Biography
Larry F. Houston is the Emmy-nominated Producer/Director of THE X-MEN Animated show, the phenomenally successful 90s series that expanded the scope and laid the foundation for Marvel's multi-billion dollar mutant franchise globally.
Hired by Filmation Studios as the first African-American Saturday Morning Storyboard Artist, Larry worked as a Storyboard Artist on some of the favorite 80s and 90s classic shows like: Thundarr, Spiderman and his Amazing Friends, ExoSquad, Transformers, Spawn, Mr. T, Batman, Real Ghostbusters, Conan, Swamp Thing, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mighty Orbots, Bionic Six, Visionaries, Hulk, and Defenders of the Earth.
He was also the Director of Captain Planet, GI Joe, Fantastic Four 2nd season, The Karate Kid, Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, RoboCop Alpha Commando, Kid N Play, The Care Bears on CBS Saturday Mornings and three (3) Care Bear Movies. "Swarm" from Spiderman and his Amazing Friends and "Hearts and Cannons" from the 80s GI Joe syndicated series were episodes written by him.
Additionally, the iconic X-Men TV Opening and inspiring GI Joe Movie Intro were both drawn by Larry, as well as The Karate Kid and the TV show Community's GI Jeff Intro.
Larry directed the first two animated appearances of the Black Panther, first in the 90's X-MEN series followed by the first fully animated episode, "Prey of the Black Panther", in the second season of The Fantastic Four.
He expanded the world of He-Man Mini-Comics by adding and designing more multi-cultural diverse heroes and villains into the He-Man mythology, penciled a Tank story for the DNAgents comic book, and Flare story from Heroic Publishing. He promises new stories for his super-heroines The Vanguards, his creator-owned title first published through Charlton Bullseye, as well as new creations he is developing for today's marketplace.
