died of heart failure in his houghton, michigan home on september 23, 2018. In 1994, breyfogle penned and illustrated his own creatorowned series metaphysique. The news has finally come out that legendary batman artist norm breyfogle passed away this past monday at age 58.
Artist norm breyfogle memorial fund by norms brother kevin breyfogle. Breyfogle had worked on many different characters for most comic book publishers at one time or another. From dc comics, breyfogle moved on to malibu comics, where he provided art for the prime series. Norm had suffered a stroke that left him unable to draw back in december 2014, which also left him understandably devastated and depressed. In the fifth session, adam mater, as the astral kid, confronts orville dreugh and his astral projection, metaphysique, on the moon, where hed exiled himself almost two decades earlier. Artist norm breyfogle broke into comics in the early 1980s and was a popular batman artist for six years on detective comics, batman and shadow of the bat. Canadian comic book creators mourn passing of industry. At the age of 17 breyfogle was asked to write and draw a full blown comic book, titled tech team for the college of michigan. This led to breyfogle enrolling at the northern michigan university where he. He cocreated the character of prime for malibu comics and created the character metaphysique. Comics community remembers late artist norm breyfogle cbr. Most wellknown for his comic book art on dc comics batman franchise from 1987. But he also cocreated prime for malibus ultraverse. Jan 05, 2015 in my analysis of the joker, i made brief mention of norm breyfogle, the masterful comicbook illustrator whose work graced the pages of, successively, detective comics, batman, and batman.
Breyfogle was also known for his sixissue creatorowned work metaphysique, which combines elements of virtual reality, the mystical and the superhero genre. Breyfogle has worked on many different characters for most comic book publishers at one time or another. Metaphysique malibu comic books from malibu atomic avenue. During his time in high school, he coplotted, wrote, and illustrated a comic book titled tech team for michigan technological university. Artist norm breyfogle memorial fund by norm s brother kevin breyfogle. Metaphysique returns in the boys dreams and in the virtual reality programs the boy utilizes to treat his nightmares, in an attempt to warn him. Batman artist and comics veteran norm breyfogle has passed away at age 58. Breyfogle was a longrunning batman artist from the years of 1987 to 1995.
Really loved breyfogle s dynamic and stylistic art. A group of eight signed comic books by creator, writer, and illustrator norm breyfogle. An essential collecton, which first volume serves to recover his collaboration with the british writers john wagner and alan grant, embodied in the main title detective comics and transformed into a real. From 1994 to 1995 norm wrote and illustrated his own comic titled metaphysique for malibus creator owned bravura line. Anthonys comic book art original comic art norm breyfogle. He wrote and illustrated the story of metaphysique, which was published by malibu comics. He also both wrote and drew the malibupublished series featuring his original character metaphysique. Best known for the distinct style he brought to drawing and coauthoring batman and other iconic comics during his career, his family and friends knew norm as so much more than his characters. Archie, jughead, moose, reggie, betty and veronica and company have seen a lot of talented artists drawing their adventures since their debut in pep comics in.
Breyfogle contributed art to dcs batman beyond unlimited digital comic series from 201220. This book inaugurates a five volume antology centered on artist norm breyfogle. Norm breyfogle was an american artist, best known for his comic book art on dc comics batman franchise norm breyfogle is the author of legends of the. Friedrich was able to secure breyfogle his first major comic book. Hes drawn almost every icon that exists in comic books, from superman to batman to spiderman to captain america, and now norm breyfogle is tackling yet another cultural icon.
Breyfogle began his tenure as resident batartist at a very exciting time for the caped crusader. Sep 29, 2018 he also both wrote and drew the malibupublished series featuring his original character metaphysique. Norm breyfogle original art for sale comicarttracker. Adam the astral kid, physically empowered at dreamright labs and sent to the moon to kill metaphysique by his. Norman keith breyfogle was an american artist, best known for his comic book art on dc. Batman artist and ultraverse cocreator norm breyfogle has passed away. Have lots of his comic book work and will savor them all and hope he is looking down from above to see the smiles of joy his art provides to us all. The daily mining gazette, a newspaper in houghton, michigan, profiled norm in 1976 as norm breyfogle. While a cause of death is not yet known, he had suffered a stroke in 2015. Norm breyfogle, comic book artist, worked solidly drawing batman comic books for dc from 1987 to 1995 making a major impact on the character. He was on of the 80s artists that i would check out any comic he worked on, he was just that damn good. Here is a small sample of the messages conveyed by canadian comic book creators about norms passing. Norman keith breyfogle was an american artist, best known for his comic book art on dc comics batman franchise from 1987 to 1995. Tributes for the artist flooded twitter following the news, with the great and good of the comic book world expressing their sadness while praising.
Offered here is one signed batmobile single page from book signed in black ink norm breyfogle 91, one batman knight gallery signed on attached postit notes in black ink norm to two pages showing his illustrations, one norm breyfogles session five metaphysique signed. Sep 26, 2018 with the passing of norm breyfogle, who used crowdfunding to help pay for treatment after a stroke, its worth mentioning that comic book creators are freelancers, and often do not have adequate insurance or any at all. I am a collector of 80s gn so this is now on my radar. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Here is how the comic book industry remembers norm breyfogle. Although thats probably the longest and most known run you did. When he was 12 years old he began taking private lessons. He was involved with the character of batman consistently from 19871995. Art by norm breyfogle as part of the characters 1992 redesign. Norman keith breyfogle february 27, 1960 september 24, 2018 was an american artist.
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