Norm Harper
@thatnormdude.bsky.social
Eisner-nominated comic writer & LEGO blogger. He/Him.
https://www.thatnormdude.com/
ironbargecomic.com
https://www.thatnormdude.com/
ironbargecomic.com
The Iron Barge Black Friday deal begins now!
Starting today, you can read the complete first chapter from Book 1 at www.ironbargecomic.com absolutely free!
(We were never charging to read it, it's just that today's the day we put up the final page of Chapter One.)
Starting today, you can read the complete first chapter from Book 1 at www.ironbargecomic.com absolutely free!
(We were never charging to read it, it's just that today's the day we put up the final page of Chapter One.)
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Iron Barge Black Friday deal begins now!
Starting today, you can read the complete first chapter from Book 1 at www.ironbargecomic.com absolutely free!
(We were never charging to read it, it's just that today's the day we put up the final page of Chapter One.)
Starting today, you can read the complete first chapter from Book 1 at www.ironbargecomic.com absolutely free!
(We were never charging to read it, it's just that today's the day we put up the final page of Chapter One.)
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
I'm starting to think going down this tunnel was a bad idea...
I'm starting to think going down this tunnel was a bad idea...
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
I'm starting to think going down this tunnel was a bad idea...
I'm starting to think going down this tunnel was a bad idea...
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
Atwater is such a good father. I hope nothing bad ever happens to him.
Atwater is such a good father. I hope nothing bad ever happens to him.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
Atwater is such a good father. I hope nothing bad ever happens to him.
Atwater is such a good father. I hope nothing bad ever happens to him.
Many thanks to @blumjordan.bsky.social, @pattonoswalt.bsky.social, and the whole staff at Revenge Of Comics for throwing another fantastic event and letting me be part of it. Hands down the best celebration of the industry each year.
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Many thanks to @blumjordan.bsky.social, @pattonoswalt.bsky.social, and the whole staff at Revenge Of Comics for throwing another fantastic event and letting me be part of it. Hands down the best celebration of the industry each year.
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
November 8th at Revenge Of Comics and Pinball, it’s the return of the Comic Creator Block Party! Enough awesome creators to fill a convention center for a weekend, all at one shop for the day. I’ll be signing from 1-2pm,
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
November 8th at Revenge Of Comics and Pinball, it’s the return of the Comic Creator Block Party! Enough awesome creators to fill a convention center for a weekend, all at one shop for the day. I’ll be signing from 1-2pm,
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
This week: The Barge enters a tunnel. But it's a dangerous tunnel. It's all plot relevant. Trust us.
Next week: More drama and character development. I swear.
This week: The Barge enters a tunnel. But it's a dangerous tunnel. It's all plot relevant. Trust us.
Next week: More drama and character development. I swear.
October 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
This week: The Barge enters a tunnel. But it's a dangerous tunnel. It's all plot relevant. Trust us.
Next week: More drama and character development. I swear.
This week: The Barge enters a tunnel. But it's a dangerous tunnel. It's all plot relevant. Trust us.
Next week: More drama and character development. I swear.
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
Porter, don't be a jerk. That wolverine just wants to be friends with you.
Porter, don't be a jerk. That wolverine just wants to be friends with you.
October 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Porter, don't be a jerk. That wolverine just wants to be friends with you.
Porter, don't be a jerk. That wolverine just wants to be friends with you.
Excited to be heading back to Revenge Of… for the Comic Creator Block Party. Look at this list. Insane.
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Excited to be heading back to Revenge Of… for the Comic Creator Block Party. Look at this list. Insane.
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
This week, the prisoners being taken to the Ark against their will bristle at the idea that Porter is going willingly.
This week, the prisoners being taken to the Ark against their will bristle at the idea that Porter is going willingly.
October 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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This week, the prisoners being taken to the Ark against their will bristle at the idea that Porter is going willingly.
This week, the prisoners being taken to the Ark against their will bristle at the idea that Porter is going willingly.
This totally legit text I just got says I need to pay my outstanding California traffic ticket but is signed “Texas Government”
October 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This totally legit text I just got says I need to pay my outstanding California traffic ticket but is signed “Texas Government”
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
With the mysterious pirate onboard, Captain Atwater can't afford to allow his crew any leniency.
With the mysterious pirate onboard, Captain Atwater can't afford to allow his crew any leniency.
October 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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With the mysterious pirate onboard, Captain Atwater can't afford to allow his crew any leniency.
With the mysterious pirate onboard, Captain Atwater can't afford to allow his crew any leniency.
It's the season for pumpkins and spiders and black cats. Boo!
October 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It's the season for pumpkins and spiders and black cats. Boo!
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
In the outline phase, I plotted all the major story locations against the real Las Vegas. In scripting, I decided this detour had to be real, too, so I went back to the map to figure it out. Writing the scene was like living through the scene.
