We did it. We reprinted the infamous Cherry Poptart #1 & (re)introduced it at Phoenix Fan (Con)Fusion 2019. A 24-page limited edition (100) black & white actual comic book. Done by Comics Express in a jiffy; they insist on doing it on glossy stock even though I tell them not to, I’m sure they’re trying to be nice & shit, I kinda wanted it to be like all retro & shit, y’know, yellowing newsprint, okay, maybe you don’t know, as I like to say: a couple of generations have come & gone since this who have no idea of its significance or existence. It includes most of the actual material that was in the first edition, which Welz, the Creator, thought of as a one-off. At that time, in those days, open & blatant depictions of sexual activity among teenagers as a pleasant, positive, non-violent, normal part of human existence was considered a radical horrifying & disgusting abuse of the concept of “free speech”. Blots of ink on (newsprint) paper were dangerous to the American psyche. I was an Outlaw, blazing a trail that would enlighten the World. If only, huh? Mediocre, undeniably, yet, in that particular context, that zeitgeist (timeghost) disturbing, if not actually disruptive. Ah, yes, those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end…
Anyway, if you want one, go to the store here, or just email sharon@cherrycomix.com. They’re ten bucks a pop, plus shipping, which of course varies depending on how far away from us you live, right?
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