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Lawrence Welz (born 1948), better known as Larry Welz, is an American cartoonist, who created Cherry Poptart (now known simply as Cherry). He was an early contributor to the underground comix movement in the San Francisco area during the late 1960s and early 1970s.〔(Rebel Visions:The Underground Comix Revolution, 1963 - 1975 )〕 In 1969, his work was published in ''Yellow Dog'', a comics tabloid published by the Print Mint in Berkeley, California.〔(Larry Welz Biography )〕 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''.〔(A History of Underground Comics, p. 211 )〕 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 series, with 22 issues and a variety of collections, posters, stickers and tattoos.〔(Comix: The Underground Revolution, pp. 71 - 73 )〕 Welz has collaborated with a variety of other well-known artists and authors on comic books and other projects over the years, including Mark Bodé,〔(Interview with artist Mark Bodé )〕 Neil Gaiman,〔(Neil Gaiman: The Innkeeper's Soul ) 〕 and Larry Todd.〔(The Common Sense Guide to Good Sex, Larry Todd Biography )〕 After many years in the San Francisco Bay Area, Welz and his wife Sharon moved to Roswell, New Mexico,〔(USA Today: UFO enthusiasts converge on Roswell )〕 and then to Albuquerque, 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''.〔(Roadrunnerrecords.com )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Larry Welz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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