David Alvarez (born 1968 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is the creator of the comic strip "Yenny" and illustrator and storyboard artist for Dell Comics Looney Tunes series, Disney and other companies. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan... A daily webcomic by puertorican comic artist David Alvarez. ... Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publications, which got its start in pulp magazines. ... Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers cartoon series that preceded the Merrie Melodies series, and is both WBs first animated theatrical series and the second longest continuous animated series in any medium. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ...

As a child Alvarez enjoyed drawing, when he was five years old, he would spend hours on end watching Disney videos. He tried to draw the characters that he saw with unusual expressions on their faces. Alvarez received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ...

Alvarez enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico after graduating from high school and continued to study art. In 1988, while still a student, he began to draw his first comic strip "Zacha and Anyelin", which was published in the local newspaper. He paid for his college expenses with the money earned. The comic strip eventually became known as "Yenny". Yenny is a beautiful girl with a pet iguana who wants to become a model, the only problem is that she has enormous feet. With the success of Yenny, Alvarez decided to self-publish a comic book called "Changuy" which is about a Batman-like crow. The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Species Iguana delicatissima Iguana iguana An iguana is a large tropical American lizard, generally any member of the reptile family Iguanidae but specifically members of the genus Iguana. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The DC Comics superhero Batman (originally and still sometimes referred to as The Batman) is a fictional character who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...

Alvarez read in an Animation Magazine that Warner Bros. was making new projects, among them "Space Jam". He sent samples of his work and after a year of waiting was finally contacted and began working for them as a free lance artist. The first story that he draw was an Animaniacs story and the second story was a Sylvester story called "Frankentweety". The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ...

Alvarez developed the idea of including cameos of obscure Looney Tunes characters within the storyboard panels. Among the people he has worked with and whom he considers his inspiration are Charles Jones, Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. He also illustrated a short Chuck Jones tribute story written by Dan Slatt. There have been a number of people named Charles Jones: Charles Edward Jones, former member of NASAs astronaut group and victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks Charles Martin Chuck Jones, (1912–2002), American animator Charles Jones, former Member of the Australian House of Representatives Charles Jones, student activist... Frederick Bean Tex Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an animator, cartoonist, and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during the Golden Age of Hollywood. ... Robert Emerson Bob Clampett (May 8, 1913–May 4, 1984) was an animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912–February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Brothers cartoon studio. ...

David Alvarez plans on introducing and publishing his characters in the United States market. He also does free lance work for Disney and other companies. He currently lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico with his wife and child.

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...

External link

• David Alvarez