In the outline phase, I plotted all the major story locations against the real Las Vegas. In scripting, I decided this detour had to be real, too, so I went back to the map to figure it out. Writing the scene was like living through the scene.
September 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
In the outline phase, I plotted all the major story locations against the real Las Vegas. In scripting, I decided this detour had to be real, too, so I went back to the map to figure it out. Writing the scene was like living through the scene.
In the outline phase, I plotted all the major story locations against the real Las Vegas. In scripting, I decided this detour had to be real, too, so I went back to the map to figure it out. Writing the scene was like living through the scene.
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
Kids. You try to teach them right from wrong, only to have them call you out the second you don't want to bring a dangerous, unauthorized pirate aboard your post-apocalyptic prison boat.
Kids. You try to teach them right from wrong, only to have them call you out the second you don't want to bring a dangerous, unauthorized pirate aboard your post-apocalyptic prison boat.
September 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Kids. You try to teach them right from wrong, only to have them call you out the second you don't want to bring a dangerous, unauthorized pirate aboard your post-apocalyptic prison boat.
Kids. You try to teach them right from wrong, only to have them call you out the second you don't want to bring a dangerous, unauthorized pirate aboard your post-apocalyptic prison boat.
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
Captain Atwater's no fool. He knows this pirate means trouble.
Captain Atwater's no fool. He knows this pirate means trouble.
September 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
Captain Atwater's no fool. He knows this pirate means trouble.
Captain Atwater's no fool. He knows this pirate means trouble.
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
Here we are at the big moment where our two lead characters meet, but the nameless little mouse working the cage lock is my favorite detail on the page.
Here we are at the big moment where our two lead characters meet, but the nameless little mouse working the cage lock is my favorite detail on the page.
September 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Here we are at the big moment where our two lead characters meet, but the nameless little mouse working the cage lock is my favorite detail on the page.
Here we are at the big moment where our two lead characters meet, but the nameless little mouse working the cage lock is my favorite detail on the page.
SYSTEMIC is a sci-fi comic anthology about individual people at the points where societal forces clash.
@valhal.bsky.social and I are re-teaming for a story about trying to change hearts and minds in a world where the enemy can't be reached.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
@valhal.bsky.social and I are re-teaming for a story about trying to change hearts and minds in a world where the enemy can't be reached.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
September 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
SYSTEMIC is a sci-fi comic anthology about individual people at the points where societal forces clash.
@valhal.bsky.social and I are re-teaming for a story about trying to change hearts and minds in a world where the enemy can't be reached.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
@valhal.bsky.social and I are re-teaming for a story about trying to change hearts and minds in a world where the enemy can't be reached.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
This week, we meet our book's second lead: Porter. He's maybe the one beast in all the Meadows who wants to go to the Ark penal colony. But why?
This week, we meet our book's second lead: Porter. He's maybe the one beast in all the Meadows who wants to go to the Ark penal colony. But why?
September 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
This week, we meet our book's second lead: Porter. He's maybe the one beast in all the Meadows who wants to go to the Ark penal colony. But why?
This week, we meet our book's second lead: Porter. He's maybe the one beast in all the Meadows who wants to go to the Ark penal colony. But why?
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
This was the first page of the book I wrote, back when it was in pitch form and I knew we'd need sample pages. This whole scene survived from that pitch version with only a few minor tweaks.
This was the first page of the book I wrote, back when it was in pitch form and I knew we'd need sample pages. This whole scene survived from that pitch version with only a few minor tweaks.
August 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
This was the first page of the book I wrote, back when it was in pitch form and I knew we'd need sample pages. This whole scene survived from that pitch version with only a few minor tweaks.
This was the first page of the book I wrote, back when it was in pitch form and I knew we'd need sample pages. This whole scene survived from that pitch version with only a few minor tweaks.
A new week, a new page at www.ironbargecomic.com
This week, Brook swears to serve the Iron Barge forever. And, if you know anything story structure, you know she's always gonna feel that way...
Unless she meets a pirate who challenges what she knows about the world.
But that would be crazy.
This week, Brook swears to serve the Iron Barge forever. And, if you know anything story structure, you know she's always gonna feel that way...
Unless she meets a pirate who challenges what she knows about the world.
But that would be crazy.
August 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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This week, Brook swears to serve the Iron Barge forever. And, if you know anything story structure, you know she's always gonna feel that way...
Unless she meets a pirate who challenges what she knows about the world.
But that would be crazy.
This week, Brook swears to serve the Iron Barge forever. And, if you know anything story structure, you know she's always gonna feel that way...
Unless she meets a pirate who challenges what she knows about the world.
But that would be crazy.
This is what every birthday party I went to in the 1980s looked like.
August 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is what every birthday party I went to in the 1980s looked like.
I hope you’re having an evening this pleasant.
August 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I hope you’re having an evening this pleasant.