Norm Harper's Avatar

Norm Harper

@thatnormdude.bsky.social

Eisner-nominated comic writer & LEGO blogger. He/Him. https://www.thatnormdude.com/ ironbargecomic.com

824 Followers  |  961 Following  |  334 Posts  |  Joined: 17.07.2023
Posts Following

Posts by Norm Harper (@thatnormdude.bsky.social)

The worm from The Labyrinth

The worm from The Labyrinth

He’s just a worm

01.03.2026 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The creative line up on this book is amazing. Don't sleep on it.

28.02.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

NEW GODSLAVE⚑️⚑️NEW PAGE⚑️
Today: Set's raising hell in someone else's temple!

Read today's page✨
www.godslavecomic.com
Read from the start 🐊
www.godslavecomic.com/comic/chapte...

27.02.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
A digital illustration of Artie, The Strongest Man in the World! (As portrayed by Toby Huss in the TV show The Adventures of Pete and Pete.) He’s a white guy of extremely average build with short hair and heavy-rimmed glasses, wearing a horizontally blue and red-striped long sleeve tee, red sweatpants and black shoes. He’s striking one of his most powerful heroic poses, standing on one foot with the other angled out behind, torso angled forward and back arched, arms held up in a big flex with fists pointing outward, and making a cartoony tough guy face. He’s balanced on a pyramid of 3D lettering colored in bright red, orange, and yellow. Behind him is blue sky and sun rays beaming out from the lettering which reads β€˜Maybe it will happen today’.

A digital illustration of Artie, The Strongest Man in the World! (As portrayed by Toby Huss in the TV show The Adventures of Pete and Pete.) He’s a white guy of extremely average build with short hair and heavy-rimmed glasses, wearing a horizontally blue and red-striped long sleeve tee, red sweatpants and black shoes. He’s striking one of his most powerful heroic poses, standing on one foot with the other angled out behind, torso angled forward and back arched, arms held up in a big flex with fists pointing outward, and making a cartoony tough guy face. He’s balanced on a pyramid of 3D lettering colored in bright red, orange, and yellow. Behind him is blue sky and sun rays beaming out from the lettering which reads β€˜Maybe it will happen today’.

27.02.2026 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 628    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 15

Indie/webcomic/self-published and minicomic folks: there are Eisner categories for best short story, best one-shot, best digital comic, and best webcomic.

SUBMIT πŸ‘πŸΌ YOUR πŸ‘πŸΌ WORK πŸ‘πŸΌ

(but do it quick, deadline is 13 March)

27.02.2026 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Reposting for the night crowd.

27.02.2026 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I found out there was a virtual Rick Steves wine tasting event too late and now I am sad.

27.02.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

A cut above most comic anthos.

Some really bright spots in SYSTEMIC, notably @richardfairgray.bsky.social & @artebuen.bsky.social’s stories.

Pick it up wherever you pick up these sorts of things, and rejoice.

20.02.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The more @tillybridges.bsky.social and @susanlbridges.bsky.social content in the world- THE BETTER!

26.02.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a cartoon of dexter from the dexter 's laboratory says right back at ya ALT: a cartoon of dexter from the dexter 's laboratory says right back at ya
26.02.2026 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People don’t β€œidentify as trans or queer” they ARE those things. Pronouns generally aren’t β€œpreferred” those are just the pronouns of that person. Waffling language leads to thinking these things are optional, not factual.

25.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 461    πŸ” 149    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
Preview
Issue 33: Voyager Homecoming TPB, the Joy Who Lived, and casting! Stop, hey, what’s that sound? We live in Los Angeles, so… 95% chance it’s a hellspawned leaf-blower. Β  NEW STUFF Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming’s trade paperback, that collects all five issues in ...

me and @susanlbridges.bsky.social just dropped another writing newsletter on you!

get the deets on all our writing and creative endeavors, what we're working on, and even cat photos! wow

the paid version talks about respecting previous writers AND has our final Homecoming audio commentary!

25.02.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A pretty great story with clever storytelling, and strong messaging. A blast from the past but also with darker elements this #graphicnovel should be on your list! The awesome team @fanbasepress.bsky.social @thatnormdude.bsky.social
-CHECK OUT, THE SEQUELS!!

21.02.2026 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This week on The Iron Barge, Porter speaks! And it's still a good thing that otters can swim.

Read today's page
www.ironbargecomic.com

Read from the start
ironbargecomic.com?pg=1#showComic

23.02.2026 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sacre bleu!

24.02.2026 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a Pokémon that's Lumière?

24.02.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably a good time to amplify this πŸ‘€

24.02.2026 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cropped panel from the comic THE IRON BARGE. An otter floats in dark green water, holding a large flashlight. She looks back over her shoulder in alarm.

Cropped panel from the comic THE IRON BARGE. An otter floats in dark green water, holding a large flashlight. She looks back over her shoulder in alarm.

NEW IRON BARGE βš”οΈ NEW PAGEβš”οΈ
Today: It's a rotten day to go swimming!

