He-Man World is reporting that artist Earl Norem passed away on June 19, 2015. Born on April 17, 1924, he was 91 years old.
Earl Norem is well known for painting comic covers for franchises and brands such as He-Man and Marvel Comics. His contribution to Transformers include the illustrations for four books published in the mid 1980s: Battle For Cybertron, The Great Car Rally, Car Show Blow Up, and The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson.
Our condolences go out to Mr. Norem and his family at this time.
Fafnir72
Necro? Pun intended.
Knightoficon 7
my condolences to his friends and family. and rip 1924-2015
tunaflash
R.I.P. I really loved this guy's He-man work – as a kid and now in reflection of his skill as an adult.
Megastar
R.I.P
Gingerchris
I've still got all mine. They're great books to just sit and look at the artwork. Really brought the world of TF to life. Although whoever decided they needed to cover the painted faction logos with badly-angled black-lined ones needs a slap.
Orion72
I remember reading those books, most sincerely may he rest in peace.
HuffR_WFCTX_91135
Holy shit I was just reading about this guy earlier.
His artwork was great though I found his choice if giving some of the cars (like bumblebee) eyes to be a bit odd.
Anyway, and all the other things people say to pretend that they care.
Faizan
Rest in peace dear sir.
optimusprimeroc
i remember car show blow up i read that a lot
Ezilla82
reave
Some of my favorite TF artwork. RIP.
haventgrownup
That's too bad. The big looker story books with Norem's art are some of my fondest childhood transformers memories. He was an excellent artist.
HARD RAINBOW
Oh cool, he did the artwork for The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson. The only time Wheelie was badass.
This has inspired me to make a Sharkticon tooth necklace for my GDO Wheelie.
AutobotAlvaron
Earl Norem' s art is so iconic and memorable, it's his legacy. It is a sad to lose another contributor to the joy of our childhoods.
Be at Peace Mr. Norem, and thank you for your art! God Bless you & your family in this time of grief & remembrance.
Autovolt 127
and godspeed good sir.
Feralstorm
He brought us "The Great Car Rally" which contains some of the most skillfully presented pieces of TF WTF illustration of all time.
Thanks, Earl.
Obsidian X
I have the "Battle for Cybertron" one, well it's a swedish translation of it but it's the same illustrations. I read it and listend to the included tape a lot in the eighties. I like the cover and the art in that one.
The cover of "Wheelie, wild boy of Quintessa" is cool too, even if I have never heard/read that story.
R.I.P
DrGrim
I love those old books. I still have mine from when I was a kid.
primal789
God rest his soul.Condoleances to his friends and family.
HARD RAINBOW
Loved this guy's artwork. It was his work, not the cartoon or toys, that brought He-Man to life for me.
Earl Norem deserves a lot of respect for his artwork.
The world just got a little less awesome. Hope you had a good life buddy.