[1] During the 1980s and 1990s, he was also influenced by independent comics creators such as Bill Reinhold, Matt Wagner, Howard Chaykin, and Mike Allred.

[2] In 2005 Norton became a freelancer and worked on books such as Queen & Country, Gravity, Runaways The All-New Atom and Green Arrow/Black Canary.

[3][better source needed] In July 2010, Norton was announced as the artist for the comic book adaptation of the Young Justice animated series.

Also in 2011, Norton was a founding member of Four Star Studios in Chicago, Illinois where he shares workspace with Tim Seeley, Jenny Frison, Chris Burnham, and other comic professionals.

Norton is a fan of Rudy Ray Moore movies and hip hop music, including Doomtree and Adam Warrock.