Read today's page 🦦
www.ironbargecomic.com
Read from the start 🐊
ironbargecomic.com?pg=1#showComic

23.02.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This week on The Iron Barge, Porter speaks! And it's still a good thing that otters can swim.

Read today's page
www.ironbargecomic.com

Read from the start
ironbargecomic.com?pg=1#showComic

23.02.2026 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Drawing a page from issue 2 of Tales of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. One of my fave pages so far! ✍️ 🐒 🐒 🐒 🐒 (first 3 issue are out now, issue 4 in stores in March) @idwpublishing.com

23.02.2026 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Volume 1 of the comic GODSLAVE next to a flipped open copy, featuring a young woman learning about powers from a small Egyptian god. Behind the books is a fanned out branch of green reeds.

Volume 1 of the comic GODSLAVE next to a flipped open copy, featuring a young woman learning about powers from a small Egyptian god. Behind the books is a fanned out branch of green reeds.

Copy of Godslave Volume 2, sitting on a fanned out branch of green reeds.

Copy of Godslave Volume 2, sitting on a fanned out branch of green reeds.

GODSLAVE Volume 1 and 2⚑️⚑️
The first five chapters available in glorious, huge print!
megacarter.bigcartel.com ✨

22.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The words California Screaming Horror in the Golden State with a background of large trees and a drawing of organs and mechanical apparatus inside the lettering.

Art by Amelia Woo, Lettering by Micah Myers

The words California Screaming Horror in the Golden State with a background of large trees and a drawing of organs and mechanical apparatus inside the lettering. Art by Amelia Woo, Lettering by Micah Myers

Now funding on Kickstarterβ€”

California Screaming: Horror in the Golden State is a carefully curated, crowdfunded comic book anthology by top horror creators.

Help make horror happen by supporting the campaign:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/leo...

22.02.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A Kickstarter video? I wonder what for...

21.02.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cropped panel from the comic GODSLAVE. The Egyptian goddess Hathor crouches down to address an angry Set in the body of a fennec fox. Set yells at someone off panel. They both stand in a dark room with water reflecting off of them.

'Moron! You're lucky I don't roast in this water and eat-'

"Set.'

Cropped panel from the comic GODSLAVE. The Egyptian goddess Hathor crouches down to address an angry Set in the body of a fennec fox. Set yells at someone off panel. They both stand in a dark room with water reflecting off of them. 'Moron! You're lucky I don't roast in this water and eat-' "Set.'

NEW GODSLAVE⚑️⚑️NEW PAGE⚑️
Today: And how would you like your crocodile god cooked?

www.godslavecomic.com ✨

20.02.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
Issue one of To Know a Witch sits in a witch altar, surrounded by tarot cards, an animal skull and candle pot

Issue one of To Know a Witch sits in a witch altar, surrounded by tarot cards, an animal skull and candle pot

Issue one of To Know a Witch sitting next another copy, opened to reveal the interior pages. A young teen girl stares at a spell circle mat, and remarks on where she's seen other spell circles on items.

Issue one of To Know a Witch sitting next another copy, opened to reveal the interior pages. A young teen girl stares at a spell circle mat, and remarks on where she's seen other spell circles on items.

To Know a WitchπŸŒ™ is about a girl who hates magic, and is forced to go to magic school because of a curse in her estranged mother's will.

Issue one is available in my store🌿✨
megacarter.bigcartel.com

18.02.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This week on The Iron Barge, it's a good thing otters can swim.

Read today's page
www.ironbargecomic.com

Read from the start
ironbargecomic.com?pg=1#showComic

17.02.2026 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
Laser Joan and the Rayguns A 24 pg one shot adventure comic about an all-female rock band collecting the three stories that originally ran in DARK HORSE PRESENTS.

I just backed Laser Joan and the Rayguns on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/548...

16.02.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
cropped panel from the comic THE IRON BARGE. An otter wearing a green cloak and holding a large flashlight swims around in dark waters.

cropped panel from the comic THE IRON BARGE. An otter wearing a green cloak and holding a large flashlight swims around in dark waters.

NEW IRON BARGEβš”οΈ NEW PAGEβš”οΈ
Today: Otter overboard!!

Read today's page🦦
www.ironbargecomic.com
Read the beginning 🐊
ironbargecomic.com?pg=1#showComic

16.02.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the 2026 Eisner Awards call for entries, dealine March 13 2026.

Screenshot of the 2026 Eisner Awards call for entries, dealine March 13 2026.

Eisner submissions are now open. My fellow comic creators, no matter at what point in your career you are, if you're making comics in any form, these awards are "For You" and you absolutely can be nominated. Let's get small press/self pub comics on that list! ENTER: www.comic-con.org/uploads/2025...

16.02.2026 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 268    πŸ” 204    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 19

bill watterson was so good he drew a six year old smoking and everyone was like 'goddamn that's incredible'

16.02.2026 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 674    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0