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Larry Welz BIOGRAPHY
Born 1948 Bakersfield, California. Known for: Comic illustration, commercial art.
Larry Welz, born 1948, is an American cartoonist and commercial artist, and the creator of Cherry Poptart (now known simply as Cherry). He is a noteworthy early contributor to the underground comics... Read full biography
Larry Welz, born 1948, is an American cartoonist and commercial artist, and the creator of Cherry Poptart (now known simply as Cherry). He is a noteworthy early contributor to the underground comics movement based in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969 his work was... Read full biography
Larry Welz, born 1948, is an American cartoonist and commercial artist, and the creator of Cherry Poptart (now known simply as Cherry). He is a noteworthy early contributor to the underground comics movement based in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969 his work was published in Yellow Dog, a tabloid comic paper put out by the Print Mint in Berkeley, California. A partial list of additional comic books from the era featuring his work includes San Francisco Comic... Read full biography
Larry Welz, born 1948, is an American cartoonist and commercial artist, and the creator of Cherry Poptart (now known simply as Cherry). He is a noteworthy early contributor to the underground comics movement based in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969 his work was published in Yellow Dog, a tabloid comic paper put out by the Print Mint in Berkeley, California. A partial list of additional comic books from the era featuring his work includes San Francisco Comic Book, Captain Guts, Funnybook, Bakersfield Kountry Komics, and American Flyer Funnies. Evolving out of early prototype stories in Funnybook and Bakersfield Kountry Komics, Welz created Cherry in the early 1980s. Cherry quickly became his most successful... Read full biography
Larry Welz, born 1948, is an American cartoonist and commercial artist, and the creator of Cherry Poptart (now known simply as Cherry). He is a noteworthy early contributor to the underground comics movement based in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969 his work was published in Yellow Dog, a tabloid comic paper put out by the Print Mint in Berkeley, California. A partial list of additional comic books from the era featuring his work includes San Francisco Comic Book, Captain Guts, Funnybook, Bakersfield Kountry Komics, and American Flyer Funnies. Evolving out of early prototype stories in Funnybook and Bakersfield Kountry Komics, Welz created Cherry in the early 1980s. Cherry quickly became his most successful and well-known comic book character and series, with 22 issues to date and a variety of c... Read full biography
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Larry Welz, born 1948, is an American cartoonist and commercial artist, and the creator of Cherry Poptart (now known simply as Cherry). He is a noteworthy early contributor to the underground comics movement based in the San Francisco area in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
In 1969 his work was published in Yellow Dog, a tabloid comic paper put out by the Print Mint in Berkeley, California. A partial list of additional comic books from the era featuring his work includes San Francisco Comic Book, Captain Guts, Funnybook, Bakersfield Kountry Komics, and American Flyer Funnies.
Evolving out of early prototype stories in Funnybook and Bakersfield Kountry Komics, Welz created Cherry in the early 1980s. Cherry quickly became his most successful and well-known comic book character and series, with 22 issues to date and a variety of collections, posters, stickers, and even tattoos following.
Welz has collaborated with a variety of other well-known artists and authors on comic books and other projects over the years, including Mark Bode, Neil Gaiman, and Larry Todd.
After many years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Welz and his wife Sharon moved to Roswell, New Mexico, where he continues his involvement in both comics and commercial artwork.
In 2006, Welz drew the cover for Jeff Walker's album Welcome to Carcass Cuntry.
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